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Preface: You Don't Know Jack! | |
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Acknowledgments | |
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About the Author | |
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Introduction | |
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What Is Best Practice? | |
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Brain-Compatible Teaching Principles | |
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Early Childhood Practices | |
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An Ounce of Prevention | |
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About This Book | |
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The Basic Biology of Brain Development | |
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Brain Chemicals | |
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Electroencephalograms | |
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Windows of Opportunity | |
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Experience Dependent and Experience Expectant | |
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First Language | |
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Second Language Learning | |
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Motor Development | |
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Memory Development | |
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Music | |
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Math | |
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Emotion | |
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Thinking About Brain Growth | |
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Building the Brain Through Age Two | |
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Brain Development | |
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Language and Reading Development | |
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Physical and Motor Development | |
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Gross Motor Skills | |
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Fine Motor Skills | |
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Social and Emotional Development | |
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Cognitive Development | |
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Developmentally Appropriate Activities From Birth to Age Two | |
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Reading and Language Development | |
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Physical and Motor Development | |
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Cognitive Development | |
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The Three-Year-Old Brain | |
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Brain Development | |
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Language and Reading Development | |
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Physical and Motor Development | |
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Social and Emotional Development | |
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Cognitive Development | |
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Developmentally Appropriate Activities for Three-Year-Old Brains | |
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For Language and Reading Development | |
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For Physical and Motor Development | |
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For Social and Emotional Development | |
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For Cognitive Development | |
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Child Development Checklist: Three-Year-Olds | |
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The Four-Year-Old Brain | |
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Brain Development | |
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Language and Reading Development | |
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Physical and Motor Development | |
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Social and Emotional Development | |
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Cognitive Development | |
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Developmentally Appropriate Activities for Four-Year-Old Brains | |
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For Language and Reading Development | |
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For Physical and Motor Development | |
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For Social and Emotional Development | |
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For Cognitive Development | |
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Child Development Checklist: Four-Year-Olds | |
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The Five-Year-Old Brain | |
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Scenario | |
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Brain Development | |
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Language and Reading Development | |
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Physical and Motor Development | |
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Social and Emotional Development | |
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Cognitive Development | |
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Developmentally Appropriate Activities for Five-Year-Old Brains | |
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For Language and Reading Development | |
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For Physical and Motor Development | |
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For Social and Emotional Development | |
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For Cognitive Development | |
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Child Development Checklist: Five-Year-Olds | |
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The Six-Year-Old Brain | |
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Scenario | |
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Brain Development | |
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Language and Reading Development | |
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Physical and Motor Development | |
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Social and Emotional Development | |
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Cognitive Development | |
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Developmentally Appropriate Activities for Six-Year-Old Brains | |
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For Language and Reading Development | |
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For Physical and Motor Development | |
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For Social and Emotional Development | |
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For Cognitive Development | |
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Child Development Checklist: Six-Year-Olds | |
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The Seven-Year-Old Brain | |
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Scenario | |
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Brain Development | |
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Language and Reading Development | |
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Physical and Motor Development | |
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Social and Emotional Development | |
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Cognitive Development | |
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Developmentally Appropriate Activities for Seven-Year-Old Brains | |
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For Language and Reading Development | |
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For Physical and Motor Development | |
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For Social and Emotional Development | |
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For Cognitive Development | |
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Child Development Checklist: Seven-Year-Olds | |
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The Eight-Year-Old Brain | |
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Brain Development | |
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Language and Reading Development | |
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Physical and Motor Development | |
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Social and Emotional Development | |
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Cognitive Development | |
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Developmentally Appropriate Activities for Eight-Year-Old Brains | |
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For Language and Reading Development | |
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For Physical and Motor Development | |
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For Social and Emotional Development | |
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For Cognitive Development | |
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Child Development Checklist: Eight-Years-Old | |
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Bibliography | |
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Index | |