1. Assessing Children's Development through Observation. 2. Using the Child Skills Checklist. 3. Self-Esteem. 4. Emotional Development. 5. Social Play. 6. Prosocial Behavior. 7. Large Motor Development. 8. Small Motor Development. 9. Cognitive Development. 10. Spoken Language. 11. Emergent Literacy Skills. 12. Art Skills. 13. Imagination. 14. Sharing Observational Data with Parents. Epilogue: The Missing Component of Child Development. Index.

Janice J. Beaty, professor emerita, Elmira College, Elmira, New York, is a fulltime writer of early childhood college textbooks and a consultant in early childhood education from her new location in Taos, New Mexico. Her textbooks include Skills for Preschool Teachers, 6th edition; Building Bridges with Multicultural Picture Books; Prosocial Guidance for the Preschool Child; and, with Linda Pratt, Transcultural Children's Literature. Dr. Beaty's most recent studies are focused on the emergent literacy of the preschool child.

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