LibGuides: PSY-3105 v1: Week 4 Resources

Week 4 Resources

Lifespan Development: A Psychological Perspective
Lally, M., & Valentine-French, S. (2019). Lifespan Development: A Psychological Perspective [OER] (2nd ed.). http://www.oercommons.org/courses/lifespan-development-a-psychological-perspective/view
Read Chapter 5 to learn about physical, cognitive, and socioemotional development that occurs during middle childhood.
Children’s Defense Fund
Check the Children’s Defense Fund website to learn what is being done to help children in impoverished socioeconomic backgrounds step up to opportunity.
Cradle to Prison Pipeline-broken
Review website to learn about how the Children’s Defense Fund is trying to alter a destructive social trend of juvenile delinquency by increasing preventive supports and services to children.
The New York Times “The Harlem Miracle”.
Read this article to learn about a school success story.