Book List
(lists are in reverse chronological order)
Development & Learning
– Mel Levine, M.D.
Simon & Schuster, NY c. 2002
ISBN: 07432-0223-6
Levine’s 8 Neurodevelopmental Systems: Attention Control; Memory; Language; Spatial Ordering; Sequential Ordering; Motor; Higher Thinking; Social Thinking. This book thoroughly describes each of the above systems (and their sub-components), always with examples of real children he’s worked with. His belief is clearly that all people are born with uneven potentials in these various systems but that all people can develop areas that are weaknesses, particularly when it’s necessary for school or job performance, if they believe that there is possibility for success. He also stresses that parents should be their children’s greatest advocates and supporters in developing both their natural strengths and affinities and in developing those areas that don’t naturally work well, particularly so that the child is able to get through the demands of school without losing confidence in him/herself as a compentent human being.
– Jane M. Healy, PhD
Doubleday, NY c. 1987, 1994
Learning to Read
– Linda K. Rath, Ed.D. and Louise Kennedy
HarperCollins Publishers, NY c. 2004
ISBN 0-06-051028-5
A parent’s book that grew out of the research for and content of the PBS television show: Between the Lions. Provides an excellent guide, with very accessible (non-technical) information & explanations about learning to read and specific suggestions for helping the child as she progresses. Divided into chapters that are organized by age (Preschoolers, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade) with “Milestones” of typical development, “Warning Signs,” “Building Blocks-What Your ‘X-age Child’ Needs,” “Activities,” and Book Suggestions for each age in addition to the narrative, descriptive stuff. Useful info for parents also at the Between the Lions website.
– Diane McGuinness, PhD
W.W. Norton & Company, NY c. 2004
ISBN 0-393-05802-6
– Peggy M. Wilbur
Prima Publishing, Roseville, CA c. 2000
and What We Can Do About It
– Diane McGuinness, PhD
Touchstone, Simon & Schuster, NY c. 1999
– Carmen McGuinness and Geoffrey McGuinness
Simon & Schuster, NY c. 1998
– Toni S. Gould
Walker Publishing Company, Inc, NY c. 1991
ISBN: 0-8027-7361-3
Children and Art
– Sally Warner
St. Martin’s Press, NY c. 1989
ISBN: 0-312-03331-1
– Rhoda Kellogg
Mayfield Publishing Company, Mountain View, CA c. 1969, 1970
Parenting
– John Gottman, PhD
Simon & Schuster, NY c. 1997
– Daniel N. Stern, MD
Basic Books, NY c. 1990, 1998
– Gary Ezzo and Robert Bucknam, M.D.
Multnomah Publishers, Inc, OR c. 1995, 1998
…Stirs up controversy, this book! I found it useful in structuring breastfeedings/activity/sleep cycles for my daughter’s first four months, (then and now, a thriving and wonderful person). I’ve subsequently read a lot about the method online, initially after being blown away at the venom expressed in amazon.com reader reviews. Most of what I’ve read has completely discredited the author and there are some serious potential health issues if the ideas are applied in an extreme way. I found these reviews and articles informative: Christianity Today, keepkidshealthy.com,
BabyCenter, and AboutEzzo, the last being “an attempt to provide a link to pretty much any content on the web that discusses Ezzo or his parenting ideas,” authored by a critic of Ezzo’s methods.