1st Edition
Typical and Atypical Child Development 3 Perceptual and Motor Development
This concise guide offers an accessible introduction to perceptual development and motor development from infancy to adolescence. It integrates insights from typical and atypical development to reveal fundamental aspects of human growth and development, and common developmental disorders.
The topic books in this series draw on international research in the field and are informed by biological, social and cultural perspectives, offering explanations of developmental phenomena with a focus on how children and adolescents at different ages actually think, feel and act. In this succinct volume, Stephen von Tetzchner covers key topics in perceptual development including: the theory of perceptual development, early and later development of vision, visual impairment, early perception of sound, the development of hearing throughout childhood and adolescence, the development of musical skills, hearing impairment, deafblindness, smell and taste. The section on motor development explores: theories of motor development, gross motor development, fine motor skills and atypical motor development.
Together with a companion website that offers topic-based quizzes, lecturer PowerPoint slides and sample essay questions, Typical and Atypical Child and Adolescent Development 3: Perceptual and Motor Development is an essential text for all students of developmental psychology, as well as those working in the fields of child development, developmental disabilities and special education.
Introduction
Part I Perceptual Development
1. Perception
2. Two Theoretical Explanations
3. Vision
4. Hearing
5. Other Senses
6. Intermodal Perception
Summary of Part I
Core Issues
Suggestions for Further Reading
Part II Motor development
7. Motor Functions
8. From Action Systems to Complex Actions
9. Gross Motor Development
10. Development of Fine Motor Skills
11. Fine and Gross Motor Skills are Related
12. Individual and Cultural Differences
13. Theories of Motor Development
14. Development of Drawing
15. Atypical Motor Development
Summary of Part II
Core Issues
Suggestions for Further Reading
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
Biography
Stephen von Tetzchner is Professor of Developmental Psychology at the Department of Psychology, University of Oslo, Norway.
The individual topic books in the Topics from Child and Adolescent Psychology are drawn from Stephen von Tetzchner’s comprehensive core textbook, Child and Adolescent Psychology.
Praise for the core textbook:
‘Extremely useful text for students and practitioners alike.’ Dr. Graham Music, Consultant Psychotherapist, Tavistock Clinic London, UK.
‘Illustrates how knowledge about typical and atypical development can be integrated and used to highlight fundamental processes of human growth and maturation.’ Dr. John Coleman, PhD, OBE, UK.
