Six Pathways to Healthy Child Development and Academic Success

`In a refreshing departure from today's focus on academic testing, Comer's SDP is designed to foster the development of the whole child. In Comer's schools, children are taught not only academics but the skills and behaviors they need to be successful in school and in life' - Edward Zigler, Sterling Professor of Psychology, Emeritus Yale University

Ensure that all school decisions are made in the best interest of children and their success with this first-ever published field guide promoting child development and learning.

Foreword - Michael FullanPreface - Edward T. JoynerAcknowledgmentsAbout the AuthorsPart I. Child Development = Education1. The School Is Preventive and Promotive - James P. Comer2. Essential Understandings of the Yale School Development Program: A Reference Guide to the Comer Process - Michael Ben-Avie, Edward T. Joyner, and James P. Comer3. Schools in Society - Carmen S. Gonzalez4. Child Development Is the Foundation of Education - Fay E. Brown and Joanne N. Corbin5. Promoting Youth Leadership Development in Comer Schools - Valerie Maholmes6. Children Must Be Taught to Deal with Anger - The Yale Child Study Center Faculty7. Children with Special Needs: Special Education and the Comprehensive School Plan - Michael Ben-Avie, Virginia Arrington, Morton Frank, and Robert Raymond8. Using the Pathways with Individualized Education Plans for Children with Special Needs - Nora MartinPart II. Children Need Healthy Adults - Michael Ben-Avie Balanced Development Development Into Adulthood9. Teaming and Team Building - Miriam McLaughlin, Alice Huff Hart, Everol Ennis, Fred Hernandez, and Jan Stocklinksi10. A Team Approach to Educational Change - J. Patrick Howley11. Establishing a Foundation: A Principal¿s View of Task and Process - Jeffrey German with J. Patrick Howley and Michael Ben-Avie12. It¿s All About Effective Relationships: Frameworks for Understanding Ourselves and Others - J. Patrick Howley13. Three Guiding Principles for Interaction on Teams - J. Patrick HowleyPart III. A Time to Act14. Children and Trauma - Robert A. Murphy15. Children During Wartime - Robert A. Murphy16. Children of the World: How We Created a Full-Service School - Grace NebbIndex