Child Interview Project

How to Quote and Cite the Textbook and Develop a Work Cite Page How to Quote and Cite the Textbook This is an excerpt (segment) of a summary to illustrate the proper way to quote and cite the textbook for this project. This is an example of the APA (American Psychological Association) style. As you can see, there are two ways to do this. 1. The first example starts with According to Feldman (2016) and then the exact quote and page number are included at the end. 2. The second example starts off with the actual quote. The author, date, and page number are listed at the end. Use the style that makes the most sense and fits with what you are writing. You can use one style in one section and the other style in a different section.

Physical Development

Alyssa seems to be a happy, active 12 year old. She is enrolled in dance and martial arts.

Her parents seems to keep her physically active and she mentioned that “recess” was her

favorite subject in school because she gets to play four-square and jump rope with her friends.

This is encouraging as many children are not this active. The only issue that Alyssa has is

asthma which she keeps under control with her inhalers. The fact that Alyssa has asthma is not

really surprising. According to Feldman (2016) “more than 7 million U.S. children suffer from

this disorder and worldwide the number is more that 150 million” (p. 286). It is important

that she has it under control so she can participate in sports and other activities.

Alyssa is a normal height and weight for her age. In addition to being physically

active, she mentioned that her mom makes her eat healthy foods and that she only gets treats

once in a while. Unfortunately, not all parents are like Alyssa’s parents. “Despite their

knowledge that certain foods are necessary for a balanced nutritious diet, many parents

provide their children with too few fruits and vegetables and more fasts and sweets than

recommended” (Feldman 2016, p. 284).

See next page for a sample of the “Work Cited” page.

How to Develop a Work Cited Page If you use information from another source, you must include a “Work Cited” page that includes all of the authors you quoted. Here is an example of a work cited page for our textbook. If you use other sources, include them here.

Work Cited

Feldman, R.S. (2016). Child Development (7th ed). Boston: Pearson.