SRA's DISTAR is one of the most successful beginning reading programs available to schools. Research has proven that children taught by the DISTAR method outperform their peers. Now, this program has been adapted for use at home. In only 20 minutes a day, this remarkable step-by-step program teaches your child to read--with the love, care, and joy ...
The Core Knowledge Series helps children gain the fundamental specific knowledge they will need to make progress in school and be effective in society. Subject areas include: language arts, fine arts, history, geography, mathematics, science, and technology.
The "Core Knowledge" series helps children gain the fundamental knowledge they will need to make progress in school and be effective members of society. Specific knowledge in the subject areas of language arts, fine arts, history, geography, mathematics, science, and technology.
It's simple: If children don't understand what they read, they they will never embrace reading. "7 Keys to Comprehension" is the result of cutting-edge research that gives parents and teachers practical, thoughtful advice about the seven simple thinking strategies that proficient readers use.
Chronological chapters outline the major characteristics for each developmental domain, using a minimum of technical language. Case studies highlight daily routines and patterns while relating them to the child's emerging skills. Appendixes provide a summary of reflexes, an immunization schedule, de
An accessible primer on phonics-based teaching filters out the obscure, political, and gimmicky practices of typical programs to provide parents with simple steps on teaching children how to read, providing a wealth of tools, instructional advice, and easy-to-follow guidelines. 10,000 firs
Dr. Mel Levine's revolutionary theory says that very few people are truly lazy. Rather, nearly all "lazy" children and unproductive adults suffer from "output failure"--a problem of the mind. "The Myth of Laziness" identifies the indicators of this failure and offers practical day-to-day strategies to increase a child's productivity.
This bestselling reader on families and intimate relationships identifies the most current trends, places them in historical context, and balances cutting-edge scholarship with perennial favorites. The authors, who are leading scholars, build each new edition from classic literature in a variety of disciplines as well as from the continuing stream ...
It's no secret that parents want their children to have the lifelong cultural and intellectual advantages that come from being bilingual. Parents spend millions of dollars every year on classes, computer programs, and toys, all of which promise to help children learn a second language. But many of their best efforts (and investments) end in ...
Requiring only ten minutes a day, the program revealed in this groundbreaking book provides an effective, step-by-step method for helping children with Attention Deficit Disorder develop their special skills and individual learning styles and excel in a classroom setting.
Early Childhood Experiences in the Language Arts: Early Literacy, 8e is a tried and true reference with a goal to produce teachers who matter, teachers who are prepared, and teachers who are knowledgeable companions, exploring and sharing literature and language experiences with young children. In order to achieve this, the book encourages ...
Montessori Play and Learn presents parents with advice, projects, and simple games that can give children confidence and a sense of independence, while providing a solid foundation for lingual, mathematical, scientific and artistic development.
In "Why Character Matters," a leader in the character education movement and author of the landmark book, "Educating for Character," Likona now lays out 100 specific strategies that will help parents as well as teachers instill children with the values that will help them lead good and successful lives.
An easy-to-follow authoritative guide for enriching your child's formative years. This edition of an acclaimed guide includes a new Introduction by Lee Havis, Executive Director of the International Montessori Society. Recognized as one of the most influential proponents of the Montessori method, author Elizabeth G. Hainstock also includes fully ...
This straightforward guide tells parents how to define educational goals for their children and actively participate in making these goals a reality, especially during the years the author sees as the most pivotal--kindergarten through the eighth grade. After asserting that parental involvement is crucial to a child's academic success, this ...
E. D. Hirsch's Core Knowledge curriculum emphasizes "information" over "skills." This is a one-volume reference to fundamental knowledge in math, science, art, history, language arts, geography, and technology.
Homework can be one of the most frustrating of all problem areas for chidlren and parents. In this helpful guide, Rosemond warns against parental interference and demonstrates ways to help children learn to work on their own and to take responsibility for getting the work done themselves.
A sought-after "packager" of high school students shares highly coveted strategies to help parents get their children into the countrys most competitive colleges.
Nowadays parents are bombarded by any number of approaches about how to be with their children. This book introduces a new way of understanding the human being so that parents can be best equipped to serve as their own children's best teachers. Chapters include: Caring for the Newborn, Helping Your Toddler's Development, The Development of Fantasy ...
For courses in Parent/Home-School Relations in Early Childhood Education. With a new co-author, this introductory text again explores the interconnectedness of children's "circles" - home, school, and community. The authors' unique vision of school improvement advocates teaching strategies and curricula that are not only developmentally and ...
Now Available in Paperback! In this book two highly credentialed child psychologists offer a compelling indictment of the growing trend toward accelerated learning. It's a message that stressed-out parents are craving to hear: Letting tots learn through play is not only okay-it's better than drilling academics! Drawing on overwhelming scientific ...
This newly revised book is divided into five skill groups: classroom survival skills, friendship-making skills, dealing with feelings, alternatives to aggression, and dealing with stress. Within these skill groups the authors provide strategies for teaching 60 specific prosocial skills, such as asking for help, saying thank you, accepting ...
What can parents do to help their youngest children in their task of self-formation? How does the Montessori method of hands-on learning and self-discovery relate to the youngest infants? This authoritative and accessible book answers these and many other questions. Illustrations.
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