Yardsticks Children in the Classroom Ages 4-14 |
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| Author:
| Wood, Chip |
| ISBN: | 978-1-892989-21-5 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2007 |
| Publisher: | Center for Responsive Schools
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $30.00 |
Book Description:
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Written with warmth and humor, Yardsticks offers clear descriptions of children's development. This comprehensive, user-friendly reference has been a favorite of parents and teachers for more than 10 years. For each age, this book includes: narrative description of developmental traits; charts summarizing physical, social, language, and cognitive growth patterns; suggestions for curricular areas: reading, writing, mathematics, and thematic units; favorite books for different ages....
More DescriptionWritten with warmth and humor, Yardsticks offers clear descriptions of children's development. This comprehensive, user-friendly reference has been a favorite of parents and teachers for more than 10 years. For each age, this book includes: narrative description of developmental traits; charts summarizing physical, social, language, and cognitive growth patterns; suggestions for curricular areas: reading, writing, mathematics, and thematic units; favorite books for different ages. What's new in the 3rd edition: a brief overview of issues in the development of bilingualism and biliteracy among Latino/Hispanic children; an appendix on the ¿birthday cluster exercise¿ for applying the information in the book to working with a whole class of students; an updated list of recommended children¿s books; an updated list of recommended resources for teachers and parents.