Yardsticks
Chip Wood
- 04 augustus 2007
- 9781892989192
Samenvatting:
Written with warmth and humor, Yardsticks offers clear descriptions of children's development. This comprehensive, user-friendly reference helps teachers and administrators use knowledge of child development to shape classrooms and schools where all children can succeed.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 new, brief overview of issues in the development of bilingualism and biliteracy among Latino/Hispanic children A new 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 childrens books An updated list of recommended resources for teachers and parents