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""Teach your children well. It's easier to sing than do. Erika Christakis wants to foment a revolution in early childhood education, and with this deeply insightful, scientifically grounded, and utterly original book, she may just get her way." --Dan Gilbert, author of Stumbling on Happiness A bold challenge to the conventional wisdom about early childhood, with a pragmatic program to encourage parents and teachers to rethink how and where young children...
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Maria Montessori's method of educating children, which she details in this book, is based on a conception of liberty for the pupil; it entails formal training of separate sensory, motor, and mental capacities; and leads to rapid and substantial mastery of the elements of reading, writing, and arithmetic. "The Montessori Method" is important because it springs from a combination of sympathy and intuition, social outlook, scientific training, intensive...
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Based on Dr. Maria Montessori's philosophies for nurturing babies and toddlers, this practical and useful guide is brimming with instructions, anecdotes, and encouragement for raising calm, competent, and confident children—from designing the baby’s bedroom to encouraging life skills such as dressing themselves and working both independently and collaboratively.
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Growing Up Just Got Easier ... With the help of Angus, the lovable Answer Dog, best-selling author Heidi Murkoff extends a hand to children and parents as they tackle life's first experiences together. It's hard to believe, but your child's starting preschool. Even if it's just for a couple of hours two or three days a week, it seems such a big step for someone in such little sneakers. Not to worry -- we're here to help prepare both of you for that...
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Learning Letters Has Never Been This Easy!™
Meet the Letters makes learning letters fun and easy with adorable characters that your child will soon know and love! Children can easily learn to recognize all the upper and lowercase letters in a few weeks. Preschool Prep Series™ DVDs have won hundreds of awards and are used in millions of homes and schools around the world. You will be amazed at what your little one can learn!™
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"In [this book] parents are taught to diminish their child's socially inappropriate behaviors by following simple, step-by-step methods to facilitate positive behavior and to respond in an affirmative way to their child's appropriate behavior, positively impacting the child's self-esteem."--Page 4 of cover.
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"Is your young child often disinterested in the books you bring home for them? Do you wish they would develop a love for reading that they could take into middle school and beyond? Some children love reading, requesting the same books over and over again and giggling with delight each time, while others simply despise sitting down for story time. What makes the difference in these two types of children? No child is born knowing how to read, so where...
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"Slow down, tune in, and discover the very purposeful play of infants and toddlers. Addressing considerations like choosing interesting materials, setting up safe and inviting environments, and why you are the most important element of play for very young children, the authors come alongside to help you : Better understand what play means for infants and toddlers ; Read children's cues and respond to their needs for more challenge, a break from interaction,...
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A must-have for parents of future preschoolers. Starting preschool is one of the biggest milestones in a child's life. With this comprehensive, step-by-step guide, you won't have to navigate the preschool process alone. Whether the nursery schools nearby enroll every child, or they're so competitive that they only accept a few applicants, this book has everything you need to know to choose and get into the right preschool for your child. You'll learn:...
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"Nearly every early childhood classroom has an exceptionally bright child-from the child who starts reading independently at age three to the child who would rather take apart his tricycle than ride on it. This book's strategies help educators create a richer learning environment where exceptionally bright children are encouraged to learn beyond prescribed curriculum goals. It includes identifiers of exceptionally bright children, ideas to change...
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Chloe Zoe volume 4
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Wondering if kindergarten will be as fun as preschool, Chloe Zoe gears up with a new backpack and lunch box before discovering that her friend, Mary Margaret, is in a different class.
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"Make math learning both meaningful and fun by building on children's natural curiosity to help them grow into confident problem solvers and investigators of math concepts. Using five math-related questions children wonder about as a framework, this book helps you go deeper into everyday math with children by offering : A basic overview of math ideas behind matching and sorting, patterns, number sense, measuring, and spatial relationships ; 20 activities...
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Learning Sight Words Has Never Been This Easy!™
Many words don't follow basic decoding rules and are taught in pre-k and kindergarten classrooms as "sight words", "instant words", "high frequency words" or "star words." A new reader finds sight words very frustrating until they are memorized. A good reader will be able to instantly recognize sight words without having to 'figure them out.' Preschool Prep Company® makes learning sight words fun...
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