This book provides teachers and parents with a quick reference on important childhood developmental issues. It explains what children should be learning and doing in the classroom at each developmental stage, ages 4 through 12. The book begins by discussi

Yardsticks: Children in the Classroom Ages 4-12

Politics & Social Sciences

Wood, Chip

Social Sciences

Northeast Fndtn for Children

PLEASE NOTE: This edition went out of print in 2007, when it was replaced by the current (3rd) edition, ISBN 9781892989192. An outstanding guide for anyone working or living with children ages 4-14. Written for teachers and parents, author Chip Wood offers clear and concise descriptions of children's development. A comprehensive, "user-friendly" reference that helps translate knowledge of child development into schooling that helps all children succeed.

Yardsticks: Children in the Classroom Ages 4-14 : A Resource for Parents and Teachers

Center for Responsive Schools, Inc.

PLEASE NOTE: In 2011 this edition went out of print and was replaced by the current (2nd) edition, ISBN 978-1892989420. Learn an approach for helping students become invested in creating and living by classroom rules. K-8 teachers in a wide range of settings have used this approach to establish calm, safe learning environments and teach children self-discipline. Written by four experienced classroom teachers, this book offers practical techniques for: * Helping students articulate their hopes and dreams for school * Involving students in generating classroom rules that grow out of their hopes and dreams * Modeling, practicing, and role playing the rules * Using teacher language effectively to reinforce the rules * Teaching children about logical consequences for rule breaking * Choosing effective logical consequences * Teaching children to live by the rules outside the classroom Includes separate chapters on what this approach looks like at various grade levels.

Rules in School (Strategies for Teachers, )

Education & Teaching

Porter, Deborah

Forton, Mary Beth

Schools & Teaching

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: 
<ul>
<li>Narrative description of developmental traits</li>
<li>Charts summarizing physical, social, language, and cognitive growth patterns</li>
<li>Suggestions for curricular areas: reading, writing, mathematics, and thematic units</li>
<li>Favorite books for different ages.</li>
</ul>
What's new in the third edition:
<ul>
<li>A new, brief overview of issues in the development of bilingualism and biliteracy among Latino/Hispanic children</li>
<li>A new appendix on the "birthday cluster exercise" for applying the information in the book to working with a whole class of students</li>
<li>An updated list of recommended children's books</li>
<li>An updated list of recommended resources for teachers and parents.</li>
</ul>

Yardsticks: Children in the Classroom Ages 4-14

Reference

Northeast Foundation for Children

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: 
<ul>
<li>Narrative description of developmental traits</li>
<li>Charts summarizing physical, social, language, and cognitive growth patterns</li>
<li>Suggestions for curricular areas: reading, writing, mathematics, and thematic units</li>
<li>Favorite books for different ages.</li>
</ul>
What's new in the third edition:
<ul>
<li>A new, brief overview of issues in the development of bilingualism and biliteracy among Latino/Hispanic children</li>
<li>A new appendix on the 'birthday cluster exercise' for applying the information in the book to working with a whole class of students</li>
<li>An updated list of recommended children's books</li>
<li>An updated list of recommended resources for teachers and parents.</li>
</ul>

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Yardsticks: Children in the Classroom Ages 4-12

Yardsticks: Children in the Classroom Ages 4-14 : A Resource for Parents and Teachers

Rules in School (Strategies for Teachers, )

Yardsticks: Children in the Classroom Ages 4-14

Yardsticks: Children in the Classroom Ages 4-14