Discusses how to involve parents and caregivers in early childhood development related to school readiness. Tip cards contain developmental tips concerning physical, social and emotional development, approaches to learning, language and literacy, cognition and general knowledge, mathematical and scientific thinking and the arts, with suggestions for age-appropriateness for babies, toddlers and preschoolers for each activity described by the card.

In this book the author reverses three decades of thinking about what creates successful children, solving the mysteries of why some succeed and others fail, and of how to move individual children toward their full potential for success. The story we usually tell about childhood and success is the one about intelligence: success comes to those who score highest on tests, from preschool admissions to SATs. But in this book the author argues that the...

There are challenges to creating programs for mixed-age groups over a wide range of developmental stages, while keeping these programs "age appropriate" and engaging the children. This book offers the background knowledge and framework to use as a springboard for understanding the complexity of interactions with children, and for increasing your own creativity as you plan and present storytimes.

This interacive program introduces children to French language-learning through games, skits and songs. It's non-stop fun in the house and on the playground as kids explore the world around them, learning the words for everyday objects along the way!

"Award-winning program creator Betsy Diamant-Cohen offers this valuable manual that helps librarians and educators create their own Mother Goose on the Loose (MGOL) routines with ready-to-use plans and materials. The guide features ten MGOL programs--each one with complete scripts and instructions! In addition, you?ll find planning and scheduling sheets for implementing the program and instructions for designing your own original MGOL sessions. Chapters...

Room by room - a playful introduction to words around the house. Bonus features include phrases in sign language with Marlee Matlin.

Welcome to a library like no other! The doors swing open to reveal a magical place where characters pop off the pages of books, vowels sing, and words take on a life of their own.