Yardsticks: Children in the Classroom Ages 4-14
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Written with warmth and humor, Yardsticksoffers 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.
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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
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What's new in the third 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 children's books
An updated list of recommended resources for teachers and parents.
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