| Description |
xi, 320 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Lifelong learning: an introduction -- Talk: the foundation of literacy -- Reading aloud: an apprenticeship in the literate life -- Early writing: growing young authors -- Early reading: first things first -- Playing well: building cities out of blocks and finding worlds in the backyard -- Helping children develop good work habits: hobbies, projects, chores, and the lessons they teach -- Reading and the middle childhood years -- Writing and the middle childhood years -- Finding your way through today's math -- Helping children develop the wide-awake curiosity of scientists -- Social studies: people, places, dates, and a habit of mind and heart -- A lesson without worlds -- A[PPENDICES / by Lydia Bellino: Introduction -- Appendix A: How to pick a preschool or kindergarten -- Appendix B: What you should know about your school's curriculum -- Appendix C: Reading: an essential part of your child's school day -- Appendix D: Testing and assessment in classrooms today -- Appendix E: Buildng a partnership with your child's teacher -- Appendix F: The importance of parent involvement. |
| Note |
T.p. verso: "Appendices by Lydia Bellino." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-309) and index. |
| Subject |
Education -- Parent participation.
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Reading -- Parent participation.
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Home and school.
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Child rearing.
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| Added Author |
Bellino, Lydia.
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| ISBN |
0201127490 alkaline paper |
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