Early Childhood Learning

Reassuring to parents and educators, Einstein Never Used Flash Cards shows why - and how - to step away from the cult of achievement and toward a more nurturing home life full of imaginative play and love of learning. Here's the message that stressed-out parents are craving to hear: It's okay to play! In fact, it's more than just okay - it's better than drilling academics. After decades of research, scientists and child development experts have come to a clear conclusion: Play is the best way for children to learn.

Cognitive Development in Early Childhood: How Young Minds Grow and Learn is an in-depth resource for parents, educators, and caregivers who want to understand how children think, learn, and develop during their most important years. From birth through the preschool years, a child’s brain experiences rapid growth, building the foundation for language, memory, problem-solving, creativity, and emotional regulation. This comprehensive guide explains each stage of cognitive development and provides practical strategies to support children at home, in school, and within their communities. ...

Thinking Outside the Prize Box presents a fresh, research-based approach to supporting children and promoting positive behavior in the classroom. This book explores why traditional behavior management methods often fail to create lasting change and emphasizes the importance of relatedness, autonomy, and competence in addressing challenging behaviors.

After 35 years as an education consultant, Rae Pica knows the importance of understanding the natural course of child development. In this collection, she keeps kids front and center as she provides thought-provoking commentary and actionable insights on topics such as the Common Core, the self-esteem movement, and standardized testing.

The purpose of this book is to move beyond the unproductive and polarizing debates that occur over which bathroom/locker room transgender children should use or on which sports team they should participate. Aidan Key masterfully cuts through the misinformation and distractions to get at the only issues that truly matter—ensuring our children, all of our children—can count on a safe and welcoming learning environment.

“There’s a book I recommend for everybody: It’s Howard Gardner’s Frames of Mind. It has helped me immensely.” – Robert Greene, author of The 48 Laws of Power What do we mean when we call someone smart? That they are good at math and got a high score on the SAT? That they learn...

This book helps young learners build confidence by reading simple sentences using the most common sight words—perfect for early readers just starting out.

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 learn best by taking the child's eye view of the learning environment.

A child’s brain development is fundamental to who he or she will become as an adult! Understanding how a child's brain works and develops is a vital factor in implementing ideologies and practices to help improve a child's cognitive functions. This helps them grow into adults fully capable of utilizing everything the brain offers. And since a child's brain functions are the foundation of their physical capabilities, this knowledge can't be understated.

If you think your child is at risk for language difficulties, the last thing you want to do is wait around. But, it’s scary not to know how to approach such a delicate situation. And the truth is, your fear of the unknown can sometimes be worse than the situation itself. Luckily, the missing piece that will help you and your child overcome the challenges that a speech delay or disorder brings is closer than you think. Yasmin Akhtar, an SLT, is on a mission to help parents understand language development through the power of games.

The Stages of Language Development: How Children Learn to Communicate is the essential resource for parents, teachers, caregivers, and students who want to understand how children grow from their very first cries to confident, articulate speakers. Covering every step from birth through adolescence, this book explains the fascinating journey of language acquisition in clear, accessible detail. Inside you will discover: The prelinguistic stage, when babies use cries, babbles, and gestures to lay the groundwork for speech. How toddlers experience the vocabulary explosion, adding new words at ...

Educators in Reggio Emilia, Italy, use a distinctive innovative approach that supports children's well-being and fosters their intellectual development through a systematic focus on symbolic representation. From birth through age six, young children are encouraged to explore their environment and express their understanding through many modes of expression or "languages," including verbal communication, movement, drawing, painting, sculpture, shadow play, collage, and music.

The Heart of Learning provides heart-centered guidance and essential information for teaching young children and for creating a nurturing and effective learning environment. This educational classic has informed homeschooling families for four decades and continues to provide the foundation of Oak Meadow's K-3 curriculum.

Publishers Weekly bestseller · A joyful and accessible homeschool guide to making learning a part of everyday life Parents who are deeply invested in their children's education can be hard on themselves and their kids. When exhausted parents are living the day-to-day grind, it can seem...

Montessori: A Modern Approach has been called the single best book for anyone - educator, childcare professional, and especially parent - seeking answers to the questions: What is the Montessori method? Are its revolutionary ideas about early childhood education relevant to today's world? And most important, especially for today's dual-career couples, Is a Montessori education right for my child?

Do you love children? Do you love music? If "Yes", then this is a book you should read! Early childhood learning is extremely important for later development. Music is the universal language and is also deeply connected with emotions. This is why quality introduction to music in early childhood is very important. The book describes principles and proven methods of how to introduce music to children. This approach is focused on children, which are 3 to 6 years old, and do not play an instrument yet. However, their musical skills are developed in an optimal way in order to allow them to play ...

Unlock Essential Keyboarding Skills Before 4th Grade: A Must-Have Tech Resource Keyboarding for Kids Intro Learn To Type Home Row Keys Book Attention Teachers, Parents, Tutors, Students, Schools: Are you searching for a simple, easy to read and understand, engaging tech book designed for kindergarten through third-grade students? Look no further! This book expertly introduces and reinforces the proper technique for typing the home row keys on a computer keyboard. Focusing on the eight crucial home row keys—A, S, D, F, J, K, L, and the semicolon—this book is the perfect resource for ...

In an accessible format that contains audio and video clips, along with classroom anecdotes and model conversations, Zucker and Cabell show why Strive-for-Five conversations are important and how teachers can use them to engage children and develop their language comprehension.

In QI Skills for the Early Childhood Classroom, internationally recognized pediatrician and educator Dr. Laura Jana introduces the game-changing concept of QI Skills—seven fundamentally important abilities that set children up for lifelong success, all of which have their foundational development during the critical first five years.

Today, something is going to happen to an innocent child. Tomorrow, that child will walk into their school. What happens next will impact the rest of their life. What is this powerful event? Childhood trauma. Most students will experience some form of emotional, physical, or sexual abuse, neglect, family dysfunction, racism, homelessness, or poverty by their 18th birthday. If left untreated, their traumatic experience may have lasting implications on their physical and mental health and their success in school.