Early Education

There are so many issues surrounding starting school that parents struggle with: selecting the best school for their child (and knowing the right things to look for and questions to ask), preparing their child emotionally and practically for starting, knowing what must-haves to buy (and what not to buy!), navigating school settling-in procedures, coping with behaviour regressions at home, friendship issues, anxiety, tricky behaviour at school, school refusal and homework. This audiobook will address these.

A perfect introduction to Spanish for children and beginners, this engaging audiobook of captivating short stories vividly brings to life the many wondrous animals, foliage, and colors of a rainforest. Travel along on a jungle adventure with Sony, his sister Sonya, and their friends as they explore their home in the rainforest, meeting new friends and learning at each step of the way.

One of the key benefits of phonological awareness instruction is its ability to support typical listeners. By providing explicit and systematic instruction in phonological awareness, educators can help students develop strong phonemic awareness skills, which are crucial for decoding words, understanding spelling patterns, and developing fluency. This, in turn, leads to improved reading comprehension and overall literacy skills.

This book contains information for parents to teach early literacy skills such as: alphabet identification, phonics, vowel sounds, consonant blends, and three-letter word reading. The book provides details regarding the appropriate tools and methods used by professional educators to have children reading at an accelerated pace.

Every child has the right to feel seen, valued, and free to be their unique selves at school. And as educators, we strive to create the conditions that can make it possible for our students to feel this sense of belonging every day. But what are the strategies, lessons, and practical ideas for facilitating these conditions in our classrooms? In this book, Veronica Scott and Rebecca Bellingham present an artful approach to teaching.

Are you and your little one on the brink of embarking on the thrilling journey of preschool? As a parent, the prospect of this milestone can be both exhilarating and nerve-wracking. Fear not! Allow me to introduce the ultimate guide to infuse the preschool experience with joy and growth. Presenting Ready, Set, Preschool: A Parent-Child Guide for the Big Step Ahead.

Don’t Look Away: Embracing Anti-Bias Classrooms leads early childhood professionals to explore and address issues of bias, equity, low expectations, and family engagement to ensure culturally responsive experiences.

Storms, flooding, earthquakes, epidemics, tornadoes, fire. You hope it never happens, but you know you need to be ready. Preschool Preparedness for an Emergency, the second book in the Preparing for the Unexpected Series, will train you for a worst-case scenario. While this may seem like a daunting task, it’s easier when you break it down.

For over fifteen years, researchers have described a crisis in our nations' early learning classrooms. Hundreds of children are expelled from childcare and preschool every day; a rate nearly three times that of kindergarten-twelfth grade students. Each child's expulsion is symptomatic of a larger crisis—an overburdened, underfunded, undervalued, and fragmented early education system. No Longer Welcome starts a critical conversation between and across sectors of the early childhood field.

Don't leave your children's education in the hands of the teachers' unions! Use your time in the car together to get involved and take hold of the reins. Raise successful, rational, and competent offspring who can thrive in adulthood.
This audiobook series provides you with thousands of questions that will elevate your children's grades, enhance their relationships with family and friends, deprogram Marxist mind-control misinformation, and help them achieve an overall mastery of life.

“Profound, vital and correct. Hirsch highlights the essence of our American being and the radical changes in education necessary to sustain that essence. Concerned citizens, teachers, and parents take note! We ignore this book at our peril.""— Joel Klein, former Chancellor of New York City...

Teach Your Child to Read—The Ultimate Guide is not a collection of scripted lessons. The market is flooded with experts telling you exactly what to say and when. Where is the joy in that? Just like following recipes in a cookbook does not make you a chef. On the contrary, understanding why certain ingredients, methods, and techniques work well together will give you the self-confidence to present inspiring lessons your child will never forget.

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.

「うちの子は国語力がない……」そんなふうにお悩みの保護者の方へ。本書は、未就学～小学生を対象とした、おうちで国語力を伸ばすための本です。

Un’introduzione, vibrante e appassionata, al metodo pedagogico di Maria Montessori, che pone ancora una volta al centro i protagonisti indiscussi del suo lavoro: i bambini! Con una prosa e un'argomentazione che non ha eguali per chiarezza e modernità, Maria Montessori guida ogni lettore, insegnante e neogenitore, in un viaggio alla scoperta dell'intelligenza emotiva e pratica dei bambini e del valore ultimo insito in questa fase della vita di ogni individuo.

Öğrencilerin ayaklarının geri geri gittiği okullarda iyi dersler işlemenin yolunun strateji, teknik, yöntem, ipuçları bilmekten geçtiğini yıllar içinde deneyimleyerek öğrendim. Öğrenmek kadar öğrendiklerini paylaşmanın da değerli olduğuna inanıyorum. Bu kitap, öğretmenlik, yöneticilik günlerimden ve eğitimcinin eğitimini yaptığım yıllar içinde cebimde biriktirdiklerimden oluşuyor. Kitabı dinlerken kendinizi içinde bulacağınız başlıkların hiçbiri reçete ya da can simidi değil, bunu şimdiden söyleyebilirim. Dinleyecekleriniz sadece bir eğitimcinin deneyim kırıntıları.

«El hombre no deja de jugar porque se vuelve viejo. Se vuelve viejo porque deja de jugar.» Bernard Shaw. Esta frase del dramaturgo irlandés ilustra muy bien hasta qué punto el juego es importante y vital para la existencia de cualquier persona y lo que permite que nuestro cerebro se mantenga joven, activo y, en definitiva, vivo.

No importa si eres nuevo en esto o has estado usando Montessori por un tiempo, o incluso si no estás planeando enviar a tus hijos a una escuela Montessori. Con la ayuda de este libro, podrás hacer que tu hijo pequeño desarrolle la confianza, el conocimiento del lenguaje, la concentración, la inteligencia y la educación, a través de un programa rico y bien organizado ¡orientado al éxito de tu hijo!

Giocare. Ecco l'attività principale, la più importante negli anni dell'infanzia. Attraverso il gioco il bambino scopre la realtà, conosce se stesso e il mondo che lo circonda, sviluppa le sue abilità psicomotorie, allena le competenze cognitive, impara e... si diverte. Insomma, giocare è una cosa seria. Ecco perché è fondamentale che i genitori accompagnino il bambino in questo percorso di scoperta, apprendimento e maturazione.

The COVID-19 pandemic proved that reliable, high-quality childcare is more essential than ever, and center directors are the industry’s indisputable backbone. Learn how to become a director and what exactly a director does. Whether you call your program a mother’s-day-out, a preschool, an early childhood learning center, daycare, childcare, nursery, or school, you still need to have a good understanding of the daily roles and responsibilities of the administrator/director.