About This Book

Yardsticks has helped countless teachers and administrators shape classrooms and schools where all children can succeed.

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

• Favorite books for different ages

Topics : Books for parents

Table Of Content

Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Developmental Issues Affecting All Children

Mixed-Age Groupings

Racial and Cultural Considerations

Ability Grouping

Retention

Food

Exercise

The School Day-

Curriculum

Major Developmental Considerations

Yardsticks

Each contains: narrative description, growth patterns, classroom implications, appropriate curriculum

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Five

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Seven

Eight

Nine

Ten

Eleven

Twelve

Thirteen

Fourteen

References

Some Favorite Books for Different Ages

Books for Parents and Teachers

Read Sample Chapters

About the Authors

Chip Wood:

For forty-five years, Robert (Chip) Wood has worked on behalf of children from preschool through eighth grade as a classroom teacher, teaching principal, and teacher educator. After studying at the Gesell Institute of Human Development early in his career, Chip made developmentally based teaching the center of his educational practice. His core belief: knowing what children at each age are developmentally capable of doing physically, socially, emotionally and cognitively enables respectful, successful teaching of all children no matter their life circumstances or cultural background. A co-developer of Responsive Classroom and co-founder of Northeast Foundation for Children (now Center for Responsive Schools), Chip has served as principal of two public schools and was co-founder of Greenfield Center School. He is a facilitator for the Center for Courage & Renewal and co-creator of Leading Together, an approach focused on strengthening the adult community of schools.

- ISBN: 9960863298

- Author: Chip Wood

- Publisher: Educational Book House

- Size: 14*21.5cm

- Pages number: 225