Beginnings & Beyond: Foundations in Early Childhood Education
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Don't be an American .
  • A wonderful resource for parents and educators
  • A Wonderful, Refreshing Child Development Book
  • Still the Best
  • Moral people beware
Beginnings & Beyond: Foundations in Early Childhood Education
Ann Miles Gordon
Manufacturer: Thomson Delmar Learning
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0766863158

Book Description

Upon completion of study with Beginnings & Beyond, students will have an in-depth understanding of the fundamentals of early childhood education?from its history to present issues and future trends. They will appreciate the emphasis on multiculturalism and NAEYC?s developmentally appropriate practice. This approach promotes a ?both/and? viewpoint, maintaining that there is more than one correct way to care for and educate young children. The text focuses on this viewpoint in discussions of early literacy, spiritual development, discipline, diversity and anti-bias strategies and family relationships. Beginnings & Beyond also stresses the importance of maintaining an awareness of each child?s needs and interests by featuring such concepts as multiple intelligence, ecological theory and NAEYC?s Code of Ethical Conduct. The use of a variety of sidebars, chapter activities, integrated technology and other extras enhance the student?s interest in and retention of the material.

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars Don't be an American ........2007-03-04

I have used this book for two different child development classes now. If I read abut being culturally sensitive (which to the authors apparently means forget you are an anglo saxon christian american) I will truly be ill. I'm all for accepting everyone for what they are, and abhor racism, but come on, are we supposed to forget that we may be Christian white americans???? The book seems to want us to forget holidays, in case you may offend one person somewhere along the line, and wants you to accept it as okay if some children are brought late to class, because in their culture, being late is okay??? Please.

5 out of 5 stars A wonderful resource for parents and educators.......2006-11-10

I purchased the book for a child development class. I use it constantly for evaluating program, activities and observations of children for educational purposes. It's a great reference.

5 out of 5 stars A Wonderful, Refreshing Child Development Book.......2003-09-07

Finally, a book that offers sensible and realistic approaches to child development which departs from "mythical" ideas of past and archaic culture. Luckily, this volume isn't afraid to address the homogenous fallacies that have plagued our society and discusses significantly the exploration of truly modern theories embraced around the world. People of all walks of life, education, and backgrounds will rejoice in an important concept that this book teaches: genuinely nurturing children as opposed to treating them like pets.

5 out of 5 stars Still the Best.......2002-10-18

Beginnings and Beyond is still the best Early Childhood Education text out there.

1 out of 5 stars Moral people beware.......2002-08-21

If you have a conservative, moral or Christian bone in your body, this book will sicken you beyond your wildest imagination. If you fall into any of the above described categories, then this book will classify you as a "European male," or of "European Ancestory". This book preaches strongly a so called "diversity" but if you are a white male the "diversity" of opinions stops. (unless of course you decide to agree with the author.) And if you are a Catholic, you have even more to digest, as the book reaks of anti-Catholicism.
^ Developing and Administering A Child Care Education Program
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Great Resource for Directors/Owners!
  • Excellent College Textbook for Program Management
^ Developing and Administering A Child Care Education Program
Anne G. Dorsey , and D. June Sciarra
Manufacturer: Cengage Delmar Learning
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1418001686

Book Description

Developing and Administering a Child Care and Education Program, 6th Edition serves as a clear guide for new and experienced directors and emphasizes the director's responsibility for being both a program maintenance and a people maintenance leader. In keeping with the current movement to standards-based programs, the text guides directors to understanding their role in curriculum selection and development. The related issue of assessment is addressed in terms of what is appropriate for young children. Also presented are the business skills and knowledge that every director must have: funding, budgeting, selecting, training and supervising staff, housing the program, purchasing the equipment, and evaluating the program. Special features of the text include Director's Resources, including forms and documents available for the director's use on the job; a Director's Library, which provides easy access to a wide range of sources of information for busy directors; a Director's Corner feature that gives students an opportunity to learn the perspectives of working directors; and Working Papers to be used as student assignments.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Great Resource for Directors/Owners!.......2007-08-31

This book is such a great resource for existing or future directors. This book explains everything a director has to do as well as giving you some of the forms in the book to use.

5 out of 5 stars Excellent College Textbook for Program Management.......2007-01-10

This is the book if you are serious about the profession. I highly recommend this book as a student at Paradise Valley Community College in Phoenix,Arizona. I have had the privilage of being able to experience some of being a director for the past year.
Montessori Play And Learn: A Parent's Guide to Purposeful Play from Two to Six
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Informative & practical, easy-to-implement activities!
  • Great intro book
  • great for moms, teachers, etc
  • A Good Read For Parents
  • Excellent Montessori resource for the home
Montessori Play And Learn: A Parent's Guide to Purposeful Play from Two to Six
Lesley Britton
Manufacturer: Three Rivers Press
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0517591820
Release Date: 1992-12-29

Book Description

We all want the best possible starts in life for our children, and one of the best possible starts in life, educationally, is the "method" pioneered by Maria Montessori and taught successfully today throughout the world.

Now, Lesley Britton, the leading Montessori practitioner in England for more than twenty years, will show parents how to bring Montessori home. If you would like to facilitate the development of your child's unique personality, make it possible for him to develop to his full intellectual capacity, and help him become socially and emotionally well adjusted, then this is the book for you.

Montessori Play and Learn is packed with ideas, activities, and games that can fit into your normal routine and help supplement preschool learning for your child. For planning your home, introducing your child to the supermarket or the neighborhood, and helping him discover other people and cultures, this book provides valuable tips and insights that help parents and children grow and learn together.
-- Create hundreds of learning opportunities from everyday life
-- Learn dozens of games and activities to help prepare children for mathematics, reading, science, and writing
-- Make your home environment as stimulating for your child as the best Montessori preschool.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Informative & practical, easy-to-implement activities!.......2007-04-12

My daughter will be attending a Montessori preschool in a couple of months [she's 2], and I wanted a practical manual that would introduce me to Montessori methods I could implement at home. This book is full of practical ideas, and is filled with activities and games thatare easy to implement in the home, and as a follow-up to preschool learning. The book covers topics like who is Maria Montessori, what is the essence of the Montessori method,how to use the Montessori method, planning your home around your child[child's bedroom, living room, kitchen, bathroom, hall &stairs, games & activities] , exploring the neighborhood[in the backyard, in the park, in the countryside, in the city, going to school], & discovering about the world[the human family, journeys & explorations, the universe]. There are lots of practical & useful activities & games that one can implement with relative ease in the home or outside. The ideas in this book go a long way to helping stimulate a young child in line with the Montessori method.

5 out of 5 stars Great intro book.......2007-02-23

We bought this book to get us familiar with the Montessori method of teaching. Our son is about to start at a Montessori school and we wanted to get educated in the teachings as well. It's a great intro book and I especially found the exercises fun and interesting.

5 out of 5 stars great for moms, teachers, etc.......2007-02-12

I am a medical student, single parent and needed something to introduce me to Montessori instruction. I plan to enroll my 36 month old soon, but at this time, she is fine in the care of her grandparents and in the evenings, with me. Until she begins Montessori, I want to begin instilling some of the instructions. I ordered this book along with one other you will notice in my reviewed items. Both books are very good in my opinion, and all that I need. Even if I never enroll her in daycare, preschool, this is adequate. It gives great ideas that a parent or caregiver can share while with the child. Very good quality book.

4 out of 5 stars A Good Read For Parents.......2006-03-18

This is a good book for parents not just those with toddlers and preschoolers. It gives insight into the montessori method and really shows you the interelationship between how a child deveopls intellectually and physically. I wish that I had gotten it earlier because it has good insights into toddlerhood - tantrums and all. My son is 21/2 and we are hoping to send him to pre-school in September, so we wanted to get a guideline so to speak about what we should be looking for and the best kind of learning at his age. Also we were looking for new ways to engage him, so I'm anxious to try out the activities. He's in the 'I want to be independent stage' and after reading the book I have adopted some of its advice on how to help him acheive this. All in all I would say its a good buy, quite informative.

5 out of 5 stars Excellent Montessori resource for the home.......2006-02-18

I was looking for a good way to teach my preschool son at home using some elements of the Montessori method. However, I wanted to go at my own pace and in a relaxed way. If you need a more regimented and structured Montessori method at home read Elizabeth Hainstock's books. Leslie Britton's book is well-written, concise and hits all the main points. I really like the games and activities designed for children from two to six. I am able to pick and choose and with home materials to teach my son at home. My son is two so he's only able to participate in a few exercises. Can't recommend it enough.
Creative Activities for Young Children
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • teachers love it
Creative Activities for Young Children
Mary Mayesky
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ASIN: 0766825213

Book Description

"Creative Activities for Young Children, 7th Edition," is an excellent tool for fostering creativity in young children and can be used by two and four-year colleges and universities, technical colleges, child care provider training, and child care centers. It is also an appealing guide for parents and homeschool providers.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars teachers love it.......2000-06-26

My Head Start teachers loved this book when it was used in their CDA class, they found it very helpful and full of ideas.
Einstein Never Used Flashcards: How Our Children Really Learn--and Why They Need to Play More and Memorize Less
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Absolute must-read to understand how children learn
  • Sucked
  • Beyond Excellent. You won't panic while reading this book!
  • Play!
  • Great Read for all parents
Einstein Never Used Flashcards: How Our Children Really Learn--and Why They Need to Play More and Memorize Less
Roberta Michnick Golinkoff , Kathy Hirsh-Pasek , and Diane Eyer
Manufacturer: Rodale Books
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ASIN: 1594860688
Release Date: 2004-08-12

Book Description

Now Available in Paperback!In this book two highly credentialed child psychologists offer a compelling indictment of the growing trend toward accelerated learning. It's a message that stressed-out parents are craving to hear: Letting tots learn through play is not only okay-it's better than drilling academics!Drawing on overwhelming scientific evidence from their own studies and the collective research results of child development experts, and addressing the key areas of development-math, reading, verbal communication, science, self-awareness, and social skills-the authors explain the process of learning from a child's point of view. They then offer parents 40 age-appropriate games for creative play. These simple, fun--yet powerful exercises work as well or better than expensive high-tech gadgets to teach a child what his ever-active, playful mind is craving to learn.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Absolute must-read to understand how children learn.......2007-10-13

If you wish to better understand how children learn to use language and number and how the learning process works in children in general, this book provides priceless answers. It has saved my family much money, which might have been wasted on "child learning tools" promoted by marketing slogans and not substantiated by research. I also heartily recommend Magic Years by Selma H. Fraiberg and Betweeen Parent and Child by Haim G Ginott.

1 out of 5 stars Sucked.......2007-09-12

I love the "gentle revolution" books and thought that I would get an opposing opinion from this book. The "GV" books tell you numerous times that all of the flash cards and other activities must be fun for the babies, else don't do them. Anyone who reads this book should also read some of the "GV" books to get another opinion. Good luck,

5 out of 5 stars Beyond Excellent. You won't panic while reading this book!.......2007-08-06

You know how it goes. You hear another mommy in the playgroup or a mutual friend talk about how they are teaching their one-year-old to read or how their toddler just got in to the spanish immersion pre-school and you feel that twinge of guilty panic, wondering if you're doing what is right to make your child as smart as possible. This book is INCREDIBLE and will calm you down and help you realize what is truly important: children do not learn from boring drill-and-kill experiences. They learn from play and enjoyable reading.

My favorite quote from this book is "Put away your credit card and get out your library card". That is the theme of the whole book. The authors explian why most expensive "educational" toys MAKE your children play with them a certain way and don't allow for creativity so they should not be the only toys your child has. (You can have them! They simply suggest you also have creative toys like dolls, blocks, dress up, kitchen & tool sets or Legos.) They go on to explain that access to toys like these encourage unstructured, imaginative play that help children learn about numbers, physics, geometry, the world and their feelings.

This book tackles our most pressing questions, like how we will teach our children to read before pre-school and how we will teach them the concept of number symbols standing for actual quantities of items. Moreso, they explain to parents exactly how children learn and that parents are not the sole architects of the perfect baby brain. Mother nature has already created a brain that loves to learn and drilling children with flash cards or worksheets can kill a love for learning that is naturally there.

As you can tell from the title of the book, flash cards and demanding, there's-only-one-right-answer educational toys are a fairly new trend but geniuses have always existed. Most intelligent people in the past were allowed to play and leisure read freely - and experiment with things around them - which contributed to their intelligence the most. Parents reading to children and free play are a must! (By the way, I have a psychology degree and I learned in college that children under 1 cannot really see words well unless the letters are FOUR INCHES TALL! Even better if the words are red, not black, to attract the eye to focus. No flash cards look like this! Two year olds still need three inch letters. Adult print is simply too small for their developing visual pathways to read! How bored and agitated would you be looking at small, blurry letters all day? It's like a constant eye-chart test set at 20/10!)

I loved this book and nearly every paragraph is supported by research completed all over the world on child development. The back of the book organized the cites and references by chapter so you can look in to the research if you want to arm yourself with facts! In fact, I have talked so positively about this book, my friends are lining up to borrow it and I'm encouraging everyone to buy their own copy because you will want to keep this one on-hand. I'm buying one for the gal that lives up the street that just won't quit talking about how "smart" and "advanced" her one year old is because she buys educational toys exclusively!

Honestly, you're going to find the answers you are looking for about how to both encourage creativity and teach the fundamentals your children need for Kindergarten. If nothing else, it will assure you that a relaxed, unstructured play day at home is one of the best things you can do for your child!

5 out of 5 stars Play!.......2007-07-03

I am an Early Childhood Educator and read this book because it showed up in a research article I read. This book has a lot of awesome and powerful information for parents and educators. I highly recommend this book to any parent who does not have a backgroud in child development or in early childhood. It's an easy read, and leaves you with a renewed passion towards the simple things in childhood.

5 out of 5 stars Great Read for all parents.......2007-06-27

This book is so encouraging! I am so frustrated with parents that believe that their children need to be involved in everything. The book is packed full of research that shows just the opposite. Children need to play and they learn best through play. It is so important that we spend quality time with our children and the authors reinforce this throughout the book. This book educates parents with the ways to go about helping our children and debunking the myths and lies such as purchasing certain products like flashcards, classical music at an early age, and certain toys make our children smarter.
Designs for Living and Learning: Transforming Early Childhood Environments
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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  • Perfect for any pre-K, preschool, or kindergarten teacher!
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Designs for Living and Learning: Transforming Early Childhood Environments
Debbie Curtis , and Margie Carter
Manufacturer: Redleaf Press
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ASIN: 1929610297

Book Description

Give children wondrous places to learn and grow! Drawing inspiration from a variety of approaches-from Waldorf to Montessori to Reggio to Greenman, Prescott, and Olds-the authors outline hundreds of ways to create healthy and inviting physical, social, and emotional environments for children in child care. Full-color photographs of actual early childhood programs demonstrate that the spaces children learn and grow in can be comfortable for children, teachers, and parents alike.

Margie Carter serves on the adjunct faculty at Pacific Oaks College Northwest, Seattle, Washington. Deb Curtis works as a child care teacher at the Burlington Little School in Seattle. Their other books include The Art of Awareness, The Visionary Director, Training Teachers, Spreading the News, and Reflecting Children's Lives.

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars avdaycare.......2007-09-28

great book for centers & pre-schools, but for my small family childcare (infant/nursery) I found it did not have NEAR enough focus or information directed towards newborns and crawlers, specifically nap, changing & eating areas or indoor floor play.
if you have an older crowd (30 months +) then yes, this would be a good idea resource for you, however I like my baby-babies...

I DID get a couple outside-play ideas for my 18-24 month olds, but for me personally--simply not enough to justify the cost.

5 out of 5 stars GREAT Book!.......2007-05-21

For those who work with children or want to some day- students, teachers, Child Care providers, etc.----- This book is wonderful!! It gives you full color photos of interesting and innovative designs for environments for children to live, learn and grow in! They also share basics about details and main elements of designing spaces for children! I LOVE this book!

5 out of 5 stars Amazing.......2007-04-10

Zillions of wonderful photos and great, easy-to-read text makes this book a must-have when setting up your classroom or playroom. Very child-centered, fun and inspiring. I couldn't recommend this book too strongly.

5 out of 5 stars Perfect for any pre-K, preschool, or kindergarten teacher!.......2007-04-05

This book is perfect if you are looking for a way to transform even small spaces in your room...it asks you to look inside your classroom and look at all of the "dead" spaces, or where children aren't learning as best as they could in that space. It's easy to transform based on small suggestions. I know I will keep this book and use it for years to come...I was truly amazed! (WOW!) The pictures are also amazing, and the authors of the book are fantastic...they truly know early childhood education.

5 out of 5 stars books to make an awesome classroom.......2007-01-16

Wonderful, creative guidelines, a brilliant teacher and author BUY IT YOU AND YOUR STUDENTS WILL BE SOOO... HAPPY
You Are Your Child's First Teacher
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Inspiring, grounding
  • Great Book
  • Great approach, encouraging, do read critically though.
  • Must Read
  • Asian compassion and wisdom in child development for the western head
You Are Your Child's First Teacher
Rahima Baldwin Dancy
Manufacturer: Celestial Arts
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ASIN: 0890879672

Product Description

Details what parents can do with and for their children, from birth to age six. This resource book offers new ways for parents to understand their children and provide opportunities to increase their confidence in what they are doing while making the most of the early years. 384 pages.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Inspiring, grounding.......2007-09-11

There is so much info out there bombarding moms on toys and games to push there kids to "parrot" information back to parents so the parents are acknowledged for their kids "intelligence". I loved the down to earth, child friendly info in this book. I do not believe in pushing children to learn beyond their developmental readiness. Kids need to be running and jumping and singing, there is plenty of time for them to sit and be still and learn... As a teaching I believe one of the most important things for children is internal self confidence and a love a learning. This book lays out the 1st 7 years. Get it!

5 out of 5 stars Great Book.......2007-09-10

This is a great book and I am so glad that I bought it. My only regret is that I didn't buy it sooner. If you are expecting or a new parent I would definitely recommend this book to you.

4 out of 5 stars Great approach, encouraging, do read critically though........2007-09-03

Very interesting book. Great to reinforce things we already know and suggest ways to enact our ideals as parents. I especially liked the specific suggestions for kinds of toys and for activities. Gentle, realistic, and encouraging suggestions regarding discipline. Good citations of studies to back up concepts. Those new to Steiner, Waldorf, and Anthroposophy should be aware it is very "Stainer oriented" and the realities within this "spiritual science" are considered a given, though not pushed aggresively. For example, the ideas about the incarnation process and life forces are used as part of explainations. Read carefully and critically and accept only what you like, study the rest objectively. Spiritual ideas aside, it's a good look at interacting with children in developmentally appropriate ways and nurturing their holistic (all around) growth.

5 out of 5 stars Must Read.......2007-05-17

I think this book should be read by all parents. I was always put off by the title and thought it was about teaching your child early- like baby einstein. It is the exact opposite. The book covers child developement from birth through age seven with a Steiner perspective. It includes activities that are age appropriate and nuturing. It is so packed with information I know I will refer to it often. Each chapter also includes a recommended reading list.

5 out of 5 stars Asian compassion and wisdom in child development for the western head.......2006-06-15

I just purchased a copy of this book in English, because my wife has been translating the Thai version form me and we are both completely impressed by the wisdom contained in this book. My wife is Thai and her parents raised her with the same considerations and compassionate love that the book uses as the foundation for guiding parents how to raise their children. Currently, we are experimenting with the classic US style of education at the American School of Bangkok and will also try one of the Thai Waldorf school near our home and observe how the child responds the each on all levels of development. We, because of living in Bangkok, have the multiple education options incudintg British system, French system, Australian system, Multiple Intelligenc system, Montisori system, Christian schools etc..., and are very impressed with what we have seen in the Waldorf schools. Regardless of which education modality we choose the foundations in this book will guide our child development decisions.

I am completely put off by reviewers splattering their judgements of cultish, religous etc around this book. I just don't get it. If someone writes about Montisorei they reference Maria Montisori. If someone writes about Multiple Intellegence education they reference Harvard's Garnier. The primary researcher is always the source of the knowledge. Let's stick to what we know and not conjecture and judge what we do not know. Steiner was definitely on the something, and in today's world we definitely need all the help we can get in raising a new breed of human.
Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • A Flawed, But Useful Instrument
  • A must have for any preschool environment
Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale
Thelma Harms , Richard M. Clifford , and Debby Cryer
Manufacturer: Teachers College Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Spiral-bound

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Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars A Flawed, But Useful Instrument.......2005-10-24

I underwent ECERS-R evaluation using this same instrument when I worked in a poor, predominantly Black elementary school. I have concluded that this instrument, though thorough and insightful, somewhat downwardly grades poverty-stricken classrooms by pointing out what they don't have (and often can't get due to financial constraints). On the other hand, it rewards more affluent school districts due to their ability to supply more materials, resources, and equipment.

Even though I find it easy to follow, it allows way too much subjectivity for the assessing agent. How you rate my DISCIPLINE and STAFF-CHILD INTERACTIONS would depend on your experiences as a teacher in a certain cultural context. An assessor who mastered his classroom managing skills under the guise of a school district in a community devoted to authoritative discpline may misinterpret the cues in an authoritarian-dominated classroom as "inappropriate". In reality, appropriateness and inappropriateness depend on one's cultural context even with buttressing empircal research. For some people, authoritative classroom management allows children to "run wild", "control the classroom", and "do what they want to do too much".

To ensure the proper use of the instrument, administrators should:

1. Ensure that his teachers possess a copy of the ALL ABOUT THE ECERS-R companion book which details step-by-step how to put together an ECERS-R classroom.

2. BEFORE the official assessment, direct teachers to do an ACCURATE, well-guided, appropriately-paced self-study of their classroom.

3. BEFORE the official assessment, support the teacher's suggestions and requests to pull their classrooms up to ECERS-R standards.

4. BEFORE the official assessment, stay mindful of the things that a teacher can control and which things the principal can only control.

5. AFTER the official assessment, support the teacher's need to fix deficiencies.

6. AFTER the official assessment, make a concerted effort to fix the deficiencies that stand out of the teacher's hands.

In the end, all early childhood professionals should realize that a developmentally appropriate classroom doesn't begin and end with the ECERS-R despite its well-earned reputation.

Please use proper, realistic discernment.

5 out of 5 stars A must have for any preschool environment.......2000-04-15

This book helps truly look at your program and how it meets the needs of the children in your program. It gives a standard that we should all hold to when caring for young children.
Active Learning for Infants (Addison-Wesley Active Learning Series)
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Nice resource to have
  • Lots of great information
  • What do you do with a baby?
  • Active Learning for Infants
  • wonderful ideas
Active Learning for Infants (Addison-Wesley Active Learning Series)
Debby Cryer , Thelma Harms , and Beth Bourland
Manufacturer: Addison Wesley Publishing Company
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Spiral-bound

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Product Description

Spiral bound book with over 300 easy-to-read, age-appropriate activities. Includes planning guides, activities for listening and talking, activities for social growth, and suggestions for physical development and creative learning. 193 pages.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Nice resource to have.......2007-09-27

I am on a one year leave from teaching second grade to stay home with my 5 month old. The teacher in me purchased this product because I wanted to make sure my baby was not missing out on any learning. I wish I would have discovered it sooner as the guide is set up for babies not able to sit up, babies able to sit up, and babies able to crawl. It gives activities to do at each of these stages. It is easy to use and activities are divided into categories: listening and talking, physical development, creative and learning from the work around them. We were already doing some of the activities included, but the book offers many ideas I would not have thought of. Overall, I feel it is a great resource to have.

5 out of 5 stars Lots of great information.......2002-11-20

It's almost overwhelming. There is no way you can spend this much time teaching everything, but it's nice to be able to pick and choose fun things to do with your baby. It's easy to use in a well thought out layout from birth on, divided by sensory perception.

5 out of 5 stars What do you do with a baby?.......2001-03-29

As a first time mom,of a child with special needs to boot, I had no idea. This book and the others in the series are great resources for finding things to do with your child other than watching Teletubbies for the thousandth time. If your child needs extra help in a certain area, like fine motor or listening skills, you can easily find a variety of exercises to help here. The later books in the series (Threes, Fours, and Fives) would also be a great resource for a homeschooling parent.

5 out of 5 stars Active Learning for Infants.......2000-08-28

Not just for daycare! I am a first-time, stay-at-home mom and needed a way to tell if I was "doing all the right stuff" in regards to play, development, speech, music, etc. This book gives you exercises that are so easy for each stage of the first year of life. There is not a lot to read like a typical baby care book, but each section outlines what the child should be accomplishing and gives you exercises to ensure that your child reaches those development milestones. If you can look past the idea that it is written for daycare providers, you will find this book extremely helpful. I knew I was giving my child all he needed because I had these exercises to use as a handy guide. Good luck to you!

4 out of 5 stars wonderful ideas.......1999-12-22

I absolutly recommend this book for all providers working with infants. It is loaded with ideas and learning expeirences for babies. A must for providers and mothers who want to expand their child's learning!
Learning All the Time
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Very insightful and practical
  • Beware, this may change your entire worldview
  • I loved this book
  • Wonderful, just not what I was looking for.
  • Excellent
Learning All the Time
John Caldwell Holt
Manufacturer: Addison Wesley Publishing Company
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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If John Holt had his way, today's primers would be replaced with the large-print edition of The New York Times, cursive handwriting would fade into disuse, and talking "cutesy-wootsy" to children would be considered a criminal act. This highly opinionated former teacher and original thinker spent the last half of his life challenging widely accepted classroom practices. The author of 10 books that concentrate on early child development and education, Holt is widely considered the father of the modern-day homeschooling movement because he grew to believe that schools stifle the learning process. In this, his final book--compiled by colleagues from drafts, letters, and magazine essays written by Holt before he died in 1985--he strings together his own observations and philosophies to show how young children can be encouraged to learn everything from reading and math to music and science.

Holt's thoughts carry the power of common sense. One of his pet peeves: the silly, nonsensical rules of phonics drilled into schoolchildren today. One of those adages, found on the walls of many an elementary school classroom, goes, "When two vowels go out walking, the first one does the talking." Holt points out that two pairs of vowels in the sentence violate the rule. This is not only confusing to some children, but simply "dumb," he complains. He dismisses picture books and primers, with their small, simple vocabularies. In their place, Holt urges parents to expose children to the Yellow Pages, warranties, letters, ticket stubs, and newspapers--the print trappings that adults rely upon for everyday life. Holt's call for context amid learning is delivered in a sensible, delightful writing style. He even includes several graphics and number games that can easily be used at home. Anyone who comes in contact with a small child would benefit from--and enjoy--reading these last words from a man who clearly adored and remained mesmerized by children and their inquisitive minds. --Jodi Mailander Farrell

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Very insightful and practical.......2007-09-20

This is as good as all his other books. Very practical as well. Several other sources are listed in the text, as well as many materials and a wise way of using them.

5 out of 5 stars Beware, this may change your entire worldview.......2007-06-08

Once your read this book Holt's ideas will be so obvious and self-evident that you will feel stupid for not realizing them yourself. He truly loves children and has tremendous respect for them and their capacity as human beings.

This book completely changed the way I think about children. It had a domino effect that had me reevaluating my entire worldview.

5 out of 5 stars I loved this book.......2006-07-29

I loved this book. I've been homeschooling for 4 years now. My children are a little older than what is talked about in this book but I still loved it. We recently started "unschooling" and this book made me realize I've been doing it really all along. I wish I would've come across it sooner. The author is not only insightful but truthful in his findings. He is full of wonderful advise and "light bulb" moments. I highly recommend it.

4 out of 5 stars Wonderful, just not what I was looking for........2006-02-21

I borrowed this book from my local library along with a number of other books, in order to better prepare myself to begin my new job as a teacher for toddlers. While the book covers a wide spread of ages, the focus on toddlers wasn't as extensive as I had hoped. Over all it is a great book, just not what I was looking for.

5 out of 5 stars Excellent.......2005-10-12

As always, John Holt gives you the information you need to have faith that our young children are capable of so much more than we give them credit for and their accomplishments are much more meaningful when it comes from within rather than we try to "teach".

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