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First Grade Success: Everything You Need to Know to Help Your Child Learn [Paperback]

Amy James (Author)
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0471468185 978-0471468189 June 30, 2005 1
The key to your child's educational success is in your hands

"Knowledge Essentials is a remarkable series that will benefit children of all abilities and learning styles. . . I highly recommend it for all parents who want to make a difference in their children's education."
--Michael Gurian, author of Boys and Girls Learn Differently and The Wonder of Boys

"Finally, a book about teaching young children by somebody who knows her stuff!"
--LouAnne Johnson, author of Dangerous Minds and The Queen of Education

Part of the new Knowledge Essentials series, First Grade Success shows you how to enrich your child's classroom learning and take an active role in your first grader's education by exploring:
* What your first grader is learning at school and the educational standards to expect in math, language arts, science, and social studies
* Your child's learning style--visual, auditory, or kinesthetic--and how it affects the way your child learns and processes information
* Hundreds of easy-to-do activities designed to help your child meet specific learning requirements
* Environmental learning sections that identify learning opportunities in the everyday world
* Methods and checklists to assess your child's academic progress
* Information on how teachers evaluate performance--portfolios, rubrics, test scores, and other tools of the trade
* Recommendations of age-appropriate books and software that will enhance learning


Give your child the gift of your time--and help him or her get the most out of school with First Grade Success.

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"Knowledge Essentials is a remarkable series that will benefit children of all abilities and learning styles. Amy James has taken a close look at curriculum standards and testing around the country and developed simple and creative activities that support what’s being taught at each grade level, while remaining sensitive to the fact that children learn at different rates and in different ways. I highly recommend it for all parents who want to make a difference in their children’s education."--Michael Gurian, author of Boys and Girls Learn Differently and The Wonder of Boys

"Finally, a book about teaching young children by somebody who knows her stuff! I can (and will) wholeheartedly recommend this series to the ever-growing number of parents who ask me for advice about how they can help their children succeed in elementary school."--LouAnne Johnson, author of Dangerous Minds and The Queen of Education

"Having examined state standards nationwide, Amy James has created innovative and unique games and exercises to help children absorb what they have to learn, in ways that will help them want to learn. Individualized to the child's own learning style, this is a must-have series for parents who want to maximize their child's ability to succeed in and out of the classroom."--Myrna B. Shure, Ph.D, author of Thinking Parent, Thinking Child

"The books in Amy James’ timely and unique Knowledge Essentials series give parents a clear idea of what their children are learning and provide the tools they need to help their children live up to their full academic potential. This is must reading for any parent with a school-age child."--Michele Borba, Ed.D., author of Nobody Likes Me, Everybody Hates Me and No More Misbehavin’

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The key to your child's educational success is in your hands

"Knowledge Essentials is a remarkable series that will benefit children of all abilities and learning styles. . . I highly recommend it for all parents who want to make a difference in their children's education."
—Michael Gurian, author of Boys and Girls Learn Differently and The Wonder of Boys

"Finally, a book about teaching young children by somebody who knows her stuff!"
—LouAnne Johnson, author of Dangerous Minds and The Queen of Education

Part of the new Knowledge Essentials series, First Grade Success shows you how to enrich your child's classroom learning and take an active role in your first grader's education by exploring:

  • What your first grader is learning at school and the educational standards to expect in math, language arts, science, and social studies
  • Your child's learning style—visual, auditory, or kinesthetic—and how it affects the way your child learns and processes information
  • Hundreds of easy-to-do activities designed to help your child meet specific learning requirements
  • Environmental learning sections that identify learning opportunities in the everyday world
  • Methods and checklists to assess your child's academic progress
  • Information on how teachers evaluate performance—portfolios, rubrics, test scores, and other tools of the trade
  • Recommendations of age-appropriate books and software that will enhance learning

Give your child the gift of your time—and help him or her get the most out of school with First Grade Success.


Product Details

  • Paperback: 240 pages
  • Publisher: Jossey-Bass; 1 edition (June 30, 2005)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0471468185
  • ISBN-13: 978-0471468189
  • Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.2 x 0.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #555,933 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Amy James is the author of the Success Series. She is a third generation educator, tenured school-teacher and founder of KnowledgeEssentials.com.

Amy is a former teacher and a nationally recognized authority in educational issues. As the the local CBS affiliate education expert the third generation educator offers tips and advice for parents to encourage learning at home.

Amy has creative ways to sneak in learning while creating a new craft project or spending time together as a family. The Knowledge Essentials team also produces free worksheets for parents, educators and homeschool parent teachers.

Amy's company is based in Oklahoma City and New York City and provides consulting services for national media, publishers, and school districts with regard to compliance to state learning and testing requirements.

Knowledge Essentials on Twitter: @kemedia
Knowledge Essentials on Facebook: facebook.com/KnowledgeEssentials



 

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5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful book for parents and caretakers, July 29, 2005
This review is from: First Grade Success: Everything You Need to Know to Help Your Child Learn (Paperback)
This book provides significant information about first grade education and is a wonderful resource for parents and caretakers.
It reads like an insiders guide to first grade and encourages you to learn ways to be truly beneficial in your child's education. I would highly recommend it to anyone.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Parent Resource Book, July 27, 2005
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This is an excellent parent resource book. It is very helpful knowing what my child is working on in his first grade class. The fun activities made it easy to work with my child and be involved in his education.
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5.0 out of 5 stars First Grade Success, July 27, 2005
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Amy James has created a great guide for parents to help their child do well in school. She gives wonderful suggestions for parents in all areas of their childs education. The activities are not only educational and fun but are a great opportunity to spend some quality time with your child. This is a must have book for back to school.
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