Preschool for Parents: What Every Parent Needs to Know about Preschool [Paperback]

Diane Trister Dodge (Author), Toni S. Bickart (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1570711720 | ISBN-13: 978-1570711725 | Publication Date: August 1998

Preschool for Parents is a must-have guide for finding and selecting a great, safe preschool and giving your child the best opportunity to learn, play and grow. Based on more than three decades of professional experience and the most up-to-date research, this book presents a simple truth: you do not have to choose between academic learning and enjoyable play experiences for your child. In fact, rich play experiences in preschool can actually be the best way for your child to develop the social, emotional, physical and academic skills that are so crucial for success in school and life.

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From the Author

The challenge of selecting a preschool for your child is exciting, confusing and scary all at once. You probably have several alternatives from which to choose, and you may be getting conflicting advice about each of them. The purpose of this book is to give you the information you need to select the right preschool program for your child. While many good books are already available that help you understand different teaching philosophies, compare full-day and part-day options, explain costs, describe the screening process, and provide overviews of the many choices available, we start with a simple truth that organizes this book and all the suggestions we make: the best preschool teaching practices make the most of children's natural inclination to play. Almost all current research on young children clearly indicates that when children play, they learn - and they learn social, emotional and physical skills as well as academics. Our view that a quality preschool program is one that promotes learning through rich play experiences is based on that research.

About the Author

Diane Trister Dodge, founder and president of Teaching Strategies, Inc., is a leader in the field of early childhood education. She is an author of twenty-five books for teachers and parents, and is a former member of the Governing Board of the National Association for the Education of Young Children. Diane and co-author Toni S. Bickart are the "Early Education Experts" for Parent Soup, one of the Internet's most popular parenting sites. Diane and Toni have previously collaborated on Constructing Curriculum for the Primary Grades and What Every Parents Needs to Know About 1st, 2nd & 3rd Grades.

Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Sourcebooks :: Teaching Strategies (August 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1570711720
• ISBN-13: 978-1570711725
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,825,471 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars The most informative, helpful book on selecting a preschool., September 18, 1998

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This review is from: Preschool for Parents: What Every Parent Needs to Know about Preschool (Paperback)

I am so glade I found your book. It was so informative and a big help! I am the mother of a preschooler and I have interviewed over thirty in my area just to find the right one (still looking). With some of the things that I have witnessed on my vists I am constantly amazed that some of these schools have one child in their custody let alone thirty or more. Your book made me stronger to continue my search and not settle like other parents do. I know I will find the right school and your book will help me to do so.