Yardsticks: Children in the Classroom Ages 4-14 [Paperback]

Chip Wood (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1892989190 | ISBN-13: 978-1892989192 | Publication Date: January 1, 2007 | Edition: Third

Written with warmth and humor, Yardsticks offers clear descriptions of children's development. This comprehensive, user-friendly reference helps teachers and administrators use knowledge of child development to 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.

What's new in the third edition:

• A new, brief overview of issues in the development of bilingualism and biliteracy among Latino/Hispanic children
• A new appendix on the "birthday cluster exercise" for applying the information in the book to working with a whole class of students
• An updated list of recommended children's books
• An updated list of recommended resources for teachers and parents.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Yardsticks is an indispensable resource for educators who want to be responsive to the needs, talents, and aspirations of all the children they teach. --Larry Dieringer, Executive Director, Educators for Social Responsibility

An essential resource for educators and others who work with children. --James P. Comer, MD

An essential resource for educators and others who work with children. --James P. Comer, MD

From the Author

Practical info to help parents/teachers understand children. This book is about children in school. It is designed for both parents and teachers and provides easy reference to expectations about children's growth and development in the classroom. I have tried in this small volume to consolidate a good deal of theory with years of professional experience in schools. My goal is to present important information in a readable format without compromising the key ideas passed down from the worlds of anthropology, child development, pediatrics and education. I hope you will find the information about a particular age immediately useful, and will also be captured by the obvious patterns of development. Enjoy the book. I hope you find it useful in your work with children. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Northeast Foundation for Children; Third edition (January 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1892989190
• ISBN-13: 978-1892989192
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (31 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,745 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #7 in Books > Parenting & Relationships > Reference

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39 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent for "At-Your-Fingertips" Information!, April 12, 2000

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Susan Rice (Fairbanks, AK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Yardsticks: Children in the Classroom Ages 4-14 : A Resource for Parents and Teachers (Paperback)

As a school counselor and a classroom teacher I found this a wonderful resource for finding quick information on the developmental stages children go through. Each staff member at our school was given a copy and we discussed it at staff meetings. Everyone seemed excited to have such an easy-to-read book that was packed with such valuable information. It has helped teachers to understand that often children are just behaving according to their developmental age! I'd recommend it to all educators and parents!

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Practical and easy to use guide for parents and teachers, May 21, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Yardsticks: Children in the Classroom Ages 4-14 : A Resource for Parents and Teachers (Paperback)

This book is a good, practical guide to child development. It focuses on children at school, but gives honest social/emotional and cognitinve development guidelines. This would be useful to any parent wondering if their child is on target, as well as teachers.

24 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Age appropriate expectations, August 23, 1999

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"cattlin" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Yardsticks: Children in the Classroom Ages 4-14 : A Resource for Parents and Teachers (Paperback)

Organized by ages this book tells what you as a parent or teacher can expect of the child and what is too much to expect. As a Reading Specialist this book has been invaluable in planning for grades 1 through 5.