Yardsticks: Children in the Classroom Ages 4-14 (Paperback)

by Chip Wood (Author)

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

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

Product Description
Written with warmth and humor, Yardsticks offers clear descriptions of children's development. This comprehensive, user-friendly reference has been a favorite of parents and teachers for more than 10 years. 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 3rd edition: a brief overview of issues in the development of bilingualism and biliteracy among Latino/Hispanic children; an 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.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Northeast Foundation for Children; 3 edition (August 9, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1892989190
• ISBN-13: 978-1892989192
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #8,072 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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33 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

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

By	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!

16 of 16 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

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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.

22 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

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

By	"cattlin" (Sunbury, PA USA) - 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.