Learning about literacy is a social act. Young children develop the necessary skills they will need to be competent and confident readers and writers from the people around them and their environment. Children need to know about their language(s) and the sounds and all about print and its uses. They need to develop a love of books and storytelling and have the confidence to express themselves, use their imagination and be creative. It is young children's...

In this DVD Piaget's theory of concrete operational development is looked at. It details information processing, cognitive advances and language development. How the school and parents function in respect to the classroom, bilingual education and IQ and achievement tests are also discussed.

Over 50 creative projects! Ideas for games, books, science, language, and quick field trips. A project for every season, many holidays, and special occasions.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER In the tradition of Paul Tough's How Children Succeed and Wendy Mogel's The Blessing of a Skinned Knee, this groundbreaking manifesto focuses on the critical school years when parents must learn to allow their children to experience the disappointment and frustration that occur from life's inevitable problems so that they can grow up to be successful, resilient, and self-reliant adults. Modern parenting is defined by an unprecedented...

Why do early child educators and parents need to understand the educational theories of philosophers from three hundred years ago? Viewers will learn theories that will give them a foundation to build their own philosophy of education. Create your own personalized educational practice: learn the theories of John Locke, who believed children are different and education should be individualised. Understand what Jean-Jacques Rousseau meant by children...

Numbers, colors, the alphabet, and body awareness are all presented in a happy, rhythmic teaching program that pre-schoolers, slow learners, and early primary children from all backgrounds can participate in immediately.

The Raising of America Series is a five-part documentary series that explores the question: Why are so many children in America faring so poorly? What are the consequences for the nation’s future? How might we, as a nation, do better? The series investigates these questions through different lenses: What does science tell us about the enduring importance of early life experiences on the brain and body? What it is like to be a parent today? And what...

Designed to help an infant, toddler, or preschooler learn written language at the same time that they learn verbal language, during the natural window of opportunity for learning language. Includes Starter video, v. 1-3, and Review video 1.

A they prepare for kindergarten, children and parents explore these topics together. Taking care of self -- Making small muscles and large muscles work -- Using memory -- Learning about sounds and words -- Storytelling -- Exploring books -- Checking out the community -- Discovering feelings, curosity, and imagination.