Raising Lifelong Learners A Parent's Guide

by Calkins, Lucy; Lydia, Bellino

• ISBN13: 9780738200248
• ISBN10: 0738200247
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-08-21
• Publisher: Da Capo Lifelong Books

Summary

Here the nationally acclaimed educator who transformed the way our children learn to read and write in school shows us how to nurture our children's imagination at home, from the earliest days of babytalk to the time when we see them off to school. Drawing upon her influential philosophy of active learning, as well as her personal experience as a parent, Calkins shows parents how to stimulate curiosity and spark creative thinking in children. Having an open and creative approach to conversations, chores, and games can matter just as much as reading, writing, and math. And even in traditional skills like reading and writing, we need to encourage our children to read for meaning and write for expression, rather than focus only on mechanics like phonics and spelling.By giving parents new and imaginative techniques for educating children, and by providing them with an insider's view of what goes on in the early grades,Raising Lifelong Learnerscreates the ultimate partnership in learning between home and school, parents and teachers.

Author Biography

Lucy Calkins is the author of the bestseller, The Art of Teaching Writing (250,000 copies sold). Professor of education and chair of the Department of Languages, Literature, and Social Studies at Teachers College, Columbia University, she is the founding director of the Teachers College Writing Project.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. ix
Lifelong Learning An Introduction	p. 1
Talk: the Foundation of Literacy	p. 7
Reading Aloud: an Apprenticeship In the Literate Life	p. 31
Early Writing: Growing Young Authors	p. 52
Early Reading: First Things First	p. 83
Playing Well: Building Cities Out Of Blocks and Finding Worlds in The Backyard	p. 108
Helping Children Develop Good Work Habits: Hobbies, Projects, Chores, and The Lessons They Teach	p. 128
Reading and the Middle Childhood Years	p. 142
Writing and the Middle Childhood Years	p. 162
Finding Our Way Through Today's Math	p. 181
Helping Children Develop The Wide-Awake Curiosity of Scientists	p. 199
Social Studies: People, Places, Dates, And A Habit of Mind and Heart	p. 215
A Lesson Without Words	p. 234
Introduction To Appendices	p. 237
How to Pick a Preschool Or Kindergarten	p. 239
What You Should Know About Your School's Curriculum	p. 257
Reading: an Essential Part Of Your Child's School Day	p. 269
Testing and Assessment In Classrooms Today	p. 277
Building a Partnership With Your Child's Teacher	p. 285
The Importance of Parent Involvement	p. 293
Acknowledgments	p. 301
Notes	p. 305
Index	p. 311
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