Preschool Success: Everything You Need to Know toHelp Your Child Learn
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AMY JAMES, a former social studies teacher, is a nationally respected authority on educational compliance issues and the No Child Left Behind Act. Her company, Six Things, Inc., provides consulting services for national media, publishers, and school districts on compliance with state and national education standards, as well as professional development for K–12 teachers.

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Acknowledgments.

Introduction.

1 Getting the Most for Your Preschooler.

Getting the Most from Your Preschool.

Getting the Most from Your Homeschool Curriculum.

Using Supplemental Materials.

2 Preschool Development.

Piaget’s Stages of Cognitive Development.

Developmental Goals for Four-Year-Olds.

Developmental Goals for Five-Year-Olds.

3 Preschool Learning.

Learning Styles.

Cognitive Learning.

4 The Standards.

Types of Learning Standards.

Learning Standards Resources.

5 Preschool Reading Readiness.

Beginning of Preschool Reading Readiness Checklist.

Words Have Meaning.

Letter-Sound Relationships.

Visual Comprehension.

Early Literacy.

Environmental Learning.

End of Preschool Reading Readiness Checklist.

6 Preschool Writing Readiness.

Beginning of Preschool Writing Readiness Checklist.

Verbal Communication.

Emergent Writing.

Environmental Learning.

End of Preschool Writing Readiness Checklist.

7 Preschool Math.

Beginning of Preschool Math Checklist.

Number Sense and Patterns.

Geometry and Measurement.

Environmental Learning.

End of Preschool Math Checklist.

8 Preschool Science.

Beginning of Preschool Science Checklist.

Science Processes.

Physical Science.

Life Science.

Earth and Space Science.

Environmental Learning.

End of Preschool Science Checklist.

9 Preschool Social Studies.

Beginning of Preschool Social Studies Checklist.

History.

Civics.

Geography.

Economics.

Environmental Learning.

End of Preschool Social Studies Checklist.

10 Teaching Your Preschooler Thinking Skills.

Beginning of Preschool Thinking Skills Checklist.

Problem Solving.

Concentration.

Comprehension.

Reasoning.

Logic.

Environmental Learning.

End of Preschool Thinking Skills Checklist.

11 Assessment.

Assessing Individual Student Abilities and Knowledge.

Assessing for Kindergarten Readiness.

12 Preschool Society.

Dress-Up.

Temper Tantrums.

Copy Cat.

Separation Anxiety.

13 Moving On to Kindergarten.

Ready to Go.

Summertime.

Appendix A: Literature for Preschoolers.

Appendix B: Software for Preschoolers.

Glossary.

Bibliography.

Index.

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