First Grade Success: Everything You Need to Know to Help Your Child LearnISBN: 978-0-471-46818-9
Paperback
240 pages
June 2005, Jossey-Bass
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Introduction.
1. Getting the Most for Your First Grader.
Getting the Most from Your School System.
Getting the Most from Your Homeschool Curriculum.
Using Supplemental Materials.
2. First Grade Development.
Piaget’s Stages of Cognitive Development.
Developmental Goals for Six-Year-Olds.
Developmental Goals for Seven-Year-Olds.
3. First Grade Learning.
Learning Styles.
Cognitive Learning.
4. The Standards.
Types of Learning Standards.
Learning Standards Resources.
5. First Grade Reading.
Beginning of First Grade Reading Checklist.
Decoding.
Comprehension.
Environmental Learning.
End of First Grade Reading Checklist.
6. First Grade Writing.
Beginning of First Grade Writing Checklist.
Handwriting.
Rules of Writing.
Environmental Learning.
End of First Grade Writing Checklist.
7. First Grade Math.
Beginning of First Grade Math Checklist.
Number Sense.
Operations.
Problem Solving.
Environmental Learning.
End of First Grade Math Checklist.
8. First Grade Science.
Beginning of First Grade Science Checklist.
Systems.
Rocks, Soil, and Water.
Changes.
Environmental Learning.
End of First Grade Science Checklist.
9. First Grade Social Studies.
Beginning of First Grade Social Studies Checklist.
Civics.
National Symbols and Holidays.
Communities and Cultures.
Environmental Learning.
End of First Grade Social Studies Checklist.
10. Teaching Your First Grader Thinking Skills.
Beginning of First Grade Thinking Skills Checklist.
Problem Solving.
Concentration.
Comprehension.
Reasoning.
Logic.
Environmental Learning.
End of First Grade Thinking Skills Checklist.
11. Assessment.
Assessing Individual Student Abilities and Knowledge.
Measuring and Comparing School, School District, Statewide, and National Performance for Broad Public Accountability.
12. First Grade Society.
Groups.
Independence Day.
My Best Friend.
No, You Can’t Play!
13. Moving On to Second Grade.
Ready to Go.
Anxieties.
Minimizing “Brain Drain”.
Appendix A: Literature for First Graders.
Appendix B: Software for First Graders.
Appendix C: First Grade Topical Calendar.
Glossary.
Bibliography.
Index.
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