Supporting Students, Meeting Standards
Best Practices for Engaged Learning in First, Second, and Third Grades
Published on 2. October 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
176 pages
978-1-938113-12-3 (ISBN)
Description
Teaching Enthusiastic, Independent Learners
This resource for first, second, and third grade teachers describes best practices for promoting learning and development while helping students meet standards. You will find information, ideas, experiences, and activities that:
Promote positive approaches to learning and foster students' social and emotional development
Help students meet standards in English language arts, math, science, and social studies
Support authentic assessment to scaffold student progress and improve instruction
Filled with research-based strategies, this book offers assistance for the many decisions teachers make every day.
This resource for first, second, and third grade teachers describes best practices for promoting learning and development while helping students meet standards. You will find information, ideas, experiences, and activities that:
Promote positive approaches to learning and foster students' social and emotional development
Help students meet standards in English language arts, math, science, and social studies
Support authentic assessment to scaffold student progress and improve instruction
Filled with research-based strategies, this book offers assistance for the many decisions teachers make every day.
Reviews / Votes
"As an educator, Jacobs and Crowley just made it easier for me to help teachers define academic rigor alongside developmentally appropriate practices. As a father, they made it easier for me to believe that my own daughter may actually experience these concepts through teaching that makes sense to children. Thank you!" - Vincent Costanza, Executive Director, Race to the Top-Early Learning Challenge, New Jersey Department of Education"There is nothing more crucial to the education of a child than to create a solid educational foundation in the primary grades. There have been no clearer and more passionate voices in the area of early childhood education than those of Gera Jacobs and Kathy Crowley. I highly recommend this book because it will assist educators in developing the right approach to teach standards and does so in language that is easy to understand and is immediately useable." - Kevin Nelson, Elementary Principal, Beresford Elementary School
"Jacobs and Crowley have provided primary teachers with a tremendous resource to assist them in helping their students meet challenging academic standards. The book provides foundational philosophies as well as practical suggestions to assist novice and experienced classroom teachers as they engage their students in rigorous classroom activities." - Rick Melmer, Senior Adviser, South Dakota Board of Regents
"This book is a perfect balance between easy-to-read research and practical application. 'Try This!,' 'In a Nutshell,' and 'Home-School Connections' are my favorite parts as they can be used by our teachers to enhance their classrooms immediately." - Jennifer N. Lowery, Superintendent of Schools, Tea Area School District
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Washington DC
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 279 mm
Width: 215 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-938113-12-3 (9781938113123)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Gera Jacobs is a professor of early childhood education at the University of South Dakota. She served as president of NAEYC from 2012 to 2014.
Kathy Crowley is a kindergarten teacher and has taught preschool through the primary grades. She also served as vice president of the South Dakota AEYC.
Kathy Crowley is a kindergarten teacher and has taught preschool through the primary grades. She also served as vice president of the South Dakota AEYC.
Content
Introduction
Chapter 1. Scaffolding Children's Learning and Meeting Standards in the Primary Grades
Chapter 2. Fostering Students' Positive Approaches to Learning and Social and Emotional Development
Chapter 3. Meeting the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts
Chapter 4. Meeting the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics
Chapter 5. Fostering Involved Citizens Through Social Studies
Chapter 6. Meeting the Next Generation Science Standards
Chapter 7. Reaching Beyond the Standards
Frequently Asked Questions
References
Children's Books
About the Authors
Acknowledgments
Index
Chapter 1. Scaffolding Children's Learning and Meeting Standards in the Primary Grades
Chapter 2. Fostering Students' Positive Approaches to Learning and Social and Emotional Development
Chapter 3. Meeting the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts
Chapter 4. Meeting the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics
Chapter 5. Fostering Involved Citizens Through Social Studies
Chapter 6. Meeting the Next Generation Science Standards
Chapter 7. Reaching Beyond the Standards
Frequently Asked Questions
References
Children's Books
About the Authors
Acknowledgments
Index