You have probably seen or heard news coverage about the recent findings from a government study that finds a correlation between increasing amounts of time in center-based child care and slightly increased problem behaviors in children through sixth grade. While researchers were cautious to note that the negative effect of center-based care was small, and that parent influences weigh more heavily on child behavior than does time in child care, the findings may have concerned you. If there can be a silver lining in this research, it is that the debate over these findings has raised awareness of the importance of social and emotional development in young children.
We know that positive social and emotional skills are essential for success in school and in life and that every child care program should focus on social and emotional development with the same emphasis given to cognitive, language, and physical development. To help you locate programs that can support your child's social and emotional development, Teaching Strategies is pleased to offer our guidance on how parents can identify programs that will foster these skills in young children.
Promoting Social and Emotional Skills is an excerpt from Preschool for Parents, by renowned author Diane Trister Dodge, founder and president of Teaching Strategies. The chapter suggests ways for you to assess preschool environments and helps you determine if programs are likely to promote social and emotional development. It also outlines what parents should see when they visit preschool programs and questions they should ask program directors. We hope that this resource will help you in making informed decisions about child care for your children.
Building Your Baby's Brain (PDF Download)
This booklet is packed full of illustrations and helpful charts that explain in simple language how parents can easily make a big difference to help their children learn and grow. Also available in Spanish.
Teaching Strategies Suggested Parent Resources
Children's Play: The Root of Reading
In Children's Play, leading experts in play research, child development, and early childhood education examine recent policy decisions and demonstrate the importance of play in helping children learn basic literacy and creative problem-solving skills and develop social awareness.
Einstein Never Used Flashcards
Today's parents are bombarded with anxiety-producing, guilt-inducing, and often contradictory information about how children develop intellectually, socially, and emotionally. This book draws on the latest research to present a realistic, reassuring, and scientifically sound portrait of what really helps children grow and learn.
Starting Out Right
This book discusses the important topic of how best to help children succeed in reading.
What Every Parent Needs to Know About 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Grades, Second Edition
This book takes you inside the classroom, tells you what to look for, and explains how a great classroom contributes to your child's education.
Teaching Strategies Curriculum Resources
The Creative Curriculum® for Infants, Toddlers & Twos
This comprehensive curriculum focuses on providing responsive care to children from birth to 3 years and on building relationships with them and their families.
The Creative Curriculum® for Preschool
One of the leading curriculum models in the country, this updated edition applies the latest theories and research on best practices in teaching and learning to preschool education.
Teaching Strategies Suggested Resources for Teachers
A Parent's Guide to Infant/Toddler Programs
This popluar booklet that shows parents how warm and responsive care at home and in child care helps shape the future development of infants and toddlers and their ability to learn.
A Parent's Guide to Preschool
This illustrated booklet shows parents how to partner with teachers to help their children acquire the skills, attitudes, and habits that will promote their success in school and throughout life.
The Cooking Book
Here is a book that invites teachers to the table--even those who don't see themselves as cooks--to create tasty, wholesome projects with children.
Reading Right From the Start
This illustrated, easy-to-read booklet shows parents how they can help their children-from birth through age 5- gain the language and literacy knowledge necessary to become readers and writers.
Other Resources
Virtual Classroom Tour
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