Math for Your First- and Second-Grader – 9780471042426

Math for Your First- and Second-GraderAll You Need to Know to Be Your Child’s Best Teacher Author(s): Steve Slavin Format: Paperback Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc, United States Imprint: Jossey-Bass Inc.,U.S. ISBN-13: 9780471042426, 978-0471042426 Synopsis Make sure your child gets off to the right start in math! Help your child become more comfortable and confident with numbers Discover which mathematical concepts first-and second-graders should learn Enjoy helping your child master key math skills You can teach your child the basic skills that will lay the foundations for future success in math and science. Based on standard math curriculums, this book covers all the math that your first- and second-graders should be learning and gives you dozens of proven techniques for teaching these crucial skills. Steve Slavin, an educator with a special gift for math instruction, shows parents how to teach the fundamentals–counting, addition, subtraction, fractions, simple word problems, even the beginnings of multiplication and division–plus “new math” principles such as grouping. Simple activities build these skills in a fun way, step-by-step. All concerned parents, including home-schoolers, will applaud this confidence-building guide.

Cultivating Genius: An Equity Framework For Culturally and Hi… – 9781338594898

Cultivating Genius: An Equity Framework For Culturally and Historically Responsive LiteracyAuthor(s): Gholdy Muhammad Format: Paperback Publisher: Scholastic US, United States Imprint: Scholastic US ISBN-13: 9781338594898, 978-1338594898 Synopsis Muhammad’s Historically Responsive Literacy Framework is essential for all students, especially youth of colour, who traditionally have been marginalized in learning standards, school policies, and classroom practices. The framework promotes four learning goals-or pursuits: identity development, skill development, intellectual development, criticality. It is a work of considerable strength and raises significant questions for all white practitioners to ask themselves about their unconscious biases. Rachel Clarke, Independent Reading Consultant