Posted by Chip on June 30, 2010
My granddaughter, Lily, loves to swim. Watching her in the water in the summertime is one of the most joyful experiences of this grandfather’s days. In her element, she challenges herself at the leading edge of learning and adventure. She now floats on her back long distances, swims underwater, treads water, and is beginning to [...]
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Posted by Chip on October 15, 2008
Recently I received a pleasant, unexpected email from a retired teacher in New York State who had read a blog entry here and wrote to reminisce with me about work we had shared in the mid-1980s. We were helping to implement approaches to kindergarten entrance and early grade placement that involved thorough child development screening [...]
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Posted by Chip on October 6, 2008
In many schools, this is the time of year for what is typically called “Open House” or “Back to School Night.” It’s a one- to two-hour period during which you parents can come to school in the evening to visit classrooms, see your child’s work, meet the teacher again, talk to other teachers, hear from [...]
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Posted by Chip on September 26, 2008
Many teacher readers of Yardsticks: Children in the Classroom Ages 4-14 make particular use of the book at this time of year by referencing Appendix A, beginning on page 195 in the third edition. There they find “The Birthday Cluster Exercise,” a practical way to get a rough idea of the developmental range and “cluster [...]
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Posted by Chip on September 2, 2008
Anyone–parent or teacher–starting the new school year with tweeners or teenagers should think about immediately ordering a copy of The Advisory Book by Linda Crawford!
Just published by Origins in Minneapolis, The Advisory Book is a treasure trove of information that reflects a precise understanding of middle schoolers’ needs and of what motivates them cognitively and socially. It’s [...]
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Posted by Chip on August 18, 2008
When Monday, September 1, 2008, rolls around, your child (whether entering kindergarten or fifth grade) will be a certain age, and every other child in the classroom will be a different age. In fact, the chronological age span in the classroom will range over a year or more, and the children’s level of cognitive, social, [...]
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Posted by Chip on May 16, 2008
As spring nudges into all the corners of the New England hill and valley streams, and the fields and playgrounds begin to dry out for planting and play again, the changing of the seasons remind me of how in education we seem to metaphorically pass through our own cyclical understandings of how to approach the [...]
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Posted by Chip on March 19, 2008
I recently started a series of posts talking about the normal developmental characteristics of children as discussed in my book Yardsticks: Children in the Classroom Ages 4-14. In this post I’ll describe some of the characteristics of younger, on-age, and older sixth grade students. As always, please feel free to leave your comments, impressions, and [...]
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Posted by Chip on February 26, 2008
I recently started a series of posts talking about the normal developmental characteristics of children as discussed in my book Yardsticks: Children in the Classroom Ages 4-14. In this post I’ll describe some of the characteristics of younger, on-age, and older fourth grade students. As always, please feel free to leave your comments, impressions, and [...]
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Posted by Chip on February 21, 2008
I recently started a series of posts talking about the normal developmental characteristics of children as discussed in my book Yardsticks: Children in the Classroom Ages 4-14. In this post I’ll describe some of the characteristics of younger, on-age, and older third grade students. As always, please feel free to leave your comments, impressions, and [...]
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