Matthew is four years old and is hearing impaired. He enjoys his classroom, friends, and teachers. Matthew is in a special education preschool classroom. He introduces the reader to his friends and explains what an IEP (individual education plan) is. Matthew and his friends all support each other with the various skills they are working on. Some of Matthew's friends are visually impaired, unable to walk, working on behavior, communication and self-help...

Inherited from Maria Montessori in 1907, the Montessori Method is a child-centered educational approach celebrating and nurturing each child's desire to learn. It is an approach valuing the human spirit and full child development: physical, social, emotional, and cognitive. Curious to see how the Method works first hand, filmmaker Alexandre Mourot sets his camera up in the oldest Montessori school in France (with kids from 3 to 6 years of age) and...

Enjoying an active but lonely rural life, seventy-year-old Percy allows a progressive preschool to move into his barn and transform his quiet home into a lively, youthful community that compels him to reexamine the choices he made after his wife's death.

"These word games and interactive stories will help children learn to read and improve their English language skills so they are ready for Kindergarten. Learn the alphabet; Explore stories; Build language skills; Expand vocabulary."--Publisher description.

"To a four-year-old watching bulldozers at a construction site or chasing butterflies in flight, the world is awash with promise. Little children come into the world hardwired to learn in virtually any setting and about any matter. Yet in today's preschool and kindergarten classrooms, learning has been reduced to scripted lessons and suspect metrics that too often undervalue a child's intelligence while overtaxing the child's growing brain. These...

Pearl loves dance class, but when her mother suggests Pearl might like to go to preschool, she isn't so sure. How could anything be more important than dancing?--page [4] of cover. A talented young dancer who loves attending classes at her mother's ballet school asks nervous questions about what preschool will be like and whether or not she will be able to dance there, in a relatable story for new students struggling with separationanxiety.

"Launchpad Pre-K Academy gives preschool-aged children 5 different paths to explore on their way to kindergarten. Using this Academy can help little learners develop the skills needed to enter their first year of school and inspire them to try new things with confidence. Support critical thought processes; aid in fine motor skill development; explore large muscle movements through play; build hand eye-coordination."-- A fun and satisfying block puzzle...

"Preschoolers will mix, match, sort, count and race their way through a world of early education math concepts taught through engaging games and puzzles. Learn number names and symbols ; Practice counting and sorting ; Develop problem-solving skills ; Improve memory and concentration."--Publisher description