When children first begin to learn, they seem to enjoy the process—and so do parents. Just as mastering first steps delights new toddlers and their parents, starting school a big deal: children rush home to tell their parents what they are learning, eagerly reciting the alphabet or counting numbers. Most parents share their children’s joy […]
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Not Frequently Enough Asked Questions
From Paul Heller Secondary Division writing instructor Q: Why would it be useful for me to read the comments teachers write on my child’s papers? I’m not a teacher, so how could I help? A: It is not necessary to be a teacher to help your children think critically about their own work. What is […]
Read More →Reading Recs: Ages 13 to 18
The comments below are from ATDP members and other readers, or excerpted from an online source. Please check your local and/or and school library before you run out (or go online) to purchase tons of books. ~ Nina Fiction Ender’s Game (series) by Orson Scott Card More than decade or so ago, Professor Frank Worrell, […]
Read More →Reading Recs: Ages 8 to 12
Here are some books we recommend to you in order to demonstrate the topics and kinds of books that are the best fit, in general, for children from ages 8 to 12 years. The comments below are from ATDP members, other readers, or excerpted from Barnes & Noble online. Please check your local library and […]
Read More →Reading Recs: Pre-School to Age 7
Here are some books we recommend to you in order to demonstrate the topics and kinds of books that are the best fit, in general, for children from pre-school age to 7 years. The comments below are from ATDP members, other readers, or excerpted from Barnes & Noble on-line. Please check your local library and […]
Read More →Nina’s Reading Recommendations (continued…)
Since parents are not only the first teachers, but are also the ones who coach and coordinate their children’s learning from birth through (at least) the beginning of the university years, we hope to provide a framework for parents and their children to think broadly—to see how themes develop over time and become increasingly complex […]
Read More →Nina’s Reading Recommendations
We want to share a few of our favorite book titles with you. They are roughly organized by grade levels Pre-K to entering college. I have also included some links that you might find useful. All, including some of the very long lists, are intended to provide parents and students with an introduction to […]
Read More →The Active Learning Alphabet Starts with “A, C, B”
Whether at their regular schools or at ATDP, our students are very able, very bright, and they love to learn. In fact, many ATDP students are accustomed to absorbing information so quickly and with such ease that they are truly startled when they come upon topics, subject, or huge sets of information that do not […]
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