About the Books
Description
MegaSkills: Building Our Children’s Character and Achievement for School and Life (updated 5th edition)
By Dorothy Rich
Publisher: SourceBooks, Inc.
Specially designed for school-aged children, this cornerstone guide provides you with hands-on techniques and kid-friendly activities to teach children the MegaSkills that are essential to success in school and life.
Along with the specific activities, this guide contains academic objectives for each MegaSkill, tips for getting the best from technology, MegaSkills report cards for parents and children, research notes, and a wealth of additional resources.
“This new book continues the key MegaSkills commitment to showing how parents can work with their children at home to help them learn – now allowing them to start with the very youngest children once again the learning recipes” in this book will help prepare children for successful learning for a lifetime. Parents and teachers everywhere can benefit from this valuable tool.
Marian Wright Edelman
President, Children’s Defense Fund
“This book translates research about when and how children learn into practical actions that can be used in every home. I know from our own Educational Testing Service study, “The Family: America’s Smallest School,” the crucial role that the family and the early years play in every child’s education and development. This book shows families how to build children’s achievement, and it is keyed to current research.”
Richard Coley
Director, Policy Information Center
Educational Testing Service
“Based on an understanding of the importance in learning of caring human connections. These simple inventive “Recipes” for parent-child activities build competence and confidence and character, helping parents help their children make the most of childhood’s earliest years.”
Judith Viorst
Author of Alexander and
The Wonderful, Marvelous, Excellent Terrific Ninety Days
“Let’s salute MegaSkills. It’s bigger and better and more helpful than ever.”
Marguerite Kelly
Co-Author, The Mother’s Almanac
Syndicated Parenting Columnist
“...Silly kids, think they are having fun when they are actually learning! I think MegaSkills for Babies, Toddlers, and Beyond by Dorothy Rich, EdD & Beverly Mattox, MEd is such a great book. It is for parents of children ranging in age from 1 to 6. Throughout the book, there are ideas on how to take ordinary objects and situations, and turn them into extraordinary learning activities...” more...
Reviews By K., mother
Description
MegaSkills® for Babies, Toddlers and Beyond: Building Your Child’s Happiness and Success for Life
By Dorothy Rich and Beverly Mattox
Publisher: SourceBooks, Inc.,
For more than 20 years the MegaSkills program has taught parents how to help their children develop the abilities and values essential for success in school and in life. Now, nationally respected educators Dorothy Rich and Beverly Mattox show you how to start building MegaSkills before children reach school age.
Specially designed for ages one through six, MegaSkills® for Babies, Toddlers, and Beyond gives you hands-on techniques and kid-friendly activities to teach the 12 MegaSkills.
“Rich’s volume is a must for parents, educators, and those interested in helping children become more caring, confident, lifelong learners.”
Edward Zigler, Ph.D.
Sterling Professor of Psychology Emeritus, Yale University
“The best investment, if we’re aiming to help our students be as successful as they can be, is not in the machines but in the people who can make the real difference. Dorothy Rich knows this, and she’s been practicing what she preaches for more than thirty years.”
John Wilson, Executive Director,
National Education Association
“MegaSkills programs are in almost four thousand schools serving many more thousands of children and parents. This growth provides strong evidence that parents and teachers recognize the value and ready to do what it takes to help children achieve.”
Bill Bradley, Former Senator,
Author – The New American Story
“I have known and respected the work of Dorothy Rich for many years. She has been a pioneer in improving the educational attainment of children by involving parents. Research strongly supports this approach. I am a fan of MegaSkills and the remarkable powers of its positive impact for children across the nation.”
Ellen Galinsky, President
Families and Work Institution
“MegaSkills ought to be on television. Since it’s not, read this book.”
John Merrow, Executive Editor
The Merrow Report
NewsHour/PBS
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