Step by Step (Program)
Step by Step is a program funded by OSI - Open Society Institute to foster democratic principles and promote parent and community involvement in early childhood education within emerging democracies....
All Ages
Age groups: Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5)
http://gucchd.georgetown.edu/programs/step_by_step/index.html
Family Fun (Parent Handouts and Info - Parent)
Silver Spoon Kids: How Successful Parents Raise Responsible Children -- by Eileen Gallo (Author) (Book - Parent)
"While many parents know how to capitalize on their wealth financially, they aren't as certain how to make sure money doesn't spoil their children. Silver Spoon Kids addresses the how and the equally...
All Ages
Age groups: Toddlerhood (1-3)
Beverly Hills, 90210: Television, Gender, and Identity -- by E. McKinley (Author) (Book)
"Graham McKinley found several groups who watched the program and questioned them about the program's significance. Her conclusions, examined in the light of cultural studies and contemporary theory,...
All Ages
Age groups: Adolescence (13-21)
Musical Development and Learning -- by Adrian North, David Hargreaves (Authors) (Book)
"How do children learn - or learn about - music? How do national cultures and education systems affect children's musical learning? These are the ambitious questions this book confronts. Musical...
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
Poverty and Health: Working with Families -- by Clare Blackburn (Author) (Book)
"Drawing together literature from a wide range of disciplines--social policy, sociology, psychology, biological sciences, medicine, and health promotion--addresses the issues and questions that health...
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
Life at the Margins: Literacy, Language, and Technology in Everyday Life -- by Juliet Merrifield (Author) (Book)
From the Publisher "Unlike many books about adult literacy, which focus on abstract concepts related to test scores, this volume develops an understanding of literacy and illiteracy through the...
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
Joey and Sam: A Heartwarming Storybook about Autism, a Family and a Brother's Love -- by Edward Ritvo, Illana Katz (Authors) (Book - Child)
This beautifully illustrated storybook focuses on a loving family with two young sons. Joey, a loving and protective 6-year-old is burdened by conflict around his 5-year-old autistic sibling named...
Ages 8 years - 14 years.
Night -- by Elie Wiesel (Author) (Book)
"Night - A terrifying account of the Nazi death camp horror that turns a young Jewish boy into an agonized witness to the death of his family...the death of his innocence...and the death of his God....
All Ages
Age groups: Adolescence (13-21)
Whoever You Are -- by Leslie Staub, Mem Fox (Authors) (Book)
"Every day all over the world, children are laughing and crying, playing and learning, eating and sleeping. They may not look the same. They may not speak the same language. Their lives may be quite...
All Ages
Age groups: Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12)