First Things First!: Creating the New American Primary School Contributor(s): Takanishi, Ruby (Author) |
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ISBN: 0807756938 ISBN-13: 9780807756935 Publisher: Teachers College Press OUR PRICE: $30.35 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2016 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Education | Educational Policy & Reform - Education | Elementary - Education | Early Childhood (incl. Preschool & Kindergarten) |
Dewey: 372 |
LCCN: 2016023338 |
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 6.1" W x 8.9" (0.65 lbs) 208 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Challenging policymakers, educators, reformers, and citizens to replace piecemeal reforms with fundamental redesign, First Things First calls for a different way of organizing the American primary school. Ruby Takanishi outlines a new framework for integrating early education with primary education (pre-K-5), including both short- and long-term strategies, that starts with 3- and 4-year-olds. Featuring portraits of primary schools that have successfully integrated pre-K, the book includes resources on dual-language learners, dual-generation family engagement, effective philanthropy, rethinking advocacy, and more. The book centers on four basic questions:
First Things First reframes the basic structure of traditional primary education, challenging us to get the early years of a 21st-century public education system off to a new and stronger start. |