summer reading assignments and resources for the 2011-2012 school year

Recommended Reading for Early Childhood Parents

Below are a list of titles that St. Anne's School of Annapolis recommends to parents and families of Early Childhood students. The books included in this list are recommended with our Early Childhood program in mind and based on frequently asked questions of Early Childhood families. No book is exhaustive of our program's content or our philosophy, but those listed here provide further information of best teaching practices. We welcome you to stop in and borrow available books of interest to you from the Associate Head of School's Parent Lending Library. Your local library and bookstore may have these books available or be able to order them.

Beyond Fact and Flashcards: Exploring Math with Your Kids by Jan Mokros
But How'd I Get in There in the First Place? Talking to Your Young Child About Sex by Deborah Roffman
Endangered Minds: Why Children Don't Think and What We Can Do About It by Jane M. Healy
Family Math for Young Children by Jean Kerr Stenmark and Grace Davila Coates
Family Story Book Reading by Denny Taylor and Dorothy S. Strickland
Families Writing by Peter Stillman
Home: Where Reading and Writing Begin by Mary Williams Hill
How It Feels When Parents Divorce by Jill Krementz
The Hurried Child by David Elkind
Learning to Read and Write: Developmentally Appropriate Practices For Young Children by Susan B. Neuman, Carol Copple and Sue Bredekamp
Math for the Very Young Child by Lydia Polonsky, Dorothy Freedman, Susan Lesher and Kate Morrison
Nurture by Mature: Understand Your Child's Personality Type and Become a Better Parent by Paul D. Tieger, Barbara Barron-Tieger and E. Michael Ellovich
Off to School: A Parent's-Eye View of the Kindergarten Year by Irene L. Hannigan
The Preschool Years by Ellen Galinsky and Judy David
Punished by Rewards: The Trouble with Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, A's, Praise, and Other Bribes by Alfie Kohn
Raising Your Spirited Child by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka
Raising Lifelong Learners: A Parent's Guide by Lucy Calkins
Remote Control Childhood? Combating the Hazards of Media Culture by Diane E. Levin and Carol Copple
Spiritual Life of Children by Robert Coles
Starting School: From Separation to Independence by Nancy Balaban
Touchpoints Three to Six: Your Child's Emotional and Behavioral Development by T. Berry Brazelton and Joshua A. Sparrow
Writing Begins at Home by Marie Clay
Yardsticks: Children in the Classroom Ages 4-14 by Chip Wood
Your Three-Year Old: Friend or Enemy by Louise Bates Ames and Frances L. Ilg
Your Four-Year Old: Wild and Wonderful by Louise Bates Ames and Frances L. Ilg
Your Five-Year Old: Sunny and Serene by Louise Bates Ames and Frances L. Ilg
Your Six-Year Old: Loving and Defiant by Louise Bates Ames and Frances L. Ilg