Assessment of Young Children

Your Anxious Child

How Parents and Teachers Can Relieve Anxiety in Children

John S. Dacey, Martha D. Mack, Lisa B. Fiore

A fully-revised and updated new edition of a bestselling book designed to help parents, teachers, and counsellors support young people suffering from anxiety. Offers an array of innovative strategies organized into the authors’ four-step “COPE” program, which has undergone more than 20 years of successful field testing Each strategy is accompanied by a set of activities contextualized with full details of the appropriate age level, materials needed, suggested setting, and a template script Presents a straightforward account of anxiety, the most prevalent clinical diagnosis in young people, written with a careful balance of scientific evidence and benevolence Features a brand new chapter on preschoolers and a companion website that includes instructional MP3 recordings and a wealth of additional resources

Emergent Writing--Scribble Stories Literacy Center

Lisa B. Fiore, Ph.D.

This easy-to-use center has suggestions for ways to differentiate implementation or instruction to meet the needs of all students.This resource was created to align with the CCSS and supports developmentally appropriate standards-based instruction.

Making Observations--Just the Right Mix Science Center

Lisa B. Fiore, Ph.D.

This easy-to-use center has suggestions for ways to differentiate implementation or instruction to meet the needs of all students.This resource was created to align with the CCSS and supports developmentally appropriate standards-based instruction.

Making Maps--A Room of My Own Social Studies Center

Lisa B. Fiore, Ph.D.

This easy-to-use center has suggestions for ways to differentiate implementation or instruction to meet the needs of all students.This resource was created to align with the CCSS and supports developmentally appropriate standards-based instruction.

Grit, Resilience, and Motivation in Early Childhood

Practical Takeaways for Teachers

Lisa B. Fiore

Grit, Resilience, and Motivation in Early Childhood moves past current media buzz about grit, resilience, and motivation as proverbial silver bullets and provides early childhood educators with a much-needed focus on developmentally appropriate activities and expectations related to those terms. Illustrated with classroom case studies, caregiver and community resources, and teacher behaviors, this powerful guide presents practical applications for educators to more deeply understand the research that will strengthen and support young children.

Creating Line Art--Let's Take a Line Walk Art Center

Lisa B. Fiore, Ph.D.

This easy-to-use center has suggestions for ways to differentiate implementation or instruction to meet the needs of all students.This resource was created to align with the CCSS and supports developmentally appropriate standards-based instruction.