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If you're interested in delving further into issues related to parenting,
education, how kids learn best, and more, we've constructed a list of
books and resources on which we've drawn in creating this Web site.
(A word of caution: while many of these references are written
for a general audience, some are very academic and may be hard to find.)
How Parents Make a Difference
Parent Involvement: A Review of Research and Principles of Successful
Practice by Becher, Rhoda McShane Becher, National Institute
of Education, 1984.
Spark Your Child's Success in Math and Science: Practical Advice
for Parents by Jacqueline Barber, Nicole Parizeau, Lincoln Bergman.
Publishers, GEM,S 2002
Critical Issues in Parental Involvement, Andrea B. Bermudez,
Steven J. Rakow, (Principal Investigators), Research Center for Language
and Culture, University of Houston-Clear Lake, 1992.
"How to Raise Smart Kids" by B. Bradley Parenting,
66Ï71, September, 1993.
"Bring Out the Scientist in Your Child," PTA Today,
17(5), 13Ï15, March, 1992.
Math, Science, and Your Daughter: What Can Parents Do? by P.
B. Campbell, U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC, 1992.
"Parent Attitudes and Practices of Involvement in Inner-City Elementary
and Middle Schools," by Susan Dauber and Joyce Epstein in Families
and Schools in a Pluralistic Society, Nancy Feyl Chavkin, editor,
Chapter 2, 53Ï71, State University of New York Press, Albany, 1993.
"Get Into the Equation: Math and Science, Parents and Children,"
College Board, New York, 1987.
A New Generation of Evidence: The Family Is Critical to Student Achievement
by Anne T. Henderson and Nancy Berla (editors), Center for Law and Education,
Washington, DC, 1997.
Beating the Odds: Raising Academically Successful African American
Males by Freeman A. Hrabowski, Kennith I. Maton and Geoffrey L.
Greif, Oxford University Press, New York, 1998.
The Home Environment and School Learning: Promoting Parent Involvement
in the Education of Children by Thomas Kellaghan, Kathryn Sloane,
Benjamin Alvarez, Benjamin Bloom, Jossey-Bass, Inc., San Francisco,
1993.
Parent Power: 90 Winning Ways to Be Involved and Help Your Child
Get the Most Out of School by Roberta Kirshbaum with Robin Dellabough,
Hyperion, New York, 1998.
"Homework: How to End the Struggle" by A. Lara, Parenting,
124Ï131, September, 1993.
Helping Your Child Succeed in School: A Guide for Parents of 4 to
14 Year Olds by Michael H. Popkin, Bettie B. Youngs and Jane M.
Healy, Active Parenting Publishers, Atlanta, Georgia, 1995.
Beyond the Classroom: Why School Reform has Failed and What
Parents Need To Do by Laurence Steinberg,
Active Learning Is Best
Benchmarks for Science Literacy, American Association for the
Advancement of Science, Project 2061. Oxford University Press, New York,
1993. Especially see Chapter 15, "The Research Base."
"What Research Says: Activity Science. The Evidence Shows It Matters"
by T. Bredderman, Science and Children, 20(1), 39Ï41, 1982.
Hands-On Approaches to Science Teaching: Questions and Answers from
the Field and Research by D. L. Haury and P. Rillero. ERIC Clearinghouse,
Columbus, Ohio, 1992.
Ed Talk: What We Know About Science Teaching and Learning by
Nancy Kober. Council for Educational Development and Research, Washington,
DC.
"What Research Says: Science Through Discovery: Students Love it,"
Science and Children, 23(2), 39Ï41, 1985, and "What Research
Says About Hands-On Science," Science and Children, 25(2),
39Ï40, 1988.
National Science Education Standards. National Research Council/National
Academy of Sciences. National Academy Press, Washington, DC, 1996.
Helping Your Child Succeed in School: A Guide for Parents of 4 to
14 Year Olds by Michael Popkin, Bettie B. Youngs, and Jane M. Healy.
Active Parenting Publishers, Atlanta, Georgia, 1995.
Teaching Science through Inquiry by David L. Haury. ERIC Clearinghouse
for Science, Mathematics, and Environmental Education, March, 1993.
Developmentally Appropriate Practice in Early Childhood Programs
by Sue Bredekamp, Carol Copple (revised edition), National Association
for the Education of Young Children, Washington, DC, 1997.
Children's Ideas in Science by R. Driver and E. Guesne (eds.).
Open University Press, Milton Keynes, UK, 1985.
Exploring Science in Early Childhood: A Developmental Approach
by Karen K. Lind, 2nd edition, Delmar Publishers, a division of International
Thomson Publishing Inc., 1996.
Rethinking the Brain: New Insights into Early Development by
Rima Shore, Families and Work Institute, New York, 1997.
Teaching Children Science and Math
Teaching Children Science by J. Abruscato, 3rd edition, Allyn
& Bacon, Boston, 1992.
The Teaching of Science in Primary Schools by Wynne Harlen and
David Fulton. Publishers, London, 3rd Edition, 2000.
Benchmarks for Science Literacy, American Association for the
Advancement of Science, Project 2061, Oxford University Press, New York,
1993.
Elementary School Science for the '90s by S. Loucks-Horsley et
al., The Network, Inc., Andover, Massachusetts, 1993.
National Science Education Standards by National Research Council,
National Academy Press, Washington, DC, 1996.
Science for All Americans F.J. Rutherford and A. Ahlgren Oxford
University Press, New York, 1990.
Multiple Intelligences
7 Kinds of Smart: Discovering and Using Your Natural Intelligence
by T. Armstrong, Plume/Penguin, New York, 1993.
In Their Own Way: Discovering and Encouraging Your Child's Personal
Learning Style by T. Armstrong, Jeremy P. Tarcher Publishers, Los
Angeles, 1987.
Multiple Intelligences in the Classroom by T. Armstrong, Association
for Supervision and Curriculum Development, Alexandria, Virginia, 1994.
Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences by H. Gardner,
HarperCollins Publishers, New York, 1983.
Multiple Intelligences: The Theory in Practice by H. Gardner,
HarperCollins Publishers, New York, 1993.
The Unschooled Mind: How Children Think and How Schools Should Teach
by H. Gardner, HarperCollins Publishers, New York, 1992.
"Common Miracles," Peter Jennings, ABC News Special
on education in the United States and theory of multiple intelligences.
Testing: Knowing What Your Child Knows
Insights and Outcomes: Assessments for Great Explorations in Math
and Science by Jacqueline Barber, et al., Great Explorations in
Math and Science (GEMS) Regents of the University of California, 1995.
Reaching Potentials: Transforming Early Childhood Curriculum and
Assessment by Sue Bredekamp and Teresa Rosegrant. Volume 2, National
Association for the Education of Young Children, Washington, DC, 1995.
First Grade Takes A Test by Miriam Cohen. Dell, New York, 1980.
Smart Schools, Smart Kids: Why Do Some Schools Work? by Edward
B. Fiske. Simon & Shuster, New York, 1992.
How to Take Tests by Sara Gilbert. William Morrow and Company,
Inc., New York, 1983.
Dr. Gruber's Essential Guide to Test Taking for Kids by Gary
Gruber. William Morrow and Company, Inc., New York, 1986.
A Practical Guide to Alternative Assessment by Joan Herman, Pamela
Ansbacher, Lynn Winters. Association for Supervision and Curriculum
Development, Alexandria, Virginia, 1992.
"Assessing Habits of Mind: Performance-Based Assessment in Science
and Mathematics" by M. Jorgensen. ERIC Clearinghouse for Science,
Mathematics, and Environmental Education, Columbus, Ohio, 1993.
Science Assessment in the Service of Reform by Gerald Kulm and
Shirley Malcolm (eds). American Association for the Advancement of Science,
Waldorf, Maryland, 1991.
Multiplying Inequalities: The Effect of Race, Social Class, and Tracking
on Students' Opportunities to Learn Mathematics and Science by J.
Oakes, T. Ormsmeth, R. Bell, P. Camp. RAND Corporation, Santa
Barbara, California, 1990.
"Science Friction" by Steve Olson in Education Week,
Sept. 30, 1998.
Pursuing Excellence: A Study of U.S. Eighth-Grade Mathematics and
Science Teaching, Learning, Curriculum, and Achievement in International
Context, (1996); A Study of U.S. Fourth-Grade Mathematics and
Science Achievement in International Context (1997); A Study
of U.S. Twelfth-Grade Mathematics and Science Achievement in International
Context (1998). These three reports summarize findings from TIMSS
(Third International Math and Science Study) an ongoing study of student
achievement with international comparisons.
Assessment Alternatives in Mathematics by Jean Stenmark. Lawrence
Hall of Science, EQUALS Program, Regents of the University of California,
1989.
Mathematics Assessment: Myths, Models, Good Questions, and Practical
Suggestions by Jean Stenmark. National Council of Teachers of Mathematics,
Reston, Virginia, 1991.
TIMSS: A Video Report. Summarizes TIMSS findings on U.S. eighth-grade
education with implications for U.S. schools. 13 minutes, 1997.
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