Wired to move : facts and strategies for nurturing boys in an early childhood setting /
Morhard, Ruth Hanford.
Wired to move : facts and strategies for nurturing boys in an early childhood setting / Ruth Hanford Morhard ; foreword by Larry Griffin ; introductions by Anthony President and Felix Muniz, DMin. - 168 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The Starting Point Boys' Project -- What little boys are made of -- Nurturing boys' brains -- Nurturing African American boys -- Nurturing Hispanic/Latino boys -- Partnering with parents -- Limiting media influences -- Heroes and superheroes.
"Using the latest brain research to explore and explain differences in how boys and girls learn, this informative resource provides early childhood educators tools to make the way they teach and their classrooms more boy friendly. Grounded in findings from the nonprofit child care and early education and youth agency Starting Pointś Boys ́Project, this handbook is designed to help teachers better understand, support, and work with young boys. From an overview of what makes boys tick and the unique needs of African American and Hispanic boys to simple, effective options to involve boys in the early childhood classroom and encourage family engagement and parental participation, it offers practical strategies teachers can implement in even the stickiest situations"--Amazon.com.
9780876593226 0876593228
2013007692
Boys--Education (Early childhood)
Sex differences in education.
Wired to move : facts and strategies for nurturing boys in an early childhood setting / Ruth Hanford Morhard ; foreword by Larry Griffin ; introductions by Anthony President and Felix Muniz, DMin. - 168 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The Starting Point Boys' Project -- What little boys are made of -- Nurturing boys' brains -- Nurturing African American boys -- Nurturing Hispanic/Latino boys -- Partnering with parents -- Limiting media influences -- Heroes and superheroes.
"Using the latest brain research to explore and explain differences in how boys and girls learn, this informative resource provides early childhood educators tools to make the way they teach and their classrooms more boy friendly. Grounded in findings from the nonprofit child care and early education and youth agency Starting Pointś Boys ́Project, this handbook is designed to help teachers better understand, support, and work with young boys. From an overview of what makes boys tick and the unique needs of African American and Hispanic boys to simple, effective options to involve boys in the early childhood classroom and encourage family engagement and parental participation, it offers practical strategies teachers can implement in even the stickiest situations"--Amazon.com.
9780876593226 0876593228
2013007692
Boys--Education (Early childhood)
Sex differences in education.