Ready for Learning and Ready for Life
eBook - ePub

Ready for Learning and Ready for Life

Bridging the Disconnects Between Research and Practice

  1. English
  2. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Ready for Learning and Ready for Life

Bridging the Disconnects Between Research and Practice

About this book

Many of our children are poorly prepared to face the challenges of school and growing up in our complex society. The term readiness is misrepresented in the field of education; this book implies a different type of readiness involving a process that can be taught and nurtured within each child. Going beyond what our schools typically assess to determine readiness to attend school, which is often based upon age, this book addresses the synergistic aspects of readiness, learning, and adaptation that allow children to be optimally ready to learning and capable of handing for challenges and transitions. This more holistic and interactive understanding of readiness involves not only the typical physical development, but also psychological aspects including the cognitive, emotional, spiritual, behavioral, and environmental pieces.
The goal of this book is to provide the necessary lens through which we can see what is really hindering many children in schools today, along with possible approaches and interventions typically not seen as educational in nature, but what may be just the needed prescription for our ailing youth.

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Yes, you can access Ready for Learning and Ready for Life by Betsy Gunzelmann in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Education & Education Theory & Practice. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover-Page
  2. Halftitle
  3. PART I: UNDERSTANDING THE CONCEPT OF BEING READY AND THE DISCONNECTS
  4. PART II: THE SYNERGISTIC READINESS
  5. PART III: THE INTERVENTIONS AND DISCUSSIONS: RESEARCH-BASED INTERVENTIONS TO PROMOTE READINESS FOR LEARNING AND FOR LIFE—THE PARADOXES CAN BE RESOLVED AND GAPS CAN BE BRIDGED!
  6. PART IV: BRINGING IT ALL TOGETHER AND HOPE FOR THE FUTURE
  7. References and Suggested Reading
  8. Notes
  9. About the Author