A fun, natural way for kids to take their first steps in a second language A fun way to introduce kids ages three to eight to a second language, the On the Move series takes full advantage of kids’ natural talent for learning through song. Songs about an array of topics that matter to kids—including counting, family, holidays, school, animals, the weather, colors, and more—feature lyrics specially developed for easy comprehension and catchy melodies that make singing along irresistible. And the convenient CD format makes it easy for kids to have some fun with language whenever and wherever the spirit moves them. Each package contains: 22 catchy tunes that entertain kids while exposing them to the basics Language games and activities that let kids show off what they’ve learned A warm, friendly narration that guides listeners to key words and phrases and reinforces important vocabulary An illustrated booklet with complete bilingual lyrics

Teach Your Child Spanish Through Play is a valuable resource for parents, home educators and teachers which includes tips for parents who don't speak the language, creative games and activities that cater to each learning style, a guide to teaching culture, ideas for building and maintaining bilingual communities through playgroups and language clubs as well as a voluminous resource directory. This book is a must have for anyone who wants to teach a child Spanish language and culture.

This book furthers understanding of how child temperament is linked to educational outcomes through mediating and moderating factors. As the importance of socio-emotional development for educational outcomes is increasingly recognized, understanding the influence that children’s temperament—which includes their emotional reactivity and regulation of emotions, cognitions, and behaviors—can have on educational factors, such as school readiness and academic achievement, is crucial. First, the chapters in this book examine pathways connecting temperament with educational outcomes; for example, one study reports that toddler negative affect predicted executive functioning, which then predicted achievement at age six. The second way that chapters in this book examine links between temperament and education is by identifying factors that make associations between temperament and educational outcomes more salient; for example, findings from one study show that shyness and negative emotion were more strongly associated with lower academic achievement only when children received fewer than nine hours of sleep each night, highlighting the importance of sleep. By examining pathways through which temperament exerts effects on educational outcomes (i.e., mediators), or factors that modify associations between temperament and educational outcomes (i.e., moderators), the potential for interventions aimed at improving early educational outcomes can be fully realized. This book was originally published as a special issue of Early Education and Development.

A fun, natural way for kids to take their first steps in a second language A fun way to introduce kids ages three to eight to a second language, the On the Move series takes full advantage of kids’ natural talent for learning through song. Songs about an array of topics that matter to kids—including counting, family, holidays, school, animals, the weather, colors, and more—feature lyrics specially developed for easy comprehension and catchy melodies that make singing along irresistible. And the convenient CD format makes it easy for kids to have some fun with language whenever and wherever the spirit moves them. Each package contains: 22 catchy tunes that entertain kids while exposing them to the basics Language games and activities that let kids show off what they’ve learned A warm, friendly narration that guides listeners to key words and phrases and reinforces important vocabulary An illustrated booklet with complete bilingual lyrics