This comprehensive, user-friendly reference offers clear descriptions of children's development from age 4 to age 14. A bestseller, now in its 3rd edition, Yardsticks has helped countless teachers and administrators shape classrooms and schools where all children can succeed.

For each age, this book includes: 

• Narrative description of developmental traits
• Charts summarizing physical, social, language, and cognitive growth patterns  
• Suggestions for curricular areas: reading, writing, mathematics, and thematic units 
• Favorite books for different ages

About the Author
Chip Wood has been a K–8 teacher, principal, and teacher educator for over 35 years. He is a co-founder of Northeast Foundation for Children, the developer of the Responsive Classroom approach.

A practical resource on child development. Chip Wood has walked the walk as both teacher and principal. He knows children and he knows how to apply developmental principles sensibly and artfully.

— Eric Schaps, Director, Developmental Studies Center

Paperback, 240 pages

$20

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