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🌱 Early Literacy

Resources for nurturing the foundations of reading and writing in young children, from phonemic awareness to the sheer joy of a story read aloud.
The Read Aloud Factor
by Rekha S. Rajan • 2022
1.5 million more words by kindergarten: the read-aloud habit that starts at birth and sticks.
3.50
78
📚 Early Childhood Literacy📖 Read-Aloud Practice🗣️ Language Acquisition
The Read Aloud Factor Summary
The Read Aloud Factor 90%
1.5 million more words by kindergarten: the read-aloud habit that starts at birth and sticks.
by Rekha S. Rajan 2022
3.50
78 ratings
📚 Early Childhood Literacy📖 Read-Aloud Practice🗣️ Language Acquisition
Learning at Home Pre K-3
by Ann Barbour • 2014
Ditch the dittos: how to design homework that gets families talking, playing, and learning together.
🧒 Early Childhood Education🏫 Home-School Partnerships🧸 Play-Based Learning
Learning at Home Pre K-3 Summary
Learning at Home Pre K-3 90%
Ditch the dittos: how to design homework that gets families talking, playing, and learning together.
by Ann Barbour 2014
🧒 Early Childhood Education🏫 Home-School Partnerships🧸 Play-Based Learning
99 Ways to Get Kids to Love Reading
by Mary Leonhardt • 1997
Free-choice reading beats assigned classics. Ninety-nine ways to make your home a reader's nest.
3.26
385
📖 Child Literacy🏠 Family Reading Habits🗳️ Reading Choice
99 Ways to Get Kids to Love Reading Summary
99 Ways to Get Kids to Love Reading 89%
Free-choice reading beats assigned classics. Ninety-nine ways to make your home a reader's nest.
by Mary Leonhardt 1997
3.26
385 ratings
📖 Child Literacy🏠 Family Reading Habits🗳️ Reading Choice
The Knowledge Gap
by Natalie Wexler • 2019
Kids drill reading skills for years without history or science. That is the reading crisis.
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6k+
📖 Reading Instruction🔧 Education Reform📊 Achievement Gap
The Knowledge Gap Summary
The Knowledge Gap 89%
Kids drill reading skills for years without history or science. That is the reading crisis.
by Natalie Wexler 2019
4.13
6k+ ratings
📖 Reading Instruction🔧 Education Reform📊 Achievement Gap
Don't Leave the Story in the Book
by Mary Hynes-Berry • 2011
Stop just reading stories. Start using them to drive math, science, and inquiry in preschool.
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1
🏫 Early Childhood Education📚 Teaching With Stories🔍 Classroom Inquiry
Don't Leave the Story in the Book Summary
Don't Leave the Story in the Book 89%
Stop just reading stories. Start using them to drive math, science, and inquiry in preschool.
by Mary Hynes-Berry 2011
4.00
1 ratings
🏫 Early Childhood Education📚 Teaching With Stories🔍 Classroom Inquiry
My Toddler Talks
by Kimberly Scanlon • 2012
A speech pathologist's playbook for when your toddler understands everything but says nothing.
4.03
270
🗣️ Language Development👶 Toddler Development🧸 Play-Based Learning
My Toddler Talks Summary
My Toddler Talks 89%
A speech pathologist's playbook for when your toddler understands everything but says nothing.
by Kimberly Scanlon 2012
4.03
270 ratings
🗣️ Language Development👶 Toddler Development🧸 Play-Based Learning
The Importance of Being Little
by Erika Christakis • 2016
Preschool looks like grade school now. An early childhood educator on what young kids need instead.
3.71
3k+
🏫 Early Childhood Education🧩 Play-Based Learning🌱 Child Development
The Importance of Being Little Summary
The Importance of Being Little 89%
Preschool looks like grade school now. An early childhood educator on what young kids need instead.
by Erika Christakis 2016
3.71
3k+ ratings
🏫 Early Childhood Education🧩 Play-Based Learning🌱 Child Development
The Developing Brain
by Marilee Sprenger • 2008
How play, movement, and talk wire a young brain for reading, focus, and lifelong learning.
3.62
13
🧸 Early Childhood Education🧠 Brain-Based Teaching🔬 Neuroeducation
The Developing Brain Summary
The Developing Brain 89%
How play, movement, and talk wire a young brain for reading, focus, and lifelong learning.
by Marilee Sprenger 2008
3.62
13 ratings
🧸 Early Childhood Education🧠 Brain-Based Teaching🔬 Neuroeducation
The Book Whisperer
by Donalyn Miller • 2009
Forty books a year per student: the method that works when worksheets and whole-class novels fail.
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19k+
🏗️ Reading Workshop📖 Literacy Instruction🔥 Reading Motivation
The Book Whisperer Summary
The Book Whisperer 89%
Forty books a year per student: the method that works when worksheets and whole-class novels fail.
by Donalyn Miller 2009
4.49
19k+ ratings
🏗️ Reading Workshop📖 Literacy Instruction🔥 Reading Motivation
Reading in the Wild
by Donalyn Miller • 2013
What separates lifelong readers from the rest? Five habits, and the classroom moves that build them.
4.45
6k+
📚 Reading Workshop⏱️ Independent Reading📖 Classroom Libraries
Reading in the Wild Summary
Reading in the Wild 89%
What separates lifelong readers from the rest? Five habits, and the classroom moves that build them.
by Donalyn Miller 2013
4.45
6k+ ratings
📚 Reading Workshop⏱️ Independent Reading📖 Classroom Libraries
Make Believe
by Mac Barnett • 2026
How the most daring literature ends up for eight-year-olds, and what adults can learn from them.
4.38
3k+
📚 Children'S Literature📝 Literary Criticism✍️ Essay Collections
Make Believe Summary
Make Believe 88%
How the most daring literature ends up for eight-year-olds, and what adults can learn from them.
by Mac Barnett 2026
4.38
3k+ ratings
📚 Children'S Literature📝 Literary Criticism✍️ Essay Collections
Thirty Million Words
by Dana Suskind • 2015
A 30-million-word gap opens before age three. Parent talk, not money, closes it.
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4k+
🧠 Early Development🗣️ Language Development🔄 Neuroplasticity
Thirty Million Words Summary
Thirty Million Words 88%
A 30-million-word gap opens before age three. Parent talk, not money, closes it.
by Dana Suskind 2015
4.14
4k+ ratings
🧠 Early Development🗣️ Language Development🔄 Neuroplasticity
Einstein Never Used Flash Cards
by Kathy Hirsh-Pasek • 2003
Why play beats flashcards: the science of real learning and what parents should do instead.
3.94
2k+
🧒 Early Childhood🎲 Play-Based Learning💖 Emotional Intelligence
Einstein Never Used Flash Cards Summary
Einstein Never Used Flash Cards 88%
Why play beats flashcards: the science of real learning and what parents should do instead.
by Kathy Hirsh-Pasek 2003
3.94
2k+ ratings
🧒 Early Childhood🎲 Play-Based Learning💖 Emotional Intelligence
It Takes Two to Talk
by Jan Pepper • 2004
Turn play into language. Helping late talkers communicate through the moments you already share.
4.29
264
🗣️ Language Development🌱 Early Intervention👂 Responsive Parenting
It Takes Two to Talk Summary
It Takes Two to Talk 88%
Turn play into language. Helping late talkers communicate through the moments you already share.
by Jan Pepper 2004
4.29
264 ratings
🗣️ Language Development🌱 Early Intervention👂 Responsive Parenting
Teaching Johnny to Think
by Leonard Peikoff • 2014
Ayn Rand's philosophy applied to education: a method that trains the conceptual mind step by step.
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📚 Philosophy Of Education🗽 Objectivism🧠 Conceptual Development
Teaching Johnny to Think Summary
Teaching Johnny to Think 88%
Ayn Rand's philosophy applied to education: a method that trains the conceptual mind step by step.
by Leonard Peikoff 2014
4.13
159 ratings
📚 Philosophy Of Education🗽 Objectivism🧠 Conceptual Development
Montessori
by Angeline Stoll Lillard • 2005
She built schools on hunches a century ago. Psychological science is finally catching up.
4.22
983
🏫 Montessori Method👶 Early Childhood Education🧠 Child Development
Montessori Summary
Montessori 88%
She built schools on hunches a century ago. Psychological science is finally catching up.
by Angeline Stoll Lillard 2005
4.22
983 ratings
🏫 Montessori Method👶 Early Childhood Education🧠 Child Development
Montessori Madness!
by Trevor Eissler • 2009
Traditional schools reward compliance, not curiosity. A parent's case for the opposite.
3.87
376
🏫 Alternative Education🧒 Child Development👶 Early Childhood Education
Montessori Madness! Summary
Montessori Madness! 88%
Traditional schools reward compliance, not curiosity. A parent's case for the opposite.
by Trevor Eissler 2009
3.87
376 ratings
🏫 Alternative Education🧒 Child Development👶 Early Childhood Education
Theories of Childhood
by Carol Garhart Mooney • 2000
Five theorists built the blueprint for early childhood education a century ago. It still holds.
4.07
791
🧒 Early Childhood Education📚 Educational Theory🧠 Developmental Psychology
Theories of Childhood Summary
Theories of Childhood 88%
Five theorists built the blueprint for early childhood education a century ago. It still holds.
by Carol Garhart Mooney 2000
4.07
791 ratings
🧒 Early Childhood Education📚 Educational Theory🧠 Developmental Psychology
Uncovering the Logic of English
by Denise Eide • 2011
Thirty rules explain 98% of English spellings. Schools quit teaching them; here they are.
4.53
2k+
🧪 Science Of Reading📖 Structured Literacy🔤 Phonics Instruction
Uncovering the Logic of English Summary
Uncovering the Logic of English 88%
Thirty rules explain 98% of English spellings. Schools quit teaching them; here they are.
by Denise Eide 2011
4.53
2k+ ratings
🧪 Science Of Reading📖 Structured Literacy🔤 Phonics Instruction
The Montessori Potential
by Paula Lillard Preschlack • 2023
Why a classroom where children choose their own work and teach each other produces capable kids.
4.29
49
🏫 Alternative Education🧒 Child Development🎯 Self-Directed Learning
The Montessori Potential Summary
The Montessori Potential 88%
Why a classroom where children choose their own work and teach each other produces capable kids.
by Paula Lillard Preschlack 2023
4.29
49 ratings
🏫 Alternative Education🧒 Child Development🎯 Self-Directed Learning
The Secret of Childhood
by Maria Montessori • 1936
Children are driven toward self-perfection; the loving adult is often their greatest obstacle.
4.15
2k+
🧒 Child Development🏫 Progressive Education🧠 Developmental Psychology
The Secret of Childhood Summary
The Secret of Childhood 88%
Children are driven toward self-perfection; the loving adult is often their greatest obstacle.
by Maria Montessori 1936
4.15
2k+ ratings
🧒 Child Development🏫 Progressive Education🧠 Developmental Psychology
Short Stories in English for Beginners
by Olly Richards • 2018
A book of stories where finishing feels like winning, and every page quietly upgrades your English.
4.09
162
📚 Graded Readers🧠 Language Acquisition🇬🇧 English Learners
Short Stories in English for Beginners Summary
Short Stories in English for Beginners 88%
A book of stories where finishing feels like winning, and every page quietly upgrades your English.
by Olly Richards 2018
4.09
162 ratings
📚 Graded Readers🧠 Language Acquisition🇬🇧 English Learners
The Reading Mind
by Daniel T. Willingham • 2017
Reading is a cognitive assembly line from symbols to meaning, and digital habits are disrupting it.
4.14
605
🔬 Reading Science📚 Literacy Instruction🧠 Cognitive Psychology
The Reading Mind Summary
The Reading Mind 88%
Reading is a cognitive assembly line from symbols to meaning, and digital habits are disrupting it.
by Daniel T. Willingham 2017
4.14
605 ratings
🔬 Reading Science📚 Literacy Instruction🧠 Cognitive Psychology
Closing the Reading Gap
by Alex Quigley • 2020
Phonics gets them started; disciplinary literacy sustains it. A whole-school plan to close the gap.
4.22
426
📚 Disciplinary Literacy🔬 Science Of Reading🔤 Phonics Instruction
Closing the Reading Gap Summary
Closing the Reading Gap 88%
Phonics gets them started; disciplinary literacy sustains it. A whole-school plan to close the gap.
by Alex Quigley 2020
4.22
426 ratings
📚 Disciplinary Literacy🔬 Science Of Reading🔤 Phonics Instruction
Closing the Vocabulary Gap
by Alex Quigley • 2018
Some children start school 32 million words behind. The whole-school approach that catches them up.
4.37
613
📚 Vocabulary Instruction🔬 Disciplinary Literacy🧬 Morphology Instruction
Closing the Vocabulary Gap Summary
Closing the Vocabulary Gap 88%
Some children start school 32 million words behind. The whole-school approach that catches them up.
by Alex Quigley 2018
4.37
613 ratings
📚 Vocabulary Instruction🔬 Disciplinary Literacy🧬 Morphology Instruction
Reader, Come Home
by Maryanne Wolf • 2018
Your reading brain is only a few thousand years old. Screens are now undoing it.
3.89
5k+
💻 Digital Reading📖 Deep Reading📱 Tech And Attention
Reader, Come Home Summary
Reader, Come Home 88%
Your reading brain is only a few thousand years old. Screens are now undoing it.
by Maryanne Wolf 2018
3.89
5k+ ratings
💻 Digital Reading📖 Deep Reading📱 Tech And Attention
Growing an In-Sync Child
by Carol Stock Kranowitz • 2009
Screen time replaced crawl time. Movement activities to build the brains kids need for school.
4.18
121
🧠 Sensory Integration🏃 Movement And Learning👐 Occupational Therapy
Growing an In-Sync Child Summary
Growing an In-Sync Child 88%
Screen time replaced crawl time. Movement activities to build the brains kids need for school.
by Carol Stock Kranowitz 2009
4.18
121 ratings
🧠 Sensory Integration🏃 Movement And Learning👐 Occupational Therapy
Home Learning Year by Year, Revised and Updated
by Rebecca Rupp • 2000
Year-by-year homeschool planning that follows the child, using standards as a compass, not a cage.
3.97
1k+
📚 Homeschool Curriculum🌱 Alternative Education🧒 Child-Led Learning
Home Learning Year by Year, Revised and Updated Summary
Home Learning Year by Year, Revised and Updated 88%
Year-by-year homeschool planning that follows the child, using standards as a compass, not a cage.
by Rebecca Rupp 2000
3.97
1k+ ratings
📚 Homeschool Curriculum🌱 Alternative Education🧒 Child-Led Learning
Autism Intervention Every Day!
by Merle J Crawford • 2013
The early intervention model where parents lead and breakfast is the lesson plan.
4.00
6
🧩 Early Intervention🔁 Daily Routines👨‍👩‍👧 Parent Coaching
Autism Intervention Every Day! Summary
Autism Intervention Every Day! 88%
The early intervention model where parents lead and breakfast is the lesson plan.
by Merle J Crawford 2013
4.00
6 ratings
🧩 Early Intervention🔁 Daily Routines👨‍👩‍👧 Parent Coaching
The Way They Learn
by Cynthia Ulrich Tobias • 1994
Your kid isn't broken. The way you teach just doesn't match the way they learn.
4.10
2k+
🧩 Learning Styles🔍 Learning Differences📚 Teaching Strategies
The Way They Learn Summary
The Way They Learn 88%
Your kid isn't broken. The way you teach just doesn't match the way they learn.
by Cynthia Ulrich Tobias 1994
4.10
2k+ ratings
🧩 Learning Styles🔍 Learning Differences📚 Teaching Strategies
Ages and Stages
by Charles E. Schaefer • 2000
What's normal at 2, 7, or 14? A developmental map that turns parental panic into patience.
3.83
163
🧩 Developmental Milestones🧸 Play-Based Learning❤️ Emotional Development
Ages and Stages Summary
Ages and Stages 88%
What's normal at 2, 7, or 14? A developmental map that turns parental panic into patience.
by Charles E. Schaefer 2000
3.83
163 ratings
🧩 Developmental Milestones🧸 Play-Based Learning❤️ Emotional Development
Simplicity Parenting
by Kim John Payne • 2009
Halve the toys, limit screens, build rhythms: the formula for a calmer, more creative child.
4.22
16k+
🐢 Slow Parenting🏡 Minimalist Parenting🧹 Decluttering
Simplicity Parenting Summary
Simplicity Parenting 87%
Halve the toys, limit screens, build rhythms: the formula for a calmer, more creative child.
by Kim John Payne 2009
4.22
16k+ ratings
🐢 Slow Parenting🏡 Minimalist Parenting🧹 Decluttering
Reading in the Brain
by Stanislas Dehaene • 2007
The brain never evolved to read. Writing systems adapted to the brain's older circuits instead.
4.06
2k+
🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience📖 Reading Science🔄 Brain Plasticity
Reading in the Brain Summary
Reading in the Brain 87%
The brain never evolved to read. Writing systems adapted to the brain's older circuits instead.
by Stanislas Dehaene 2007
4.06
2k+ ratings
🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience📖 Reading Science🔄 Brain Plasticity
How to Read Better and Faster
by Norman Lewis • 1951
Train your eyes to swallow a paragraph whole, and silence the voice that slows you down.
4.10
724
⚡️ Speed Reading🧠 Reading Comprehension📖 Vocabulary Building
How to Read Better and Faster Summary
How to Read Better and Faster 87%
Train your eyes to swallow a paragraph whole, and silence the voice that slows you down.
by Norman Lewis 1951
4.10
724 ratings
⚡️ Speed Reading🧠 Reading Comprehension📖 Vocabulary Building
The 6 Principles for Exemplary Teaching of English Learners
by TESOL International Association Writing Team • 2018
Stop teaching English as a separate subject. The framework that weaves it into every lesson.
4.00
72
🌍 English Learners🗣️ Esl Teaching🧠 Language Acquisition
The 6 Principles for Exemplary Teaching of English Learners Summary
The 6 Principles for Exemplary Teaching of English Learners 87%
Stop teaching English as a separate subject. The framework that weaves it into every lesson.
by TESOL International Association Writing Team 2018
4.00
72 ratings
🌍 English Learners🗣️ Esl Teaching🧠 Language Acquisition
The Well-Trained Mind
by Susan Wise Bauer • 1999
A K-12 curriculum building memory, logic, and expression around the story of civilization.
4.33
8k+
🏛️ Classical Education📋 Homeschool Planning🧒 Developmental Stages
The Well-Trained Mind Summary
The Well-Trained Mind 87%
A K-12 curriculum building memory, logic, and expression around the story of civilization.
by Susan Wise Bauer 1999
4.33
8k+ ratings
🏛️ Classical Education📋 Homeschool Planning🧒 Developmental Stages
Teach Like Your Hair's on Fire
by Rafe Esquith • 2007
Fear gets compliance. Trust gets fifth graders playing Shakespeare and running a homeless charity.
3.94
6k+
🧱 Classroom Culture🏫 Elementary Education🧭 Intrinsic Motivation
Teach Like Your Hair's on Fire Summary
Teach Like Your Hair's on Fire 87%
Fear gets compliance. Trust gets fifth graders playing Shakespeare and running a homeless charity.
by Rafe Esquith 2007
3.94
6k+ ratings
🧱 Classroom Culture🏫 Elementary Education🧭 Intrinsic Motivation
Balanced and Barefoot
by Angela J. Hanscom • 2016
Outdoor play is not optional. Without it, children's bodies and brains fail to wire correctly.
4.17
6k+
🧗 Outdoor Play🧠 Sensory Integration🏞️ Free Play
Balanced and Barefoot Summary
Balanced and Barefoot 87%
Outdoor play is not optional. Without it, children's bodies and brains fail to wire correctly.
by Angela J. Hanscom 2016
4.17
6k+ ratings
🧗 Outdoor Play🧠 Sensory Integration🏞️ Free Play
The Ultimate Guide To Ielts Writing
by Parthesh Thakkar • 2013
IELTS writing is scored against four rigid rubrics. Here is how to build to each one.
4.10
553
📝 Exam Preparation🎓 Academic Writing🏛️ Essay Structure
The Ultimate Guide To Ielts Writing Summary
The Ultimate Guide To Ielts Writing 87%
IELTS writing is scored against four rigid rubrics. Here is how to build to each one.
by Parthesh Thakkar 2013
4.10
553 ratings
📝 Exam Preparation🎓 Academic Writing🏛️ Essay Structure
Preparing Children for Success in School and Life
by Marcia L. Tate • 2011
Relationships, not flash cards: twenty brain-based strategies for school success.
4.09
22
🧒 Child Development🧠 Brain Science📚 Neuroeducation
Preparing Children for Success in School and Life Summary
Preparing Children for Success in School and Life 87%
Relationships, not flash cards: twenty brain-based strategies for school success.
by Marcia L. Tate 2011
4.09
22 ratings
🧒 Child Development🧠 Brain Science📚 Neuroeducation
The Brave Learner
by Julie Bogart • 2019
How to run a homeschool that thrives on curiosity and connection, not curriculum and checklists.
4.17
7k+
🏠 Home Education🌿 Unschooling💭 Homeschool Philosophy
The Brave Learner Summary
The Brave Learner 87%
How to run a homeschool that thrives on curiosity and connection, not curriculum and checklists.
by Julie Bogart 2019
4.17
7k+ ratings
🏠 Home Education🌿 Unschooling💭 Homeschool Philosophy
Homeschooling for Excellence
by David Colfax • 1988
Public schools process children, not educate. One family's experiment proves there is another way.
3.91
446
🏫 Alternative Education📚 Homeschooling Advocacy🧒 Self-Directed Learning
Homeschooling for Excellence Summary
Homeschooling for Excellence 87%
Public schools process children, not educate. One family's experiment proves there is another way.
by David Colfax 1988
3.91
446 ratings
🏫 Alternative Education📚 Homeschooling Advocacy🧒 Self-Directed Learning
8 Ways to Structure Your Homeschool
by Jessica Locke • 2020
Eight flexible daily rhythms for new homeschooling families that evolve as your children grow.
4.50
4
📋 Homeschool Methods🔄 Flexible Routines👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Learning
8 Ways to Structure Your Homeschool Summary
8 Ways to Structure Your Homeschool 87%
Eight flexible daily rhythms for new homeschooling families that evolve as your children grow.
by Jessica Locke 2020
4.50
4 ratings
📋 Homeschool Methods🔄 Flexible Routines👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Learning
Read for Your Life
by Pat Williams • 2007
One daily reading hour reshapes your mind. Simple habits that make it stick for life.
3.75
106
🕰️ Daily Reading Habit👀 Speed Reading📢 Reading Aloud
Read for Your Life Summary
Read for Your Life 87%
One daily reading hour reshapes your mind. Simple habits that make it stick for life.
by Pat Williams 2007
3.75
106 ratings
🕰️ Daily Reading Habit👀 Speed Reading📢 Reading Aloud
The Montessori Toddler
by Simone Davies • 2018
Make your home a place where your toddler does things themselves, calmly, without bribes or battles.
4.28
15k+
🏫 Montessori Method👶 Toddler Parenting📚 Early Childhood Education
The Montessori Toddler Summary
The Montessori Toddler 87%
Make your home a place where your toddler does things themselves, calmly, without bribes or battles.
by Simone Davies 2018
4.28
15k+ ratings
🏫 Montessori Method👶 Toddler Parenting📚 Early Childhood Education
Proust and the Squid
by Maryanne Wolf • 2007
Reading isn't genetic. The brain built it by recycling circuits meant for hunting and speech.
3.85
8k+
📜 History Of Reading🧠 Neuroscience Of Reading✍️ History Of Writing
Proust and the Squid Summary
Proust and the Squid 87%
Reading isn't genetic. The brain built it by recycling circuits meant for hunting and speech.
by Maryanne Wolf 2007
3.85
8k+ ratings
📜 History Of Reading🧠 Neuroscience Of Reading✍️ History Of Writing
Teaching as a Subversive Activity
by Neil Postman • 1969
School's hidden curriculum is obedience. The real subject: learning what to disbelieve.
4.21
1k+
🏫 Progressive Education🔍 Inquiry-Based Learning📰 Media Literacy
Teaching as a Subversive Activity Summary
Teaching as a Subversive Activity 87%
School's hidden curriculum is obedience. The real subject: learning what to disbelieve.
by Neil Postman 1969
4.21
1k+ ratings
🏫 Progressive Education🔍 Inquiry-Based Learning📰 Media Literacy
Bring Up Genius!
by László Polgár • 1989
A father set out to prove genius is taught. His three daughters all became chess grandmasters.
4.05
758
🧸 Early Childhood Education💡 Talent Development🎯 Deliberate Practice
Bring Up Genius! Summary
Bring Up Genius! 87%
A father set out to prove genius is taught. His three daughters all became chess grandmasters.
by László Polgár 1989
4.05
758 ratings
🧸 Early Childhood Education💡 Talent Development🎯 Deliberate Practice
Montessori from the Start
by Paula Polk Lillard • 2003
A floor bed, no flash cards: the home setup that lets your infant construct her own mind.
3.85
3k+
🏡 Montessori Parenting👶 Infant Development🧹 Practical Life Skills
Montessori from the Start Summary
Montessori from the Start 87%
A floor bed, no flash cards: the home setup that lets your infant construct her own mind.
by Paula Polk Lillard 2003
3.85
3k+ ratings
🏡 Montessori Parenting👶 Infant Development🧹 Practical Life Skills
School Education
by Charlotte M. Mason • 1905
Children are persons, not products: a century-old manifesto that redefined what it means to educate.
4.64
453
🏛️ Classical Education🏠 Homeschool Philosophy📚 Literature-Based Learning
School Education Summary
School Education 87%
Children are persons, not products: a century-old manifesto that redefined what it means to educate.
by Charlotte M. Mason 1905
4.64
453 ratings
🏛️ Classical Education🏠 Homeschool Philosophy📚 Literature-Based Learning
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