Listen and Learn - (Learning to Get Along(r)) by Cheri J Meiners (Paperback)

About the Book

Help children develop skills for listening, understand why it's important to listen, and recognize the positive results of listening.

Book Synopsis

Knowing how to listen is essential to learning, growing, and getting along with others. Simple words and inviting illustrations help children develop skills for listening, understand why it's important to listen, and recognize the positive results of listening. Includes a note to teachers and parents, additional information for adults, and activities.

The Learning to Get Along(R) Series
The Learning to Get Along series helps children learn, understand, and practice basic social and emotional skills. Real-life situations, lots of diversity, and concrete examples make these read-aloud books appropriate for home and childcare settings, schools, and special education settings. Each book ends with a section of discussion questions, games, and activities adults can use to reinforce what children have learned. All titles are available in English-Spanish bilingual editions.

Review Quotes

"A good choice for teachers seeking books that reinforce familiar classroom messages."-- "Booklist"

"An excellent means of educating children about a wide variety of social situations and expectations."--Mary Jane Weiss, Ph.D., Director, Douglass Developmental Disabilities Center, Rutgers University

Learning Magazine's Teacher's Choice Award Finalist

About the Author

Cheri J. Meiners, M.Ed., has her master's degree in elementary education and gifted education. A former first-grade teacher, she has taught education classes at Utah State University and has supervised student teachers.

Cheri and her husband, David, have six children and enjoy the lively company of their grandchildren. They live in St. George, Utah.

Meredith Johnson has worked for over twenty years as the art director at an advertising agency.

She is also the illustrator of over 120 children's picture books, including Free Spirit's popular Learning to Get Along(R) series.

Meredith lives with her family in La Cañada, California.