This set of two books, developed by Zakiya Kurrien, an experienced teacher and teacher trainer with a special interest in parent education, provides a complete teaching package consisting of a handbook and a picture supplement. The picture supplement provides colourful and innovative games and activities which can be turned into low cost teaching aids. The handbook describes, step by step, how these learning aids can be used to develop essential concepts and thinking skills in children, as well as the basic skills in language, reading and mathematics. Helping Children Learn is directly useful for parents and teachers dealing with the first learning experiences of young children. The books are also useful to teacher-trainers as it integrates theory with practice. Picture supplement Contents: Introduction. Thinking things out. Developing spoken language. Getting ready to read and write. Beginning to count and calculate.

Author Bio: KURRIEN, ZAKIYA, Joint Director, Centre for Learning Resources, Pune. Illustrations by Jeyanthi Manokaran and Sandhya Bapat.