Please visit the following websites to read more about the subordination of teaching to learning and the work of Dr. Caleb Gattegno. We've included some children's websites that fit in with our pedagogy, and at the bottom of the screen some links about charter schools.

Important Gattegno-Related Websites

Educational Solutions, Inc., distributes Gattegno's books and materials, and arranges for teacher training: educationalsolutions.com

The Educational Solutions website also includes many articles and books about Gattegno's work, which you can read for free online: educationalsolutions.com: resources


Une Education Pour Demain is a bilingual English and French website devoted to Gattegno. It has many articles worth reading: http://perso.wanadoo.fr/une.education.pour.demain

Here is Wikipedia's entry on Caleb Gattegno.

Here are the results of a Google Search for "Caleb Gattegno."

This White Paper describes how Dr. Gattegno's approach relates to NY mathematical standards.

Parents and Children Reading Together

This New York Times article describes a father and daughter who read together every night for ten years.

Fun Sites for Kids & Parents!

Labadabado.com has excellent rod games that support our teaching approach. Try these:

- Rods
- Rod Trains
- Rod Balance Beam
- Rodney
- New Rodney
- The Whole Enchilada
- Number Table


Free Rice.com lets you test yourself in vocabulary, grammar, math, geography and other subjects. Every time you answer a question correctly, the site donates ten grains of rice to the United Nations World Food Program.


What's for School Lunch.com lets you look at photos of school lunches from around the world. Interesting!


SecretBuilders.com is a creative online world for children that offers a variety of activities, including an interactive magazine where young writers can get published. Parental authorization required to sign up.

Links about Charter Schools

- New York City Charter School Center
- Charter Schools Institute, the State University of New York
- New York Times article about the success of Charter Schools
- New York Times Q & A about Charter Schools

Photo Credits

(top) Omari, Grade 5

(middle) Jason, Grade 5

(bottom) Derrick, Grade 5