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The Giving Book: Open the Door to a Lifetime of Giving |
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Ellen Sabin |
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The Giving Book: Open the Door to a Lifetime of Giving is truly a gift for young readers aged 6-11, inspiring teaching and engaging them to give back to the world. It is a unique, fun and interactive book that helps children think about their wishes and dreams for the world and the power of their actions to make those dreams come true! The 64 page, spiral-bound, hardcover book combines colorful illustrations and entertaining narrative with fun learning activities---making the children the author of their story and creating a 'scrapbook' of their journey into compassion and giving.
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This book belong in the hands of every child. The message is relevant. Families, gift-givers, communities and schools have an opportunity to send an inspiring message and teach a... |
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The Japanese Educational Challenge |
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Merry White |
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The Japanese system of education, with its emphasis on achievement from a child's earliest years, is the object of intense scrutiny by Western educators. In this incisive account of Japan as a learning society, White, director of Harvard University's Program on Japanese and U.S. Education, studies the "feelings which animate Japanese teachers and the children and mothers they deal with." She traces the lives of children in Japan from infancy through high school and into the university years. Her personal experience of the culture, her observations and vignettes of individual family constellations as presented here, belie the stereotype of Japanese children as programmed automata. Not as a model but rather as a mirror, the Japanese system is proposed as only one mode among many. 15,000 first printing; author tour.... |
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Law and Special Education, The (2nd Edition) |
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Mitchell L. Yell |
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This book presents the necessary information for educators to understand the history and development of special education laws and the requirements of these laws. This book provides the reader with the necessary skills to locate pertinent information in law libraries, on the Internet, and other sources to keep abreast of the constant changes and developments in the Special Education field. Appropriate for people interested in Special Education and the Law.
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In order to understand the field of special education, it is important that teachers, administrators, families, and education professionals have knowledge of the requirements, history, and evolution of laws impacting the field. The... |
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Framework for Understanding Poverty |
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Ruby K. Payne |
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A Framework for Understanding Poverty teaches the hidden rules of economic class and spreads the message that, despite the obstacles poverty can create in all types of interaction, there are specific strategies for overcoming them. Through case studies, personal stories and observations that produce some aha! moments, Payne clearly strikes a chord in her readers., and provides a hopeful message.
About the Author
Dr. Ruby Payne, speaker, author and CEO of aha! Process, a training/publishing company, has more than 30 years of experience in public education and staff development. Payne is best known for her work on "hidden rules of economic class" and their affect on learning. She says, "I never want to hear again, that poor children can't learn!"
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Einstein Never Used Flash Cards: How Our Children Really Learn--and why They Need to Play More and Memorize Less |
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Kathy Hirsh-Pasek |
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Authors and child psychologists Hirsh-Pasek, Golinkoff and Eyer join together to prove that training preschoolers with flash cards and attempting to hurry intellectual development doesn't pay off. In fact, the authors claim, kids who are pressured early on to join the academic rat race don't fair any better than children who are allowed to take their time. Alarmed by the current trend toward creating baby Einsteins, Hirsh-Pasek and Golinkoff urge parents to step back and practice the "Three R's: Reflect, Resist, and Recenter." Instead of pushing preschoolers into academically oriented programs that focus on early achievement, they suggest that children learn best through simple playtime, which enhances problem solving skills, attention span, social development and creativity. "Play is to early childhood as gas is... |
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Language and Cognitive Development in Second Language Learning |
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Virginia Gonzalez |
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Major problems exist of differently diagnosing language-minority children who are in the process of learning English as a second language, and even sometimes show low levels of language proficiency. These children are often over-represented in special education classes when, in fact, they are normal children or even superior in the process of learning English as a second language. These children are also under-represented in gifted classes due to inappropriate tests and models used, as well as negative attitudes and lack of knowledge on the part of the teachers and evaluators. This edited volume seeks to increase the availability of research-derived knowledge and educational applications in the field of second-language learning. Virginia Gonzalez offers a rare and highly creative approach to second language... |
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A Mind at a Time: America's Top Learning Expert Shows how Every Child Can Succeed |
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Mel Levine |
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Recognizing each child's intellectual, emotional, and physical strengths--and teaching directly to these strengths--is key to sculpting "a mind at a time," according to Dr. Mel Levine. While this flashing yellow light will not surprise many skilled educators, limited resources often prevent them from shifting their instructional gears. But to teachers and parents whose children face daily humiliation at school, the author bellows, "Try harder!" A professor of pediatrics at the University of North Carolina Medical School, Levine eloquently substantiates his claim that developmental growth deserves the same monitoring as a child's physical growth. Tales of creative, clumsy, impulsive, nerdy, intuitive, loud-mouthed, and painfully shy kids help Levine define eight specific mind systems (attention, memory, language, spatial... |
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Assessing Students with Special Needs, Third Edition |
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John J. Venn |
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This comprehensive, yet straightforward text covers the processes and procedures for assessing students with special needs at all age levels, beginning with preschoolers and continuing into adulthood. A broad range of performance levels is also discussed, including mild, moderate, and severe disabilities. Unique features include: Strong coverage of curriculum-based assessment integrated throughout the text (emphasis in Part IV), including a discussion of portfolio assessment. A case or mini-scenario at the beginning of each chapter to help facilitate reader comprehension and understanding of core chapter content. Diversity and technology issues meaningfully integrated into each chapter to make the discussion relevant to the topic at hand. Issues, content, and concepts related to specific CEC and PRAXIS... |
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Social and Personality Assessment of School-Aged Children |
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Janet F. Carlson |
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Savage Inequalities: Children in America's Schools |
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Jonathan Kozol |
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Kozol believes that children from poor families are cheated out of a future by grossly underequipped, understaffed and underfunded schools in U.S. inner cities and less affluent suburbs. The schools he visited between 1988 and 1990--in burnt-out Camden, N.J., Washington, D.C., New York's South Bronx, Chicago's South Side, San Antonio, Tex., and East St. Louis, Mo., awash in toxic fumes--were "95 to 99 percent nonwhite." Kozol ( Death at an Early Age ) found that racial segregation has intensified since 1954. Even in the suburbs, he charges, the slotting of minority children into lower "tracks" sets up a differential, two-tier system that diminishes poor children's horizons and aspirations. He lets the pupils and teachers speak for themselves, uncovering "little islands of . . . energy and hope." This important,... |
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Helping Children Left Behind |
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John Yinger |
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Federal reform legislation declares, through its title, that no child should be left behind. Despite this, the sad truth is that many children are being left behind, particularly in large, poor, urban school districts. Because of this inequity, state supreme courts have thrown out the education finance systems in eighteen states, and many states have implemented major education finance reforms. These reforms have lessened disparities in educational spending but appear to have had little impact on disparities in educational performance. Helping Children Left Behind explores both the general issues in education finance reform and the experiences of five states to understand why these disparities persist and to design policies that address them. The book is a valuable resource for scholars, public officials, and... |
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Child Development: Working with Children and Adolescents, Second Edition |
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Teresa M. McDevitt, Jeanne Ellis Ormrod |
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As psychologists and teacher educators, we have been teaching child and adolescent development for many years. A primary goal in our classes has been to help students translate developmental theories into practical implications for professionals who nurture the development of young people. In past years, the child development textbooks available to us and our students have often been quite thorough in their descriptions of theory and research, but they have offered few concrete suggestions for working with infants, children, and adolescents in applied settings. With this book, we bridge the gap between theory and practice. We draw from innumerable theoretical concepts, from research studies conducted around the world, and from our own experiences as parents, teachers, psychologists, and researchers to... |
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Helping Young Children at Risk |
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Agnes M. Plenk |
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This volume is the result of the clinical, administrative, and advocacy experience that Dr. Plenk gained during the growth and development of The Children's Center in Salt Lake City. Using the day-treatment group therapy model, young children with emotional problems have been helped to eliminate difficulties that affect their education at a very early age. As a community agency built on a shoestring budget, the state, federal, and local levels have contributed to major improvements in the learning and family life of many individuals associated with The Children's Center. This is their story written by the founder and executive director, now retired.
About the Author
AGNES M. PLENK was founder and executive director of The Children's Center in Salt Lake City and now serves the... |
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10-Minute Life Lessons for Kids: 52 Fun and Simple Games and Activities to Teach Your Child Honesty, Trust, Love, and Other Important Values |
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Jamie C. Miller |
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Dr. Kevin Steede, author of 10 MOST COMMON MISTAKES GOOD PARENTS MAKE: AND HOW TO AVOID THEM
"A wonderful book. Teaching values to our children has never been this easy--or fun!"
Roger Crawford, author of HOW HIGH CAN YOU BOUNCE?
"10-Minute Life Lessons for Kids is an inspirational, upbeat and practical guide to teaching our children powerful principles needed for lifetime success. I love this book and am using it with my family."
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Teaching Special Students in General Education Classrooms (7th Edition) |
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Rena B. Lewis, Donald Doorlag |
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As the practice of inclusion expands, the challenges for teachers increase. Here is everything a future teacher needs to know in order to work effectively and sensitively within increasingly diverse elementary and secondary classrooms. The authors explain how to identify children with learning problems and describe numerous tools for general education classes that will help children with disabilities, gifted and talented pupils, students who are at-risk, and culturally or linguistically diverse students improve their academic performance, better manage their behavior, and achieve greater social acceptance. Coverage includes current governmental regulations, the increasing diversity in America's classrooms, specific populations and the types of school problems they most often encounter, as well as techniques for... |
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The Defiant Child: A Parent's Guide to Oppositional Defiant Disorder |
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Douglas Riley |
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The title of the book will immediately grab the attention of parents who hunger for information about children diagnosed with Oppositional Defiant Disorder (O.D.D). There is little information available for the general public about this disorder even though it is rapidly becoming a diagnosis of choice by many doctors. The Defiant Child is well written and easy to read. It attempts to give a tough no-nonsense approach for parents to remain in control when the child is displaying negative, angry and hostile behavior towards adults. It implies that many teenagers display O.D.D. behavior. It is most effective when it outlines the rules O.D.D. children live by and provides intervention strategies for parents to curb O.D.D. behavior. The impact of The Defiant Child is negated because it does not know its... |
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Fostering Emotional Well-Being in the Classroom, Third Edition |
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Randy Page |
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...provides insightful background, content and strategies for improving the emotional well-being of students
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Brigham Young Univ. Salt Lake City, UT. Text provides insights for prospective and current teachers on how to create positive impressions. Features activities for teachers and outlines the principles of a healthy classroom. Topics include media, limiting media exposure, and a chapter on violence. Previous edition: c2000.
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Helping Young Children at Risk |
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Agnes M. Plenk |
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0275945928 |
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Book Description
This volume is the result of the clinical, administrative, and advocacy experience that Dr. Plenk gained during the growth and development of The Children's Center in Salt Lake City. Using the day-treatment group therapy model, young children with emotional problems have been helped to eliminate difficulties that affect their education at a very early age. As a community agency built on a shoestring budget, the state, federal and local levels have contributed to major improvements in the learning and family life of many individuals associated with The Children's Center. This is their story written by the founder and executive director, now retired.
About the Author
AGNES M. PLENK was founder and executive director of The Children's Center in Salt Lake City and now serves the... |
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How Gertrude Teaches Her Children |
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Johann H. Pestalozzi |
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Illustory: Write and Illustrate Your Own Book! |
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Creations by You |
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School Law for Counselors, Psychologists, and Social Workers (3rd Edition) |
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Louis Fischer, Gail Paulus Sorenson |
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The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens Workbook (The 7 Habits) |
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Stephen R. Covey, Sean Covey |
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In a sparkling production, Covey answers questions from a professional announcer and introduces short testimonials from real teenagers about how they implemented each of the seven habits. Snappy music is used as background and transitions, and the tone of the entire program is hip and contemporary. Being based on a time-proven set of principles helps the effort, and the author uses many of his father's anecdotes and analogies. His own charm and authority come through in spite of the hot-dog antics of the professional announcer. The production is remarkable for its freshness and provides two hours of upbeat help for any teenager who wants it. T.W. © AudioFile 2002, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine
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Power and Partnership in Education |
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Derrick Armstrong |
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Power and Partnership in Education subjects the notion of partnership between parents and professionals to critical scrutiny. Drawing upon the comments of those directly involved in assessment of children's special needs--parents, professionals and children--he describes the process from all standpoints and discusses the distribution of power throughout the process. By carefully examining the dynamics within the relationship, Derrick Armstrong discusses the barriers that might inhibit an effective partnership between them.
About the Author
Derrick Armstrong teaches at the University of Sheffield.
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Learning Outside the Lines: Two Ivy League Students with Learning Disabilities and ADHD Give You the Tools for Academic Success and Educational Revolution |
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Jonathan Mooney |
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Criticism for the public school system in the United States is nothing new; kids of all skill levels are slipping through the cracks at every age and in every city. Rather than attempting to change the system or point out it's failures, Jonathon Mooney and David Cole have created a practical guide to help kids jump through the necessary hoops to achieve whatever larger, postschool goals they may have. While much of the material is written for kids who've received the label LD or ADHD, many of the suggestions can be just as helpful for those who've been labeled "gifted," or any other student who feels frustrated with the daily routine of standard education. The introduction (personal histories of the authors) is great reading for parents of LD or ADHD kids, and much of it has a humorous tone that makes it ... |
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Educational Interventions for Refugee Children |
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Richard J. Hamilton |
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Educational Interventions for Refugee Children serves to open the dialogue within schools and between schools and the refugee families they serve..Vol. 5, No.3–Journal of International Migration and Integration, Summer 2004
Book Description
This book takes a rare look at this subject of increasing significance in current educational spheres. Highlighting the many difficulties facing refugee children, the editors draw upon a wealth of international experience and resources to present a broad, informative, and sensitive text. The book identifies school-based interventions, while suggesting methods and measures with which to assess the efficacy of such programs. It also develops a useful model that provides a standard for assessing refugee experience.
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Behavioral Intervention For Young Children with Autism: A Manual for Parents and Professionals |
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Catherine Maurice (Editor) |
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...provides a wealth of practical information for parents professionals, and others concerned with helping such children ...
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Different Brains, Different Learners: How to Reach the Hard to Reach |
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Eric P. Jensen |
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Formerly a publication of The Brain Store Turn a borderline student into a confident achiever. This full-color book is packed with powerful tools, techniques, and strategies to help students improve brain function. The author presents a concise outline for identifying the symptoms and causes of prevalent impairments, such as oppositional disorder, attention deficit, dyslexia, hyperactivity, depression, auditory processing deficits, and more.
About the Author
Eric Jensen is an internationally known trainer and member of the Society for Neuroscience. He is the author of fourteen books about brain-compatible teaching and learning including Super Teaching, Brain Compatible Learning and Brain Compatible Strategies.
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Summer Bridge Activities: 1st Grade to 2nd Grade |
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Julia Ann Hobbs |
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NEW and Improved Summer Bridge Activities for 2006! This year the bestselling summer workbook features new covers, new activities, new reading lists, updated bonus sections, and a whole lot more to give kids a summer learning experience they won’t forget! Designed to keep kids busy, happy, and learning between grades, the NEW Summer Bridge Activities continues to focus on math, reading, writing, and language arts, but also includes new activities in science plus Factoids and fun to-do lists to keep brains and bodies active. Assignments build on one another as children review skills they have just mastered and preview the grade ahead! New features include Super Summer Science experiments, skills checklists, updated reading lists, revised assignments to meet more diverse state curriculum standards, an updated... |
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Educational Interventions for Refugee Children |
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Richard J. Hamilton |
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Educational Interventions for Refugee Children serves to open the dialogue within schools and between schools and the refugee families they serve..Vol. 5, No.3–Journal of International Migration and Integration, Summer 2004
Book Description
This book takes a rare look at this subject of increasing significance in current educational spheres. Highlighting the many difficulties facing refugee children, the editors draw upon a wealth of international experience and resources to present a broad, informative, and sensitive text. The book identifies school-based interventions, while suggesting methods and measures with which to assess the efficacy of such programs. It also develops a useful model that provides a standard for assessing refugee experience.
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Crafts & Hobbies for Children
