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Corwin Press

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Jill C. Dardig's INVOLVING PARENTS OF STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS (9781412951203, $25.95) offers 25 strategies for engaging parents, addressing such interactions to teachers of PreK-12 and showing how to do everything from use email, letters or phone to provide parents with effective communication paths to helping parents teach kids at home and understanding typical school/home conflicts. The samples of such communications form a particularly valuable bridge to understanding. Shira Lubliner and Judith A. Scott's NOURISHING VOCABULARY: BALANCING WORDS AND LEARNING (9781412942461, $35.95) shows how to support student academic prowess with targeted vocabulary instruction. From acquiring language and independent reading to decoding words and helping students understand different language patterns in their world, NOURISHING VOCABULARY offers a strategy for success. Carolyn Chapman and Rita King's DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTIONAL MANAGEMENT: WORK SMARTER, NOT HARDER (9781412925013, $32.95) tells how teachers can create a more positive classroom environment, offering a blend of strategies and guidelines for planning and managing classrooms for all kinds of learners. From flexible grouping to different kinds of assessment tools, DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTIONAL MANAGEMENT packs in tips on learning styles and student needs. The second updated edition of INCLUSION: AN ESSENTIAL GUIDE FOR THE PARAPROFESSIONAL by Peggy Hammeken (1890455342, $35.95) provides paraprofessionals with a range of tools for inclusion settings. 80 pages of updated, revised and new information provides details on classroom instruction and offers up ideas on instructional modifications, with reproducible forms to help with communication, rules, organization and more. Barry W. Sweeny's LEADING THE TEACHER INDUCTION AND MENTORING PROGRAM, 2ND EDITION (9781412944618, $37.95) is written for the leaders of teacher and mentor development, and comes from a nationally known mentoring expert who offers guidance to strategies that allow leaders to support mentors and novices. Step-by-step directions for program development and sample schedules and reproducible forms make for a fine survey extensively revised to include the latest research. Eugene F. Provenzo, Jr., Dan W. Butin and Anthony Angelini's 100 EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING ACTIVITIES FOR SOCIAL STUDIES, LITERATURE, AND THE ARTS GRADES 5-12 (9781412940009) focuses on using active learning to encourage critical thinking skills. Primary sources blend with arguments for integrating new learning with past knowledge in a survey of 100 cross-disciplinary activities. Larry J. Koenig's SMART DISCIPLINE FOR THE CLASSROOM: RESPECT AND COOPERATION RESTORED, 4TH EDITION (9781412954051) provides a collection of strategies - over sixty for increasing respect and cooperation in the classroom. From intervention methods for common problems to special techniques used with students with ADHD, SMART DISCIPLINE FOR THE CLASSROOM is packed with specific techniques teachers will appreciate. Susan E. Israel's EARLY READING FIRST AND BEYOND: A GUIDE TO BUILDING EARLY LITERACY SKILLS (9781412951029) helps early childhood educators develop readiness for kindergarten, showing how to create rich learning environments and using a range of techniques, from school-parent partnerships to phonological awareness methods - to foster early reading skills. Donna walker Tileston and Sandra K. Darling's TEACHING STRATEGIES THAT PREPARE STUDENTS FOR HIGH-STAKES TESTS (9781412949767, $28.95) tells how to improve student performance on standardized tests, and comes from the results of over 30,000 studies of best practices linked to declarative and procedural knowledge, ranked on such tests. From understanding how tests apply to grade levels to identifying their key elements, this is perfect for any educator teaching students testing skills. Steve Reifman's 8 ESSENTIALS FOR EMPOWERED TEACHING & LEARNING, K-8 (9781412954426, $30.95) comes from an experienced teacher who explains what makes a quality classroom, how to measure its effectiveness, and how to promote student motivation and higher-level functions. Classroom applications, reproducible pages and more use tested 'best' ideas. Nicole Saginor's DIAGNOSTIC CLASSROOM OBSERVATION: MOVING BEYOND BEST PRACTICE (9781412955140, $33.95, hardcover: 9781412955133, $70.95) helps instructors in the entire supervision process and has been developed in collaboration with NWREL and the Vermont Institutes. This DCO model covers analysis, lesson planning and implementation, and classroom culture alike, offering forms and exercises to teachers to streamline the process. Principals and teachers alike will find it a tested classroom observation system that works. Garth Sundem, Jan Krieger and Kristi Pikiewicz's 10 LANGUAGES YOU'LL NEED MOST IN THE CLASSROOM: A GUIDE TO COMMUNICATING WITH ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS AND THEIR FAMILIES (9781412937825, $38.95) is a 'must' for any teacher working with multi-lingual students in grades K-12. From discussions of traditions and religions in the family and classroom to guides to common words and phrases in a student's native language, reproducible picture dictionaries, sample parent letters with translations and more, this helps break down classroom language barriers for ELL teachers at all levels. Susan E. Israel's EARLY READING FIRST AND BEYOND (9781412951029, $29.95) covers phonological and print awareness, written and oral language development showing how to use learning paths to create rich learning environments with activities to stimulate kids. Proven practices, assessments and guidelines for individual student learning make up an invaluable workbook. The fourth edition of Larry J. Koenig's SMART DISCIPLINE FOR THE CLASSROOM: RESPECT AND COOPERATION RESTORED (9781412954051, $27.95) tells how to develop a proactive discipline plan with a collection of strategies that motivate students to learn. Over 65 such strategies accompany discussions of prevention, intervention, and handling special student needs. Glenda Beamon Crawford's DIFFERENTIATION FOR THE ADOLESCENT LEARNER: ACCOMMODATING BRAIN DEVELOPMENT, LANGUAGE, LITERACY, AND SPECIAL NEEDS (9781412940535, $70.95) offers teachers discussions of adolescent learning methods, teaching adaptations, and differentiated learning environments at the adolescent level. Chapters blend the latest research on brain development with tips on special needs and strategies geared specifically towards adolescents. Carolyn Orange's 2nd updated edition of 25 BIGGEST MISTAKES TEACHERS MAKE AND HOW TO AVOID THEM (9781412957887, $33.95) offers a blend of case history and analysis to teach educators how to find better ways to address unsatisfactory classroom situations. From teacher-student relations and building classroom policy to adjusting teaching behavior and modifying student responses, teachers will find this an important tool for change. Rich Allen's GREEN LIGHT CLASSROOMS: TEACHING TECHNIQUES THAT ACCELERATE LEARNING (9781412956109, $31.95) uses brain-based research and studies to provide sample lesson plans pairing learning routines with innovative teaching techniques. Descriptions and analogies of assessments of key principles of basic teaching. Margaret M. Thombs, Maureen M. Gillis and Alan S. Canestrari's USING WEBQUESTS IN THE SOCIAL STUDIES CLASSROOM (9781412959513, $28.95) offers practical strategies for using WebQuests: inquiry-oriented, collaborative student activities based on web analysis and research. Chapters pair stories of use with guidelines and tips for developing education WebQuests. Eric Jensen's BRAIN-BASED LEARNING: THE NEW PARADIGM OF TEACHING, 2ND EDITION (9781412962568, $35.95) uses research from neurosicence, biology and psychology and comes from a brain expert who provides an easy connection between learning methods and the brain. From decision making based on brain research to low-cost teaching strategies and easily-followed chapter outlines, teachers and administrators will find it an excellent pick. Page Keeley's SCIENCE FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT: 75 PRACTICAL STRATEGIES FOR LINKING ASSESSMENT, INSTRUCTION, AND LEARNING (9781412941808) provides teachers in grades K-12 with flexible assessments which can be used with any science curriculum, including descriptions of how each technique enhances learning, modifications for instructional needs, tips on using each technique, and more. All will appeal to any educator's library.