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Title: Unlocking Literacy: Effective Decoding & Spelling Instruction Author: Marcia K. Henry, Ph.D. Paperback, 320 pages Publisher: Brookes ISBN: 1-55766-664-4
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Title: Ready To Learn: How To Help Your Preschooler Succeed Author: Stan Goldberg, Ph.D. Publisher: Oxford University Press Publication Date: February 2005 ISBN: 0-19-516754-6
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Title: A Mind at a Time Author: Mel Levine Publisher: Simon & Schuster Date Published: January 9, 2003 ISBN: 0743202236
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Title: Ready or Not, Here Life Comes Author: Mel Levine Hardcover: 304 pages Publisher: Simon & Schuster Publication Date: February 1, 2005) ISBN: 0743262247
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Title K & W Guide to Colleges for Students with Learning Disabilities or AttentionDeficit Disorder Authors: Imy F. Wax, Marybeth Kravets Paperback: 816 pages Publisher: Princeton Review; Publication Date: September 2, 2003 ISBN: 0375763570
Posted in Books and Videos on Jan 4th, 2005 1 Comment »
Title: Balancing Act: Teaching Students With Disabilities To Handle A Budget And Bank Account Author: Kathy Bunkers Publisher: Council Exceptional Children; Kit edition Publication Date July 30, 2004 ISBN: 0865864012
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The Teaching Company www.teach12.com/ Lectures by noted professors on DVD and CD. Highly recommended. Kevin Kelly’s Review at Cool Tools
Posted in Books and Videos on Nov 27th, 2004 No Comments »
Malcolm Gladwell writes for the New Yorker and is one of their brightest, young rising stars. Each time he publishes a new article he puts it up on his web site which has both html and pdf versions of all of his past writing for the New Yorker. He’s also written a wonderful book called [...]
Posted in Books and Videos on Nov 14th, 2004 12 Comments »
Everything You Want To Know & Exactly Where To Find It: A Reference Guide for Teachers of The Orton-Gillingham Approach This reference manual, now in a newly revised and expanded third edition, combines several useful features: clear concepts for teaching, word lists developed for each skill, invaluable hints for teachers, and a set of additional [...]
Posted in Books and Videos on Nov 13th, 2004 No Comments »
Title: Introducing Kafka Authors: David Zane Mairowitz and Robert Crumb Publisher: Kitchen Sink Press, Inc. ISBN: 0-87816-282-8 This well-written and accessible book was originally published as Kafka For Beginners (see Einstein for Beginners) and has been republished by Kitchen Sink Press under the new title. This book makes Kafka’s life come alive like no other [...]
Posted in Books and Videos on Nov 13th, 2004 No Comments »
Every once in a while I catch the NPR radio show This American Life with Ira Glass. Where the NPR show Fresh Air is interviews, This American Life is stories told first person by the author. Some of the stories are remarkable. This year for the holidays I gave a “best of” This American Life [...]
Posted in Books and Videos on Nov 13th, 2004 No Comments »
Title: Writing With Power: Techniques for Mastering the Writing Process Author: Peter Elbow Publisher: Oxford University Press ISBN: 0-19-502913-5 This book is an excellent reference for process approaches to writing. The book will loosen up traditional writing ideas and it offers many useful suggestions for classroom activities. Not only good ideas, but extremely well written. [...]