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In The Equation for Excellence, educational innovator Arvin Vohra (Vohra Method, Vocabulary Synapse), teaches parents the fundamental principles and subtle techniques that they can use to make their children excel at math. Learn how to use the Asian system for teaching math, how to improve your child s self-perception, how to prepare your child for the SAT and SAT II, and how to effectively motivate your child to excel. If your child already excels...
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This book is brought about by thirty-eight years of classroom experience. It is imperative to form relationships with the families of our students. This will give the future generation the best possible opportunities, moving forward. Who knows our students best? Their families! We need to partner with our families to provide the best possible education for each student, based on their unique learning needs.
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Parents and guardians can be a powerful resource for teachers, but it takes skill and confidence to build partnerships, or parentships, and proactively engage in a positive way. Kyle Palmer draws from his experience as both principal of a model PLC school and as a parent to offer practical strategies for including parents or guardians as part of your collaborative culture focused on student learning.
PreK–12 teachers, counselors, social workers,...
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This book treats a critical but often overlooked element in the development of strong reading skills in children. Namely, it exposes the vital importance of the home – not just as a support to the school, but as a foundational source from which literate behavior emerges.
This is not a "teach your child how to read" book. Rather, it is a book that examines how the development of reading ability in children can be a part of their natural development...
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Imagine a child being able to avoid a lifetime of debt and money worries, before they've even started earning money... This book has been written for children ages 8 years and up to introduce ideas and principles on money, without actually mentioning money in the main story... Children are in the best position to take control of their financial future, because they have so many years ahead of them, they haven't started earning money yet and they haven't...
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Researchers predict that, in 2015, the average American will spend more than fifteen hours every day listening, reading, clicking, and viewing media. Without question, television, films, radio and music, the Internet, social media, news programs, and books and magazines are part of our daily lives. And while some claim that all of this media consumption is detrimental to society, the truth is it doesn't have to be.
Times have changed. Technology...
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Your child is priceless, and deserves to get the best from you. How would you feel in the next 30 years, if your child becomes the reputable man or woman you wished for? How would you feel to watch your child accomplish their dreams in life? You will definitely feel fulfilled.
With you in mind, Kelly has written Promoting Student Success. This book is essential for parents, teachers, mentors, coaches, and every individual who seeks to better a child's...
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¿Por qué algunos padres y madres se sienten inseguros ante la responsabilidad de educar a sus hijos? ¿Tienen dudas sobre qué enseñarles, qué valores transmitir o qué pueden exigirles según su edad y grado de madurez? ¿O quizás creen que la sociedad espera de ellos que sean unos padres perfectos?
La psicóloga Mª Jesús Comellas se propone devolver la confianza a padres y madres y lo hace a partir de una tesis bien simple: educamos a cada...
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Being a responsible parent and raising children in today's world is no easy walk in the park. Some parents, guardians, families and caretakers from all walk-of-life are finding it challenging to raise their children in today's world. In communities across the country, the "village" that it takes to raise a child is broken! So how can a broken village help parents to raise their children?
Through this eye opening, personal account of an entire documented...
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Exchange to Engage will inspire and teach how to organize weekly language exchanges at your school or community group. Practice Spanish and English in a fun, safe and positive atmosphere. With the guide, you can promote bilingualism, increase family involvement, and improve communication within your community. The book tells the story of the first school-based language exchange and positive results. Relationships, language skills, and opportunities...
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Tras el gran éxito de "Cuentos sanadores" (ING Edicions, 2016), Susan Perrow presenta "101 cuentos sanadores". 101 cuentos organizados por categorías, según el tipo de comportamiento, a fin de facilitar su consulta. Además de los temas más comunes (el enfado, la agresividad, la timidez, cómo acompañar la muerte o la enfermedad, la queja, la falta de confianza, etc.), esta recopilación incluye cuentos para trabajar situaciones tan comunes en...
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Aujourd'hui, il est facile de mal traiter nos enfants. La nouvelle race d'êtres humains que nous avons mise au monde souffre de toutes sortes de maux que l'on camoufle derrière des étiquettes et par la prise de médicaments. On ne protège plus nos enfants contre les principaux responsables de leur maltraitance : les jeux vidéos qui abrutissent nos garçons, la malbouffe, la garde partagée pour les petits, la césarienne sur demande comme moyen...
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Building a Professional Learning Community at WorkTM: A Guide to the First Year addresses the real-world critical questions that arise when schools begin their work to become professional learning communities. How can administrators and teachers take the promise of a PLC and turn it into reality? How can school leaders transform theories of collaboration into highly effective nuts-and-bolts practices? This book is set in the context of one year in...
34) Daddy Loves You
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Clint Arthur wrote and illustrated "Daddy Loves You" as a Christmas present for his 2-year-old daughter. It went on to become a cherished staple of their nightly bedtime-story-reading sessions for years, along with Goodnight Moon, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Goodnight Gorilla, and others of the genre.
He wrote the book because, as a single father, Clint wanted his daughter to know that his love for her was constant, even if he couldn't be with her...
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El libro aborda la relación entre la escuela y la familia en tanto instituciones sociales que comparten la misión de acompañar y generar aprendizajes en las nuevas generaciones. Los sujetos de la educación están en la intersección de ambas: son los hijos/as para una, y alumnos/as para la otra.
Hasta hace pocos años, las familias contaban con elementos de solidez propios, que les permitían acompañar a sus hijos a través de la escolaridad....
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With so many discussions and theories on reading and how children learn to read, it can be very confusing for parents to know the best way to get their kids to read. In Raising a Reader, Bonnie Schwartz lays out simple, researched and practice proven approaches that a parent can do to promote literacy in the home and encourage children to explore the great adventures to be found in books. The first step in fostering literacy and good reading strategies...
37) Bebê Inteligente
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Você sabia que a fase do nascimento aos 8 anos e, especialmente, do nascimento aos 3 anos, é um período crítico para o desenvolvimento cerebral do bebê? Este é o momento ideal para as crianças aprenderem. 'Bebê Inteligente' orienta você a como ensinar seu bebê e filhos em idade pré-escolar a ler usando experiências de linguagem a partir de jogos de cartões. Você também aprenderá várias formas de ensinar conceitos iniciais de matemática...
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Imagine lying awake in bed, waiting to hear the front door open so you'll know your teen is home safely. But instead, tonight, the doorbell rings. Your heart stops when you see the police officers in the doorway, and you know instantly that your life will never be the same again. Wouldn't you do ANYTHING to go back and change things? By then it will be too late. The time to prepare your teen to drive and survive is NOW! "3 Keys to Keeping Your Teen...
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When parents and educators disagree, our kids lose. So why are reasonable parents and compassionate educators seeing things differently? After listening to hundreds of parents, teachers, and school administrators, Cassie Zupke has the answer. Although the unique demands of educating a child with autism requires parents and educators to work together, their ability to do so is often hampered by a lack of understanding of each other's motivations and...
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A Wall Street Journal writer's conversation-changing look at how reading aloud makes adults and children smarter, happier, healthier, more successful and more closely attached, even as technology pulls in the other direction.
A miraculous alchemy occurs when one person reads to another, transforming the simple stuff of a book, a voice, and a bit of time into complex and powerful fuel for the heart, brain, and imagination. Grounded in the latest neuroscience...
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