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Fantastic book!!!
This book really helped mer to understand doiing a reading assessment and i felt extremely comfortable doing the assessment.

Basic Reading Inventory
Immediate results from the assessments. Not as easy to use as Marie Clay's running Records, but all inclusive. The CD-ROM is great for reproducables, but many pages have to be pulled out of the book and put in page protectectors. Still a great method to diagnose and assess children's reading. One of those college books you will keep.

Excellent Reading Assement
This is an excellent book for professionals who can take the time to learn to give this kind of informal reading assessment. The format is very organized, clear, and easy to read. The author has numerous years of experience as a teacher/educator and it is apparent in the assesment he has designed. The information the assessment generates is very useful. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Ability testing    2. Education    3. General    4. Language Arts / Linguistics / Literacy    5. Language Experience Approach    6. Reading    7. Reading (Elementary)    8. Reading (Secondary)    9. Reading Skills    10. Language Arts & Disciplines / Reading Skills    11. READING COMPREHENSION    12. READING_ABILITY TESTING   

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A review on Andragogy and learning theories
The Adult Learner by Malcolm Knowles is a comprehensive and informative book covering various aspects and theories on learning beginning with the roots of andragogy. The reading then progresses through adult learning in human resource development to elaborating how andragogy is applied in practice. Lastly, strategies are introduced to tailor learning to individual differences and to be able to implement adult learning in organizations. I specifically found useful the new perspectives on adragogy that has emerged from research and theory in a variety of disciplines from the learner's need to know working your way through the core principles to motivation to learn. Even though this is definitely a worthy read because of the comprehensiveness of the content it would be more suitable for a reader that already has had some what of a foundation within the adult learning realm.

THE ADULT LEARNER, SIXTH EDITION
This book was in excellent shape.I received it sooner than I expected.

A classic, but it does not use its own advice.
Malcolm S. Knowles is the founder of the theory of Andragogy (Adult Education), and I agree with him on many of the points he makes.
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Subjects:  1. Adult & Continuing Education    2. Adult education    3. Adult learning    4. Business & Economics    5. Business / Economics / Finance    6. Business/Economics    7. Human Resources & Personnel Management    8. Reference - General    9. Training    10. Business & Economics / Human Resources & Personnel Management    11. Personnel & human resources management   

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Great book for teachers!
This is a great book for teachers to learn more about dealing with children who have exceptionalities.If you are a new teacher or an experienced teacher dealing with inclusion, this book will be perfect for you!

A Great Book If You Want An Intro to Special Education
I love this book!I purchased a used copy in 2001 to help prepare for my (then) upcoming Massachusetts State Teacher exam in special education, which I passed on my first try.It is a very useful source of information and contains a ton of facts.It presents special ed topics in a logical fashion and has a nice companion website.I practiced all the online questionssince I had to learn a lot of material in a short period of time. The text is geared towards elementary education.However, I read it, even though my field is secondary SPED, because there are many things in it that relate to special education in general that I need to know about.The discussion of historical special ed legislation is especially complete.I just wish I could get my hands on the companion videos that are (or were) offered by the publisher.

Exceptional Textbook
I was astonished by both how readable this book is and how much useful information is presented.The book is designed for those entering the field of education and those studying for the Praxis II exam.While the book is targeted to the teaching of exceptional children, regular education teachers, parents and other interested parties would gain a great deal of information from this book.Our assignment was to skim the book - a task I found nearly impossible.I kept getting drawn into the interesting and vivid examples in each chapter.I found the focus questions and review sections to be particularly helpful. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Education    2. Education / Teaching    3. Special Education - General    4. Education / Special Education / General    5. Teaching of those with special educational needs   

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Seems great--on paper
This book is one that may seem to have great and ideas--in theory!In practice?Well, that's another thing. There are a number of things I agree with wholeheartedly: think-pair-share, conferencing in which you meet with the child rather than vice versa, opportunities to immediately apply the concepts and strategies of a lesson, time to "debrief"....BUT, my teaching cannot be via a multitude of mini lessons--the scope of what must be covered in a school year does not allow for this.I also felt that the author's approach was a bit "me, me, me" with the children; she recommends the teacher making the summation in order to control time.In this vein she also mentions the importance of student participation yet she wants to strongly control this.When children share, it is good for the whole group to be included rather than just one partner--yes, this takes some time and it is an art to keep things moving smoothly but many ideas can be shared.This is a great opportunity to have children exposed to thinking outside the box or, perhaps, outside their comfort zone. I agree with the author that young children appreciate a routine but to do the same thing day in and day out can encourage the children to begin to perform like automatons.With today's demands for differentiation, this would create a lot of extra work for teachers.
Excellent for teachers launching Reader's Workshop!
This book is excellent for any teacher who is launching reader's workshop in their classroom.I will be teaching first grade this coming school year and have been reading this book to help me prepare.What I really love about the book is that it gives you a scope and sequence for what units of study you could teach throughout the school year, provides examples of mini-lessons you can teach, as well as being very explicit about what a reader's workshop mini-lesson should look like and what reader's workshop should look like in general.Kathy Collins writes in a way that all teacher can relate and includes some funny anecdotes about her own teaching-this is a must have!

Wonderful Book
This was a great and useful book. It helps readers think about how to apply the reading workshop to the clasroom of young children filled with emerging readers. Collins writes in a conversational way with important suggestions and backround. She shares openly and intelligently how to do the work and relays how the plans worked in her classes. Very helpful and readable! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Education    2. Education / Teaching    3. Language Experience Approach    4. Reading (Primary)    5. Teaching Methods & Materials - Reading   

Subjects:  1. Alphabet    2. Education    3. Elementary    4. Elementary School Language Arts    5. English language    6. Language Arts / Linguistics / Literacy    7. Orthography and spelling    8. Problems, exercises, etc    9. Teaching At The Elementary School Level    10. Teaching Methods & Materials - Reading    11. Education / Teaching Methods & Materials / Reading    12. Primary / junior schools   

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Overly generalized
When I bought this book, I was expecting helpful solutions, but all I got were general facts that most parents of autistic children already know.The book definitely needed more specific information on how to handle problems.

Engaging Autism:Helping Children Relate, Communicate & Think with the DIR Floortime Approach
This book is a must read for parents with an autistic child. This book is easy to read and understand. Dr. Greenspan has made me feel I will be able to help my son fully recover.This is the 1st time in 3 years I have hope!My son is moderate to severly autistic. We have been doing Floortime & have seen much success. What a natural way of helping him & having fun doing it.Thank you Dr. Greenspan.

Too Much Engaging and Too Little Information
I have been a Learning Specialist for nearly twenty years at the high school and community college levels.When I read "Engaging Autism" by Stanley I. Greenspan, I was anticipating a book filled with fresh information, scientific validity, and ideas that could be realistically applied in a variety of classroom settings.Instead, I read page after page of disappointment.DIR/Floortime is an interesting/innovative approach for helping individuals diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder and other developmental disabilities.However, this book was extremely weak in the following areas:repetition of the same ideas/concepts throughout the work, reliance on anecdotal information, no scientific validation of information, absence of an in-depth bibliography, frequent reference to products written by Greenspan and his team, and lack of organization throughout the text.DIR/Floortime is presented as too simplistic when in actuality it appears to be extremely time consuming and labor instensive which is impractical in contemporary public education settings.The author recommends homeschooling and intense family involvement as though this was a simple solution.However, parents uusually do not have the extensive time or expertise to devote to the DIR/Floortime approach.If you are interested in learning what DIR/Floortime entails, I recommend researching Internet sources or consulting works by other authors.This book is largely a waste of time for professionals in the field of special education.Unless you want to read a rehash of ideas over and over again, I would not waste my time with this book.I was going to order another book by Dr. Greenspan entitled "The Child With Special Needs:Encouraging Intellectual and Emotional Growth" but will not be doing it at this time.
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Subjects:  1. Autism    2. Autistic children    3. Behavior modification    4. Child Development And Rearing    5. Children with Special Needs    6. Education    7. Family & Relationships    8. Family / Parenting / Childbirth    9. Family/Marriage    10. Parenting - General    11. Psychology    12. Psychopathology - Autism    13. Psychotherapy - Child & Adolescent    14. Rehabilitation    15. Advice on parenting    16. Clinical psychology    17. Coping with disability    18. Paediatric medicine   

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For example ...
I bought this book for my counseling class, and found it mediocre. It was very informative, but gave hardly any examples. I work well with examples, and even though most concepts were easy to understand, some would have been made clearer with a good example of how it applies to a counseling session, clients, etc. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Counseling    2. Counseling (Psychology)    3. Psychology    4. Psychotherapy - Counseling    5. Counselling    6. Education / Guidance & Orientation   

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I love it
This is one of the best book I've purchase to teach my daughter.
Letter Name Spellers
This is a great resource for first and second grade teachers.Many of the skills addressed are those encountered in your classroom daily.Great companion to Words Their Way, and to offer a hands on opportunity for phonics, spelling and decoding words.

A great teacher tool!
I've used Words Their Way for the last year and loved the strategies. This particular book gives lots more sorts for spellers in the letter name/ alphabetic spelling stage.It includes consonant blends and diagraphs as well as more short vowel sorts.These hands on materials have been a great help to me in teaching my mildly disabled elementary students, but all the regular lower grade teachers at my school are raving, and using these great strategies and materials. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Education    2. Education / Teaching    3. Elementary    4. Elementary School Language Arts    5. English language    6. Orthography and spelling    7. Teaching At The Elementary School Level    8. Teaching Methods & Materials - Reading    9. Word recognition    10. Education / Teaching Methods & Materials / Reading    11. Primary / junior schools   

Subjects:  1. Counseling - Vocational Guidance    2. Electric circuits    3. Electric meters    4. Electricity    5. Engineering - Electrical & Electronic    6. Science/Mathematics    7. Technical & Manufacturing Trades    8. Technology    9. Technology & Industrial Arts    10. Electrical engineering    11. Mathematics for scientists & engineers    12. Technology / Technical & Manufacturing Industries & Trades   

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Good.
Searched around, I got it at 58 dollars at halfvalue a brand new one. Appreciate the fact that there are many more book buying options for college students now. Great book by the way.

Quick, Fast and In A Hurry!
I needed this book ASAP.I ordered on a Thursday afternoon and it was in my mailbox Monday afternoon.It arrived in the condition as promised.I expected nothing less.No problems at all.

One of the best
This text is an awesome summary of 'state of the art' teaching models that improve student achievement. The scenarios provide a glimpse into what each model would look like in the classroom. The authors have also provided an extensive rationale and research base for each model. Joyce is definately an author that informed educators should pay attention to.Read more

Subjects:  1. Education    2. Education / Teaching    3. Educational Innovations    4. Educational Psychology    5. Experimental Methods    6. Teaching    7. Teaching Methods & Materials - General    8. Education / Teaching Methods & Materials / General    9. Teaching skills & techniques   

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learning SPSS and statistics
Pallant manages to explain fairly advanced statistical concepts like multiple regression, analysis of covariance, factor analysis and others, using SPSS. You don't have to be a stats major to be able to gainfully master SPSS. It does the computational heavy lifting. The point of this book is to learn the broad meaning of these concepts and how to interpret the results SPSS returns.
Excellent book!!!! But the 1 year SPSS license ......
This book is a "must have" introduction to SPSS. Brilliant & Highly Recommended.(The 1-year only SPSS Student version license is a bummer ... many students do statistical research that takes longer than 1 year to complete.) Perhaps the next edition will carry a 3-year SPSS license?

This is a very helpful SPSS book
I bought this book based on a recommendation from my advisor.It is a great way for SPSS users to find out how to go about conducting the analysis that they need to do.The help function in SPSS is not terribly helpful, and the manual that can be purchased for a lot of extra money is so large and combersome that it is also not much help.This book makes SPSS much easier to use.
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Subjects:  1. Assessment, Testing & Measurement    2. Computer Books: General    3. Computer programs    4. Computers    5. Educational Software    6. Psychology    7. Research & Methodology    8. SPSS for Windows    9. SPSS for Windows (Computer software)    10. Social sciences    11. Statistical methods    12. Education / Research    13. Mathematical & statistical software   

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A must-have!
This ancient times activity guide is absolutely a must-have to go along with the ancient times book!It is just full of SO MUCH MORE than you can imagine!Maps, hands-on activities, book suggestions...it will truly bring to life the history from the reader!I cannot imagine using one without the other...I can see where the ancient times books might not feel so "full" without the activity guide!It is well-worth the price and you will be thrilled at how easy it is to use, how much your children will enjoy it and how much you will all learn as a family!

Useful activities
The activities in this book are very helpful for teaching ancient history. I would not limit yourself to these activities but use them as a springboard to try other things as well. When you don't have the time or inclination to do anything else then no worries you are set with this book. The activities can stand-alone and provide a superb hands on history experience.

A great resource
As someone who sometimes find it is a bit intimidating to teach history in an exciting, interesting way and as someone who is concerned that my young children 'won't get it'; this is a great resource.
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Subjects:  1. Activity programs    2. Education    3. Education / Teaching    4. Education, Elementary    5. History, Ancient    6. Home Schooling    7. Preschool & Kindergarten    8. Study and teaching (Elementary)    9. Teaching Methods & Materials - Social Science    10. Fiction    11. Primary / junior schools    12. Sociology, Social Studies   

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No Silver Bullet, but . . .
If you want to read a book that combines brief overviews of the work of many well-regarded leaders in the field of education, this book is a good beginning. Those who work in public education and understand the need for re-structuring and re-culturing our schools will appreciate the authors' laser-like focus on student learning through the development of professional learning communities.
Mixed Message
Rarely do I find a collection of essays by multiple authors to be a great book.Too often the prose is uneven and the authors, despite the assertions of the editors, come off as talking at cross purposes.This book is no exception.
On Common Ground
As the processes of school improvement shifts from regulatory compliance to authentic work in schools, it is essential to build a broad understanding of decades of thinking on school reform.This book offers a strong summary of the concepts most likely to bring real change in the only place that matters, the classroom.We have spent decades talking about change and the learning community concept has the potential to be the catalyst of change.
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Subjects:  1. Education    2. Education / Teaching    3. Leadership    4. Professional Development   

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Skip the profanity
A fairly good text, it probably covers the field better than other available sources. However, the selection of illustrations seem to be chosen based on how much profanity they can include. I realize that crisis situations involve people who don't monitor their usage, but why include every F--- and other curse word when they aren't needed to convey the meaning. An invaluable tool in the field of mental health.
Gilliland and James have successfully created an extremely comprehensive introduction to crisis intervention methodology in this text.Read more

Subjects:  1. Counseling - Crisis Management    2. Crisis intervention (Mental he    3. Crisis intervention (Mental health services)    4. Psychology    5. Psychotherapy - Counseling    6. Reference    7. Social Work    8. Education / Counseling / Crisis Management   

Editorial Review

There is little sugar but lots of spice in journalist Rachel Simmons's brave and brilliant book that skewers the stereotype of girls as the kinder, gentler gender.

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Girls Need To Make Peace With Conflict
I found this book, "Odd Girl Out," not only helpful but also cathartic. It answered a lot of current questions I have about raising an adolescent daughter by enabling me to go back and visit my own youth and remind me of my own experiences. This book illustrates how easy it is for mothers raising daughters to live vicariously through them and see how it brings out old fears and insecurities. It was a re-education.
Part of the Puzzle, Read It, but Don't Stop Here
You know, this is actually a topic that is near and dear for my heart and it did have a lot of interesting examples and data...but like Fast Girls before it, this reads a lot like someone's research paper and doesn't really delve too far into the history of aggression (in boys or girls) beyond a barest basics that most people probably already know.Simmons also doesn't offer any statistics, she mentions repeatedly that there really isn't any research on this, but I felt like this was just a big book length article that focused on her own personal fascination with the topic and the scope of the book really doesn't go much beyond her own group of interviewees.I was also kind of annoyed by the great deal of repeated information, it's as if in the absence of statistical data to support her theory she just keeps saying the same thing over and over.
Dads and Educators ALSO Need to READ This Book!!!
The book opened my eyes into a girls' world I'd never realized existed. A father, I got the book to understand the social dynamics my daughter navigates. It's like a gardner suddenly discovering that flowers have aromas, weeds have deep roots, and roses have thorns.
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Subjects:  1. Aggressiveness (Psychology)    2. Aggressiveness in children    3. Applied Psychology    4. Developmental - Adolescent    5. Gender Psychology    6. Gender Studies    7. Girls    8. Life Stages - Adolescence    9. Psychology    10. Social Psychology    11. Advice on parenting    12. Child & developmental psychology    13. Organization & management of education    14. Psychology & Psychiatry / Social Psychology    15. Social, group or collective psychology    16. Reading Group Guide   

Subjects:  1. Developmental - Child    2. Education    3. Infants & Toddlers - General    4. Language Arts / Linguistics / Literacy    5. Language acquisition    6. Life Stages - Infants & Toddlers/General    7. Linguistics    8. Literacy    9. Preschool & Kindergarten    10. Psychology    11. Child care & upbringing    12. Reading skills   

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Different Brains, Different Learners
A great book for teachers as well as parents.It helps to understand what is or may be happening in the brain.I like the recommendations given on ways we can help alleviate stressful events under given conditions.

Lacking
This book lacks the depth it seems to promise.Some of the illustrations are lacking.There is not enough meat to help anyone with special needs learners. I would suggest you look elsewhere. I was greatly disappointed since the majority of work by Jensen is wonderful.

Essential reading for all teachers
Eric Jensen knows the needs of busy teachers and has the gift in helping them to utilize up-to-date knowledge in brain studies. Here it is applied to identifying 10 types of different learners: 1. impulsive ones with ADD, 2. resigned with learned helplessness, 3. challenged reader with dyslexia, 4. argumentative with oppositional disorder, 5. frustrated with learning delayed, 6. hyperactive, 7. with auditory-processing deficits, 8. out of control, 9. the demotivated with chronic threat and distress, and 10. depressed and troubled. Read more

Subjects:  1. Attention-deficit disordered c    2. Attention-deficit disordered children    3. Children's Books/Young Adult Misc. Nonfiction    4. Dyslexic children    5. Education    6. Education / Special Education / Learning Disabled    7. Learning disabilities    8. Learning disabled children    9. Special Education - General    10. Teaching Methods & Materials - General    11. ADD    12. ADHD    13. Attention-deficit hyperactivit    14. Education / Special Education / General    15. Special Education - Learning Disabled    16. Teaching skills & techniques   

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Exceeded my expectations
This book changed the way I design my college level courses in a very effective and enjoyable way. It will give you a lot of insight on the design of courses that will encourage students to continue learning.I also enjoyed all the reference on the results of scientific work that deals with innovative teaching methods. You will love this book.

Detailed ideas applied 2 work equals a new answer.
This book is worth it. I graduated from a graduate program (in education) and this information has increased/expanded my knowledge as to how things must be done in the classroom (when teaching, when testing, and when lecturing). For example, each square of information must be related to the other square of information in order to reach ones point with ones students. Education is about detail. Let this information from this book change the way you see and teach the information you have obtained a degree in. Let it take you to new spheres, or portals of information that were always present in the work that you do, but that you never saw because one lacked the tools in order to open up those worlds. Create beauty in the work that you create (in the quizzes, in the lesson plans, in the rubrics chart, in the surveys, etc.) What you lecture must be from the book, and what you assign for reading must mirror the lecture, and that equals learning.
Creating Significant Learning Experiences
I dropped the grad course I was taking that req'd this book; however, the book itself contains a lot of really terrific ideas and is easily understood. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Administration - General    2. College And University Curricula    3. College teaching    4. Curricula    5. Education    6. Education / Teaching    7. Education, Higher    8. Higher    9. Methods Of Instruction And Study In Higher Education    10. Teaching Methods & Materials - General    11. United States    12. Education / Teaching Methods & Materials / General    13. Higher & further education    14. Study & learning skills   

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Crack the Code
Road to the Code is just loaded with information and ideas for use in the classroom.Begins at the beginning with phonological awareness activities and prodeeds forward.Great source for instruction and differentiation.Super !!!

Road to the Code
I think this is a great program for teaching phonemic awareness.It has almost everything that you need.I would recommend it to anyone working with young children or those with special needs that are struggling with reading readiness.

outstanding
Rode to the Code gave me a great program on how to help my struggling students with phonemic awareness. Over time, these students began to understand the big picture of what reading is all about. We are matching letters and sounds and recognizing rhyming words and rhyming word parts. Thank you Rode to the Code! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children    2. Education / Teaching    3. English language    4. Language    5. Medical    6. Pediatrics    7. Phonetic method    8. Phonetics    9. Phonetics & Phonics    10. Reading    11. Study and teaching (Early chil    12. Study and teaching (Early childhood)    13. Teaching Methods & Materials - Language Arts    14. Teaching Methods & Materials - Reading    15. Language teaching & learning material & coursework    16. Paediatric medicine   

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Well written with practical solutions
My son was recently diagnosed with Aspergers so I purchased many books on the subject to better help him.This book by far offers the most practical solutions to everyday school issues.Reading about theories and studies is helpful up to a point but as a parent I needed hands on solutions to common problems and this book provided many options that have worked for my son.

Maybe I'm Singing to the Choir!
I haven't found anyone who hasn't found this book incredibly valuable. I have bought at least four of them because my friends keep "borrowing" them and somehow don't manage to get them back to me. It is such a helpful book that lays out point by point how our kids experience elementary school, their various challenges and how to deal with them. Any parent who is actively involved with their child who has Autism Spectrum Disorder or Asperger Syndrome should have this book as a reference. And every elementary school teacher working with our AS kids should read it too!

Every AS parent should have one of these
Since my son's diagnosis at the end of first grade, I've been purchasing book after book, trying to educate myself.The realities of being a parent of an AS child means that you have to educate, not only yourself, but your child's teachers.This book is a great way to go about it.
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Subjects:  1. Asperger's syndrome    2. Autistic children    3. Education    4. Education (Elementary)    5. Education / Teaching    6. Elementary    7. Philosophy & Social Aspects    8. Special Education - Socially Handicapped