Education : Preschool & Kindergarten

This highly practical resource and text presents 70 interventions that have been demonstrated to improve the classroom learning environment, academic achievement, and student behavior and social competence. Each intervention is presented in a brief, standardized format with step-by-step procedures that can easily be implemented by Pre-K-12 teachers and other school-based professionals. The volume includes best-practice guidelines for designing, implementing, and evaluating evidence-based school interventions, as well as strategies for combining multiple interventions to create a comprehensive program at the individual, class, or schoolwide level. New in this Edition:. *Substantially revised and expanded to reflect significant developments in research and practice. *Designed for full compatibility with a response-to-intervention framework. *42 of the 70 interventions are entirely new. *A new chapter on preschool interventions. *Expanded coverage of curriculum-based measurement procedures. *A new category of proactive interventions targeting positive relationships in the classroom. more...

Price: $46.00

If you can imagine a primary classroom where all the children are engaged and motivated; where the buzz of excited emerging readers fills the air; where words are sounded out and connections are made between book pages and life experiences, then you have pictured the real classroom of author Debbie Miller. In this book Debbie leads the reader through a year in her classroom in which her students learn to become thoughtful, independent, and strategic readers. more...

Price: $18.00

Aimed at non specialist primary teachers, this book offers support for the two attainment targets of the National Curriculum in art: investigating and making, and knowledge and understanding. more...

Price: $44.95

Looking at the early years of a child's life, this book provides information on the services that are available for those from birth to five years, and addresses issues related to identification, assessment, teaching and learning and family support. It is illustrated with case studies provided by parents and practitioners, and discusses: o the Code of Practice for SEN & the SEN and Disability Discrimination Act. o identification and assessment. o good practice examples of multi-agency collaboration and provision. o partnership with parents. o social skills and behaviour. o alternative intervention and home-based programmes. o the transition from pre-school to school. more...

Price: $27.95

Organised into four parts, this text sets out to explore some of the issues to be investigated by beginning teachers - and those who support them - when working with early years and primary age children, while at the same time, exploring some of the delight and enjoyment in the teaching role. more...

Price: $42.88