The new generation of teachers needs a new kind of special education textbook--one that focuses on children, not labels. That's why Whitney Rapp & Katrina Arndt developed "Teaching Everyone", the first text that fully prepares teachers to see past disability labels and work with all students' individual needs and strengths. Accessible and…

While there are already loads of books about how to deal with stress and take care of your health, at last here's one that takes into account a teacher's heavy workload and busy lifestyle. The author, an experienced teacher himself, avoids the blithe simplicity of typical "self-help" books to give you factual evidence, realistic steps, and…

Presents a suggested set of strategies the authors found useful with combined-text books, which combine a story format and an expository or informational format within one book. Notes specific strategies that should be selected on the basis of their match with individual books and the instructional needs of students. Describes the use of…

Offers some strategies for teaching accounting at the secondary level, including (1) know your students, (2) assume nothing, (3) maintain a structured but relaxed atmosphere, (4) use simulations, and (5) spend more time on examples, less on lecture. (CH)

"Making Teaching Work" provides a down-to-earth, jargon-free book for teaching staff in universities and colleges, and includes reference to some of the best modern literature on assessment, teaching and feedback. By focusing on the learner in a variety of situations and contexts, the book explores how teachers can help learners to make learning…

Notes that "Light Bulb Reading" is done in short, one-on-one, daily lessons that include oral reading with note-taking and discussions about miscues, skills, and strategies. Suggests that this is an effective approach for assisting struggling readers that focuses on specific, individual, assessed needs. Outlines an 11-step plan. (SG)

Outlines some problems common to actors and teachers in generating appropriately expressive speaking voices. Basic skills discussed include loudness without tension, clarity of articulation, use of intonation, and manipulation of rate. (JMF)

A checklist for assessing young children's individual needs by observing them at play. (CM)

This training module on parent readiness levels is based on the premise that parents pass through stages of development in accepting and working with their child's handicap. The module is designed to be used in inservice training on parent involvement and to aid staff in identifying levels of parent readiness for involvement and in recognizing…

Cites personal experience and research which supports peer group work in spelling, noting this method provides an opportunity to create linkages between reading, writing, and spelling instruction. Suggests strategies for implementing an individualized spelling program. (NH)

Demonstrates the value of reading aloud to high school juniors. Provides suggestions to increase the engagement, confidence, and ability of all students in reading challenging texts. Realizes that an individual's reading preferences are dynamic and that it is difficult to define someone as one specific type of reader. (SG)

This book discusses better methods of teaching children with special needs to acquire and use mathematical skills, the prevention of learning difficulties, and the improvement of mathematics teaching for all pupils. What is good teaching for children with special educational needs is good teaching for all children. Chapters are: (1) "Policy and…

Explains the attraction of Ursula LeGuin's "A Wizard of Earthsea" for teenage readers by showing how many of its themes reflect the concerns of adolescent life. (RBW)

Presents a digest of basic developmental information about children's feeding skills and behaviors, and gives general feeding recommendations. Also addresses requirements for feeding children with developmental disabilities and chronic medical conditions for which adapted environments or monitored nutrient intake may be necessary. (ET)

The format for this curriculum guide, written for nurse practitioner faculty, consists of learning objectives, content outline, teaching methodology suggestions, references and recommended readings. Part 1 of the guide, Recognition of Early and Chronic Alcoholism, deals with features of alcoholism such as epidemiological data and theories,…