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This comprehensive, practical resource gives educators at all levels essential information, techniques, and tools for understanding dyslexia and adapting teaching methods in all subject areas to meet the learning style, social, and emotional needs of students who have dyslexia. Special features include over 50 full-page activity sheets that can be photocopied for immediate use and interviews with students and adults who have had personal experience with dyslexia. Organized into twenty sections, information covers everything from ten principles of instruction to teaching reading, handwriting, spelling, writing, math, everyday skills, and even covers the adult with dyslexia..
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Today, young Black men are more likely to be killed or sent to prison than to graduate from college Yet, despite all the obstacles, some are achieving at the highest academic and professional levels.
Beating the Odds tells their remarkable stories and shows us what African American families have done to raise academically successful sons, sons who are among the top two percent of African American males in terms of SAT scores and grades. The result of extensive and innovative research, Beating the Odds goes beyond mere analysis--and beyond the relentlessly negative media images--to show us precisely how young Black men can succeed despite the roadblocks of racism, the temptations of crime and drugs, and a popular culture that values being "cool" over being educated. By interviewing parents and children from a range of economic and educational backgrounds and from both single and two-parent homes, the authors identify those constants that contribute to academic achievement and offer step-by-step guidance on six essential strategies for effective parenting: child-focused love; strong limit-setting and discipline; continually high expectations; open, consistent, and strong communication; positive racial identity and positive male identity; and full use of community resources. The proof of the effectiveness of such strategies is in the sons themselves, who speak eloquently in these pages about their struggles and successes in both the classroom and the often hostile world that surrounds it.
Essential reading for parents, teachers, and school administrators, Beating the Odds offers insight, guidance, and hope for anyone concerned about the plight of young African American men and the society they live in..
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When Beating the Odds: Raising Academically Successful African American Males appeared in 1998, it was hailed as "a crucial book" (Baltimore Sun) and "undoubtedly one of the most important tools the African American parent can possess" (Kweisi Mfume, President NAACP).
Now, in response to enormous demand, the authors turn their attention to African American young women. Statistics indicate that African American females, as a group, fare poorly in the United States. Many live in single-parent households-either as the single-parent mother or as the daughter. Many face severe economic hurdles. Yet despite these obstacles, some are performing at exceptional levels academically. Based on interviews with many of these successful young women and their families, Overcoming the Odds provides a wealth of information about how and why they have succeeded--what motivates them, how their backgrounds and family relationships have shaped them, even how it feels to be a high academic achiever. They also discuss the challenges of moving into African American womanhood, from maintaining self-esteem to making the right choices about their professional and personal lives. Most important, the book offers specific and inspiring examples of the practices, attitudes, and parenting strategies that have enabled these women to persevere and triumph.
For parents, educators, policy makers, and indeed all those concerned about the education of young African American women, Overcoming the Odds is an invaluable guidebook on creating the conditions that lead to academic-and lifelong-success..
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Twice Exceptional Kids provides strategies for all educators and parents interested in providing the appropriate education for these special children and helping them achieve to their fullest potential..
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Why sort through the chaff when you know you want wheat? This guide provides instructive profiles (about 10 to 16 pages per college) for 52 of America's most competitive institutions of higher education, from Amherst to Yale, including information about admissions requirements and academic life, as well as financial aid and social life. There are insights written by recent undergrads about what to expect in terms of work load and potential adjustments, and there are sections on your lodging options, extracurricular activities, graduation requirements, and special programs, as well.

In addition to the profiles, which are written with candor and geared toward the concerns an inquisitive junior, senior, or parent might have, there's a useful chapter on application strategies (with essential suggestions on the application essay), a "Most Competitive Comparison" (featuring a bottom-line chart that compares numbers of applicants, numbers accepted, how many enrolled, gender ratio, SAT I scores, and costs), a "College Summaries" chapter encapsulating each college's history, tone, and unique attributes, and an index that lists the schools by state. It's an excellent guide to the country's best. --Stephanie Gold.
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One of the worst feelings a child can have is being discouraged in school. The sense of hopelessness that pervades can become almost insurmountable. This is the emotional experience for the child called the shut-down learner. Also referred to as Lego kids or high-spatial children, such kids thrive with hands-on tasks that use their visual and spatial abilities. This book offers perspective and hope to parents who are struggling with these issues..
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This digital document is an article from Intervention in School & Clinic, published by Pro-Ed on January 1, 2003. The length of the article is 5096 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Teaching strategies for twice-exceptional students.
Author: Susan Winebrenner
Publication:Intervention in School & Clinic (Refereed)
Date: January 1, 2003
Publisher: Pro-Ed
Volume: 38 Issue: 3 Page: 131(7)

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This digital document is an article from Theory into Practice, published by The Ohio State University, on behalf of its College of Education on March 22, 2005. The length of the article is 3809 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Quality curriculum and instruction for highly able students.
Author: Carol Ann Tomlinson
Publication:Theory into Practice (Refereed)
Date: March 22, 2005
Publisher: The Ohio State University, on behalf of its College of Education
Volume: 44 Issue: 2 Page: 160(7)

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This digital document is an article from Theory into Practice, published by The Ohio State University, on behalf of its College of Education on March 22, 2005. The length of the article is 4636 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Gifted programs and services: what are the nonnegotiables?
Author: Joyce Van Tassel-Baska
Publication:Theory into Practice (Refereed)
Date: March 22, 2005
Publisher: The Ohio State University, on behalf of its College of Education
Volume: 44 Issue: 2 Page: 90(8)

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