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Family Matters: Why Homeschooling Makes Sense
ISBN: 9780156300001 / Angielski / Miękka / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. An honest, perceptive discussion of children, education, and our common life as a nation by the bestselling author of Snow Falling on Cedars. A high school English teacher, Guterson and his wife educate their own children at home. A literate primer for anyone who wants to know more about alternatives to the schools (Kirkus Reviews). Index.
" An honest, perceptive discussion of children, education, and our common life as a nation by the bestselling author of Snow Falling on Cedars. A high s...
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Ready to Learn: How to Help Your Preschooler Succeed
ISBN: 9780195167542 / Angielski / Twarda / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Do you tell your preschooler one thing and they do the opposite? Are they easily distracted or unable to focus? If you suspect that your child may have a learning problem--or if you simply want to help them be ready--here is the book to read before he or she enters the school system: a realistic, humorous, and kind-hearted guide to helping your little one learn. In Ready to Learn, Stan Goldberg draws on thirty years of clinical experience (and personal experience as the father of two kids with learning differences) to provide an easy-to-use guide to helping children overcome any...
Do you tell your preschooler one thing and they do the opposite? Are they easily distracted or unable to focus? If you suspect that your child may hav...
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Awakening Children's Minds: How Parents and Teachers Can Make a Difference
ISBN: 9780195171556 / Angielski / Miękka / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Parents and teachers today face a swirl of conflicting theories about child rearing and educational practice. Indeed, current guides are contradictory, oversimplified, and at odds with current scientific knowledge. Now, in Awakening Children's Minds, Laura Berk cuts through the confusion of competing theories, offering a new way of thinking about the roles of parents and teachers and how they can make a difference in children's lives.
This is the first book to bring to a general audience, in lucid prose richly laced with examples, truly state-of-the-art thinking about child... Parents and teachers today face a swirl of conflicting theories about child rearing and educational practice. Indeed, current guides are contradictory...
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Family Strategies, Guanxi, and School Success in Rural China
ISBN: 9781138841062 / Angielski / Twarda / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Research in school success in contemporary China has argued that market reforms have reproduced the advantages for children from the cadre and the professional families while simultaneously creating new opportunities for children of the new arising economic elites. However, it has performed less for traditional peasant families. This book places a special emphasis on how rural parents from different social backgrounds use "guanxi" (interpersonal social networks) to maintain the interconnectedness between their families and schools to create advantages for their children in school success.... Research in school success in contemporary China has argued that market reforms have reproduced the advantages for children from the cadre and the ... |
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734,66 |
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Opening Your Child's Nine Learning Windows
ISBN: 9780310239949 / Angielski / Miękka / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Your child's capacity for learning is truly astonishing -- and you are the teacher. How can you make the most of your incredible, God-given opportunity? In Opening Your Child's Nine Learning Windows, educator Cheri Fuller shares amazing insights into how children learn. You'll find chapter after chapter of principles, activities, motivation boosters, and practical tips and suggestions to help you take full advantage of nine critical "learning windows" in your child's life: musical, language, emotional, creativity, curiosity, math and logic, physical, spiritual, and values. Punctuated with...
Your child's capacity for learning is truly astonishing -- and you are the teacher. How can you make the most of your incredible, God-given opportunit...
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New Ways to Engage Parents: Strategies and Tools for Teachers and Leaders, K-12
ISBN: 9780807756713 / Angielski / Miękka / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Just as populations change, ideas about how to encourage and work with parents also need to evolve. This practical resource by bestselling author Patricia Edwards provides school leaders and classroom teachers with new and creative ways in which to welcome, encourage, and involve parents.
Just as populations change, ideas about how to encourage and work with parents also need to evolve. This practical resource by bestselling author Patr...
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Governing the Child in the New Millennium
ISBN: 9780415928304 / Angielski / Twarda / 298 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Contributors to this volume begins from the assumption that the changes wrought by globalization compel us to reflect upon the status of the child and childhood at the end of the 20th century. The essays in the book consider what techniques are used to govern the child, what role the family plays, what is global and what is currently specific in the changes, and how the subject is constructed and construed.
Contributors to this volume begins from the assumption that the changes wrought by globalization compel us to reflect upon the status of the child and...
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Governing the Child in the New Millennium
ISBN: 9780415928311 / Angielski / Miękka / 298 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Contributors to this volume begin from the assumption that the changes wrought by globalization compel us to reflect upon the status of the child and childhood at the end of the 20th century. The essays in the book consider what techniques are used to govern the child, what role the family plays, what is global and what is currently specific in the changes, and how the subject is constructed and construed.
Contributors to this volume begin from the assumption that the changes wrought by globalization compel us to reflect upon the status of the child and ...
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176,27 |
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Unfit Subjects: Education Policy and the Teen Mother, 1972-2002
ISBN: 9780415944922 / Angielski / Twarda / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Wanda Pillow presents a critical analysis of US federal law and policy towards pregnant teens, and representations of teen pregnancy in popular culture and educational policy. She assesses how schools provide educational opportunities for school-aged mothers. Through in-depth analysis of specific policies and programs, both past and present, this book traces successes and failures in educating pregnant teens in the US. Unfit Subjects uses feminist, race and poststructural theories to inform a satisfactory educational policy.
Wanda Pillow presents a critical analysis of US federal law and policy towards pregnant teens, and representations of teen pregnancy in popular cultur...
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710,17 |
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Unfit Subjects: Educational Policy and the Teen Mother
ISBN: 9780415944939 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Wanda Pillow presents a critical analysis of federal law and polciy towards pregnant teens, representations of teen pregnancy in popular culture and educational policy assesses how schools provide educational opportunities for school aged mothers. Through in- depth analysis of specific policies and programmes, both past and present, thsi book traces America's successes and failures in educating pregnant teens. Unfit Subjects uses feminist, race and poststructural theories to inform a satisfactory educational policy.
Wanda Pillow presents a critical analysis of federal law and polciy towards pregnant teens, representations of teen pregnancy in popular culture and e...
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220,35 |
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What Colleges Don't Tell You (and Other Parents Don't Want You to Know): 272 Secrets for Getting Your Kid Into the Top Schools
ISBN: 9780452288546 / Angielski / Miękka / 307 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A sought-after packager of high school students shares 272 secrets to help parents get their kids into the top schools
Targeting the savvy parents of today's college-bound teenagers who seek to gain a proven edge in the college admissions process, this book reveals 272 little-known secrets to help parents get their kids into the school of their dreams. Did you know? -A child's guidance counselor can help reverse a deferral. -A parent can help get a child off a waiting list. -There is a way for students to back out of Early Decision once... A sought-after packager of high school students shares 272 secrets to help parents get their kids into the top schools
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First Grade Success: Everything You Need to Know to Help Your Child Learn
ISBN: 9780471468189 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The key to your child's educational success is in your hands
"Knowledge Essentials is a remarkable series that will benefit children of all abilities and learning styles. . . I highly recommend it for all parents who want to make a difference in their children's education." --Michael Gurian, author of Boys and Girls Learn Differently and The Wonder of Boys "Finally, a book about teaching young children by somebody who knows her stuff " --LouAnne Johnson, author of Dangerous Minds and The Queen of Education Part of the new Knowledge... The key to your child's educational success is in your hands
"Knowledge Essentials is a remarkable series that will benefit children of a... |
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How to Raise a Brighter Child
ISBN: 9780671035754 / Angielski / Miękka / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. THE LATEST STUDIES PROVE SOONER IS SMARTER
THE LATEST STUDIES PROVE SOONER IS SMARTER
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Why Johnny Can't Tell Right from Wrong
ISBN: 9780671870737 / Angielski / Miękka / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A hard-hitting and controversial book, WHY JOHNNY CAN'T TELL RIGHT FROM WRONG will not only open eyes but change minds. America today suffers from unprecedented rates of teenage pregnancy, drug abuse, suicide, and violence. Most of the programs intended to deal with these problems have failed because, according to William Kilpatrick, schools and parents have abandoned the moral teaching they once provided. In WHY JOHNNY CAN'T TELL RIGHT FROM WRONG, Kilpatrick shows how we can correct this problem by providing our youngsters with the stories, models, and inspirations they need in order to lead...
A hard-hitting and controversial book, WHY JOHNNY CAN'T TELL RIGHT FROM WRONG will not only open eyes but change minds. America today suffers from unp...
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Home Advantage: Social Class and Parental Intervention in Elementary Education
ISBN: 9780742501454 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This historical and sociological survey of two communities looks into the relation between parents and teachers of different social classes and puts forward the argument that social class, independent of ability, does affect schooling, because of the availability of money and time.
This historical and sociological survey of two communities looks into the relation between parents and teachers of different social classes and puts f...
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The Power of Community: Mobilizing for Family and Schooling
ISBN: 9780742515505 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Fifteen years ago, Concha Delgado-Gaitan began literacy research in Carpinteria, California. At that time, Mexican immigrants who labored in nurseries, factories, and housekeeping, had almost no voice in how their children were educated. Committed to participative research, Delgado-Gaitan collaborated with the community to connect family, school, and community. Regular community gatherings gave birth to the Comite de Padres Latinos. Refusing the role of the victim, the Comite paticipants organized to reach out to everyone in the community, not just other Latino families. Bound by their...
Fifteen years ago, Concha Delgado-Gaitan began literacy research in Carpinteria, California. At that time, Mexican immigrants who labored in nurseries...
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Making Autism a Gift: Inspiring Children to Believe in Themselves and Lead Happy, Fulfilling Lives
ISBN: 9780742552883 / Angielski / Miękka / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Despite new research and increased public awareness, autism is still looked at in a negative light. Most books on the subject perpetuate this notion by saying that autism is bad or needs to be overcome, rather than highlighting the positive--for instance, many people with autism graduate from college, attain exciting careers, and lead happy, fulfilling lives. Making Autism a Gift emphasizes these positive realities and tears down the wall of isolation associated with this disorder. With information from hundreds of up-to-date sources, this practical book looks at the effects of autism on the...
Despite new research and increased public awareness, autism is still looked at in a negative light. Most books on the subject perpetuate this notion b...
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The Organized Student: Teaching Children the Skills for Success in School and Beyond
ISBN: 9780743270205 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A must-read for parents, The Organized Student contains hands-on strategies for teaching your disorganized child how to organize for success in middle school and high school, with special tips for kids with ADD/ADHD and learning disorders. The overstuffed backpack, the missing homework, the unused planner, the test he didn't know about. Sound familiar? When the disorganized child meets the departmentalized structure of middle school, everything can fall apart. Even the academically successful child will start to falter if she misses deadlines, loses textbooks, or can't get to class...
A must-read for parents, The Organized Student contains hands-on strategies for teaching your disorganized child how to organize for success in...
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73,22 |
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Read! Read! Read!: Training Effective Reading Partners
ISBN: 9780761976356 / Angielski / Miękka / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Maximize children's learning potential by tapping into all of the resources of school and home - win at the reading game when parents become effective partners. Maximize children's learning potential by tapping into all of the resources of school and home - win at the reading game when parents become effect... |
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Keeping Your Kids Out Front Without Kicking Them from Behind: How to Nurture High-Achieving Athletes, Scholars, and Performing Artists
ISBN: 9780787952235 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Keeping Your Kids Out Front Without Kicking Them From Behind is a common sense guide for moms and dads of talented and gifted children. In this practical book, authors Dr. Ian Tofler and Theresa Geronimo--experts in the field of parenting--present their Seven-Step Program for Encouraging and Protecting High-Achieving Children. This innovative program offers guidance for establishing healthy boundaries between parents' ambitions and the needs of their talented children and clear-cut instructions for helping children balance achievement with happiness.
To read Debating What is Best... Keeping Your Kids Out Front Without Kicking Them From Behind is a common sense guide for moms and dads of talented and gifted children. In this practi...
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