Guilford Press

Executive Skills in Children and Adolescents

A Practical Guide to Assessment and Intervention

• By Peg Dawson, and Richard Guare.

Published April 2010

Concise and practitioner friendly, this bestselling guide has helped put executive skills on the map for school-based clinicians and educators. The book explains how these critical cognitive processes develop and why they play such a key role in children's behavior and school performance. Provided…
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Teaching Geography

Second Edition

• By Phil Gersmehl.

Published August 2005

A light-hearted and accessible style from leading geography educator Phil Gersmehl, this volume presents a complete conceptual framework and hands-on ideas for effective geography instruction in today's middle and secondary classrooms. The focus is on the 'whats' and 'hows' of helping students…
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Teaching Geography

Second Edition

• By Phil Gersmehl.

Published June 2005

A light-hearted and accessible style from leading geography educator Phil Gersmehl, this volume presents a complete conceptual framework and hands-on ideas for effective geography instruction in today's middle and secondary classrooms. The focus is on the 'whats' and 'hows' of helping students…
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The Reading Specialist

Leadership for the Classroom, School, and Community

• By Rita M. Bean.

Published January 2004

Timely and accessible, this book provides nuts-and-bolts information and guidance for reading specialists in grades K-12 as well as those preparing for certification. The focus is on the many responsibilities of today's reading specialist, from teaching individual students to taking a leadership…
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Assessment for Reading Instruction

• By Michael C. McKenna, and Katherine A. Dougherty Stahl.

Published September 2003

Combining essential background knowledge with hands-on tools, this practical resource provides a detailed roadmap for conducting multi-dimensional reading assessment. The authors' research expertise and extensive classroom experience are reflected on every page. Presented are effective ways to…
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Best Practices in Literacy Instruction

• Edited by Linda B. Gambrell, Lesley Mandel Morrow and Michael Pressley.
• Foreword by John T. Guthrie.

Published August 2003

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Exemplary Literacy Teachers

What Schools Can Do to Promote Success for All Students

• By Cathy Collins Block, and John N. Mangieri.

Published July 2003

Based on a widely cited study of exemplary teachers, this accessible book illuminates the instructional techniques and behaviors that result in the most significant achievement gains at each grade level. It guides teachers in assessing their strengths and building their skills within six key…
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Explaining Reading

A Resource for Teaching Concepts, Skills and Strategies

• By Gerald G. Duffy.

Published July 2003

Exemplary teacher research has established that explicit teaching plays a vital role in the classroom, with particular benefits for struggling readers. This book is a practical resource for explaining reading to students who do not learn to read easily. Identified are twenty-two major skills and…
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Explaining Reading

A Resource for Teaching Concepts, Skills and Strategies

• By Gerald G. Duffy.

Published May 2003

Exemplary teacher research has established that explicit teaching plays a vital role in the classroom, with particular benefits for struggling readers. This book is a practical resource for explaining reading to students who do not learn to read easily. Identified are twenty-two major skills and…
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Reading Instruction That Works

The Case for Balanced Teaching

• By Michael Pressley.

Published May 2002

Now in a revised and expanded third edition, this widely adopted text provides a comprehensive guide to effective literacy instruction in the elementary grades. Distinguished scholar and educator Michael Pressley presents research-based, classroom-tested best practices for combining skills-based…
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