Malik Goes to School: Examining the Language Skills of African American Students From Preschool-5th Grade synthesizes a decade of research by the authors, Holly Craig and Julie Washington, on the oral language and literacy skills of African American children from preschool to fifth grade. Their research has characterized significant influences on the child's use of AAE and the relationship between AAE and aspects of literacy acquisition. The research has also led to the characterization of other nondialectal aspects of language development. The outcome has been a culture-fair, child-centered language evaluation protocol.

In this book you will find hundreds of quick and easy lesson ideas that will fit into your hectic schedule and enliven your students' exploration of mathematics. The book is organized by content related to various math skills which makes it quick and easy to find the exact topic you need, when you need it. A wide variety of open-ended lessons allows you to adapt activities to meet the specific needs of your students. Perfect for substitutes, rainy-day activities, homework, and for in-class assignments. Watch enthusiasm for math grow as your students discover how valuable and fun learning math can be!

In this book you will find hundreds of quick and easy lesson ideas that will fit into your hectic schedule and enliven your students' exploration of mathematics. The book is organized by content related to various math skills which makes it quick and easy to find the exact topic you need, when you need it. A wide variety of open-ended lessons allows you to adapt activities to meet the specific needs of your students. Perfect for substitutes, rainy-day activities, homework, and for in-class assignments. Watch enthusiasm for math grow as your students discover how valuable and fun learning math can be!

Visuals for the Language Classroom is a practical guide to the visual materials commonly available to the classroom teacher. It describes the characteristics of the various media and shows how a sensitive understanding of these characteristics will lead the teacher to fresh, dynamic and efficient activities in the language classroom. All the ideas in this book can be copied by any teacher with the minimum of time, money or artistic talent. Many of the hundreds of examples have been illustrated by the authors themselves.

From the author of the bestselling Hare Brain, Tortoise Mind, comes a breakthrough book on the future of learning. The new sciences of brain and mind are revealing that everyone has the capacity to become a powerful, lifelong learner. We can all learn how to learn; it has little to do with conventional intelligenec or educational success. Guy Claxton teaches us how to raise children who are curious and confident explorers, and how we ourselves can learn to pair problem-solving with creativity. Wis Up is essential and compelling reading for parents, educators and managers alike.