education

Offers advice on how to diagnose Attention Deficit Disorder; discusses the strengths that often accompany the learning disorder; and describes teaching tools that may be effective in helping ADD children realize their potential.

Describes twenty-first century library standards, provides examples of research units for libraries, and focuses on the connections between the library media specialist and the classroom teacher to better encourage beginning readers into utilizing public and school libraries.

Explains how teachers can use data in the elementary classroom to improve student learning, with information on how teachers can choose and analyze the best data for their lessons, interpret data, incorporate it into every subject, and other related topics.

In 1933, facing the hardships of the Great Depression, Ruth learns to follow her mother's example and count her lucky stars when she turns her disappointment over not being able to attend fourth grade into a blessing for her younger sister.

Discusses the importance of the language teachers use with children for developing successful readers, writers, and literate members of society, and highlights the complex learning that teachers produce that is not recognized by tests, policy makers, the general public, and teachers themselves.

Describes what conditions were like in early American schools, explains who had access to an education, looks at the changes that began taking place in the 1800s, and discusses modern-day schools.

Looks at how children in India get to school, and goes along with Indian students as they attend many different types of schools, in city classrooms, on mountaintops, and in buses, tents, and other unusual locations.

Discusses the place of homework in the daily lives of schools, children, and families, arguing that the practice, if left unrestricted, can undermine social and life and contribute to a growing sense of alienation and stress in students, their families, and the larger community.

A light-hearted collection of poems about the trials and tribulations of going to school, by such authors as Bruce Lansky, Carol Diggory Shields, Jack Prelutsky, and Joyce Armor.

Presents an illustrated collection of jokes and riddles related to school.