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Do you feel as though you have used adversity in life to your advantage? To conquer and succeed?Staring death in the face TWICE-- staying positive, focused and determined is the only way this speaker and now author has been able to overcome many of life's unexpected obstacles! Adapting lessons from her grandfather and silent mentor, the author emotionally unveils her assertive strategies to have control and "Captain her own ship"...
Are you a tea lover? Do you enjoy visiting tea rooms with a unique flair, fantastic menus, and unparalleled service? This tea book is for you! Enjoy a place where you can re-live the journey of visits to 19 of the best tea rooms in the Central Region of the state of Florida. This book is a "one stop shop" for tea room reviews, tea room contact information, hours of operation, recipes, history of tea, and so much more... If you or someone you love, enjoy good stories of phylanthropy, stories of motivation, places of historic value, and a "scone" that melts in your mouth, then this pictorial coffee table book IN FULL COLOR must be part of your library!
A sober yet encouraging look at how urban public schools have confronted challenges, defied expectations, and continued to improve
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Written by two leading experts in education research and policy, Common-Sense Evidence is a concise, accessible guide that helps education leaders find and interpret data and research, and then put that knowledge into action. In the book, Nora Gordon and Carrie Conaway empower educators to address the federal Every Student Succeeds Act mandate that schools use evidence-based improvement strategies. Recommendations include utilizing existing research; generating evidence on the success of their own improvement efforts; and building an organizational culture of evidence use. The authors walk readers through the processes for determining whether research is relevant and convincing; explain usef...
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"We have parents with kids in college now who know their kids probably wouldn't be there if it wasn't for Read Right. I am definitely an advocate." --Melinda Reeves, 2004 Texas High School Principal of the Year Dr. Dee Tadlock's patented Read Right program has helped more than 20,000 struggling readers become excellent readers. Supported by 25 years of research, the revolutionary approach addresses both conscious and subconscious aspects of reading and offers you the most efficient and effective ways to help children learn. The three keys to becoming an excellent reader: An appropriate concept of excellence (reading that makes sense, feels comfortable, and sounds natural) Strong intent (unwavering desire to read with excellence) Predictive strategies (use of the brain's amazing anticipatory systems to construct reading ability) A revolutionary alternative to outdated phonicsbased or whole-language methods, this complete interactive system includes: Simple step-by-step coaching techniques to use with children A list of age-appropriate reading materials suitable to early reading development How to spot and address the real barriers to reading development