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Helping young writers improve means providing just-right assistance to a whole class of students, each at their own level. Add English learners to the traditional mix, and teachers need new, flexible ideas for meeting a larger and more diverse set of needs. In Writer to Writer you'll find a way to combine children's love of social networking with good teaching to ensure that your entire multilingual classroom makes progress in its journey toward fluent, independent writing. Writer to Writer shows K - 6 teachers how to support writers effectively through partnerships and small groups. Mary Lee Prescott-Griffin (coauthor of the popular Fluency in Focus) presents writing partnerships and other ...
In Reader to Reader, you'll discover how peer partnerships can help students take on increased responsibility for their own learning and offer one another the insight, encouragement, and personalized attention they need to develop good reading skills and habits.
What happens when you send phony news to your boarding school’s alumni magazine? Ricky Steele, a fifty-something odd jobber, finds out when she returns to her alma mater pretending to be a private investigator. Before long, the niece of Massachusetts’ governor goes missing and a murderer strikes again. As Ricky races against time to stop a killer and rescue a child, she enlists the aid of her former roommates. Together, the trio wreak havoc on Whitley School’s Reunion Weekend. Before they know it, Ricky and her pals have unleashed a killer, who is not afraid to kill again. Join Ricky on her first caper and see how this humorous rollicking mystery series got its start. Rollicking fun, Ricky’s first case, stopping a killer and saving a child.
Biologist, Ned Fielding leaves the tattered remains of his marriage behind to spend six months on Winward Island, a property shared by SENCA, his land conservation group, and the reclusive, Widow Barlow. Dispatched to the island to study a rare species of carrion beetle, Ned finds himself much more interested in studying the island’s only other human, the beautiful, Addie Barlow, whose screams of terror awaken him in the dead of night. A hurricane and near drowning throw the island’s two inhabitants together and they begin a smoldering love affair. The locals call the Widow Barlow a witch and enchantress. They claim she murdered her much older husband, the philanthropist, King Barlow, but Ned cannot quite believe the wild tales about the gentle woman he adores. Enchantress, maybe—with her closest companions, an osprey, dolphin and coyote – but murderess? Will Ned’s quest for the truth destroy their love and Addie’s heart?
Love is the last thing on gifted artist, Beth Hadley’s mind as she prepares for a one-woman show while enjoying a bittersweet summer before her son, Kit leaves for college. Then, out of the blue, an unexpected, secret love blossoms with Jack Talbot, Kit’s best friend, and they begin a passionate affair that could destroy her world, tear her family apart, and shatter the peace of her close knit community. As Beth struggles with guilt and remorse over the relationship with Jack, an old love returns and with him, a chance for deep, abiding eternal love. Is it too late for her?
Thich Nhat Hanh shares teacher-friendly guidance on bringing secular mindfulness into your classroom—complete with step-by-step techniques, exercises, and insights from other educators. Discover practical and re-energizing guidance on caring for yourself and your students! The Plum Village approach to mindfulness in schools stresses that educators must first establish their own mindfulness practice as a basis for their work in the classroom. These easy-to-follow, step-by-step techniques are designed by teachers to help their colleagues cultivate this important foundation and better support their students. You’ll find: • Basic mindfulness practices taught by Thich Nhat Hanh • Guidance from educators using these practices in their classrooms • Ample in-class interpretations, activities, tips, and instructions • Inspirational stories from teachers, administrators, and counselors With motivational anecdotes from colleagues and tried and true mindfulness exercises from Thich Nhat Hanh and the Plum Village community, this loving and supportive guide is an invaluable tool for educators to calm, focus, and reenergize their classrooms.