This series of four workbooks has been specially designed to provide secondary students with a sound understanding of English vocabulary and ample practice in its use.
Workbooks 1 and 2 focus on the use of such common words as good, fair, fine and nice which either are rather vague in meaning or tend to be overused. Each book contains 25 units, plus 8 review exercises.
Vocabulary Building 1 specially designed to improve the vocabulary and writing skills of students.
This book will sharpen students’ summary-writing skills with
* Reading passages featuring the relevant language points in context
* Detailed study of vocabulary, with example sentences
* Questions to test how much knowledge students have gained from the passages
* Answers are provided
Scott Flansburg is listed as 'the fastest human calculator' in the Guinness Book of World Records. Here he explains his amazing math computation methods step by step.
This book includes dozens of sample problems and tips for maximizing math and general learning abilities.
It helps students, parents and even teachers experiencing math anxiety.
You'll learn strategies on Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication,
Squaring and more.
The Praeger Handbook of Education and Psychology [Four Volumes]
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Cognition, mind, counseling psychology, lesson plans, learning styles,
and Vygotsky are just a few of the many subjects discussed in this
exciting work. Educators, students, counselors, parents, and others
will find new understanding as they read and browse. How does the
immigrant experience affect student outcomes? What are the effects of
poverty on standardized testing? How can a teacher or parent develop
study skills in the special needs learner? What is the effect of the
school environment on students? What are the larger issues at work in
educating students of diverse race, culture, and class?
This work, a
rethinking of the field of school psychology, will be an essential
resource for anyone interested in teaching and learning. It combines
effective, traditional knowledge with contemporary insights into the
nature of today's schools and students. Currently, there is an
information gap between scholars and practitioners in the field of
educational psychology concerning recent and on going developments. At
this time there is no one source that provides a broad and
comprehensive presentation of these changes. This work bridges the gap
by providing a much needed explication of how educational psychology
can meet the needs of diverse students, families, and schools.
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This 5-volume cookbook set is directly related to the middle school and high school multicultural curricula. It will be the source to turn to for multicultural, immigration, and foreign language units. The World Cookbook for Students fills a demand for more and different recipes for most countries and many ethnic groups. Many librarians still cling to an old Time-Life set, and this new set aims to replace that.