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24 books with the same feel
Include books by the same authorThe Book Whisperer: Awakening the Inner Reader in Every Child
Donalyn Miller · 227 pages
Donalyn Miller says she has yet to meet a child she couldn't turn into a reader. No matter how far behind Miller's students might be when they reach her 6th grade classroom, they end up reading an average of 40 to 50 books a year. Miller's unconventional approach dispenses with drills and worksheets that make reading a chore. Instead, she helps students navigate the world of literature and gives t
Beyond Discipline: From Compliance to Community
Alfie Kohn · 166 pages
In this 10th anniversary edition of an ASCD best seller, author Alfie Kohn reflects on his innovative ideas about replacing traditional discipline programs, in which things are done to students to control how they act, with a collaborative approach, in which we work with students to create caring communities. Features a new afterword by the author. When students are "off task," our first respon
A Charlotte Mason Education: A Home Schooling How-To Manual
Catherine Levison · 90 pages
Dr. Montessori's Own Handbook
Maria Montessori · 121 pages
This short, illustrated guide to the use of Montessori classroom materials describes how to set up a "children's house"--An environment for learning where children can be their own masters. Frames, geometrical objects, colored numerical rods, and many other items are familiar features of any Montessori classroom, and Montessori explains how to use them with preschool children to stimulate their po
What's Math Got to Do with It?: Helping Children Learn to Love Their Least Favorite Subject--and Why It's Important for America
Jo Boaler · 264 pages
An alarming look at what's wrong with math education in the United States, and what we can do to change it The United States is rapidly falling behind the rest of the developed world in terms of math education, and the future of our economy depends on the quality of teaching that our children receive today. A recent assessment of mathematics performance around the world ranked the U.S. twenty-eigh
Pocketful Of Pinecones: Nature Study With The Gentle Art Of Learning: A Story For Mother Culture
Karen Andreola · 272 pages
Emile or On Education
Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Allan Bloom, Michael Wu · 642 pages
Montessori: The Science Behind the Genius
Angeline Stoll Lillard · 424 pages
Lillard discusses the neuroscience and science behind the Montessori method and why it is a convincing method to use in the classroom.
The Well-Trained Mind: A Guide to Classical Education at Home
Susan Wise Bauer, Jessie Wise · 864 pages
The Core: Teaching Your Child the Foundations of Classical Education
Leigh A. Bortins
The Power of Our Words: Teacher Language That Helps Children Learn
Paula Denton · 172 pages
From the Publisher: This book, by an author with more than twenty years of experience teaching children and educators, will help you recognize the influence your words have on the children you teach. It will show you how to use language more skillfully, building a classroom where students feel safe, respected, appreciated, and excited about learning. Full of practical tips, real life anecdotes, an
Free Range Learning How Homeschooling Changes Everything
Laura Grace Weldon
The End of Molasses Classes: Getting Our Kids Unstuck--101 Extraordinary Solutions for Parents and Teachers
Ron Clark · 322 pages
Award-winning teacher and bestselling author Clark ("The Essential 55") presents a riveting new book providing rules for parents and teachers to help kids succeed in school.
A Thomas Jefferson Education Home Companion
Oliver DeMille, Diann Jeppson, Rachel DeMille · 241 pages
Summerhill: A Radical Approach to Child Rearing
A.S. Neill · 392 pages
**Summerhill: A Radical Approach to Child Rearing** is a book about the English boarding school Summerhill School by its headmaster A. S. Neill. It is known for introducing his ideas to the American public. It was published in America on November 7, 1960, by the Hart Publishing Company and later revised as **Summerhill School: A New View of Childhood** in 1993. Its contents are a repackaged collec
Project-Based Homeschooling: Mentoring Self-Directed Learners
Lori McWilliam Pickert · 168 pages
The Read-Aloud Handbook
Jim Trelease · 387 pages
The classic handbook on reading aloud to children - revised and updatedFor more than two decades, millions of parents and educators have turned to Jim Trelease's beloved classic to help countless children become avid readers through awakening their imaginations and improving their language skills. Now this new edition of The Read-Aloud Handbook imparts the benefits, rewards, and importance of read
The Daily 5: fostering literacy independence in the elementary grades
Gail Boushey, Joan Moser
Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons
Siegfried Engelmann, Phyllis Haddox, Elaine Bruner · 416 pages