Perennial Best Sellers

A Practical Guide for All Educators Working in Inclusionary Settings

Peggy A. Hammeken

This perennial best seller is designed and organized for the busy professional. Whether you are a general or special education teacher, this book is a gold mine of ideas-many which can be used immediately! The step-by-step guidelines will help tailor an inclusive education program to meet the needs of your school and/or provide ideas to improve and expand the existing inclusive education program. Subsequent chapters include hundreds of ideas and strategies numbered and conveniently arranged by topic-for quick, easy reference. Some of the topics include language arts, math, assessments, large and small group instruction, fine motor, attention difficulties and more! The easy-to-use format places a wealth of information at your fingertips. The practical, reproducible forms help with scheduling, communication, modifications and collaboration. This superb publication is a "must have" for all educators who teach "at risk", Chapter I, special needs students or students who need additional support for success.

P-100 / $25.95 / 8 1/2" x 11" / 145 pp. s/c

A Practical Reference Tool for Paraprofessionals Working in Inclusionary Settings

Peggy A. Hammeken

This practical and easy-to-use publication is developed for paraprofessionals and assistants working in today's educational environment. With over 90,000 copies of the first edition in print, this bestseller is now updated and includes 80 additional pages of new information, ideas, and strategies . many which can be put into practice immediately. This comprehensive publication may be used as a staff development tool to meet the training requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act as the information is not only for students with special needs, but also will benefit at-risk and Title I students. Some of the highlights of the 2003 edition include:

• Vital information related to special education, confidentiality, instructional modifications, role delineation, student expectations, classroom instruction, behavior management, scheduling, and more.

• Over 350 concrete ideas and modifications conveniently divided into subject areas including textbooks, pre-reading, prewriting, written language, spelling, math, organizational skills, behavior management, and more.

• Forty reproducible forms to help with communication, schedules, discipline and medical plans, instructional modifications, organization, daily/weekly assignment sheets, story starters and planners, proofreading, study methods for spelling, paragraph sequencing, and behavior checklists and more.

Whether used as a training tool or as a comprehensive handbook for paraprofessionals, this unique resource will be referred to and used daily by these essential members of the educational team.

P-200 / $23.95 /  8 1/2 " x 11" / 215 pp. s/c

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A Resource Guide for Teachers, Childcare Provider and Parents

Lorraine O. Moore, Ph.D.

The developmentally based strategies in this exceptional resource focus on children between the ages of three and seven. This outstanding publication will help younger students who need additional challenges and the older students who may be developmentally delayed.The book commences with a synopsis of inclusive education and the future of learning. Subsequent chapters present hundreds of developmentally based child-focused strategies at your fingertips! Communication, large and small motor development, social/emotional development, pre-reading, writing, and math are only a few of the extensive topics covered. The vast collection of reproducible activities help young children learn about feelings, empathy, resolving conflicts peacefully, and problem solving. Educators and parents will find useful forms to chart student behaviors, frequency of behaviors, modifications, child interviews and more! This comprehensive publication appeals to a large audience of adults: Early childhood and K-2 general and special education teachers, adults in preschool settings and child care providers.

P-301 / $23.95 / 8 1/2" x 11" /  s/c

Tools to Enhance Your Child's Success in Learning

Lorraine O. Moore, Ph.D.

This best seller helps parents understand the special education system and provides the necessary tools to promote and enhance their child's learning. In easy-to-understand language inclusive education, test interpretation, information processing, learning styles, current brain research are only a few of the topics discussed. The easy-to-use strategies, exercises, questionnaires and checklists assist parents in helping their child benefit from learning both at school and home. Specific strategies are included for reading, math, writing and attention skills. Many reproducible forms and checklists are included. This excellent publication is recommended for parents, psychologists and educators.

P-300 /  $19.95 /  8 1/2" x 11" /  s/c  192 pgs.