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Law School Confidential (Revised Edition): A Complete Guide to the Law School Experience: By Students, for ...
Robert H. Miller
St. Martin's Griffin, 2004
Law School Confidential
This bood was excellent. I really enjoyed it and I can recommend it without a problem. It was very useful and informative. It was a great resource, it was an excellent comprehensive guide for new law school students.
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He Loves Me! Learning to Live In the Father's Affection
Wayne Jacobsen
Windblown Media, 2007
Great followup to The Shack!
This is a book that you will want to allow time for! After reading The Shack, I found He Loves Me to be the perfect companion!
I would read a chapter and then take time to ponder the points that Jacobsen makes about this Father God who has no favorites! We are all His ...
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Practice With Purpose: Literacy Work stations for Grades 3-6
Debbie Diller
Stenhouse Publishers, 2005
Practice with PURPOSE
This is just what I've needed. Excellent source for getting kids motivated and on tasks that help THEM to learn. Outlines possible problems and solutions ahead of time. Great ideas for taking centers I already want and making them real learning stations in the ...
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Making the Most of Small Groups: Differentiation for All
Debbie Diller
Stenhouse Publishers, 2007
Great Gift for new teacher
Such a great resource I always buy it as a gift for my student teachers - both books make a valuable investment - in th elives of their future students!!!
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Green Eggs and Ham (I Can Read It All by Myself Beginner Books)
Dr. Seuss
Random House Books for Young Readers, 1960
The Greatest American Philosopher
As a mom of a 24 and an 8 year old (I know . . . big surprise) I am firmly of the opinion that Dr. Seuss is the greatest American philosopher! In this book he urges us to try things that we may be afraid of or even repelled by. Many folks think this book applies only ...
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Strategies That Work: Teaching Comprehension for Understanding and Engagement
Stephanie Harvey, Anne Goudvis
Stenhouse Publishers, 2007
These Strategies do work!
As a English Teacher, I use the information in this book to help me with crafting some reading strategies within a workshop model for my high school students. Students are engaged and they learn life-long reading skills. I highly recommend this book for your personal ...
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First Art : Art Experiences for Toddlers and Twos
MaryAnn F. Kohl, Renee F. Ramsey, ...
Gryphon House, 2002
Thank you, from the author, MaryAnn Kohl
I wanted to thank all of the folks who have taken the time to review "First Art", a book of art projects and experiences for toddlers and two's. I've read every single review! How happy I am that this book is bringing great experiences to kids, and to their moms too. ...
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Today I Feel Silly: And Other Moods That Make My Day
Jamie Lee Curtis
Joanna Cotler, 1998
Grandaughter Loves the book
She read it all and was very fasinated with all the pictures to look at on each page.
The last page just lite up her face with excitement of having that fun thing to do.
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Razzle Dazzle Writing: Achieving Success Through 50 Target Skills
Melissa Forney
Maupin House Publishing, 2001
Great Resource!
After borrowing this book from a colleague, I decided I had to have my own copy. It's a resource I keep going back to each year. My sixth graders love the activities, which are fun and easy to follow. Melissa Forney knows how to motivate students to improve their ...
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Mosaic of Thought, Second Edition: The Power of Comprehension Strategy Instruction
Ellin Oliver Keene, Susan Zimmermann
Heinemann, 2007
Second Edition of Mosaic much more practical!
Ellin Keene has added a lot more depth and practicality in her second edition. All teachers of reading should read this book!
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Guided Reading: Good First Teaching for All Children
Gay Su Pinnell, Irene C. Fountas
Heinemann, 1996
Wonderful source for Primary Teacher!
I had this book at close tabs at all times. I really loved the icons they have at the back of the book (these are center icons). I photocopied and laminated them, and used them to rotated the children through their centers daily. I LOVE the list of books for each ...
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How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School: Expanded Edition
Committee on Developments in the Science of Learning with additional material from the Committee on Learning Research and Educational Practice, National Research Council
National Academies Press, 2000
How People Learn
My academic advisor at the University of Washington's iSchool suggested I read this along with "Team-Based Learning". I never thought I could get so excited about a book on learning from the National Research Council! Highly recommended to anyone with an interest in ...
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240 Vocabulary Words 4th Grade Kids Need To Know
Linda Ward Beech
Teaching Resources, 2003
Great Vocabulary Workbook
My son, who is not really interested in Language Arts, but is good at it, got very interested in this book. He would ask to do vocabulary and more vocabulary.
This book makes learning vocabulary fun even though it's through repetition. Each lesson contains many ...
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Playing with Poems: Word Study Lessons for Shared Reading, K-2
Zoe Ryder White
Heinemann, 2008
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Med School Confidential: A Complete Guide to the Medical School Experience: By Students, for Students
Robert H. Miller, Dan Bissell
St. Martin's Griffin, 2006
Gift that went well
Bought this for my girlfriend who is going to MedSchool. She seems happy as a pup with two tails about this book. I don't know how, Med students creative writing skills are worst that a sloth, but I don't think they care much for creative so much as they look for ...
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