MegaSkills©

MegaSkills©

Author: Dorothy Rich

Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 386

ISBN-13: 1402220766

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Designed for children ages 6 and above, this cornerstone guide provides parents with hands-on techniques and fun activities to teach children the MegaSkills that will give them school and life success.


MegaSkills(C)

MegaSkills(C)

Author: Dorothy Rich

Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.

Published: 2008-07-01

Total Pages: 519

ISBN-13: 1402234759

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"MegaSkills is a remarkable achievement . . . what it means is that parents across the country are willing to stand' shoulder to shoulder with teachers in ensuring that our children have the best possible education." - Don Cameron, former Executive Director, National Education Association The classic guide to childhood achievement, taught in more than 4,000 schools. Specially designed for school-aged children, this cornerstone guide provides you with hands-on techniques and kid-friendly activities to teach children the MegaSkills that are essential to success in school and life: Confidence Motivation Effort Responsibility Initiative Perseverance Caring Teamwork Problem-Solving Common Sense Focus Respect NEW! Along with the age-specific activities, this guide contains academic objectives for each MegaSkill, tips for getting the best from technology, MegaSkills report cards for parents and children, research notes, and a wealth of additional resources. Includes message from Bill Bradley. "This book shows families how to build children's achievement, and it is keyed to current research." - Richard Coley, Director, Policy Information Center Educational Testing Service


MegaSkills(C) for Babies, Toddlers, and Beyond

MegaSkills(C) for Babies, Toddlers, and Beyond

Author: Dorothy Rich

Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.

Published: 2009-01-01

Total Pages: 304

ISBN-13: 1402222904

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Over 300,000 Megaskills books sold - A breakthrough new MegaSkills book - the first of its kind for developing character and achievement in the early years "This new book continues the key MegaSkills commitment to showing how parents can work with their children at home to help them learn." Marian Wright Edelman, president, Children's Defense fun For more than 20 years the MegaSkills program has taught parents how to help their children develop the abilities and values essential for success in school and in life. Now, nationally respected educators Dorothy Rich and Beverly Mattox show you how to start building MegaSkills before children reach school age. Specially designed for ages one through six, MegaSkills for Babies, Toddlers, and Beyond gives you hands-on techniques and kid-friendly activities to teach the 12 MegaSkills: Confidence Motivation Effort Responsibility Initiative Perseverance Caring Teamwork Problem-Solving Common Sense Focus Respect Along with the age-specific activities, this guide contains: Activities for children with disabilities How to get the best from technology MegaSkills measures for parents A wealth of additional resources "These inventive 'recipes' for parent-child activities build competence and confi dence and character, helping parents help their children make the most of childhood's earliest years." Judith Viorst, author of Alexander and the Wonderful, Marvelous, Excellent, Terrifc Ninety Days


The New MegaSkills Bond

The New MegaSkills Bond

Author: Dorothy Rich

Publisher:

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 148

ISBN-13: 9780914803096

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MegaSkills are the habits, behaviors and attitudes that determine achievement in school and life.


MegaSkills

MegaSkills

Author: Dorothy Rich

Publisher: Mariner Books

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780395877579

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Shows the values, the abilities, the inner egines of learning that determine success in school and beyond. High-order thinking skills to prepare children for the 21st century.


Directory of Programs for Students at Risk

Directory of Programs for Students at Risk

Author: Thomas Williams

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-05-22

Total Pages: 333

ISBN-13: 1317920333

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This book summarizes over 40 programs which enhance the success of students at risk. The emphases of these programs include individual students' learning skills, whole-school improvement, professional development, and parent and family improvement. Names and addresses of key people at each site are also included.


Promising Practices for Family Involvement in Schools

Promising Practices for Family Involvement in Schools

Author: Diana Hiatt-Michael

Publisher: IAP

Published: 2001-11-01

Total Pages: 222

ISBN-13: 1607525445

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This volume will address major frameworks for understanding family involvement and government support of family involvement projects in the initial chapters. The following six chapters present a theoretical base for understanding school, family, and commu-nity partnerships and research supporting promising practices. Included within each chapter are examples of research in action, focusing on spe-cific interactive activities or programs designed to bring families and schools together. Such promising practices are organized into chapters dealing with two-way home-school communication, family literacy projects, school-site parent centers, parent- school collaborative governance, and family-school education programs spanning infancy through young adult-hood. The monograph concludes with a chapter on teacher preparation for work with family, school, and community partnership issues. Besides their research expertise, each author brings a unique back-ground as classroom teacher, parent, and community social advocate to their writing. Individually, most of us have spent our early professional years within the classroom, acquiring the value of connecting home with school for the benefit of the children. As parents and grandparents, we have advocated for parental interests within the school. As community advocates, we strive for collaborative communication across groups who serve children and their families. We invite you to share our passion for working with families and community groups within our schools.


Character Education in America's Blue Ribbon Schools

Character Education in America's Blue Ribbon Schools

Author: Madonna M. Murphy

Publisher: Scarecrow Press

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 268

ISBN-13: 9780810843134

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Character Education in America's Blue Ribbon Schools is based upon descriptive, documentary, and qualitative research conducted on the award winning school applications in the United Stated Department of Education's Elementary School Recognition Program, i.e. the Blue Ribbon Schools. The purpose of the program is to focus national attention on schools that are doing an exceptional job with all of their students. Areas studied are developing a solid foundation of basic skills and knowledge of subject matter and fostering the development of character, values, and ethical judgement. The first edition of this book reported on the first decade of this program, from 1985 to 1994. The second edition adds the schools that have won the award from 1996-2001. Included are the Blue Ribbon schools that applied for Special Honors in Character Education and five that actually won that recognition in 1998-1999. This edition finds character education much stronger in American schools in recent years and is full of many promising practices. It is a practical book that will guide school administrators, teachers, parents, board members, and concerned citizens interested in starting or strengthening the character education focus of their school.


Congressional Record

Congressional Record

Author: United States. Congress

Publisher:

Published: 2008

Total Pages:

ISBN-13:

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The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session. The Congressional Record began publication in 1873. Debates for sessions prior to 1873 are recorded in The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States (1789-1824), the Register of Debates in Congress (1824-1837), and the Congressional Globe (1833-1873)