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1	Ghosts from the Nursery: Tracing the Roots of Violence more books like this by Robin Karr-Morse, T Berry Brazelton, M.D. (Introduction by), Meredith S Wiley add to wishlist Robin Karr-Morse and Meredith S. Wiley look at both biological and social factors in a child's environment as sources for violence in later life. They present case histories of children who kill and digest current research on the topic. Their conclusions are compelling and enlightening, and they provide a list of resources for concerned parents. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.68! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	P.S. You're Not Listening more books like this by Eleanor Craig add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99!
3	Disadvantaged child. more books like this by Jerome Hellmuth, Project Head Start (U.S.) add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions
4	Head Start and Beyond: A National Plan for Extended Childhood Intervention more books like this by Edward Zigler, PH.D. (Editor), Sally J Styfco (Editor) add to wishlist In this volume, Zigler and Styfco look at the three large federal programs for the education of disadvantaged children-Head Start, Follow Through, and the Title I/Chapter I programs-and discuss how their missions might be interrelated. There could hardly be a better time for this kind of discussion. No one is better qualified to think about the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.00! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Adapting Instruction to Accommodate Students in Inclusive Settings more books like this by Judy W Wood add to wishlist For courses on Inclusion or Mild/Learning Disabilities Methods. This text presents practical, content-based strategies that form a comprehensive process to teaching all students. It promotes the philosophy that inclusion and transition do not take place as a single event, but are part of a process that occurs throughout instruction. It retains ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.00!
6	Groupwork in Diverse Classrooms: A Casebook more books like this by Judith Shulman add to wishlist These stories seek to be discussion catalysts that will lead teachers to examine their own views, prejudices and attitudes toward typical dilemmas on groupwork in their classrooms. The companion "Facilitator's Guide" provides information needed to use the cases in structured professional development experiences. This text addresses such crucial ... see all copies from $9.97! new only from $18.95!
7	The Lives of Children: The Story of the First Street School more books like this by George Dennison add to wishlist This text presents George Dennison's story of The First Street School and how he succeeded in helping children no one had been able to help. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $14.22! \| first editions \| SVS
8	The Least of These:: Stories of Schoolchildren more books like this by Mary Van Cleave add to wishlist Written by an elementary principal in a poor, urban neighbourhood in the United States, The Least of These recounts a year in the life of a school and challenges the proposition that school reform can be achieved smoothly. The author describes the conditions of the children's lives and those of the people who struggle to help them. Her account is ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $19.99! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Facilitator's Guide to Groupwork in Diverse Classrooms: A Casebook more books like this by Judith Shulman add to wishlist This companion guide to "Groupwork in Diverse Classrooms: A Casebook for Educators" provides teaching notes for using the main text in structured professional development experiences. see all copies from $11.07! new only from $11.07!
10	Children in Jeopardy: Can We Break the Cycle of Poverty? more books like this by Irving B Harris add to wishlist American inner cities are filled with problems of violence, drugs, family discord, educational failure, and illiteracy. This work argues that the key to breaking the cycle of poverty, hopelessness and violence is very early intervention, giving adequate care to children from birth to age three. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.29! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11	Let Them Be Themselves more books like this by Lee Bennett Hopkins add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.00! \| first editions \| SVS
12	Children of the Empire more books like this by Gillian Wagner add to wishlist see all copies from $26.62! first editions
13	The At-Risk Student: Answers for Educators more books like this by Evelyn Hunt Ogden, Vito Germinario add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.95! \| first editions \| SVS
14	Literacy and the Arts for the Integrated Classroom: Alternative Ways of Knowing more books like this by Nancy Lee Cecil, Phyllis Lauritzen add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $34.13! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Educating a New Majority: Transforming America's Educational System for Diversity more books like this by Laura I Rendon, Richard O Hope add to wishlist This book provides a comprehensive assessment of how well our educational system-from kindergarten through college-serves disadvantaged minority students, and offers a wealth of ideas for strengthening the entire educational pipeline. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $49.21! \| first editions \| SVS
16	Adapting Instruction for Mainstreamed and At-Risk Students more books like this by Judy W Wood add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $30.00! \| signed copies \| first editions
17 view cover	Damaged Parents: An Anatomy of Child Neglect more books like this by Norman A Polansky, Mary Ann Chalmers, Elizabeth Werthan Buttenwieser add to wishlist "Most of us are unaware of child neglect even when we are witnessing it. . . . Neglect is a matter of things undone, of inaction compounded by indifference. Since it goes on at home, it is a very private sin. . . . It is little wonder that most of the public is unaware of poor child caring. Its ignorance is even greater as to how widespread the ... see all copies from $3.18! new only from $27.35! \| SVS
18	Under Running Laughter: Notes from a Renegade Classroom more books like this by Quincy Howe add to wishlist Why should a tenured professor of classics turn away from the professional security of the university to teach unruly and hostile New York City adolescents? Howe's experiences constitute an unforgettable record of education at the edge, and his unconventional classroom illuminates a dark corner of contemporary life. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.95! \| first editions \| SVS
19	Students at Risk in At-Risk Schools: Improving Environments for Learning more books like this by Hersholt C Waxman (Editor), H Prentice Baptiste (Editor), James E Anderson (Editor) add to wishlist What can educational leaders and teachers do to assist at-risk students? This volume examines educators' responsibility for students who fail, the dropout issue and school reform; contributors also explore learning differences, technologies available for learning, effective classroom environments, specific methods for improving leadership, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $53.24!
20	Orphans of the Empire: The Shocking Story of Child Migration to Australia more books like this by Alan Gill add to wishlist see all copies from $102.97! first editions
21 view cover	Teaching Low Achieving and Disadvantaged Students more books like this by Charles H Hargis add to wishlist see all copies from $4.98! new only from $46.57!
22 view cover	Altered Destinies: How Online Learning Is Changing Our Schools and Colleges more books like this by Gene I Maeroff add to wishlist This is a heartfelt solution to the problem of impoverished education received by children in lower income families. How do we enrich the educational experience of children in need? Gene Maeroff answers that, in addition to greater financial investment in their schools, these children must have a support system that emphasizes four areas: a sense ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.95! \| signed copies \| first editions
23	New Hooked on Books more books like this by Daniel Fader add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Against the Odds: How "At-Risk" Students Exceed Expectations more books like this by Janine Bempechat add to wishlist Bempechat's well-written book takes a fresh look at vital questions about the academic achievement of minority children. Her examination of academically successful children within several different at-risk' ethnic groups yields unconventional and original insights about how children are socialized for schooling. A valuable contribution to the ... see all copies from $2.31! new only from $31.00! \| signed copies \| SVS
25 view cover	The Reading Crisis: Why Poor Children Fall Behind more books like this by Jeanne S Chall, Luke E Baldwin, Vicki A Jacobs add to wishlist Children from culturally disadvantaged backgrounds often experience the "fourth-year slump", despite the fact that their cognitive abilities may be consistent with the norm. This book examines the causes of this disparity and suggests some remedies. Using Jeanne Chall's model of reading development, the authors examine the strengths and weaknesses ... see all copies from $2.17! new only from $23.98!

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	Learning to Read: The Great Debate by Jeanne S Chall see all from $2.51!
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