Education Teaching Books

The book is very easy to follow and helps to keep a teacher on track with writing in Kindergarten. I just wish it had a list of the beginning words that can be used for easy illustrations.

Wow! This book shows how to teach, REALLY teach, kindergarten students how to write. Too often, kindergartners are left to experiment with writing when what they actually need, and can handle, is ongoing, explicit instruction. The author covers every aspect of teaching writing - phonemic awareness, phonics, handwriting, pencil grasp, staying on topic, conventions, classroom management, struggling students, and fluency. The included writing samples prove that this approach works and teaches kids to write well beyond a kindergarten level. Buy it, implement it, and empower your students!

This is a helpful guide on how to observe the "culture" of a classroom and write an ethnography. The author helps the reader become aware of how to put aside their own perspectives and see the implicit rules and structures that a teacher creates in his or her classroom.

If you are an aspiring teacher, a teacher trainer, or an experienced classroom teacher, you will find Dr. Frank's presentation both highly informative and motivating. Dr. Frank successfully takes the reader into a sense of "being there" while opening our eyes to the reality of personal biases. A helpful and friendly feature about her style is her accessibility, i.e., I felt that Dr. Frank was on hand to offer clarification and annotated insights as a means to better equip me in my own observation.

I recieved my book within 1 week and it was not just in good condition but it was brand new. Highly recommend using this service again!

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I just received my copy and have done little more than skim through it. While it looks excellent, even as a preschool teacher with high expectations for my 4's and 5's, it appears to be mostly relevant for a minimum of kindergarten and higher.

As I read the book, I will share further comments in my review here.

This is a good book. It was my text for a self paced class with University of San Diego. Easy to follow. Good examples.

Very well done and easy to understand. Samples are good and support the ideas throughout.

This book gives so many examples of the qualities to look for and teach in writing instruction. I especially like the fact that this edition is more inclusive of secondary ideas and samples.

With this book as a guide, it is hard to miss what is important to the writing instructional process. The information is comprehensive and user friendly.

This book offers tons of practical approaches and practice scoring for the 6 Traits of Writing. It is written by a recognized master in the field and has been so helpful.

Spandel's book is an authentic, engaging, and encouraging read for those that teach writing, want help infusing writing, or want to enhance their own writing. It is written conversationally and is well supported with numerous examples. I found it visually appealing as a reader and insightful. (Another review didn't like the visuals because it isn't easy to lift examples "as is" for sharing in class. To that angle I agree, but as a reader the layout is very pleasing.) Highly recommended.

This is one of the finer books I've ever had the pleasure of reading. If you are a teacher, you need to get this book. Ron Clark is amazing and gives a boost to us teachers who need it.

I was so impressed with The Excellent 11 that I got from the library that I bought my own copy. As I read the book I found myself saying that I wish I have had that quality in my life when I was a kid. After watching children, I believe that the more of these qualities they have then the better students they are. I will definitely apply some of his ideas to my students.

This is an outstanding book for old teachers, new teachers and parents. It is full of realistic ideas and information that our young society of learners need to know.

One reason I appreciated his suggestions is that he has effectively used them in one of the toughest teaching environments in the world: Harlem, NY. He's not just preaching here, he's actually gotten his hands dirty and proven the effectiveness of his methods.

This book will inspire you whether you are a parent, teacher or administrator. Ron is amazing in what he was able to do. He shares many of his strategies/techniques which are fueled by his passion for students to succeed. I am an administrator of a K-8 school and used excerpts from many parts of the book with my staff. The perfect book to ignite you to do the extraordinary!!!

I enjoyed this book a great deal because it taught me how to work with children with language disabilities.

The book arrived in a timely manner and was not that terrible bad.

Awesome book! The activities are great and my students love it!! It teaches phonics through word play, tongue twisters, poems, and games. My students have really learned a lot from it.

This is the perfect resource book to begin the First Grade year. The activities are educational and personal.

This is one the best study guide for the Praxis II 0014. It is well worth every penny.

I bought this book for my son. He loved it!
The many topics that the book presents are for children and adults alike. It is an excellent study book that enhances knowledge.

I got this book to homeschool my 4th grader. I like the pictures and the format. The activities at the end of the sections don't really show wheither or not your child has remembered or grasped what they just read. There are also no tests or questions to judge what he is learning. I am having to create my own tests and worksheets to go along with this work, which I don't really have time for. Also, I am having to suppliment with books from the library to make sure that he is really learning about each subject. This book is OK, but not great.

My 5th grader loves using this book! The text is captivating, and leaves her asking more questions about most of the topics - every homeschool mom's dream! The written exercises are useful reinforcements. They are generally fun, creative work - definitely not busywork. If your child is on the younger end of the age range, he might need some assistance with the exercises and reading.

my daughter and i use this book in our homeschool studies. we find them to be fun, interesting and helpful with our american history. we also use several of the other books in the complete book series. accurate information in an easy to read format. great for the homeschooler or other students!