books about: approaches     books:       Strategies That Work: Teaching Comprehension for Understanding and Engagement33 reviews Stephanie Harvey, Anne Goudvis Stenhouse Publishers, 2007 Strategies that Work This book is a gem. It is written in a graceful and readable style. The authors fill the book with examples that illustrate keys to improving reading comprehension, apt books, stories or readings that reinforce the point, teacher-student communications and examples of teacher-student work. For anyone involved in teaching reading comprehension or tutoring students with reading difficulties, it ...             Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches (2nd Edition)24 reviews John W. Creswell Sage Publications, Inc, 2002 Delivers as promised Book is an excellent introduction to research design for qualitative, quantitative and mixed-methods designs. It explains all the components of a research design and walks you through each one, inclding the literature review, research question and hypotheses. Also, the first chapter goes through the different theoretical perspectives from which reseach proceeds, so you can understand the ...             The Alcoholism and Addiction Cure: A Holistic Approach to Total Recovery31 reviews Chris Prentiss Power Press, 2005 TELL EVERYONE YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS BOOK Anyone who does or has ever known the trials of dealing with addiction -- either with themselves or a loved one -- needs to know there is hope for a healthy life without the pain of whatever the underlying cause of the addiction. Freedom from any substance is possible when you truly can believe and understand the truth about WHY addiction happens. Just as with human health in general, there is ...             Unconventional Success: A Fundamental Approach to Personal Investment81 reviews David F. Swensen Free Press, 2005 Great Compliment Great complimentary text along with "Common Sense On Mutual Funds" and "The Intelligent Asset Allocator". Combined, this is a wonderful trio for investing (as opposed to short-term, completely unreliable speculation).             Raving Fans: A Revolutionary Approach To Customer Service120 reviews Ken Blanchard, Sheldon Bowles William Morrow, 1993 Fun to read. Makes great points. Having satisfied customers is no longer enough. "If you really want a booming busines, you have to create Raving Fans", is what the new Manager hears in this book. "Is your customer service slogan "NO WORSE THAN THE COMPETITION?" This book is written in the parable style of the One Minute Manager. It is a very enjoyable and quick read. If you are paying attention, there are regular, ...             My Mother, Your Mother: Embracing "Slow Medicine," the Compassionate Approach to Caring for Your Aging Loved ...8 reviews Dennis Mccullough Harper, 2008 Good preparation for adult children I usually never underline books. I did underline this one since I intend to keep it. Dr McCullough writes from his heart. He shares his experience as a gerontologist and as a son helping his mother in her last years. He gives us lots of suggestions and tells us what to expect when the time comes for us to do the same. One thing I miss though is a photo of his dear mom.             The Explosive Child: A New Approach for Understanding and Parenting Easily Frustrated, Chronically Inflexible ...150 reviews Ross W. Greene Harper Paperbacks, 2005 An excellent book for parents of all children A must for all educators, professionals and parents who either have or work with children. Gives an overview of the varied assortment of issues many children have to deal with, and guides the reader in a clear and concise fashion in how to deal with a "short-tempered" child.             Don't Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability, 2nd Edition420 reviews Steve Krug New Riders Press, 2005 Improve Your Website I'll bet that every person who builds a web site, personal or commercial, big or small, thinks that, even if it has a few faults, it's pretty good. I'm not certain that people who visit sites have as charitable a view. Steve Krug believes that the visitors' views could be improved with a common sense approach to web usability. The theme is set out in the title. Web users don't want to have ...             The DASH Diet Action Plan: Based on the National Institutes of Health Research: Dietary Approaches to Stop ...14 reviews Marla Heller Amidon Press, 2007 Dash Diet Rocks Very easy to follow book, easy read. The thing I love best in the book is the sample diet plan that is easy to follow. Before I started the dash diet my blood pressure was off the charts. After several months on the diet it is normal. I credit this book for that drop in blood pressure. I would recommend this book to others that have high blood pressure and are looking for a diet that works ...             Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons414 reviews Siegfried Engelmann, Phyllis Haddox, ... Fireside, 1986 Excellent! I had this book once before for my oldest and then had sold it only to realize I still wanted to use it for my other children. Excellent condition and showed up at our door in a timely manner. Very happy!             Mosaic of Thought, Second Edition: The Power of Comprehension Strategy Instruction8 reviews 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!             The Five People You Meet in Heaven1579 reviews Mitch Albom Hyperion, 2003 Very profound! This book is another one to add to your collection. It had me from the beginning, starting with the countdown and couldn't put it down from there. I felt every emotion Eddie felt and it makes you think. Age old question is what happens to us when we pass. Everyone has their own ideas, but I really enjoyed this author's story about Eddie and the five people in heaven for him. I can't say ...             Making the Most of Small Groups: Differentiation for All8 reviews Debbie Diller Stenhouse Publishers, 2007 An invaluable guide for reading teachers of young students everywhere. Educator Debbie Diller reveals her thirty years of experience as an educator, including classroom teaching of children in grades PreK-10 as well as teaching in small groups and independent work, in Making the Most of Small Groups: Differentiation for All, a practical guide to the teacher's role in small-group instruction. An in-depth resource packed with tips, tricks, and techniques, Making the ...             Essentials of Sociology: A Down-to-Earth Approach (7th Edition) (MySocLab Series)12 reviews James M. Henslin Allyn & Bacon, 2006 WSSU The product was everything that it had listed. It's in great shape and all the pages where there no extra marking of any sort.             Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: A Clinical Approach, Fifth Edition (Foundations of ...6 reviews Elizabeth M. Varcarolis, Verna Benner Carson, ... Saunders, 2006 Much Improved Fifth Edition. Any book of thys type that has gone through five editions has to have something going for it, and This book has many. Perhaps the most important is the writing style which is as light and casual as it can be considering the subject. The goal is, of course, to prepare the student for a career. The book combined instructional material with case histories that illustrate how a particular case, ...             Project Management: A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling, and Controlling12 reviews Harold, Ph.D. Kerzner Wiley, 2005 very good content i use this book for this semester class and it is impressing me. Good content and explanation.             The How of Happiness: A Scientific Approach to Getting the Life You Want27 reviews Sonja Lyubomirsky Penguin Press HC, The, 2007 It's about time... I agree with all that Sonja has written. She has done the public and community a good service in helping not only the depressed, but every person who desires for greater happiness in their lives. We are ultimately responsible for our own happiness and this book will help you see how much control you really have (you'll be surprised). With traditional psychology trying to explain why we are ...             HypnoBirthing: The Mongan Method: A natural approach to a safe, easier, more comfortable birthing (3rd ...70 reviews Marie F. Mongan HCI, 2005 A must see for all expecting mums It's about time we started hearing more about a balanced view of the labour process. The medical world doesn't have all the answers and too often creates problems with no consequence to themselves. There is no reason why woman have to accept the hysteria and myths the medical world has created around giving birth - we've been doing it for millions of years so our bodies are clearly capable. It's ...             Screamfree Parenting: The Revolutionary Approach to Raising Your Kids by Keeping Your Cool73 reviews Hal Edward Runkel Broadway, 2007 really important book Scream-Free Parenting raises an important topic for parents and explains it in a simple, clear way. Any parent will benefit from reading this book. Even parents who don't scream will appreciate this approach to parenting, because this book has much more information in it than "don't scream." It really helps parents to take the driver's seat in THEMSELVES and in their homes. It address the anxiety ...             Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation533 reviews Lynne Truss Gotham, 2006 I Like the Audio Better than the Hard Cover Since 531 people have already reviewed Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation and a gozillian people have reacted with comments when they voted, I am being assertive by thinking I can add something. By the way, the other reviews are entertaining. When I bought my book, I was glad to get it. I had heard an interview with Lynne Truss on television, and I knew I ...              search for books chronically, comfortable, compassionate, comprehension, controlling, differentiation, down-to-earth, engagement, essentials, foundations, frustrated, fundamental, hypertension, hypnobirthing, inflexible, institutes, instruction, investment, management, psychiatric, punctuation, qualitative, quantitative, revolutionary, scheduling, scientific, screamfree, strategies, unconventional, understanding books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen sporting goods: Dane-Elec zMate Pen Mate 1GB - Metallic Blue - Portable Flash Drive Impressum - about us get your own tagboard