“Have you ever wondered what it’s like to have Tourette’s syndrome? “Abby has grown up dealing with the struggles of Tourette’s Syndrome. Having experienced teasing and bullying firsthand, Abby wishes to share with readers how to embrace being different, and celebrate that which makes us each unique and different.” -publisher Want to check it out?… Read more »
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Caring for our children: National health and safety performance standards
“Every day, millions of children attend early care and education programs. It is critical that they have the opportunity to grow and learn in healthy and safe environments with caring and professional caregivers/teachers… These national standards represent the best evidence, expertise, and experience in the country on quality health and safety practices and policies that… Read more »
Broccoli boot camp: Basic training for parents of selective eaters
“Broccoli Boot Camp is a comprehensive guide for parents of children who are selective or picky eaters, and can be used with children with or without special needs (e.g, autism or Down syndrome). It presents commonsense behavioral interventions to successfully expand children’s diet variety and preferences for healthy foods. “The book starts with the simple… Read more »
Comprehensive reading intervention in grades 3-8
“This book provides innovative tools and strategies to support reading intervention for students in grades 3–8 who do not yet read with grade-level accuracy. Uniquely comprehensive, the Interactive Strategies Approach–Extended (ISA-X) has been shown to enhance intermediate and middle grade students’ reading accuracy and comprehension as well as content vocabulary knowledge. Preservice and inservice teachers… Read more »
Beyond guardianship: Toward alternatives that promote greater self-determination
“This Beyond Guardianship report explains how guardianship law has evolved, explores the due process and other concerns with guardianships, offers an overview of alternatives to guardianship, and identifies areas for further study. This report covers people with mental illness or disabilities, to include children populations and aging adult populations. Legal standards of incapacity are also… Read more »