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How to Know and What to Do to Promote Healing and Recovery
When a child has been through an upsetting or stressful event, it can feel overwhelming. Is my child traumatized? Are new behaviors normal, or signs of PTSD? What can I do to make my child feel safe again? In this wise and authoritative guide, psychologist Melissa Goldberg Mintz assures loving parents that the tools necessary for supporting a ......
Word Learning, Comprehension, and Strategy Instruction, Grades 4-8
No two students in grades 4–8 are identical, and many struggle with literacy for different reasons. Using a teacher-friendly, hands-on approach, this eminently practical book walks educators through the nuts and bolts of literacy intervention in the middle grades. Highlights include “North Star” principles to orient instruction, an assessment ......
*Authoritative work on helping adults heal, edited by a renowned expert. *Research is growing for the use of expressive arts to access and regulate powerful emotions and support recovery. *Practical features include case examples and suggestions for tailoring therapies to individual needs. *Covers a broad range of approaches--art, music, ......
From leading authorities, this indispensable work is now in a revised and expanded second edition, presenting state-of-the-art tools and procedures for practitioners.
A friendly, straightforward guide that does not assume knowledge of programming, this book helps new R users hit the ground running. Eric L. Einspruch provides an overview of the software and shows how to download and install R, RStudio, and R packages. Featuring example code, screenshots, tips, learning exercises, and worked-through examples of ......
*Noted therapist and author Ronald Siegel helps readers stop trying to be "better than," which can wreak havoc on emotional well-being. *"You're fine!": Two powerful words that can replace constant mental check-ins. *With wit, wisdom, and a healthy dose of mindfulness techniques, readers learn how to stop worrying and start enjoying their lives. ......
Perhaps no factor has a greater influence on children's literacy learning than exposure to engaging, authentic, culturally relevant texts. This concise practitioner resource and course text helps K-8 teachers make informed choices about using children's literature in their classrooms, from selecting high-quality texts to planning instruction and ......
DBT Skills to Manage Your Emotions--and Balance Uncertainty with Hope
A cancer diagnosis can lead to what feel like impossible questions: How can a person face the fear, sadness, and anger without being paralyzed by them? Is it possible to hold on to hope without being in denial? What is the best way to get needed support? This compassionate book presents dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), a proven psychological ......
This treasured resource for upper-elementary and middle school teachers--now in a revised second edition with a new lesson-planning framework--presents ready-to-use activities to advance students spelling and vocabulary knowledge, including academic vocabulary. In a large-size format for easy photocopying, the volume provides over 120 ......
