Being Indispensable: A School Librarian's Guide to Becoming an Invaluable Leader

Romalda Bishop Spalding, Mary Elizabeth North, Mary E. North

Writing Road to Reading 5th REV Ed: The Spalding Method for Teaching Speech, Spelling, Writing, and Reading

This classic guide is a total language arts approach that for over 40 years has helped millions of children learn to spell, write, and read. Using all their senses, children learn symbols that represent fundamental speech sounds and how these combine to form words.

William Glasser

Choice Theory in the Classroom

William Glasser, M.D., puts his successful choice theory to work in our schools--with a new approach in increasing student motivation. "Dr. Glasser translates choice theory into a productive, classroom model of team learning with emphasis on satisfaction and excitement. Working in small teams, students find that knowledge contributes to power, friendship and fun. Because content and the necessary student collaboration skills must be taught, teachers need to develop skills if they are to use this model successfully. The dividends are 'turned-on ' students and satisfied teachers."--Madeline Hunter, University of California at Los Angeles "Choice Theory in the Classroom is a landmark book, without question one of the most important and useful books for teachers to appear in a long while. Written with rare lucidity and grace, the book has numerous instantly usable ideas that will contribute fundamentally to the success of classroom teachers. William Glasser combines his extensive theoretical expertise and wide practical experience to provide a practical and illuminating guide for teachers [that] should be required reading in every college of education in the country."--David and Roger ...

Applications and Connections Course 2 Study Guide and Practice Workbook