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Jumping Off Swings

Author : Jo Knowles
Publisher : Candlewick Press
ISBN 13 : 0763651729
Total Pages : 231 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (636 download)

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Download or read book Jumping Off Swings written by Jo Knowles and published by Candlewick Press. This book was released on 2010-03-16 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One pregnancy. Four friends. It all adds up to a profound time of change in this poignant, sensitively written YA novel. (Age 14 and up) Ellie remembers how the boys kissed her. Touched her. How they begged for more. And when she gave it to them, she felt loved. For a while anyway. So when Josh, an eager virgin with a troubled home life, leads her from a party to the backseat of his van, Ellie follows. But their "one-time thing" is far from perfect: Ellie gets pregnant. Josh reacts with shame and heartbreak, while their confidantes, Caleb and Corinne, deal with their own complex swirl of emotions. No matter what Ellie chooses, all four teenagers will be forced to grow up a little faster as a result. Told alternately from each character’s point of view, this deeply insightful novel explores the aftershocks of the biggest decision of one fragile girl’s life -- and the realities of leaving innocence behind.

The Jumping-off Place

Author : Ethel Shackelford
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book The Jumping-off Place written by Ethel Shackelford and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Balanced and Barefoot

Author : Angela J. Hanscom
Publisher : New Harbinger Publications
ISBN 13 : 1626253757
Total Pages : 267 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (262 download)

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Download or read book Balanced and Barefoot written by Angela J. Hanscom and published by New Harbinger Publications. This book was released on 2016-04-22 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Angela Hanscom is a powerful voice for balance." —Richard Louv, author of Last Child in the Woods In this important book, a pediatric occupational therapist and founder of TimberNook shows how outdoor play and unstructured freedom of movement are vital for children’s cognitive development and growth, and offers tons of fun, engaging ways to help ensure that kids grow into healthy, balanced, and resilient adults. Today’s kids have adopted sedentary lifestyles filled with television, video games, and computer screens. But more and more, studies show that children need “rough and tumble” outdoor play in order to develop their sensory, motor, and executive functions. Disturbingly, a lack of movement has been shown to lead to a number of health and cognitive difficulties, such as attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), emotion regulation and sensory processing issues, and aggressiveness at school recess break. So, how can you ensure your child is fully engaging their body, mind, and all of their senses? Using the same philosophy that lies at the heart of her popular TimberNook program—that nature is the ultimate sensory experience, and that psychological and physical health improves for children when they spend time outside on a regular basis—author Angela Hanscom offers several strategies to help your child thrive, even if you live in an urban environment. Today it is rare to find children rolling down hills, climbing trees, or spinning in circles just for fun. We’ve taken away merry-go-rounds, shortened the length of swings, and done away with teeter-totters to keep children safe. Children have fewer opportunities for unstructured outdoor play than ever before, and recess times at school are shrinking due to demanding educational environments. With this book, you’ll discover little things you can do anytime, anywhere to help your kids achieve the movement they need to be happy and healthy in mind, body, and spirit.

Play

Author : Lisa Murphy
Publisher : Redleaf Press
ISBN 13 : 1605543764
Total Pages : 183 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (55 download)

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Download or read book Play written by Lisa Murphy and published by Redleaf Press. This book was released on 2015-03-16 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Playing is vital to the social, physical, cognitive, and spiritual development of young children. Yet cries for more "academic preschools" and demands for "higher test scores" are forcing play out of many early childhood environments. Play will show early childhood educators what they can do about it. It explains how play promotes school readiness and is filled with anecdotes, stories, and true-to-life experiences. Lisa Murphy has been involved with early childhood education for over twenty years, teaching and working with children in various environments. She is the founder and CEO of Ooey Gooey, Inc.

Maxwell: Plays for Young People

Author : Douglas Maxwell
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1849435545
Total Pages : 195 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (494 download)

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Download or read book Maxwell: Plays for Young People written by Douglas Maxwell and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-08-01 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of energetic, fun and emotionally honest, tragi-comic plays explore the turbulent journey from childhood through adolescence towards eventual adulthood. DECKY DOES A BRONCO ‘One of the finest plays to emerge from a Scottish working-class story in the last ten years...the sheer force and depth of Maxwell’s study of an end of childhood and an abrupt loss of innocence brings tears to the eyes.' The Scotsman 'A good deed in a naughty world... Ten years on, Decky Does A Bronco has lost none of its ability to excite the senses and stop the heart.' Sunday Herald HELMET ‘Douglas Maxwell’s impeccably observed little script transcends the everyday to tap into what moves the young and the troubled. The Glasgow Herald ‘This extraordinary chronicler of youth.’ Scottish Daily Mail MANCUB ‘A near perfect encapsulation of the world of a troubled teen.' The Glasgow Herald 'A corker of a show that I’d urge everyone to see as soon as they can.' The Mail On Sunday 'Amazingly engaging...a must see’ The List THE MOTHER SHIP Winner of the Brian Way Award 2009 for Best Play for a Younger Audience. TOO FAST Performed by 25 Youth Theatres in 2011 as part of the National Theatre’s NT Connections Project.

Mental Illness in Childhood

Author : V. L. Kahan
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136433414
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (364 download)

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Download or read book Mental Illness in Childhood written by V. L. Kahan and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-08 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tavistock Press was established as a co-operative venture between the Tavistock Institute and Routledge & Kegan Paul (RKP) in the 1950s to produce a series of major contributions across the social sciences. This volume is part of a 2001 reissue of a selection of those important works which have since gone out of print, or are difficult to locate. Published by Routledge, 112 volumes in total are being brought together under the name The International Behavioural and Social Sciences Library: Classics from the Tavistock Press. Reproduced here in facsimile, this volume was originally published in 1971 and is available individually. The collection is also available in a number of themed mini-sets of between 5 and 13 volumes, or as a complete collection.

Handbook of Individual Differences in Reading

Author : Peter Afflerbach
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135120935
Total Pages : 406 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (351 download)

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Download or read book Handbook of Individual Differences in Reading written by Peter Afflerbach and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-08-11 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The central unifying theme of this state-of-the-art contribution to research on literacy is its rethinking and reconceptualization of individual differences in reading. Previous research, focused on cognitive components of reading, signaled the need for ongoing work to identify relevant individual differences in reading, to determine the relationship(s) of individual differences to reading development, and to account for interactions among individual differences. Addressing developments in each of these areas, this volume also describes affective individual differences, and the environments in which individual differences in reading may emerge, operate, interact, and change. The scant comprehensive accounting of individual differences in reading is reflected in the nature of reading instruction programs today, the outcomes that are expected from successful teaching and learning, and the manner in which reading development is assessed. An important contribution of this volume is to provide prima facie evidence of the benefits of broad conceptualization of the ways in which readers differ. The Handbook of Individual Differences in Reading moves the field forward by encompassing cognitive, non-cognitive, contextual, and methodological concerns. Its breadth of coverage serves as both a useful summary of the current state of knowledge and a guide for future work in this area.

Jumping Off The Planet

Author : David Gerrold
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780812576085
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (76 download)

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Download or read book Jumping Off The Planet written by David Gerrold and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2001-04-15 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A disastrous family vacation leads Charles and his two brothers to "divorce" their warring parents. Fleeing to the Orbital Elevator, a super high-tech beanstalk, they must either return home to a devastated Earth, or continue on to a new home somewhere on the Moon--where Charlie is caught between opposing forces in a battle for global domination. First in a new series.

The Jumping-Off Place

Author : White Kiser Dolores White Kiser
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 1440198187
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (41 download)

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Download or read book The Jumping-Off Place written by White Kiser Dolores White Kiser and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2010-02 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Maria lifted her hand to knock, but stopped when she heard a woman speaking. "Pastor, I met the most pathetic-looking girl yesterday," the voice said. "Where was that?" "Here at the church . . ." Maria felt her face burning with shame. She had fallen into disgrace, but not far enough to endure the term "pathetic." * * * "Did you come to the Ladies' Aid Meeting?" the woman asked. "Yeah. I came for aid," Maria answered, trying to control the bitterness in her voice. "I came for aid yesterday, but you asked me to eat and I did. I came again today to see if you needed a janitor to clean the church, but I know you don't, so I'll leave." * * * Maria Grant feels she at her wit's end-hungry, weary, and bedraggled-all for the love of a boy. Why did she leave her loving family to be near Orville? He didn't care one iota for her. She had sunk so low, all because of Orville.

The Ooey Gooey¨ Handbook

Author : Lisa Murphy
Publisher : Redleaf Press
ISBN 13 : 1605543799
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (55 download)

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Download or read book The Ooey Gooey¨ Handbook written by Lisa Murphy and published by Redleaf Press. This book was released on 2015-04-14 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over 65 hands-on art, science, and outside play activity ideas for creating engaging environments

Decky Does A Bronco

Author : Douglas Maxwell
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1849438161
Total Pages : 72 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (494 download)

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Download or read book Decky Does A Bronco written by Douglas Maxwell and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2001-05-31 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Decky Does a Bronco is the tragi-comic story of a gang of nine-year-old boys who spend the summer of 1983 'Broncoing swings' in Girvan, on the west coast of Scotland. Broncoing (kicking the swing over the bar) is the social bench mark and a dangerous mixture of vandalism and sport. Decky is the smallest of the group and the only one who cannot Bronco. His friend David remembers the event of that summer, which at first seem hilarious but ultimately remain painful, as the boys are faced with an unthinkable tragedy and are thrown into a restless adulthood.

The Last Days

Author : Ali Millar
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1473591619
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (735 download)

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Download or read book The Last Days written by Ali Millar and published by Random House. This book was released on 2022-07-14 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Scotsman Book to Watch for 2022 It is 1982 and in the Kingdom Hall we are Jehovah's Witnesses. The state of the world shows us the end is close, and Satan is like a roaring lion, seeking to devour us. Ali Millar is waiting for Armageddon. Born into the Jehovah's Witnesses in a town in the Scottish Borders, her childhood revolves around regular meetings in the Kingdom Hall, where she is haunted by vivid images of the Second Coming, her mind populated by the bodies that will litter the earth upon Jehovah's return. In this frightening, cloistered world Ali grows older. As she does, she starts to question the ways of the Witnesses, and their control over the most intimate aspects of her life. As she marries and has a daughter within the religion, she finds herself pulled deeper and deeper into its dark undertow, her mind tormented by one question: is it possible to escape the life you are born into? A tale of love and darkness, of faith and absolution, The Last Days is an unforgettable memoir of one woman's courageous journey to freedom.

Meatloaf for Breakfast

Author : Gerard Azzari
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 1532076967
Total Pages : 219 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (32 download)

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Download or read book Meatloaf for Breakfast written by Gerard Azzari and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2019-06-23 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Children who grow up in the twenty-first century face an environment packed with roadblocks and opportunities. Adults, as mentors, educators, and leaders, must do their part to set the young on the path toward the personal reward of achievement. In Meatloaf for Breakfast, author Gerard Azzari offers a composite and compass on childhood development while providing a heartfelt, personal portrayal of living and learning in a low-income setting in the Bronx. This powerful and personal guide represents Azzari’s life experiences and reflection on delivering favorable outcomes for helping children thrive in any circumstance in any community. His viewpoints represent an amalgam of observations and experiential learning since childhood, and he presents keen insights into the value of having two parents, a family, and community mentors carefully guiding the young into adulthood. Built upon a strong base of interactions with hundreds of families living in and around a Bronx housing project, Meatloaf for Breakfast is intended to help you help children thrive. It enables you to communicate with and direct the young ones in your life to ensure they grow into loving and successful adults.

TRANSPARENT - TRANSPARENTE

Author : Jocabed Gurrola
Publisher : Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (875 download)

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Download or read book TRANSPARENT - TRANSPARENTE written by Jocabed Gurrola and published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2024-04-02 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ENGLISH: You! Yes, you! Get ready to gain insight into your life and take action towards personal growth. Transparent: Chronicles and Reflections as I learn to Live, is not an ordinary self-help book. This book will engage you with relatable stories in a variety of topics. Each story contains reflections and lessons learned. The author has highlighted key points and questions that are thoughtworthy. The most important aspect of this book, however, is what you will contribute to your life after coming to your own conclusions about what will help you get to where you want to be. This book offers practical steps for those who seek to improve their quality of life in several areas--emotionally, spiritually, mentally, physically, and socially. You can read the chapters in any order. Most chapters are followed by simple exercises to help guide you to action. It is the author's hope that just as she is being transparent with you by sharing some of her personal experiences, that you, too, will be honest with yourself as you embark on this journey to enrich your life as an act of self-love. After all, the best investment you can make is in yourself. TRANSPARENT. SPANISH: !Tu! !Si, tu! Preparate para obtener informacion sobre tu vida y tomar accion hacia tu crecimiento personal. Transparente: Cronicas y Reflexiones Mientras Aprendo a Vivir, no es un libro ordinario de autoayuda. Este libro te enganchara con relatos. Te identificaras con ellos. Cada historia contiene reflexiones y lecciones aprendidas. La autora ha resaltado puntos claves y preguntas para meditar; sin embargo, el aspecto mas importante de este libro, es lo que tu aportaras a tu vida despues de leerlo. Llegaras a tus propias conclusiones sobre lo que necesitas para llegar a donde quieres estar. Este libro ofrece pasos practicos para quienes buscan mejorar su calidad de vida en diversas areas--emocionalmente, espiritualmente, mentalmente, fisicamente, y socialmente. Puedes leer los capitulos en el orden que desees. Al final de la mayoria de capitulos, encontraras ejercicios sencillos para ayudar a guiarte a la accion. La autora espera que, asi como ella es transparente contigo al compartir algunas de sus experiencias personales, que tu tambien seas honesto contigo mismo mientras abordas este viaje para enriquecer tu vida como un acto de amor propio. Despues de todo, la mejor inversion que puedes hacer es en ti mismo. TRANSPARENTE.

Lessons from a Dead Girl

Author : Jo Knowles
Publisher : Candlewick Press
ISBN 13 : 0763660027
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (636 download)

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Download or read book Lessons from a Dead Girl written by Jo Knowles and published by Candlewick Press. This book was released on 2012-06-26 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An unflinching story of a troubled friendship -- and one girl’s struggle to come to terms with secrets and shame and find her own power to heal (age 14 and up). Leah Greene is dead. For Laine, knowing what really happened and the awful feeling that she is, in some way, responsible set her on a journey of painful self-discovery. Yes, she wished for this. She hated Leah that much. Hated her for all the times in the closet, when Leah made her do those things. They were just practicing, Leah said. But why did Leah choose her? Was she special, or just easy to control? And why didn’t Laine make it stop sooner? In the aftermath of the tragedy, Laine is left to explore the devastating lessons Leah taught her, find some meaning in them, and decide whether she can forgive Leah and, ultimately, herself.

Language Disorders from Infancy Through Adolescence - E-Book

Author : Rhea Paul
Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences
ISBN 13 : 0323442358
Total Pages : 832 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (234 download)

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Download or read book Language Disorders from Infancy Through Adolescence - E-Book written by Rhea Paul and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2017-11-15 with total page 832 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spanning the entire childhood developmental period, Language Disorders from Infancy Through Adolescence, 5th Edition is the go-to text for learning how to properly assess childhood language disorders and provide appropriate treatment. The most comprehensive title available on childhood language disorders, it uses a descriptive-developmental approach to present basic concepts and vocabulary, an overview of key issues and controversies, the scope of communicative difficulties that make up child language disorders, and information on how language pathologists approach the assessment and intervention processes. This new edition also features significant updates in research, trends, social skills assessment, and instruction best practices. Clinical application focus featuring case studies, clinical vignettes, and suggested projects helps you apply concepts to professional practice. UNIQUE! Practice exercises with sample transcripts allow you to apply different methods of analysis. UNIQUE! Helpful study guides at the end of each chapter help you review and apply what you have learned. Highly regarded lead author who is an expert in language disorders in children provides authoritative guidance on the diagnosis and management of pediatric language disorders. More than 230 tables and boxes summarize important information such as dialogue examples, sample assessment plans, assessment and intervention principles, activities, and sample transcripts. Student/Professional Resources on Evolve include an image bank, video clips, and references linked to PubMed. NEW! Common core standards for language arts incorporated into the preschool and school-age chapters. NEW! Updated content features the latest research, theories, trends and techniques in the field. Information on preparing high-functioning students with autism for college Social skills training for students with autism The role of the speech-language pathologist on school literacy teams and in response to intervention Emerging theories of etiology and psychopathology added to Models of Child Language Disorders chapter Use of emerging technologies for assessment and intervention

Outdoor Learning Research

Author : Sue Waite
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429791003
Total Pages : 365 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (297 download)

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Download or read book Outdoor Learning Research written by Sue Waite and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-06-09 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The term ‘outdoor learning’ covers many forms of practice outside the classroom, including Forest School and outdoor play. Outdoor learning has been rapidly growing as a topic of interest for educators and parents over the last ten years, and research published in this field is also increasing. Despite the fact that we are inextricably part of the natural world, there is concern that contemporary children have become disconnected from nature and that their opportunities to access natural environments are declining. Given compelling evidence that time spent in natural places has multiple benefits for human health and wellbeing and pro-environmental behaviour (Bourn et al., 2016), there is an impetus to find ways to increase children’s exposure to and attachment to nature through their education. The chapters in this book were originally peer-reviewed articles published in Education 3–13: International Journal of Primary, Elementary and Early Years Education. They are amongst the most popular in the journal, reflecting the demand for more evidence of outcomes and high-quality information about how best to implement outdoor learning for children in this age group. The authors report qualitative and quantitative studies and consider implications of the findings for children and their development, and for the integration (or not) of natural environment contexts within school practices. Gathering this body of evidence together in a single volume enables important messages about outdoor learning’s various purposes, processes and outcomes to be more readily accessed by practitioners, policy makers and researchers.