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December 2008 Acquisitions - Reference

CADRE: Consortium for appropriate dispute resolution in special education. By CADRE, 2001. (REF 371.9 CON)

Tests: A comprehensive reference for assessment in psychology, education, and business. By Taddy Maddox (Ed.), 2008. (REF 150.28 MAD)

December 2008 Acquisitions - Young People's Books

The don't-give-up kid and learning differences. By Jeanne Gehret, 1996. (YP F GEH)

Dude, that's rude! (Get some manners). By Pamela Espeland and Elizabeth Verdick, 2007. (YP 395.122 ESP)

Elana's ears, or how I became the best big sister in the world. By Gloria Roth Lowell, 2000. (YP F LOW)

Leo the late bloomer. By Robert Kraus, 1971. (YP F KRA)

December 2008 Acquisitions - Tests

Developmental test of auditory perception (DTAP). By Cecil R. Reynolds, 2008. (T 128)

Wide range interest and occupational test (WRIOT 2). By Joseph J. Glutting and Gary S. Wilkinson, 2007. (T 127)

December 2008 Acquisitions - Inservice Education

A history of Hispanic achievement in America. By Ambrose Video, 2006. (IE 371.829680 AMB)

How to coach teachers who don't think like you: Using literacy strategies to coach across content area. By Bonnie M. Davis, 2008. (IE 372.6044 DAV)

How to teach students who don't look like you: Culturally relevant teaching strategies. By Bonnie M. Davis, 2007. (IE 370.117 DAV)

Meaningful mathematics: Leading students toward understanding and application. By ASCD, developed with NCTM, 2007. (IE 513.2 ASC)

Surprising studies of visual awareness. Vol. 1 & 2. By Viscog Productions, Inc., 2008. (IE 153.43 VIS)

Visualizing and verbalizing: Professional development videos (set of 5 DVDs). By Nancy Bell, 1997. (IE 372.47 BEL)

Whole-faculty study groups: Creating student-based professional development, Second Edition. By Carlene U. Murphy and Dale W. Lick, 2007. (IE 370.7155 MUR)

December 2008 Acquisitions - Instructional Materials

64 ways to practice nonviolence: Curriculum and resource guide, Second Edition. By Eisha Mason and Peggy Dobreer, 2008. (IM 303.6 MAS)

A functional assessment and curriculm for teaching students with disabilities, Fourth Edition - Vol. 1: Self-care skills, motor skills, household management and living skills. By Michael Bender, Peter J. Valletutti and Carol Ann Baglin, 2008. (IM 371.9 BAG)

A functional assessment and curriculm for teaching students with disabilities, Fourth Edition - Vol. 2: Nonverbal communication, oral communication and literacy preparation. By Peter J. Valletutti, Michael Bender, Audrey Smith Hoffnung and Carol Ann Baglin, 2008. (IM 371.9 VAL)

A functional assessment and curriculm for teaching students with disabilities, Fourth Edition - Vol. 3: Functional academics. By Peter J. Valletutti, Michael Bender and Carol Ann Baglin, 2008. (IM 371.9 VAL)

A functional assessment and curriculm for teaching students with disabilities, Fourth Edition - Vol. 4: Interpersonal, competitive job-finding and leisure-time skills. By Michael Bender, Peter J. Valletutti and Carol Ann Baglin, 2008. (IM 371.9 BEN)

Inclusion activities that work!: Grades 3-5. By Toby J. Karten, 2008. (IM 371.9046 KAR)

Making math connections: Using real-world applications with middle school students, Second Edition. By Hope Martin, 2007. (IM 510.712 MAR)

Practice with a purpose: Literacy work stations for grades 3-6. By Debbie Diller, 2005. (IM 372.6044 DIL)

See time fly (storybook and workbook): Visualizing and verbalizing history stories, Vol. 1 (prehistory to middle ages). By Nancy Bell, 2001, 2003. (IM 909. BEL)

Visualing and verbalizing kit. By Nancy Bell, 2007. (IM 372.47 BEL)

December 2008 Acquisitions - Books

50 early childhood strategies for working and communicating with diverse families. By Janet Gonzalez-Mena, 2007. (362.70973 GON)

Adolescent literacy instruction: Policies and promising practices. Edited by Jill Lewis and Gary Moorman, 2007. (372.40973 LEW)

Assessing reading: Multiple measures for all educators working to improve reading achievement, Second Edition. By Consortium on Reading Excellence (CORE), 2008. (371.26 CON)

Autism case law: A desktop reference to key decisions. Edited by Amy E. Slater and John W. Norlin, 2007. (371.9 LRP)

Classrooms that work: They can all read and write, Fourth Edition. By Patricia M. Cunningham and Richard L. Allington, 2007. (372.60973 CUN)

Cognitive-behavioral interventions for emotional and behavioral disorders: School-based practice. Edited by Matthew J. Mayer, Richard Van Acker, John E. Lochman and Frank M. Gresham, 2009. (618.92891425 MAY)

Diagnosis and correction of reading problems. By Darrell Morris, 2008. (371.91 MOR)

Easy ways to reach and teach English-language learners, Grades K-5: Strategies, lessons, and tips for success with ELLs in the mainstream classroom. By Valerie Schiffer Danoff, 2008. (428.24 SCH)

Handbook of developmental disabilities. Edited by Samuel L. Odom, Robert H. Horner, Martha E. Snell and Jan Blacher, 2007. (616.8588 ODO)

How to handle difficult parents: A teacher's survival guide. By Suzanne Capel Tingley, 2006. (371.103 TIN)

Meeting the challenge of adolescent literacy: Research we have, research we need. Edited by Mark W. Conley, Joseph R. Freidhoff, Michael B. Sherry and Steven Forbes Tuckey, 2008. (428.40712 CON)

Mobilizing the community to help students succeed. By Hugh B. Price, 2008. (371.190973 PRI)

Race, schools, and hope: African Americans and school choice after Brown. By Lisa M. Stulberg, 2008. (371.82996073 STU)

Teaching English language learners, Grades 6 and up: Strategies that work. By Katharine Davies Samway and Dorothy Taylor, 2008. (428.24 SAM)

Teaching kids with mental health and learning disorders in the regular classroom: How to recognize, understand, and help challenged (and challenging) students succeed. By Myles L. Cooley, 2007. (371.9046 COO)

Technology and exceptional individuals, Fourth Edition. Edited by Jimmy D. Lindsey, 2008. (371.904334 LIN)

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