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Harness the power of the library to reach students! Find out how the school library media specialist can influence students' academic achievement and close the achievement gap·Change school culture to recognize the role of the media specialist in developing essential academic skills·Learn ways to address the needs of at-risk students in the library media center·Help improve test scores and decrease drop out rates by being part of the team who builds skills in needy studentsThis book is the must-have resource school library media specialists need to become an integral part of their school improvement team. Use the strategies in this guide to assist at-risk students to improve academic achievement and make adequate yearly progress (AYP). This resource also focuses on the librarian's role as leader in promoting resiliency in adolescents by highlighting the research on resiliency and its impact on student achievement. It includes a section on best practices that the librarian can adopt build resiliency in students. ... Read more

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When the activities described herein are introduced to students whose learning styles they match, most will demonstrate strong abilities to learn and remember new and difficult content within the first four months of beginning_if not earlier. This book is written to prevent more children from becoming at risk and to help those who already have fallen behind their classmates and do not enjoy school. ... Read more

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Innovative Strategies For All Learners
Differentiating Instruction for At-Risk Students is a rich resource for general education teachers and subject specialists.Rita Dunn and Andrea Honigsfeld address the needs of many student populations and offer particular insight to the plight of the special-needs learner. The authors offer solutions to help all students who are struggling to succeed academically. The book outlines the many misunderstandings that occur about student learning in general, and emphasizes that there is no single or best way to teach children.It discusses how to identify the most advantageous approaches to use with different learners and offers detailed strategies to accommodate individual student's learning styles. ... Read more

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Highly recommended for counselors, teachers, and school administrators working with their at-risk student populations
There is a renewed interest in preventing students from prematurely dropping out of school -- if only because our cratering economy and our need to compete in a global market necessitates the best trained and educated workforce we can muster. Now in an expanded and updated second edition, "Helping At-Risk Students: A Group Counseling Approach For Grades 6-9" by Jill Waterman (Adjunct Professor of Psychology at the University of California, Los Angeles) and Elizabeth Walker (a clinical psychologist specializing in economically disadvantaged and ethnically diverse high school students in Denver, Colorado) is an introduction and instruction guide to utilizing the 'SPARK' program as part of a group counseling approach to helping students at risk of under performing and dropping out of school. Enhanced with 36 reproducible handouts and forms (plus Spanish language versions of 32 of these handouts), "Helping At-Risk Students" provides the reader with field-tested at-risk counseling strategies; a new module on male-female relationships; new sessions on emotion regulation, communication, and relational aggression; strategies for whole-class implementation of at-risk student programs; and 68 reprocudibles of which almost half are new to this revised addition. Thoroughly 'user friendly', "Helping At-Risk Students" is highly recommended for counselors, teachers, and school administrators working with their at-risk student populations.
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Elizabeth Blake's search for her life's purpose takes her into the violent, emotional world of inner-city high schools as a science teacher. "No Child Left Behind? The true story of a teacher's quest" explores her inspirational fight for students others have left behind.

Despite struggling with the stress of gangs, drugs, shootings and uncooperative administrators, the students capture her heart. While she searches for a way to reach them, they teach her to become a wiser, stronger person.

Her final quest turns to discovering God's purpose for sending her on this difficult, and at times frightening, journey. ... Read more

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Education System At Crisis Point
I applaud Elizabeth Blake, for making a career change for all the right reasons to educate our children. After 20 years working in the field of medical science, a job that she loved, it was time for a change.

The author takes on the challenging role of teaching science at a tough, inner-city high school. She was relentless in her quest to find a way to reach her at-risk students. I admire her sheer guts and determination when faced with the difficult realities of her new position. Shootings, drugs, gangs are just some of the obstacles making her job difficult. "No Child Left Behind" is indeed a compelling true story highlighting the disappointing state of our school system.

I strongly recommend this book to all who care about our children.

A fascinating story
Elizabeth Blake's story, as recounted in the pages of her book, is one throughout which I was constantly asking "What next!?". The events she describes sometimes beggar belief. I found myself incredulously thinking "How could people in responsible positions behave like that?" only to find, on subsequent pages, there was worse to come. That Elizabeth found ways to deal with the many difficult situations she encountered, to push herself further than many would have gone, and not to give up without a fight in the face of overwhelming adversity, is a testament to her strength of character.

The book may be in need, here and there, of a good editor's attention - it's a little rough around the edges in places - but what it lacks in polished writing is made up for in the content of her absorbing story. I constantly wanted to know what happened next.

I feel I should also point out that those who don't share Elizabeth's belief that a god (she spells it with a capital G) has a plan for every individual, might find her assertions in that area a little off-putting. But whatever a person's beliefs may be, there is no denying that Elizabeth's helped her not only deal with some very difficult situations at the time, but also enabled her to find a way to continue doing her utmost to ensure that no child she taught was left behind, even though, despite having sometimes gone an extra five miles, let alone one, she was not always successful.

Whatever else you may get from reading her book, Elizabeth's personal story shows that there is hope for humanity.

The Frustration and Triumph of Teaching
No Child Left Behind? The True Story of a Teacher's Quest is a poignant read. It took me back to the years I spent teaching in South Phoenix. I re-experienced my own frustration and despair at attempting to triumph despite a broken system. I love the irony built into the title. Beth is right. We are failing our students, leaving many incapable of succeeding in our society. If only all students could rise above the challenges like some of her glory stories.

Toby Fesler Heathcotte, President of AZ Authors
Author of Out of the Psychic Closet and the Alma Chronicles
Author of Program Building: A Practical Handbook for High School Speech and Drama Teachers

Victims of Education
As a former school administrator who has also experienced what this author wrote about, I relish this book.Blake writes an informative account of the victims of education: students, parents, administrators, and teachers.Until we as caring citizens do something about bringing back a change to the way we teach our children, I'm afraid it will continue to get worse.

Thank goodness for people like this author who has been willing to make a public stand.It's a brave one, and, hopefully, somebody up there listens and asks "what on earth are we doing to our children"?

Good book! I HIGHLY recommend it!

No Child Left Behind?The True Story of a Teacher's Quest
This is an inspirational story about an inner-city teacher who fights many obstacles, winning some and losing others. But it's not a book just for teachers. People wanting to read about Triumph Over Adversity and apply it to their lives will want to read this book. It's an incredible story of courage. ... Read more

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This book presents 46 research-based tools, worksheets, and resources which have been field-tested at schools and dropout prevention programs across the country. For teachers, administrators, counselors, and special educators who work with at-risk learners, it helps you apply the Fifteen Strategies identified by The National Dropout Prevention Center and Network at Clemson University.

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Classroom Strategies for Helping At-Risk Students is essential reading for busy teachers who want to use high-quality research to guide their practice. It synthesizes the results of 118 studies of students at risk of failure and identifies six general strategies proven to be positive interventions. The book describes each strategy, analyzes the research, and offers implications for deciding how to use the strategies. A discussion guide helps readers directly connect the research to their own classrooms. Whether you're a new or experienced teacher, this authoritative book will deepen your understanding of effective teaching methods and help you work more successfully with low-performing students. ... Read more

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Don't waste your money or precious time
I was looking for a book I could have the staff at my new charter school reading as a basis for professional discussion. This book is a waste of valuable time. It simply reviews other people's research and gives no conclusive findings. Many of the studies it reviews are numerically insignificant, making the data suspicious at best, invalid and unreliable at worst. If you've taught for more than a week you already know what this book purports--structured lessons, small group instruction, tutoring and computer-aided instruction all work if used correctly. ... Read more

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Based on the belief that even small accommodations make a difference in the success of students with disabilities, this text provides readers with the knowledge, tools, and practical strategies that will empower them to spark learning in every student including students with disabilities, culturally diverse students, students with limited English proficiency, economically disadvantaged students, and other students at risk. Revised to reflect recent changes in the law and current terminology, the strength of the book continues to be its numerous learning activities and sample lessons addressing both elementary and secondary classrooms, as well as its four chapter unit on curriculum adaptations with specific strategies and activities for teaching reading, writing, mathematics, and content areas. The strong emphasis on professional planning and collaboration make it an excellent resource for all teachers. Designed for anyone interested in inclusion/mainstreaming, teaching students with disabilities in the regular classroom, and teaching exceptional learners. ... Read more

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Easy read, interesting and informative
This book was needed for a special education course, but there is a new edition/version of this book out that I was required to purchase for the course. I made the mistake and bought this version. The newer edition has chapters in a slightly different order and more example lessons, but there is supplemental information on this book online by the publisher including questions to make sure that you are understanding to assist anyone.
I would recommend this edition or the newer edition of the book.

As expected, sort of . . .
This product came exactly as described. My only concern was how long it took to arrive. I was into my second week of class when my book finally arrived.

Very displeasing!!
I was very unhappy with this product. I ordered this book on January 7, 2010 the current date it February 11, 2010 and I have not got my book in the mail!!!! I do not plan on buying products from Amazon any more when they lose the products that I have purchased, it is not right for them to make a profit off of me when I do not receive what I paid for!!!!

Good for every teacher
A good book for every teacher, young or old, experienced or not, because even though we know or should know the basics of this topic; it helps to be educated, re-educated and reminded of these special students.

Teaching Students Who Are Exceptional, Diverse, and at Risk in the General Education Classroom (4th Edition)
This book came in good condition, it had been highlighted in some areas, but these areas were ones I needed to study, so they were helpful.I saved half the price of buying the book new, so it was definitely worth it.I highly recommend buying textbooks this way over the school bookstore which charged $84.00 for a used copy when Amazon charged me $55.00 for the same thing.If I had waited to buy the book at the college bookstore as a friend of mine did, all the used copies would have been gone and I would have had to pay $112.00 for a new copy.Thank you Amazon.com! ... Read more

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Tested strategies for motivating and teaching at-risk students. For practical use by classroom teachers within the classroom.Now in an expanded new edition, this popular book will help classroom teachers engage, motivate and teach problem students in the regular classroom setting. It is a practical guide prepared specifically for classroom teachers. The presentation is in jargon-free plain talk. The author is a veteran classroom teacher and teacher-trainer with decades of experience in working with at-risk students. The strategies have been developed and tested by extensive classroom use, and can be immediately implemented by teachers without involvement of special programs and specialists. ... Read more

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Changed My Perspective; I Plan To Change Theirs
No book about "at risk" students that I have read has captured the reality of school FROM THE STUDENT'S INNER WORLD as accurately and surprisingly as this book.To get the most out of the book, I utilized the unique ANNOTATED Table Of Contents.I grouped the chapters in a way that I could first understand the author's special gift of identifying with students who "don't, won't and can't" learn what we are teaching.Then, I put together a cluster of chapters which proved that this author has been in the real world.He describes approaches that DO NOT WORK.I then read four chapters that provided a sort of road map for providing approaches THAT DO WORK with such students.I have met with teachers and parents throughout the country who struggle daily with the so-called "at risk" youngster.This is the first book that includes an extensive, down-to-earth chapter FOR PARENTS whose struggle is 24/7.What a great benefit to be able to say, "Read this book.You'll begin to solve your specific problems with some how-to-go-about-it advice that comes from someone who has truly been there and honestly done that."This is not an academic or research-jargon book.This book is for the adventurous adult who dares get into the head of a student who is "at risk of not being taught" and is willing to start with the kid's perspective to begin making an even greater positive difference than ever before.

Reviewer K. Trent Didn't Even Read the Cover
A letter to Reviewer, K. Trent from Author, Bill Page

What is amazing is that you read 280 pages with 31 independent articles and say "never gives a solution to try". I request a re-read at least of the cover.

The subtitle on the cover of my book reveals "the solutions" to the At-Risk Student Problems. Feeling Their Pain, (Walking in their moccasins--empathisizing)
Accepting their Plight, (Compassion for their embarrassment and discomfiture)
Understanding their defensive ploys (Recognizing misbehavior as defense mechaniams to cover their loss of dignity and acceptance)--ARE the solutions to the at-risk problems. The book explains and reinforces these solutions.

The notorious at-risk behaviors of apathy, hostility, and misbehavior, etc are symptoms, not causes of the problem.Solutions, as my book explains, lie in attitude and relationship, not the usual carrot-and-stick gimmicks offered by so many other at-risk books.

Dont waste your money.
It is amazing how a book can be published that does not offer solutions to the problem.The book raves on and on about accomplishments but never gives a solution to try.
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This book provides a comprehensive, empirically supported group counseling program for youngsters at risk for academic, behavioral, and emotional difficulties. Designed for implementation in the span of a school semester, the curriculum has been shown to foster competence in areas crucial to successful development, including problem solving, violence prevention, and interpersonal skill-building. The book first presents an overview of program goals and methods and describes how to set up groups, select members, and promote a trusting, supportive environment. Step-by-step guidelines for conducting each session are then delineated. Described are a wealth of engaging activities and discussions that facilitate exploration of such vital issues as educational goals, ethnic identity, prejudice and discrimination, peer pressure, and family relationships. Appendices contain reproducible materials in both English and Spanish, including consent forms, pregroup and postgroup assessments, and student game cards, worksheets, and handouts. The book is designed for maximum ease of use with a large format and lay-flat binding.

This innovative curriculum is ideal for use with youngsters dealing with family distress, academic problems, exposure to violence, and socioeconomic disadvantage. It can be implemented by school psychologists and counselors; other mental health professionals and administrative school personnel; teachers; and advanced graduate students in education, social work, and psychology.
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Enhanced with appendices with reproducible materials
Helping At-Risk Students: A Group Counseling Approach For Grades 6-9 provides educators and school counselors with a comprehensive, empirically supported group counseling program for students at risk for academic, behavioral, and emotional difficulties. Designed for implementation within the span of a school semester, the curriculum fosters competence in areas crucial to successful development, including problem solving, violence, prevention, and interpersonal skill-building. Authors Jill Waterman and Elizabeth Walker describe a wealth of engaging activities and discussions to facilitate exploration of such vital issues as educational goals, ethnic identity, prejudice and discrimination, peer pressure, and family relationships. A very highly recommended contribution for Junior High and Senior High counseling reference collections, Helping At-Risk Students is enhanced further with appendices with reproducible materials in both English and Spanish, consent forms, pregroups and postgroups assessments, student game cards, worksheets, and handouts. ... Read more

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What is an IDEA 2004 Update Edition?The Vaugh/Bos/Schumm text has been updated to reflect this long-anticipated legislation in two ways: *Relevant discussion throughout the book has been revised to reflect IDEA '04.These revisions have been made while still preserving the original pagination of the text, so no changes to lecture notes or reading assignments are necessary, and all supplementary materials (and page references therein) remain accurate. An "IDEA 2004" icon appears in the margins adjacent to the updates.*A Guide to IDEA 2004 has been included as an appendix in the Update Edition. This clear, comprehensive, jargon-free appendix gives a brief side-by-side comparison of IDEA '04 versus the previous '97 legislation for each of the statutes, and, when a little friendly "background" would help the reader better understand the practical implications of the law, an additional note is provided. Based on the belief that even small accommodations make a difference in the success of students with disabilities, this text provides teachers with the knowledge, tools, and practical strategies that will empower them to spark learning in every student.From students with disabilities, culturally diverse students, and students with limited English proficiency to economically disadvantaged students Vaughn/Bos/Schumm provide teachers with the tools they need in their diverse classrooms.Revised to reflect recent changes in the law and current terminology, the strength of the book continues to be its numerous learning activities and sample lessons addressing both elementary and secondary classrooms, as well as its four chapter unit on curriculum adaptations with specific strategies and activities for teaching reading, writing, mathematics, and content areas. The strong emphasis on professional planning and collaboration make it an excellent resource for all teachers. ... Read more

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Sent the wrong edition and were hard to reach.
Advertised the wrong edition, sent me the wrong one, and were hard to deal with.I dealt with Amazon for a refund.

Solid
It came just fine.Possibly a bit more markings than I expected but not a big deal.Thanks. ... Read more

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A School for Healing: Alternative Strategies forTeaching At-Risk Students describes an alternative school thatdealt with students who were expelled or suspended from public schooland who perceived themselves as being injustice. It was assumed thatthey misinterpreted the facts of various situations or choseinappropriate strategies to correct real injustices. The task of theschool was to help the students learn multiple perspectives forinterpreting the actions of others and to teach them more appropriateways of resolving injustices. Four students in the school relate theirproblems and describe, through a qualitative research interviewprocess, how the school helps them. The book describes specificstrategies the school used and concludes with suggestions to those whowish to establish a similar program. ... Read more

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This book is organized around CBUPO, the basic psychological needs of all students:
-competence
-Belonging
-usefulness
- Potency
- Optimism When teachers and schools focus on meeting these needs, the rate of at-riskness is drastically reduced. This book presents practical strategies and tips to help teachers and administrators help all students become successful learners. The revised edition offers new material on –
- using classroom assessment
- complying with standards and high stakes testing
- an updated approach to evaluating At-Risk Prevention programs.
- alternative strategies for meeting the motivational needs of at-risk youth, from developmental constructivism to mastery learning. ... Read more

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At Risk are Worth the Risk
I would recommend this book to any person involved with helping at risk youth.It has a tremendously easy to read format which guides the reader through the struggles of the at risk child.Sagor begins by educating the reader about the at risk child.Through Chapter 1 the reader understands better what the child experiences and gets an inkling of what the child must feel.

Step by step the reader is taken through the process as an individual, as an educator, as a provider of self worth.Sagor extends that to a school wide idea and even further to the community.

As a professional who works with at risk children, I feel very grateful to have the opportunity to read this kind of text.It is written in such a way that the reader is comforable moving from one step to another.The concepts are affirmed by others in the field and supported by research.

If more people would read this book, we would have a huge decrease in kids deemed at risk.

This book should be on the nightstand of every educator, social worker, counselor, and youth director.

I loved it and use it weekly! ... Read more

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Art Therapy With Students At Risk: Introducing Art Therapy into an Alternative Learning Environment for Adolescents represents the research, planning, organization, development, and implementation of an art therapy program with an at-risk population. The book includes 5 tables, 14 color plates, and 7 appendices and is divided into six sections: Adolescence, Alternative Schools, Alternative Edu-cation Programs, Emotions and Learning, Art Therapy in the Schools, and Implementation of the Art Therapy Program. The book is designed for graduate art therapy students, professional art therapists, educators, counselors, school psychologists, social workers, and individuals interested in the application of art therapy. It is organized as follows: Chapter 1, Adolescence, examines the developmental period of adolescence—the physical, cognitive, moral, social, emotional, and creative components. Chapter 2, Alternative Schools, traces the evolution of the alternative schools movement from the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s to the present. Chapter 3, Alternative Education Programs, explores the dual catalysts for policymakers to embrace alternative education, which are the desire to increase graduation rates and the need to eliminate disruptive or violent students from the classroom without sending them into the streets. Chapter 4, Emotions and Learning, provides insight into the psychobiology of emotion and its impact on learning. Chapter 5, Art Therapy in the Schools, focuses on the field of school art therapy. Chapter 6, Implementation of the Art Therapy Program, presents an effective proposal for the introduction and implementation of a viable art therapy program within an alternative learning environment. The book will provide practitioners with valuable insights into this unique population of students and offer intervention strategies that will lead students at risk to creative self-expression and ultimately into cognitive, social, and emotional growth. ... Read more

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What is your perception of at-risk students? A rural African-American man? A legally blind Georgia girl? A poor Pakistani immigrant? Rosa Aronson tells the stories of these and four other students, uncovering how very different at-risk achievers have overcome the odds stacked against them. Through seven narratives, Aronson analyzes their collective experiences. She offers recommendations for change in today's educational system based upon their journeys and the research of other overcomers such as Richard Rodriguez and Victor Frankl. A powerful book, "At-Risk Students Defy the Odds" brings to light the issues of poverty and race that affect education today, and provides hope for change. ... Read more

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Needed book for class
I needed a later edition for this book, but decided to save some money and get this one. I made a good choice because we haven't really even used the book in my class. Even if I don't use it for my class, this book is filled with a lot of great information regarding teaching students with special needs. I will probably refer back to it in the future when I have my own class.

This book is NOT out-of-print
This title has been updated and reissued (Boston: Allyn Bacon. 2000.) It is the primary required text for a mainstreaming class at Cal State Fullerton, a course required by the State of California for new teachers to "clear" their credentials.It provides a comprehensive introduction to legal and educational issues in the area of special education. ... Read more

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This volume is produced from digital images created through the University of Michigan University Library's large-scale digitization efforts. The Library seeks to preserve the intellectual content of items in a manner that facilitates and promotes a variety of uses. The digital reformatting process results in an electronic version of the original text that can be both accessed online and used to create new print copies. The Library also understands and values the usefulness of print and makes reprints available to the public whenever possible. This book and hundreds of thousands of others can be found in the HathiTrust, an archive of the digitized collections of many great research libraries. For access to the University of Michigan Library's digital collections, please see http://www.lib.umich.edu and for information about the HathiTrust, please visit http://www.hathitrust.org ... Read more