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This integrated, technology-based reading curriculum helps you build school-to-work skills in middle school learners-especially those who have reading difficulties. Based on a field-tested program (the STARR curriculum), it is specifically designed to meet student needs in the workplace. Components include speaking, technology, analysis, reading, and research. ... Read more

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Every aspect of the curriculum is covered
Opening Doors To Reading: Building School-To-Work Skills offers STARR, an innovative and highly effective, technology-based reading curriculum designed for use with students in grades 6 to 8 -- especially those who are experience reading difficulties or aversions. Every aspect of the curriculum is covered from initial planning strategies to final implementation procedures. Opening Doors To Reading is a very highly recommended, "user friendly", instruction guide that is highly recommended for public, private, and parochial school reading instruction programs. ... Read more

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How can we prepare the workforce of tomorrow to meet the increasing writing demand placed upon them in the Information Age? In this text, Anne Beaufort provides a multidimensional response to this critical question. Through analyzing the knowledge domains writers draw upon in specific writing situations, Beaufort illuminates the conditions that contribute to the ongoing development of writing skills. Using findings gathered in a longitudinal study of four women, Beaufort renders an ethnographical account of how writers are socialized into ways of communicating according to the conventions of their workplace. Beaufort offers a view of the developmental process entailed in attaining writing fluency in school and beyond, and the conditions that contribute to acquiring such expertise. Her book illuminates what it takes to foster the flexibility and versatility writers must possess in the workplace of the 21st century. ... Read more

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Workplace writers talk about what they learn
This book is easy to read.It is full of direct quotes: young writers talk about what it takes to write well in a nonprofit environment, where success depends on tact, grace, and knowing the audience.Executive Director Mei talks about the genres and techniques that young writers must learn.There are before-and-after examples.As a professional teacher of business writing, I recommend this book to anyone who wants to know what writing is really like after you graduate from college and get that first job in a service or nonprofit business.

A very tough read
Unless you are a writing student or someone researching writing, then you should avoid this book.It's very slow and very analytical, purely for hard-core research addicts.This book was read as a college text because there was not a more readily-available text book.This text does not teach one how to write better, it simply presents a research project done regarding the progress of writing styles of four women working in a non-profit organization. ... Read more

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This volume is produced from digital images created through the University of Michigan University LibraryÕs preservation reformatting program. ... Read more

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Young people about to leave high school argue that they are determining their own destinies. Scholarly debates also suggest that the influence of structural factors such as social class on an individual's life course is decreasing. Wolfgang Lehmann challenges this view and offers a detailed comparative analysis of the inter-relationships between social class, institutional structures, and individual educational and career choices. Through a qualitative study of academic-track high school students and participants in youth apprenticeships in Germany and Canada, Lehmann shows how the range of available school-work transition options are defined by both gender and social class. Highlighting the importance of the institutional context in understanding school-work transitions, particularly in relation to Germany's celebrated apprenticeship system, which rests on highly streamed secondary schooling and a stratified labour market, Lehmann argues that social inequalities are maintained in part by the choices made by young people, rather than simply by structural forces. "Choosing to Labour?" concludes with an exploration of how public policy can meet the dual challenge of providing young people with meaningful and equitable educational experiences, while simultaneously fulfilling the need for a skilled workforce. ... Read more

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This how-to book provides practice-based strategies for school social workers, behavior therapists, school personnel, and others wishing to provide psychological treatment to children in the school environment. It details the day-to-day functions and concerns of school social workers and provides reports of empirically validated procedures. The volume serves as a needed working tool for those involved with the lives of children, to help them overcome a range of difficulties, and to enhance their academic achievement. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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Publisher: London, E. ArnoldPublication date: 1917Subjects: Education, ElementaryExceptional childrenNotes: This is an OCR reprint. There may be numerous typos or missing text. There are no illustrations or indexes.When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. You can also preview the book there. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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Publisher: Edinburgh, ClarkSubjects: Sunday schoolsTeachingNotes: This is an OCR reprint. There may be numerous typos or missing text. There are no illustrations or indexes.When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. You can also preview the book there. ... Read more

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In order for a school systems to function well, the superintendents and boards of education must successfully model the values of cooperation, honest communication, and leadership they espouse for their students, teachers, and administrators. This volume of New Directions for School Leadership shows how superintendents and school boards can build a strong, collaborative team relationship that reflects those values.Written by practitioners, the chapters offer effective, creative techniques superintendents and boards can use to enhance communication and relationship-building, including annual planning retreats, weekly written communications, and annual evaluations of the superintendent. The authors also describe successful approaches for creating a climate of trust and support in the school administration and improving the academic achievements of minority students. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more