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The key to your child's educational success is in your hands "Knowledge Essentials is a remarkable series that will benefit children of all abilities and learning styles. . . I highly recommend it for all parents who want to make a difference in their children's education." --Michael Gurian, author of Boys and Girls Learn Differently and The Wonder of Boys "Finally, a book about teaching young children by somebody who knows her stuff!" --LouAnne Johnson, author of Dangerous Minds and The Queen of Education Part of the new Knowledge Essentials series, First Grade Success shows you how to enrich your child's classroom learning and take an active role in your first grader's education by exploring: * What your first grader is learning at school and the educational standards to expect in math, language arts, science, and social studies * Your child's learning style--visual, auditory, or kinesthetic--and how it affects the way your child learns and processes information * Hundreds of easy-to-do activities designed to help your child meet specific learning requirements * Environmental learning sections that identify learning opportunities in the everyday world * Methods and checklists to assess your child's academic progress * Information on how teachers evaluate performance--portfolios, rubrics, test scores, and other tools of the trade * Recommendations of age-appropriate books and software that will enhance learning Give your child the gift of your time--and help him or her get the most out of school with First Grade Success.

The key to your child's educational success is in your hands "Knowledge Essentials is a remarkable series that will benefit children of all abilities and learning styles. . . I highly recommend it for all parents who want to make a difference in their children's education." --Michael Gurian, author of Boys and Girls Learn Differently and The Wonder of Boys "Finally, a book about teaching young children by somebody who knows her stuff!" --LouAnne Johnson, author of Dangerous Minds and The Queen of Education Part of the new Knowledge Essentials series, Second Grade Success shows you how to enrich your child's classroom learning and take an active role in your first grader's education by exploring: * What your second grader is learning at school and the educational standards to expect in math, language arts, science, and social studies * Your child's learning style--visual, auditory, or kinesthetic--and how it affects the way your child learns and processes information * Hundreds of easy-to-do activities designed to help your child meet specific learning requirements * Environmental learning sections that identify learning opportunities in the everyday world * Methods and checklists to assess your child's academic progress * Information on how teachers evaluate performance--portfolios, rubrics, test scores, and other tools of the trade * Recommendations of age-appropriate books and software that will enhance learning Give your child the gift of your time--and help him or her get the most out of school with Second Grade Success.

In this new addition to the Knowledge Essentials series, Kindergarten Success shows you how to enrich your child's classroom learning and take an active role in your kindergarten’s education by exploring: What your child is learning at school and the educational standards to expect in math, language arts, science, and social studies—as well as the developmental skills expected of your kindergartener Your child's learning style—visual, auditory, or kinesthetic— and how it affects the way your child learns and processes informationHundreds of easy-to-do activities designed to help your child meet specific learning requirementsEnvironmental learning sections that identify learning opportunities in the everyday worldMethods and checklists to assess your child's progressThe developmental and social changes expected of your kindergartener as well as information on how to determine readiness to move up to the first gradeRecommendations of age-appropriate books and software that will enhance learning

Work-Life Advantage analyses how employer-provision of ‘family-friendly’ working arrangements - designed to help workers better reconcile work, home and family - can also enhance firms’ capacities for learning and innovation, in pursuit of long-term competitive advantage and socially inclusive growth. Brings together major debates in labour geography, feminist geography, and regional learning in novel ways, through a focus on the shifting boundaries between work, home, and familyAddresses a major gap in the scholarly research surrounding the narrow ‘business case’ for work-life balance by developing a more socially progressive, workerist ‘dual agenda’Challenges and disrupts masculinist assumptions of the “ideal worker” and the associated labour market marginalization of workers with significant home and family commitmentsBased on 10 years of research with over 300 IT workers and 150 IT firms in the UK and Ireland, with important insights for professional workers and knowledge-intensive companies around the world

Work-Life Advantage analyses how employer-provision of ‘family-friendly’ working arrangements - designed to help workers better reconcile work, home and family - can also enhance firms’ capacities for learning and innovation, in pursuit of long-term competitive advantage and socially inclusive growth. Brings together major debates in labour geography, feminist geography, and regional learning in novel ways, through a focus on the shifting boundaries between work, home, and familyAddresses a major gap in the scholarly research surrounding the narrow ‘business case’ for work-life balance by developing a more socially progressive, workerist ‘dual agenda’Challenges and disrupts masculinist assumptions of the “ideal worker” and the associated labour market marginalization of workers with significant home and family commitmentsBased on 10 years of research with over 300 IT workers and 150 IT firms in the UK and Ireland, with important insights for professional workers and knowledge-intensive companies around the world

Proud of his new black belt, kickboxer Joe can't wait for his dad to get home from active service in Afghanistan. But things don't work out as he expects. Edgy and unpredictable, his dad just isn't the same. Through a chance meeting with another former soldier and his guide dog, Joe begins to understand what has happened. As the story develops, with his friends Mo, Amy and Georgia, Joe unravels a mystery and prepares for his first big kickboxing competition. But he still has to face the fight of his life, and one he least expects.

Who could resist London? A place to make a fortune. But the riots and the Occupy demonstrations of the dry summer of 2011 cast their shadow over the lives of four people. Adam gets caught up in it all and his life changes forever. Ileana has come from Romania to earn a living. Damien has already made his fortune, but it hasn't brought him happiness and Lauren is trying to make her living as a photographer in the city. This powerful novel draws you swiftly into the inner lives and emotions of four very different characters and builds to a climax which is both moving and inevitable.

Chance encounters and life changing events are at the heart of these 19 stories. Paul believes he will never recover from the death of his wife until he meets one of her former friends. Despite his daughters' anxieties, a relationship begins to develop. The grandfather in the title story reluctantly tells his grandson how he lost an eye in the battle of the Somme. A soldier involved in the D. Day landings makes a promise to his friend. Grace, living in a residential home, struggles to separate present from past experience. All the stories in this collection draw you into the lives and emotions of those involved and make you want to keep reading. "That eye, boy ...it tells a story." "It's staring up at me from the bottom of the glass. Through the water. I look up at him, at the empty socket the eye occupies every day. Like part of the right hand side of his head has been scooped out. t doesn't scare me. I've never known him any different."

The Music Theory for Drummers series provides a clear path for drummers who want to learn music theory in focused steps, working through practical exercises designed specifically for drummers. Book 1: An introduction to rhythm is an accessible introduction to the established conventions in music notation, with clear examples, and advice on how to approach music reading and organise a workable practice routine. Topics include note and rest values, simple time signatures, counting methods, how to read and write notation, and much more.This book is suitable for drummers coming to music theory for the first time, and for those looking to improve their general music literacy and understanding of music theory. Books 2 and 3 offer a natural progression from Book 1 and explore additional areas of rhythm-based notation, including compound time, tuplets and navigating lead sheets.Book 1: An introduction to rhythm is an accessible introduction to the established conventions in music notation, with clear examples, and advice on how to approach music reading and organise a workable practice routine. Topics include note and rest values, simple time signatures, counting methods, how to read and write notation, and much more.This book is suitable for drummers coming to music theory for the first time, and for those looking to improve their general music literacy and understanding of music theory. Books 2 and 3 offer a natural progression from Book 1 and explore additional areas of rhythm-based notation, including compound time, tuplets and navigating lead sheets.