School-Based Interventions For Struggling Readers, K-8


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The volume highlights best practices of literacy instruction for students who have difficulties in reading. From components of effective pedagogy to instruction for specific populations, this text offers an array of expert perspectives on how to engage, scaffold, and prepare students to meet the multimodal demands of schools today.




My Story


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The Traumas I went through as a child meeting the love of my life, and losing him at no fault of mind. Who I have been and who I am now, the lessons life taught me and the path it has lead me on to be Who I am today. I believe that without these experiences in my life I would not be who I am today. Coming from that place in my life allows me to be compassionate to others, help where I can, love as much as I can and come what may, regardless of the circumstances I find myself in today I count it all JOY.




NCERT Questions-Answers - English Core for Class XII


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NCERT Textbooks play the most vital role in developing student’s understanding and knowledge about a subject and the concepts or topics covered under a particular subject. Keeping in mind this immense importance and significance of the NCERT Textbooks in mind, Arihant has come up with a unique book containing Questions-Answers of NCERT Textbook based questions. This book containing solutions to NCERT Textbook questions has been designed for the students studying in Class XII following the NCERT Textbook for English Core. The present book has been divided into three parts covering the syllabi of English Core for Class XII. Prose covers The Last Season, Lost Spring, Deep Water, The Rattrap, Indigo, etc, whereas Poetry section covers My Mother at Sixty-Six, Keeping Quiet, A Thing of Beauty, A Roadside Stand and Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers and the Supplementary Reader section covers The Third Level, The Tiger King, The Enemy, On the Face of It, Memories of Childhood, etc. This book has been worked out with an aim of overall development of the students in such a way that it will help students define the way how to write the answers of the textbook based questions. The book covers selected NCERT Exemplar Problems which will help the students understand the type of questions and answers to be expected in the Class XII English Core Examination. Also each chapter in the book begins with a summary of the chapter which will help in effective understanding of the theme of the chapter and to make sure that the students will be able to answer all popular questions concerned to a particular chapter whether it is Long Answer Type or Short Answer Type Question. The book has been designed systematically in the simplest manner for easy comprehension of the chapters and their themes. For the overall benefit of students the book has been designed in such a way that it not only gives solutions to all the exercises but also gives detailed explanations which will help the students in learning the concepts and will enhance their thinking and learning abilities. As the book has been designed strictly according to the NCERT Textbook of English Core for Class XII and provides a thorough and complete coverage of the textbook based questions, it for sure will help the Class XII students in an effective way for English Core.





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A Walking Miracle


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A Walking Miracle, primarily written for the author’s children, is a collection of personal stories revealing the life and times of a youngster growing up from the rural northern plains to the southern city streets. From the college campus to life in the military during the Vietnam crisis. Surviving several close calls with the grim reaper leads the author to the conclusion that anyone reaching the age of twenty five is a walking miracle. Part two contains stories from his father, a WW I diary kept by his grandfather, and a diary from the time of his great, great grandfather.




Quick Revision Chapterwise Mind-Maps class 12 English Core


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The ebook ‘Quick revision Chapterwise mind- maps’ Class-12 English Core covers 17 chapters of NCERT This ebook is unique and the mind maps are designed in the most comprehensive manner. Mind maps are extremely helpful in faster recall and quick revision Asset for students to excel in CBSE board exam.




Turkey Bowman


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Driven by Love


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Going from being the boy who walks on water in everyone’s eyes, the boy loved by everyone in the community, and the pride of his father’s family to being evil incarnate, the great Satan. A snake to have it head cut off. So much was invested in this boy for him to stay on a path that was walked by his family for many generations. In the eyes of everyone around him taking this path was the only right thing to do. There was no other way. In this environment taking a different path meant being lost. Regardless of the consequences, Emmanuel made a decision to choose a different path after a great encounter with some far greater than his family and friends. This decision was the start of a new life for Emmanuel, for the first time he experienced treatment that was only reserved for enemies in his community. Sometimes the right path is not the easiest one, but it is worth it.




Improving Instructional Practice


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This book constitutes a collection of case studies that explore issues faced by school principals as is related to instructional leadership. The scenarios presented here allow students to gain a more thorough understanding of the Professional Standards for Educational Leaders (PSEL, 2015) and their performance competencies. These scenarios are designed to develop new school leaders. These cases provide opportunities to create meaningful learning experiences for courses, professional development programs, and the mentoring of new school principals, giving them exposure to the kinds of dilemmas they will encounter as they take on their leadership roles or start out on supervisory positions. The cases are based on real life dilemmas, reflect contemporary issues in our school buildings, and are designed to be easily used or adapted across all school types. The cases are taken from many years of experience as an educator, administrator consultant and researcher in rural, suburban and urban school districts.




Heavenly Hirani's School of Laughing Yoga


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A sparkling, moving, utterly charming new novel from the incomparable Sarah-Kate Lynch Annie Jordan never wanted to go to India: there were too many poor people and the wrong sorts of smells. But when she ends up there anyway, to her great surprise it’s not the beggars that cling to her, it’s the lessons in life — courtesy of Heavenly Hirani and her beachside laughing yoga. This endearing new novel by Sarah-Kate Lynch will reconfirm for her fans what a master she is of humour, exploring and understanding human experience and creating a vivid world around her utterly believable characters.