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Elena Vanishing: A Memoir
By Elena Dunkle, Dunkle. 2015
Seventeen-year-old Elena is vanishing. Every day means renewed determination, so every day means fewer calories. This is the story of…
a girl whose armor against anxiety becomes artillery against herself as she battles on both sides of a lose-lose war in a struggle with anorexia. Told entirely from Elena's perspective over a five-year period and cowritten with her mother, award-winning author Clare B. Dunkle, Elena's memoir is a fascinating and intimate look at a deadly disease, and a must read for anyone who knows someone suffering from an eating disorder.The Structured Literacy Planner: Designing Interventions for Common Reading Difficulties, Grades 1-9
By Louise Spear-Swerling. 2024
Structured Literacy (SL) approaches are increasingly recognized as the gold standard for teaching struggling readers. This highly practical book walks…
educators through designing SL interventions for students with common types of reading difficulties--word reading, comprehension, or a combination of both. Louise Spear-Swerling offers tools for assessing students' reading profiles and tailoring SL to their needs. In a convenient large-size format, the volume is packed with case studies, sample lesson plans addressing both early and advanced stages of reading, instructional activities, and application exercises for teachers. A chapter on English language structure presents essential foundations for implementing SL effectively. The companion website features a knowledge survey about language structure (with answer key), as well as downloadable copies of the book's 14 reproducible forms. See also Louise Spear-Swerling's edited volume, Structured Literacy Interventions: Teaching Students with Reading Difficulties, Grades K–6, which surveys SL interventions across all components of literacy.It's Not OK to Feel Blue: Inspirational people open up about their mental health (And Other Lies)
By Scarlett Curtis. 2018
'This is the freshest, most honest collection of writings about mental health that I've read...searing wit, blinding passion, bleeding emotion…
and a fantastic, heroic, glorious refusal to lie down and take it' - Stephen Fry'Reading this book made me feel more normal about the things I feel sometimes...It's a great book; however you're feeling, it'll help' - Ed Sheeran'This is the book I needed when I was little. May this be a leap forward in the much needed conversation around mental health' - Jameela Jamil Everyone has a mental health. So we asked:What does yours mean to you? THE RESULT IS EXTRAORDINARY.Over 60 people have shared their stories. Powerful, funny, moving, this book is here to tell you:It's OK.With writing from: Adam Kay - Alastair Campbell - Alexis Caught - Ben Platt - Bryony Gordon - Candice Carty-Williams - Charlie Mackesy - Charly Cox - Chidera Eggerue - Claire Stancliffe - Davina McCall - Dawn O'Porter - Elizabeth Day - Elizabeth Uviebinené - Ella Purnell - Emilia Clarke - Emma Thompson - Eve Delaney - Fearne Cotton - Gabby Edlin - Gemma Styles - GIRLI (Milly Toomey) - Grace Beverley - Hannah Witton - Honey Ross - Hussain Manawer - Jack Rooke - James Blake - Jamie Flook - Jamie Windust - Jessie Cave - Jo Irwin - Jonah Freud - Jonny Benjamin - Jordan Stephens - Kai-Isaiah Jamal - Kate Weinberg - Kelechi Okafor - Khalil Aldabbas - KUCHENGA - Lauren Mahon - Lena Dunham - Maggie Matic - Martha Lane Fox - Mathew Kollamkulam - Matt Haig - Megan Crabbe - Michael Kitching - Michelle Elman - Miranda Hart - Mitch Price - Mona Chalabi - Montana Brown - Nadia Craddock - Naomi Campbell - Poorna Bell - Poppy Jamie - Reggie Yates - Ripley Parker - Robert Kazandjian - Rosa Mercuriadis - Saba Asif - Sam Smith - Scarlett Curtis - Scarlett Moffatt - Scottee - Sharon Chalkin Feldstein - Shonagh Marie - Simon Amstell - Steve Ali - Tanya Byron - Travon Free - Yomi Adegoke - Yusuf Al MajarhiStory of Larry
By Adam Bromiley-Haslam. 2024
Beneath the veneer of simplicity lies a profound exploration of the mind’s deepest quandaries. Journey with me through relentless internal…
battles, where the only opponent is oneself. Confront the pervasive dread of solitude and the challenges of discerning reality from illusion. If these pages resonate with even a single reader, every struggle shared will have been worth the journey. Discover a narrative that seeks connection in our shared human experience.The Disability Experience: Working Toward Belonging (Orca Issues #5)
By Hannalora Leavitt. 2021
People with disabilities (PWDs) have the same aspirations for their lives as you do for yours. The difference is that…
PWDs don’t have the same access to education, employment, housing, transportation and healthcare in order to achieve their goals. In The Disability Experience you’ll meet people with different kinds of disabilities, and you'll begin to understand the ways PWDs have been ignored, reviled and marginalized throughout history. The book also celebrates the triumphs and achievements of PWDs and shares the powerful stories of those who have fought for change.Black Dog: 4 vs the wrld
By Matthew Heiti. 2016
The Breakfast Club meets Shirley Jackson in a fusion of live theatre and technology that tells a darkly comic but hopeful…
story of four teenage outsiders struggling with death, depression and the shadow of a black dog. Two is fraught. While dealing with the impossible expectations of her parents, she is trying to understand why her brother, a bright and talented teenager, has taken his own life. It’s not until a fateful school detention that she meets three other students who all seem as lost as she is. There’s Three, a quiet, misunderstood guy who doesn’t quite know how to care for himself; Four, the fashionable, popular kid and class clown; and Five, a rebel ready to fight against everyone and everything. Despite their differences, they each grapple with depression and anxiety and become an unlikely source of comfort to one another. As the four unite to battle teachers, parents, therapists and their own demons, their promising futures begin to reveal themselves.The Wrong World: Selected Stories and Essays of Bertram Brooker (Canadian Literature Collection)
By Bertram Brooker. 2009
Bertram Brooker won the country's first Governor General's Award for literature in 1936 for his novel Think of the Earth,…
and his explosive, experimental paintings hang in every major gallery in the country. He was Canada's first multidisciplinary avantgardist, successfully experimenting in literature, visual arts, film, and theatre. Brooker brought all of his experimental ambitions to his short fiction and prose. The Wrong World presents a rich sampling of his prose work, much of it previously unpublished, which adds new insight into his aesthetic ambitions. Working during an incredible period of transition in Canadian society, Brooker's stories document Canada's evolution from a provincial colony into a modern, urban country. His essays participated in that evolution by advocating a passionate awakening of the arts, the end of prudish sentiment and censorship, and a radical rethinking of the nature of war. They capture the limitations and hypocrisies of the Canadian social contract and argue for a more just and spiritual society. His stories humanize his social vision by dramatizing the psychological and emotional cost of Canada's transition into a modern civilization. In turn devastating, penetrating and poignant, Brooker's prose works offer a sharply focussed window into the turbulent interwar years in Canada.Defending a Contested Ideal: Merit and the Public Service Commission, 1908–2008 (Governance Series)
By Luc Juillet, Ken Rasmussen. 2008
In 1908, after decades of struggling with a public administration undermined by systemic patronage, the Canadian parliament decided that public…
servants would be selected on the basis of merit, through a system administered by an independent agency: the Public Service Commission of Canada. This history, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Commission, recounts its unique contribution to the development of an independent public service, which has become a pillar of Canadian parliamentary democracy.Northrop Frye: New Directions from Old (Reappraisals: Canadian Writers)
By David Rampton. 2009
More than fifty years after the publication of Anatomy of Criticism, Northrop Frye remains one of Canada's most influential intellectuals.…
This reappraisal reasserts the relevance of his work to the study of literature and illuminates its fruitful intersection with a variety of other fields, including film, cultural studies, linguistics, and feminism. Many of the contributors draw upon the early essays, correspondence, and diaries recently published as part of the Collected Works of Northrop Frye series, in order to explore the development of his extraordinary intellectual range and the implications of his imaginative syntheses. They refute postmodernist arguments that Frye's literary criticism is obsolete and propose his wide-ranging and non-linear ways of thinking as a model for twenty-first century readers searching for innovative ways of understanding literature and its relevance to contiguous disciplines. The volume provides an in-depth examination of Frye's work on a range of literary questions, periods, and genres, as well as a consideration of his contributions to literary theory, philosophy, and theology. The portrait that emerges is that of a writer who still has much to offer those interested in literature and the ways it represents and transforms our world. The book's overall argument is that Frye's case for the centrality of the imagination has never been more important where understanding history, reconciling science and culture, or reconceptualizing social change is concerned.Le plancher de la lune (Poésie)
By Jean-Christophe Réhel. 2023
Pas facile pour le narrateur d'avoir les deux pieds sur Terre. Surtout s'l doit s'y battre avec des mots qui…
refusent de collaborer, des phrases qui se dressent comme des obstacles et des livres qui n'en finissent plus de l'assommer. Par bonheur, il y a son chien, la Lune avec son horizon d'étoiles, et toutes les merveilles qui y scintillent. Un recueil qui met des mots doux sur le défi quotidien de ceux et celles pour qui lire est un sentier semé d'embûchesMilitant: 2, Nouvel ordre
By Dïana Bélice. 2023
2042. Le sort de l'humanité est en jeu. Le véritable objectif de Paul Montès est révélé au grand jour. Et…
c'est bien pire que tout ce qu'aurait pu imaginer Mathis. Alors que le jeune militant prend conscience que son ennemi ne reculera devant rien, il perd tranquillement pied. La bataille qu'il doit mener pèse lourd sur ses épaules. Malgré la pression, réussira-t-il à garder la tête froide ? À vaincre une fois pour toutes ses adversaires ? À sauver la planète Terre ? Et si l'alliance avec Tokhe n'était pas suffisante pour y arriver ?Universal Design for Learning in the Classroom: Practical Applications for K-12 and Beyond
By Tracey E. Hall, Kristin H. Robinson, David Gordon. 2024
The Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework has grown from its origins in special education to being widely used to…
support all students, making the fully rewritten second edition of this indispensable guide more relevant than ever. Filled with practical, vivid examples and tips, the book demonstrates the power of UDL when applied to particular content areas. Specific teaching ideas are presented for literacy, STEM, project-based learning, career and technical education, and the arts. The editors and contributors describe practical ways to create thriving learning environments that use UDL to meet diverse learners' needs. New to This Edition *Entirely new content. *Coverage expanded from elementary and middle grades to secondary and beyond. *Innovative approaches embracing the growth of UDL and the ubiquity of digital technologies in today&’s classrooms. *Spotlight on issues of equity and inclusion. *Chapters on antiracism, social–emotional learning, career and technical education, journey mapping, and curriculum design. *Compelling discussions of advances in UDL principles and research directions.Inclusion Strategies for Young Children: A Resource Guide for Teachers, Child Care Providers, and Parents
By Lorraine O. Moore. 2009
"This book makes inclusion a much easier way to work with children than the resource room of the past. It…
places the responsibility of adaptation on the teachers and the school system versus the old method of pounding a square peg into a round hole. I truly appreciated the detailed description of the learning cycle and will use it in my own lesson plans beginning tomorrow!"—Stacey B. Ferguson, Multiage Teacher North Bay Elementary School, Bay Saint Louis, MSConcrete methods for enhancing young children′s growth and development!This user-friendly book helps general and special education teachers work with 3- to7-year-olds in school programs, early childhood settings, and other inclusive settings designed to meet the needs of young children. Lorraine O. Moore provides more than 350 proven strategies to promote success for beginning learners, especially those who have special needs. This second edition contains updated information on IDEA 2004, resource listings of organizations, a glossary, and reproducible handouts for students and parents. Comprehensive in its approach, this invaluable resource offers current brain research about learning and behavior challenges, individual chapters on assessment and specific disabilities, and developmentally appropriate practices to help children:Increase large and small motor skills Develop emotionally and socially Acquire better communication, listening, and attention skills Work toward self-management of behaviors Develop preparatory reading, writing, and math skillsInclusion Strategies for Young Children gives adults the essential tools to help young children attain their full potential in school and all areas of their lives.Functional Assessment-Based Intervention: Effective Individualized Support for Students
By John Umbreit, Jolenea B. Ferro, Kathleen Lynne Lane, Carl J. Liaupsin. 2024
From noted authorities, this book presents a comprehensive approach to designing and implementing evidence-based Tier 3 behavior interventions for K–12…
students. The authors' functional assessment-based intervention (FABI) process has been supported by multiple peer-reviewed studies conducted in authentic educational environments. Step by step, chapters spell out proven methods to define target behaviors, determine the function of the undesirable behavior, identify appropriate replacement behaviors, and deliver and monitor intensive interventions. Illustrated with real-world case examples, the book shows how to embed FABI within a school's integrated tiered system of supports. Guidance for scaling FABI district- and statewide is also provided. Ethical issues, professional standards, equity concerns, and cultural and linguistic considerations are addressed throughout. In a convenient large-size format, the book includes reproducible checklists and forms that can also be downloaded for ease of use.Ania: 1, La montagne d'ébène
By Sarah Degonse. 2021
À peine arrivé au Chalet des dragons pour une semaine d'entraînement de basket-ball, Laurence a une sensation étrange. Après un…
rêve bizarre lors du trajet en autobus, le voilà maintenant observé par Gustave, le chat de la propriétaire du chalet ! Mais tout cela n'est rien comparé à la mystérieuse légende racontée lors du premier feu de camp : les dragons existeraient ! Persuadé que son rêve a un lien avec cette légende, le garçon décide de mener l'enquêteCoco La Batte: 3, Prisonnier... du marbre!
By Marilou Addison. 2022
Désormais passionné de baseball, Coco se met en tête de TOUT GAGNER. Grâce à l'équipement de son arrière-grand-père, il découvre…
alors qu'il peut INFLUENCER ses futurs matchs... EST-CE DE LA TRICHE ? FINIRA-T-IL PAR ÊTRE PUNI ? C'est ce que vous découvrirez en ouvrant le tome 3 des aventures de Coco La Batte !Coco La Batte: 2, Qui a volé le deuxième but?
By Marilou Addison. 2020
Malgré ce qu'il croyait au départ, Coco a eu énormément de plaisir à jouer au baseball. Mais après une partie…
pour le moins mouvementée, IL A ÉTÉ RETIRÉ DE L'ÉQUIPE ! Dépité, Coco espère pouvoir réintégrer les Dragons jaunes. Mais lorsque son souhait est exaucé, il doit faire face à un autre problème...QUELQU'UN S'EST AMUSÉ À VOLER LE DEUXIÈME BUT ! Coco réussira-t-il à mettre la main dessus pour permettre à son équipe de gagner son match ?Mistatim / Instant
By Erin Shields. 2018
In these two plays for young audiences, award-winning playwright Erin Shields presents the challenges of friendship and communication. In Mistatim,…
which is based on a concept from Sandra Laronde of Red Sky Performance, two eleven-year-olds strike up an unlikely friendship at the fence between one’s reserve and the other’s ranch. On Speck’s side, she’s carved names of family members into the wooden posts as she tries to piece together her identity. On Calvin’s side, he’s trying to train a horse in order to prove himself to his father. When Speck realizes she can communicate with Calvin’s horse Mistatim, the pair work to liberate the animal, and in the process learn about one another’s cultures. In Instant, three teens find out how far they’ll go in their quest to be seen and heard. Meredith is a singer-songwriter who makes YouTube videos of covers in an attempt to gain Internet fame. But her friend Jay, a rising hockey star, can’t understand why she won’t post her original songs. When their classmate Rosie suddenly goes viral after a video is posted of her singing to raise money for her father’s medical bills, Meredith’s jealousy takes over and she pushes Rosie too far, triggering a near-deadly response.Le fil de l'histoire: roman (Papillon #41)
By Hélène Gagnier. 1995
Les guerres laissent derrière elles bien des drames et des secrets. C’est ce qu’apprendra douloureusement Hiram, un jeune Libanais émigré…
au Québec alors qu’il était encore un bébé. En plus de porter un regard sensible sur les blessures de l’âme, ce roman émouvant contient de beaux passages sur l’amitié et la solidarité.Un été sur le Richelieu (Conquêtes #4)
By Robert Soulières. 1982
La découverte d’une épave au fond de la rivière Richelieu entraîne trois amis dans une aventure qui finit mal. En…
vue d’explorer leur découverte, Nathalie, Laurent et François empruntent l’équipement de plongée sous-marine de Fred, le garagiste, sans se douter que celui-ci s’appropriera le butin ramené à la surface. Sommé par la Direction du Patrimoine de remettre leur découverte à l’organisme, Fred, fou de rage, dynamite l’épave. Mais dû à une fausse manoeuvre, le malheureux saute avec elle.