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How the Special Needs Brain Learns

David Sousa

An easily understood primer on the effects of  learning, emotional, and behavioral disabilities on brain function.  Sousa directs his book toward educators. but it is a good resource for parents as well as anyone interested in the topic.

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Inspiring Active Learning: A Complete Handbook for Today's Teachers

Merrill Harmin

Harmin and Toth provide answers to fundamental teaching questions and show how to transform classrooms into communities of active, responsible learners.  They present research-based and teacher-tested strategies for managing classroom responsibilities.

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Teach With Your Heart: Lessons I Learned From the Freedom Writers: A Memoir

Erin Gruwell

Gruwell was the teacher of a remarkable group of Long Beach, CA students who called themselves the Freedom Writers.  In Teach With Your Heart, Gruwell, follows her students' paths through college and where they are today.

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The Motivation Breakthrough

Richard Lavoie

This guide for parents, educators, and caregivers on how to inspire unmotivated children identifies teaching strategies that can be applied to a variety of personality types.

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Why Gender Matters: What Parents and Teachers Need To Know About the Emerging Science of Sex Differences

Leonard Sax

In recent years, reassearch has shown that boys and girls are profoundly different. These differences affect how boys and girls perceive their environment and also how they learn.

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