Reference Materials

PUSH PAST ITResource books often provide tips and tricks for managing challenging behaviors, but what happens when those tactics don't work? Most teachers give up. Push Past It! brings a raw, real, and at times funny approach to handling challenging...

HOW CAN I HELP?Sometimes misbehavior isn't what it seems. Many children come to care with early signs of mental- or behavioral-health issues. Early childhood professionals are often the first to notice that something is different. How Can I Help? is a...

SIMPLE STEAMParents are eager to help their children learn, but teaching young children complicated scientific and mathematical concepts can be intimidating. Simple STEAM helps parents realize they don't need to be engineers or scientists to support...

ENCOURAGING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY INPreschoolers are constantly using their bodies to play and learn, whether you encourage activity or not. You can help them stay active as they grow by providing instruction in physical skills, motivating them to develop...

REACHING & TEACHING CHILDRN EXPOSEDWhat does a harmed child look like? It’s the little girl on the playground who has mysterious bruises on her legs. It’s the three-month-old baby boy who arches his back when you try to hold him. It’s the four-year-old...

UNDERSTANDING SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT INWith the increase in both parents working outside the home during the last two decades, infants and toddlers are spending more time together in infant/toddler programs and family child-care homes. From Biting to Hugging...

TEACHING WITH LIGHTIt takes courage, positivity, and passion to thrive as a teacher. This vivid and inspirational guide offers educators practical wisdom and strategies to promote their wellbeing and balance. Stories of resilience from classroom teachers...

WHEN I STARTED TEACHING I WISH IEvery teacher has those moments, when the learning curve seems too steep, the workload feels too intense, and the faculty room coffee is too weak. But then there’s the moment when they open this book, and smile. Author...

COMMONSENSE GUIDE CLASS LIBRARIESLiteracy advocates Donalyn Miller and Colby Sharp follow the lifecycle of Sharp's classroom library across the year, showing us practical ways to support young readers–from weeding the collection before kids arrive and...

GO-TO-GUIDE FOR CLASS MANAGEMENTTeaching is every educator's number-one priority, but learning is possible only in a well-managed classroom. This nuts-and-bolts guide covers three teacher skill sets that help students thrive: building relationships with...

TEACHING WRITING IN KINDERGARTENThis smart, simple approach ensures that kindergarteners write at or above a first-grade level by the end of the year. Master teacher Randee Bergen shares her yearlong plan for daily writing, providing complete lessons and...

CONSCIOUS CLASSROOMSWhen you look at all of the reading books in your classroom, can you be sure that each of your students' voices and experiences are well represented? Drs. Briceño and Rodriguez-Mojica created Conscious Classrooms to help teachers...

THE WORDS THAT SHAPE USAll educators agree: what we say to students matters, both for their wellness and capacity to learn. Based on the latest brain research, this book shares classroom-tested strategies and powerful, brain-boosting teacher talk that...

CONQUERING DYSLEXIA A GUIDEDyslexia is no longer a mystery. MRI scans and other tools of neuroscience have advanced our understandings in the last decade. We now know what to do to help students become skilled, confident learners. In Conquering Dyslexia,...

CLASS MANAGEMENT GUIDE EARLY LEARNVicki Gibson addresses the special management needs of both elementary and early learning classrooms in these highly readable, practical resources. Topics include: Age-appropriate routines and procedures Teaching...