This third volume of Discovering New Educational Trends is a textbook of articles and narratives exclusively written to encourage and assist a variety of educational professionals in the disciplines of education, health, philosophy and psychology. It also touches on areas of global awareness, humanities and multicultural studies in the social sciences. The material and information provided in this text will provide an excellent resource textbook for university coursework and a supplemental reading tool for journal reviews and other assignments. It has been specifically designed for educators, principals, school administrators, nutritionists, speech pathologists, psychologists, students, teachers and other college and university personnel within a variety of diverse disciplines.

Accelerated Reader is a program based on the fact that students become more motivated to read if they are tested on the content of the books they have read and are rewarded for correct answers. Students read each book, individually take the test on the computer, and receive gratification when they score well. Schools using the Accelerated Reader program have seen a significant increase in reading among their students.

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