For classroom teachers and reading specialists, this unique resource provides a complete, year-round collection of easy-to-use teaching ideas and activity sheets to supplement any developmental or remedial reading program in grades 1 through 6.A All of this material is conveniently organized into 12 monthly sections plus an introduction and is printed in a spiral-bound format that folds flat for photocopying.

Here are just a few of the teaching ideas and reproducible activities youll find in each monthly section, beginning with September:

SEPTEMBER
Ideas: Phonics WorkbooksWord Lists for Labor Day and Back to School
Activities: A Schoolhouse Word HuntBack to School Maze...Word Match

OCTOBER
Ideas: The Fun BoxGrading PapersWord List for Halloween
Activities: Columbus Day Word Hunt... Jack-o-Lantern Puzzle...A Word Hunt

NOVEMBER
Ideas: Visitors DayWord Lists for Veterans Day and Thanksgiving
Activities: Turkey TimeThanksgiving PuzzleThe Lost Feast

DECEMBER
Ideas: Library CenterRead-InMaking a Reading CaveGame Boards
Activities: Christmas PuzzleA Letter to SantaHanukkah

JANUARY
Ideas: Superstar Bulletin BoardWord List for Martin Luther King Day
Activities: New Years Eve PuzzleThe Hidden SledSnowball Fight

FEBRUARY
Ideas: Broken Heart GameLibrary ContestWord List for Groundhog Day
Activities: Saint ValentineSentence CompletionLincolns Birthday

MARCH
Ideas: A Listening LessonGame BoardWord List for St. Patricks Day
Activities: Shamrock Maze Shopping SpreeLegend of the Leprechaun

APRIL
Ideas: Scrambled Egg Game Using Cartoons to Teach Quotation Marks
Activities: A Arbor DayThe Lost BonnetEaster Vowel Puzzle

MAY/JUNE
Ideas: Cloze techniqueWord Lists for Mothers Day and Fathers Day
Activities: A May Day SuperstitionsMemorial DayFlag Day

JULY/AUGUST
Ideas: Word Lists for Independence Day and Columbus Sails
Activities: A Independence Day Word Hunt and Columbus Sails

Each of the monthly teaching ideas includes all of the details and directions you need to use it effectively in your own instruction.A And to help you quickly locate appropriate activities to build specific skills, youll find a special Skills Index that lists each student activity page by number and title, followed by the skill it develops.

In short, Ready-to-Use Reading Activities for the Elementary Classroom gives you a comprehensive store of fun-filled games and activities that will catch and hold your students interests while building specific reading skills throughout the year.

In 1918, after years of campaigning, many British women over the age of 30 gained a parliamentary vote. Cheltenham was the hub of activity in the Cotswolds, and before the First World War it had a number of vigorous societies and individuals. From being imprisoned for trying to approach the prime minister to refusing to be counted in the 1911 census, local women - and many men - from across the region fought a valiant and dignified campaign to make their voices heard. At a time when women had very little power inside or outside the home, this is the story of how they supported each other to demand a say in the affairs of the country. Richly illustrated and featuring previously undiscovered material, this is the first book to investigate the women's suffrage movement in the Cotswolds and to celebrate the many who supported the cause.

First published almost 17 years ago and in demand throughout, Evaluating Voice Therapy: Measuring the Effectiveness of Treatment was one of the first books to address the need for a robust evidence base for the treatment of functional voice disorders.

Now re-titled, and with a team of expert collaborators, this second edition addresses the major advances in the evaluation of treatment of a range of voice disorders. The book is almost doubled in size and still retains the practical appeal and hands-on value of its predecessor. The book is organized so that voice clinicians and researchers will be able to quickly locate and understand the evidence base for specific client groups. A number of core chapters are retained and re-written and there are five major chapters that identify, summarise and critically appraise the

literature pertaining to voice therapy efficacy for functional voice disorders, vocal nodules, organic voice disorders, unilateral vocal fold paralysis and voice disorders related to Parkinson's Disease.

'This remarkable book serves several purposes. It presents evidence upon which treating therapists may formulate session plans with maximal cost efficacy, while pointing the way to evaluation of the relevant outcomes, in the context of what is already known... [it] offers a comprehensive toolkit: literature appraisal; skills acquisition; highlights of key existing papers; and benchmarks against which to assess one's own practice.'

From the Foreword by Janet A Wilson, B.Sc., MD, FRCS(Ed), FRCS(Eng), FRCSLT(Hon)



'...an invaluable resource.... It provides an extremely logical and coherent approach to this topic [and it] provides a wealth of clearly presented information about the current state of the evidence for voice therapy effectiveness...'

From the Foreword by Robert E. Hillman, Ph.D.



'Voice therapy has come of age, and this book, as well as clearly laying out ways of treatment and research, is a wonderful celebration of this moment in time. I know both serious and casual readers will quickly join the party'.

From the Foreword by Martin Birchall, FRCS.

If you are interested in understanding art, you need both tools and knowledge of some basic facts. In A Heart for Art, author Sue Jones seeks to help you gain what you need to further your understanding, providing a guide to the four main categories of art: pictorial, sculpture, architecture, and crafts. In this study, Jones provides examples of some of the greatest works of art in these four categories and discusses them in terms of the five questions one must ask to further their art appreciation: Who made it? When was it created? What is the subject? Why did the artist create the art? What is the style? Including such works as paintings of Van Gogh, the Mona Lisa, The Thinker, and the Venus de Milo, A Heart for Art helps you learn about art-how to understand it and how to make an informed decision about what you are seeing and experiencing.

Me and Bert. are two Prehistoric boys who have some fun and sometimes strangely familiar adventures. Were they responsible for the building of Stonehenge and the appearance of the lock Ness monster? Read along and enjoy their travels in this the first in a series of Me and Bert books. Ideal for early readers or to be read aloud.

I cried to the LORD. And He heard me. I should be dead, but I am still here. I should have on a padded jacket and be locked in a mental hospital, but I am still here. He came to me and saved my life. I am an Overcomer because of the Mercy and Loving kindness of God. To the readers of my book, if you are battling depression, grief, mourning, and have broken heart and you aren't able to deal with the death/loss of someone that you Love with all your heart. Then this Book is for you. My life's experiences will show and teach you what I had to do just be able to breathe. The only one who can help you is My God and His Son JESUS. And the Comforter-Holy Spirit of God will keep His arms around you and hold you tight. Without them you don't have a chance. With them all things are possible, go for it, what do you have to lose?

All social work students must undertake Practice Placements in the second and final years of their programme and the placement is a crucial area of assessment for passing the degree course. This book will help to develop student's critical thinking, analytic and reflective skills as they progress through their two placements. It will help them build a successful practice portfolio and understand exactly how they fit into the myriad of other professionals and services that make up day to day reality of practice. Crucially, this book will also feature a chapter on developing these skills into the workplace. Uniquely, it argues that becoming a competent and thriving social worker is dependent on success in the placement.

Social work agencies want newly-qualified workers who can practice as highly motivated and self-flourishing professionals. To get to this stage, social work degree students need to be critical, analytical and evaluative in their thinking, reading and writing. And while lecturers may highlight this need when marking assignments, there is limited space to explore these topics within an already tight social work curriculum. This revised second edition helps to tackle this problem and goes to the heart of these essential skills. By using practical examples and interactive features Critical Learning for Social Work Students will help guide you through your degree and on to becoming a fully-developed and critical practitioner. It covers key areas of critical thinking such as developing a clear and logical argument as well as the application of self-evaluation and understanding the 'professional self'. For this edition there is a new chapter on developing emotional intelligence.