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Despite a growing body of research on teaching methods, instructors lack a comprehensive resource that highlights and synthesizes proven approaches. Teaching for Learning fills that gap. Each of the one hundred and one entries:describes an approach and lists its essential features and elementsdem...

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An essential book for parents to help their children get the education they need to live happy, productive lives from The New York Times bestselling author of The Element and Creative Schools Parents everywhere are deeply concerned about the education of their children, especially now, when educa...

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The challenge of overcoming educational inequality in the United States can sometimes appear overwhelming, and great controversy exists as to whether or not elementary schools are up to the task, whether they can ameliorate existing social inequalities and initiate opportunities for economic and ...

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Environmental education expert David Sobel joins with a variety of colleagues to share their experiences and steps for creating a successful forest kindergarten program. Nature Preschools and Forest Kindergartens walks you through the European roots of the concept to the recent resurgence of thes...

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The go-to legal resource for principals, fully updated! How often does a potential legal issue arise at your school? Now in an expanded third edition, this trusted resource provides clear and helpful guidance from a team of respected school-law experts. Substantive new information shows principal...

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Despite a growing body of research on teaching methods, instructors lack a comprehensive resource that highlights and synthesizes proven approaches. Teaching for Learning fills that gap. Each of the one hundred and one entries:describes an approach and lists its essential features and elementsdem...

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A research-based foundational overview of contemporary adult education Foundations of Adult and Continuing Education distills decades of scholarship in the field to provide students and practitioners with an up-to-date practical resource. Grounded in research and focused on the unique needs of ad...

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Your students arent reading. They arent engaged in class. Getting them to talk is like pulling teeth.Whatever the situation, your reality is not meeting your expectations. Change is needed. But whos got the time?Or maybe youre just starting out, and you want to get...

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This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license.This book describes the history, structure and institutions of open and distance education in six countries: Australia, Brazil, Canada, Germany, the UK and the US. It discusses how open and distance education is evolving in a digital age to refle...

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College financial aid is not like negotiating with a car dealership, where bluff and bluster will get you a bigger, better deal. Appealing for more financial aid depends on presenting the college financial aid office with adequate documentation of special circumstances that affect the family ...

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Despite a growing body of research on teaching methods, instructors lack a comprehensive resource that highlights and synthesizes proven approaches. Teaching for Learning fills that gap. Each of the one hundred and one entries:describes an approach and lists its essential features and elementsdem...

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Your students arent reading. They arent engaged in class. Getting them to talk is like pulling teeth.Whatever the situation, your reality is not meeting your expectations. Change is needed. But whos got the time?Or maybe youre just starting out, and you want to get...

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The inside word on law school admissions.To get into a top law school, you need more than high LSAT scores and excellent gradesyou also need a personal statement that shines. Law School Essays That Made a Difference, 6th Edition, gives you the tools to craft just that. This book includes:...

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"This book is a toolbox of useful techniques that will help students and teachers alike! A must-read for those who want to learn more efficiently!" Yifan Xiao, MD, Senior Manager at Osmosis I can only wish this was available when I was beginning medical school! From advice on cr...

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Despite a growing body of research on teaching methods, instructors lack a comprehensive resource that highlights and synthesizes proven approaches. Teaching for Learning fills that gap. Each of the one hundred and one entries:describes an approach and lists its essential features and elementsdem...

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#1 Ranked Mind Maps Book on Amazon for 7 Straight YearsMind Mapping is a note taking system which allows you to take better, faster, and more efficient notes. In conventional note-taking, you write down information line by line. With Mind Maps, you organize the information more in the form of a d...

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The Complete Guide to High School English Literature brings an extraordinary and comprehensive learning experience to all high school students in the field of English language and literature through skill-by-skill instructions and case studies. Whether you are seeking a complete grammar guide or ...

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Here's something worth learning: Studying doesn't have to be a chore! This fun and accessible resource provides the tools you need to develop better study habits, boost your grades, and position yourself for academic success.Educational consultant Cynthia Clumeck Muchnick uses a wide range of ide...

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Despite a growing body of research on teaching methods, instructors lack a comprehensive resource that highlights and synthesizes proven approaches. Teaching for Learning fills that gap. Each of the one hundred and one entries:describes an approach and lists its essential features and elementsdem...

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From a distinguished clinician, pioneer in working with behaviorally challenging kids, and author of the acclaimed The Explosive Child comes a groundbreaking approach for understanding and helping these kids and transforming school discipline. Frequent visits to the principal's office. Detentions...

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Teaching is changing. It is no longer simply about passing on knowledge to the next generation. Teachers in the twenty-first century, in all educational sectors, have to cope with an ever-changing cultural and technological environment. Teaching is now a design science. Like other design professi...

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The Handbook of Experiential Teaching in Counselor Education: A Resource Guide for Counselor Educators is a peer-reviewed guide for teaching CACREP related course content. With 20 chapters covering multiple aspects of the CACREP standards, counselor educators have shared their resources, tips, an...

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Reach ALL students and prove how critical your counseling program is!Data can make the difference for todays embattled school counseling programs, and this insightful book shows how to collect and manage it. Aligned with current research and the ASCA standards, this essential resource inc...

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The Essentials of Teaching Physical Education is the definitive guide for future K-12 physical educators, as well as current teachers and administrators, and is an appropriate resource for learning to teach at both the elementary and the secondary levels. Preparing Future Teachers for SuccessThe ...

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Geneva Gay is renowned for her contributions to multicultural education, particularly as it relates to curriculum design, professional learning, and classroom instruction. Gay has made many important revisions to keep her foundational, award-winning text relevant for todays diverse studen...

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Too many universities remain wedded to outmoded ways of teaching. Too few departments ask whether what happens in their lecture halls is effective at helping students to learn and how they can encourage their faculty to teach better. But real change is possible, and Carl Wieman shows us how it ca...

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Now available in paperback, the sixth edition of this definitive text provides students a strong background in the conceptual, theoretical, and philosophical issues in multicultural education from a leading authority and scholarly leader of the field---James A. Banks. In the opening chapter autho...

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The Essentials of Teaching Physical Education is the definitive guide for future K-12 physical educators, as well as current teachers and administrators, and is an appropriate resource for learning to teach at both the elementary and the secondary levels. Preparing Future Teachers for SuccessThe ...

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Many teachers who work in urban schools find classroom management to be very problematic. Their university course work, and training, didnt prepare them for the heavy demands of being an urban school teacher. Urban educators need to be equipped with the knowledge and skills needed to effe...

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This book contains the complete schooling program for the first year of professional ballet education with the Vaganova method. The difficult technique of classical ballet is learnt step by step and taught in a correct sound and holistic way.Every Movement and each exercise are explained in detai...

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The sixth edition of this bestselling textbook has been substantially revised and updated to provide a comprehensive introduction to bilingualism and bilingual education in the 21st century. Written in a compact and clear style, the book covers all the crucial issues in bilingualism at individual...

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This book describes how to change the way in which educators conduct business in the classroom. Our current educational systems lack ways to reach today's learners in relevant, meaningful ways. The five approaches in this book inspire and motivate students to learn. The authors provide in-depth d...

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Packed with lessons, sample texts, and strategies, this book helps teachers use ELL students' personal experiences to improve their oral language, reading comprehension, and writing skills.

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Geneva Gay is renowned for her contributions to multicultural education, particularly as it relates to curriculum design, professional learning, and classroom instruction. Gay has made many important revisions to keep her foundational, award-winning text relevant for todays diverse studen...

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NOTE: You are purchasing a standalone product; MyMathLab does not come packaged with this content. If you would like to purchase both the physical text and MyMathLab search for ISBN-10: 0321990595/ISBN-13: 9780321990594 . That package includes ISBN-10: 0321431308/ISBN-13: 97803214313...

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Too many universities remain wedded to outmoded ways of teaching. Too few departments ask whether what happens in their lecture halls is effective at helping students to learn and how they can encourage their faculty to teach better. But real change is possible, and Carl Wieman shows us how it ca...

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Developmental and Educational Psychology for Teachers brings together a range of evidence drawn from psychology to answer a number of critical educational questions, from basic questions of readiness for example, when is a child ready for school, through to more complex matters, such as ...

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This book will help new administrators (department chairs, directors, deans) understand and become more proficient in their financial managementrole within the institution.Highly accessible,practitioners will be able toput the book's guidance to immediate use in their work...

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From the fights about the teaching of evolution to the details of sex education, it may seem like American schools are hotbeds of controversy. But as Jonathan Zimmerman and Emily Robertson show in this insightful book, it is precisely because such topics are so inflammatory outside school walls t...

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In The Coach Approach to School Leadership, Jessica Johnson, Shira Leibowitz, and Kathy Perret address a dilemma faced by many principals: how to function as learning leaders while fulfilling their evaluative and management duties. The answer? Incorporating instructional coaching techniques as an...

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21st Century Music Education: Informal Learning and Non-Formal Teaching, editedby Ruth Wright, Betty Anne Younker and Carol Beynon explores these pedagogicconcepts from varied perspectives and in a broad variety of contexts. Many lenses areused through which to examine these learning and teaching...

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For anyone who teaches, trains, coaches, or mentors others, the adult learning process is a crucial element of successof both individuals and their organizations. Yet many managers, supervisors, and executives take for granted that all learners learn the same way. Thats where this...

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A structured curriculum of classroom-ready lessons, practices, and worksheets for actualizing a powerful new educational paradigm: student mindfulness.This workbook offers a step-by-step curriculum of classroom-ready mindfulness lessons for personal and professional development. Its a tro...

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The Essentials of Teaching Physical Education is the definitive guide for future K-12 physical educators, as well as current teachers and administrators, and is an appropriate resource for learning to teach at both the elementary and the secondary levels. Preparing Future Teachers for SuccessThe ...

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Geneva Gay is renowned for her contributions to multicultural education, particularly as it relates to curriculum design, professional learning, and classroom instruction. Gay has made many important revisions to keep her foundational, award-winning text relevant for todays diverse studen...

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This popular text features a rigorous yet practical approach to the difficult dilemmas that so often arise in school administration. Using case studies to illustrate particular ethical issues, the authors cover such topics as: standards assessment and evaluation equal opportunit...

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Students Can Help Keep Schools Safe is a timely book that addresses a subject we wish was non-existent. The message of this book enables children to be aware of potential danger as well as how to communicate and respond in a time of crisis.Darrell Scott, Founder and Presid...

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This is the first book to introduce the new statistics - effect sizes, confidence intervals, and meta-analysis - in an accessible way. It is chock full of practical examples and tips on how to analyze and report research results using these techniques. The book is invaluable to readers interested...

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Why we need to stop wasting public funds on educationDespite being immensely popular--and immensely lucrativeeducation is grossly overrated. In this explosive book, Bryan Caplan argues that the primary function of education is not to enhance students' skill but to certify their intelligence, wor...

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School districts can award emergency teaching credentials for substitute teachers. Their need is almost always dire enough that they will. This book explains not only how to get a high-school substitute teaching job, but also how to do the job so well that it will be rewarding in and of itself. B...

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This is a guide book for teachers, educators, homeschoolers and parents who want to get started on STEM education and teaching. This guide includes:* What is STEM?* Best practices in STEM* Introducing STEM in classrooms and home* Inquiry-based teaching* Engineering design process* Tools to make a...

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An essential book for parents to help their children get the education they need to live happy, productive lives from The New York Times bestselling author of The Element and Creative Schools Parents everywhere are deeply concerned about the education of their children, especially now, when educa...

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Too many approaches to teaching with technology are instrumental at best, devoid of heart and soul at worst. The role of the teacher is made impersonal and mechanistic by a desire for learning to be efficient and standardized. Solutionist approaches like the learning management system, the rubric...

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Too many universities remain wedded to outmoded ways of teaching. Too few departments ask whether what happens in their lecture halls is effective at helping students to learn and how they can encourage their faculty to teach better. But real change is possible, and Carl Wieman shows us how it ca...

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Fully updated with important new theory and practical material, this second edition of Learning Journals offers guidance on keeping and using journals and gives step-by-step advice on integrating journal writing on taught courses, in training and professional development and in supporting persona...

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From a distinguished clinician, pioneer in working with behaviorally challenging kids, and author of the acclaimed The Explosive Child comes a groundbreaking approach for understanding and helping these kids and transforming school discipline. Frequent visits to the principal's office. Detentions...

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An essential book for parents to help their children get the education they need to live happy, productive lives from The New York Times bestselling author of The Element and Creative Schools Parents everywhere are deeply concerned about the education of their children, especially now, when educa...

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Social and Emotional Learning in Action(SELA) is an easy to use sourcebook facilitated by teaching and/or counseling practitioners primarily in school settings. The pedagogical basis for these lessons are shaped around the research findings of the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional...

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Focusing on teaching students with communication disorders, the authors offer practical teaching strategies and provide brief definitions, indicators, and behaviors associated with speech and language disorders.

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People who have both autism spectrum disorder and complex communication needs require specialized, multidisciplinary interventions and supports to boost their independence and quality of life. Find up-to-date, evidence-supported information and strategies in this book, the newest volume in the re...

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Landmark's Language-Based Teaching Series provides the essential information and practical classroom resources K-12 educators need to build students' language and literacy skills. Each book provides concise explanations, mini-case studies, and online access to customizable materials for classroom...

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Introduction to Teaching Physical Education: Principles and Strategies is the perfect initiation for undergrads planning to become teachers. The text provides them with a solid background on the physical education field along with the ins and outs they need to know to become successful K-12 profe...

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Of the over one hundred new publications on the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), this one truly stands out! In the second edition of Building Academic Language, Jeff Zwiers presents a much-needed, comprehensive roadmap to cultivating academic language development across all disciplines...

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Despite a growing body of research on teaching methods, instructors lack a comprehensive resource that highlights and synthesizes proven approaches. Teaching for Learning fills that gap. Each of the one hundred and one entries:describes an approach and lists its essential features and elementsdem...

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This book helps you sharpen your ability to hire better teachers for your school, improve the ones who are already there, and keep your best and brightest on board.

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REA's FTCE Exceptional Student Education K-12 Test Prep with Online Practice TestsGets You Certified and in the Classroom - for 2018-2019 and Beyond!Nationwide, more than 4 million teachers will be needed over the next decade, and all must take appropriate tests to be licensed. REA gets you ready...

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REA's FTCE Exceptional Student Education K-12 Test Prep with Online Practice TestsGets You Certified and in the Classroom - for 2018-2019 and Beyond!Nationwide, more than 4 million teachers will be needed over the next decade, and all must take appropriate tests to be licensed. REA gets you ready...

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Increase your SIFT Score with the Complete SIFT Study Guide!Written by people who've been in the field and on the front line, we know what it takes to study for the SIFT exam and pass with flying colors. Increase your score by gaining insider tips and trick and ensure you'll become an Army ...

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This Civil Service study guide includes Civil Service practice test questions. Our Civil Service study guide contains easy-to-read essential summaries that highlight the key areas of the Civil Service test. Mometrix's Civil Service test study guide reviews the most important components of the Civ...

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***Ace the CPA Exam and Get the Results You Deserve***The CPA Exam is a challenging test and your results can make a huge difference when it comes to your future. If you do well on the exam, it can open doors and lead to wonderful opportunities. If you do poorly on the exam, you will find yoursel...

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CliffsNotes NCLEX Cram Plan is the perfect way to review for your RN or PN nursing exam whether you have two months, one month, or even one week left to prepare!CliffsNotes NCLEX-RN Cram Plan uses calendars to create a specific study plan for test-takers depending on how much time they have left ...

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The revised FTCE Professional Education Test is already being administered, and the changes are major. Competencies on the test have been reduced from 14 to just 8.The exam is also now offered year round by appointment.This CliffsNotes test-prep book provides in-depth coverage of the change...

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USMLE Step 1 Flashcard Study System uses repetitive methods of study to teach you how to break apart and quickly solve difficult test questions on the United States Medical Licensing Examination Step 1. Study after study has shown that spaced repetition is the most effective form of learning, and...

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This ASVAB study guide includes ASVAB practice test questions. Our ASVAB study guide contains easy-to-read essential summaries that highlight the key areas of the ASVAB test. Mometrix's ASVAB test study guide reviews the most important components of the ASVAB exam.Get the test prep help you need ...

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Teaching Character and Virtue in Schools addresses the contemporary issues of quantification and measurement in educational settings. The authors draw on the research of the Jubilee Centre at the University of Birmingham in order to investigate the concern that the conventional wisdom, sound judg...

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Get Teaching with REAs PRAXIS II Elementary Education (0012) Teacher Certification Test Prep! REAs PRAXIS II Elementary Education: Content Area Exercises (0012) test prep helps teacher candidates master the information they need to get their certification and start teaching!...

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For the new ACT essay (post-2015 ACT Writing section)This book is the only guide that gives you a proven battle-tested essay template that has been used on actual administrations of the ACT to get perfect scores of 36. This isn't just the 5-paragraph stuff that you read in every other book---I'll...

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Get prepped for the Advanced Placement United States History exam with John's Guide. Every standard from 2017 and 2019 A.P. History Course Description from the college board is used to make every question. Not one standard is skipped. I have created multiple-choice questions that cover all 9 unit...

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Earn College Credit with REA's Test Prep for CLEP* College Composition & College Composition ModularEverything you need to pass the exams and get the college credit you deserve.CLEP* is the most popular credit-by-examination program in the country, accepted by more than 2,900 colleges and uni...

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How to help your kid navigate the college admissions process -- from scheduling standardized tests to writing essays -- month by month, girlfriend's-guide style.So, your child is a high school junior. You've heard other parents with kids older than yours whisper the word "college" like ...

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Test Prep Book's PSAT 8/9 Prep Books 2018 & 2019: Test Prep Reading, Writing, & Math Workbook and Practice Test QuestionsDeveloped by Test Prep Books for test takers trying to achieve a passing score on the PSAT exam, this comprehensive study guide includes:Quick OverviewTest-Taki...

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Test Prep Book's PSAT 8/9 Prep Books 2018 & 2019: Test Prep Reading, Writing, & Math Workbook and Practice Test QuestionsDeveloped by Test Prep Books for test takers trying to achieve a passing score on the PSAT exam, this comprehensive study guide includes:Quick OverviewTest-Taki...

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Varsity Tutors New SAT Prep Study Guide has almost 700 pages of content to help you prepare for the New SAT exam. In this book, youll find helpful and challenging study material for the New SAT Writing and Language, New SAT Math, New SAT Reading, and New SAT Essay sections. There ...

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REA's FTCE Exceptional Student Education K-12 Test Prep with Online Practice TestsGets You Certified and in the Classroom - for 2018-2019 and Beyond!Nationwide, more than 4 million teachers will be needed over the next decade, and all must take appropriate tests to be licensed. REA gets you ready...

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Your Last-Minute Guide to a High GMAT Score!This eBook edition is formatted for on-screen viewing with cross-linked questions, answers, and explanations.If the big test is looming and you havent opened a book yet, then heres your last-minute reprieve: a GMAT book designed for the ...

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Your Last-Minute Guide to a High GMAT Score!This eBook edition is formatted for on-screen viewing with cross-linked questions, answers, and explanations.If the big test is looming and you havent opened a book yet, then heres your last-minute reprieve: a GMAT book designed for the ...

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Hi! Were Magoosha leading online test-prep company based in Berkeley, California. Magoosh gives students everything they need to make studying from their computers or mobile devices a breeze. Our online GRE prep offers over a thousand practice questions and video explanations, ful...

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Designed around the real-world legal applications of reading comprehension, the Manhattan Prep Reading Comprehension LSAT Strategy Guide is an essential tool for a surprisingly tricky part of the LSAT. Containing the best of Manhattan Preps expert strategies, this book will train you to a...

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EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO HELP SCORE A PERFECT 800. Equip yourself to ace theSATSubject Test inMath 2 with The Princeton Review's comprehensive study guideincluding 3full-length practice tests, thorough reviews of key topics, andtargeted strategies for every que...

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Did you know that the MCAT (and more importantly, your MCAT score) is one of the biggest determinants of whether or not you are going to get into medical school? Every year, we talk to students who underestimate the MCAT and do poorly, severely hindering their ability to get into medical school t...

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REA's FTCE Exceptional Student Education K-12 Test Prep with Online Practice TestsGets You Certified and in the Classroom - for 2018-2019 and Beyond!Nationwide, more than 4 million teachers will be needed over the next decade, and all must take appropriate tests to be licensed. REA gets you ready...

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REA's FTCE Exceptional Student Education K-12 Test Prep with Online Practice TestsGets You Certified and in the Classroom - for 2018-2019 and Beyond!Nationwide, more than 4 million teachers will be needed over the next decade, and all must take appropriate tests to be licensed. REA gets you ready...

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Boost GED Test Scores in Reading and Language ArtsThis book teaches students to identify and break down the important parts of any text to better comprehend the author s meaning and purpose. Lessons develop the literacy skills necessary to take on college and career-level reading.Lessons co...

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PROUD PARTICIPANTIN THE GED PUBLISHER PROGRAM!*Get the help you need to ace the test and earn your GED credential with 2 full-length practice tests, content reviews that are 100% aligned with GED test objectives, and almost 700 drill questions in the book and online.Techniq...

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This eBook edition has been optimized for on-screen viewing with cross-linked questions, answers, and explanations.CREATED FOR THE REDESIGNED EXAM! Ace the *new* SHSAT and get into the NYC specialized high school of your choice with the full-length practice tests, thorough content reviews, and ex...

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Last year, nearly 200,000 eighth graders took the entrance exams to get into Catholic high schools. For many, this is their first time taking any kind of standardized entrance exam. To help make the experience a positive one, this valuable guide provides expert advice, practical tips, and lots of...

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Here's something worth learning: Studying doesn't have to be a chore! This fun and accessible resource provides the tools you need to develop better study habits, boost your grades, and position yourself for academic success.Educational consultant Cynthia Clumeck Muchnick uses a wide range of ide...

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REA's FTCE Exceptional Student Education K-12 Test Prep with Online Practice TestsGets You Certified and in the Classroom - for 2018-2019 and Beyond!Nationwide, more than 4 million teachers will be needed over the next decade, and all must take appropriate tests to be licensed. REA gets you ready...

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Are you struggling with the Reading section of the TOEFL iBT? Do you keep trying practice tests and wonder why you get questions wrong? Are you looking for strategies for how to answer each question type and how to avoid the most common traps?If so, this book is for you. Through the chapters of t...