Amelia Earhart

Students will develop their math skills while engaged in reading about Yosemite National Park. This book seamlessly integrates the teaching of math and reading, and uses real-world examples to teach geometry concepts like calculating perimeter and area. Text features include a glossary, an index, captions, and a table of contents to increase students’ vocabulary and reading comprehension skills as they interact with the text. The rigorous practice problems, math charts and diagrams, and sidebars provide many opportunities for students to practice their developing math skills, and apply what...

"Explains some of the challenges and rewards of having a friend with autism using everyday kid-friendly examples--in both English and Spanish"--

Los niños/as precoces presentan necesidades específicas, frecuentemente desconocidas por sus educadores y que condicionan su equilibrio y su felicidad. Este libro responde con lenguaje sencillo a preguntas como éstas: ¿Cómo identificar la precocidad? ¿Qué necesidades educativas especiales presenta un niño o niña precoz? ¿Cuál es el papel específico de la escuela y la familia? ¿Dónde buscar ayuda, apoyo y consejo?

The reflection that is presented in this book is born of direct contact with schools that have a multicultural public, its dialogue with the faculty and pupils of these schools, and of the queries raised by its research in intercultural education.