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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Lovitt, Thomas C. – PRO-ED, Inc., 2007
Like its two predecessors, "Preventing School Dropouts" [C1991] and "Preventing School Failure" [C2000], this third edition is a book about teaching. Although primarily written for teachers, tutors and parents may also find this book helpful. It is a collection of carefully selected teaching techniques aimed at helping young adults learn important…
Descriptors: Study Skills, Success, Teaching Methods, Classroom Techniques
Lederer, Susan Hendler; Sanfilippo, Mary Ann; Soman, Bonnie – PRO-ED, Inc., 2006
This exciting guide provides professionals with a balanced emergent literacy program that develops language, print awareness, and phonological awareness skills. Activities in these three domains are integrated into 10 lessons. Each "PreRead" session begins with a written and oral presentation of the sequence of activities for that day using a…
Descriptors: Emergent Literacy, Programs, Integrated Activities, Skill Development
Power, Paul W. – PRO-ED, Inc., 2006
This book provides an overview of vocational assessment for adults who have disabilities. It covers many tests and various populations encountered by the vocational evaluation professional. In addition to offering basic information for those who will assist clients in the rehabilitation process, this text provides up-to-date information to those…
Descriptors: Guides, Workbooks, Rehabilitation Counseling, Occupational Therapy
Zusmer, Roxanne – PRO-ED, Inc., 2005
New and experienced school counselors will find this handbook to be a valuable resource that addresses most of the challenging situations they confront everyday. "Top 10 Topics" will also interest counselor educators who train graduate students to do group-work. This book is filled with reproducible activities, in-depth discussion questions,…
Descriptors: Group Activities, School Counselors, Graduate Students, Counselor Educators
Grigal, Meg; Neubert, Debra, A.; Moon, M., Sherril – PRO-ED, Inc., 2005
Traditionally, students with significant disabilities, such as autism, mental retardation, or multiple disabilities, receive transition services in a public high school setting until they are 21 or 22 years old. While this is an appropriate setting for students with these disabilities during ages 14-18, it may be neither an appropriate nor…
Descriptors: Flexible Scheduling, Multiple Disabilities, Mental Retardation, Transitional Programs
Wall, Janet E. – PRO-ED, Inc., 2005
This book assists school counselors, career development professionals, and counselor educators in the measurement of a student's interests and provides reproducible activities for immediate use. Short checklists and hands-on practical activities help students understand themselves, and begin to plan for the achievement of educational and career…
Descriptors: Interest Inventories, Student Interests, Career Education, Career Development
Harrington, Thomas F., Ed. – PRO-ED, Inc., 2004
Professionals and paraprofessionals involved in career counseling will want this newly revised practitioners' guide. The content of career counseling differs conceptually and strategically according to the client's specific developmental stage. This book addresses this by setting forth competencies used by the National Occupational Information…
Descriptors: Special Needs Students, Occupational Information, Developmental Stages, Computer Software