** Bookshelf **
****************************  From time to time, selected books/CD's,videos and other educational resources available for "Loan Out" from the Guidance Office will be highlighted here. Please feel free to ask about anything of interest. Books: Daily Reflections for Highly Effective Teens - by Sean Covey The "Go Ask Alice" Book of Answers - A Guide to Good Physical, Sexual, and Emotional Health - Columbia University's Health Education Program Go Ask Alice - Anonymous Read her diary. Enter her world. You will never forget her. "An Extraordinary Work...A Document of Horrifying Reality." - The New York Times Book Review Always Changing - A Guidebook About Puberty - by Ontario Physical and Health Education Association Fishing for Reality - By Paul Michael White But Nobody Told Me I'd Ever Have to Leave Home - by Kathy Lynn Don't Pick On Me - How To Handle Bullying - by Rosemary Stones The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (Powerful Lessons in Personal Change) - by Dr. Stephen R. Covey Living the 7 Habits - The Courage to Change - by Dr. Stephen R. Covey Principle Centered Leadership - by Dr. Stephen R. Covey First Things First - by Dr. Stephen R. Covey Driven to Distraction - Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder from Childhood through Adulthood - by Edward M. Hallowell, M.D., and John J. Ratey, M.D Scattered Minds - Hope and Help for ADULTS with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - by Lenard Adler, M.D. 10 - 10 - 10 (10 Minutes - 10 Months - 10 Years, A Life Transforming Idea) - by Suzy Welch The Introvert Advantage - How to Thrive in an Extrovert World - by Marti Olsen Laney Journeys with the Black Dog - (Inspirational stories of bringing depression to heel) - Edited by Tessa Wigney, Kerrie Eyers & Gordon Parker When Panic Attacks (The New Drug-Free Anxiety Therapy That Can Change Your Life) - by Dr. David D. Burns Screaming in Silence - by Katy Sara Culling Night Falls Fast - Understanding Suicide - by Kay Redfield Jamison Suicide Notes - A Novel - by Michael Thomas Ford 10 Simple Solutions to Panic - by Martin M. Anthony, PH.D & Ranyi E. McCabe, PH.D 10 Simple Solutions to Stress - by Claire Michaels Wheeler, MD, PH.D 10 Simple Solutions to Shyness - by Martin M. Anthony, PH.D 7 Steps to Fearless Speaking - by Lilyan Wilder The Last Lecture - by Randy Pausch The Secret - by Rhonda Byrne Marley & Me - by John Grogan The Five People You Meet in Heaven - by Mitch Albom Am I THIN Enough Yet? - by Sharlene Hesse-Biber Take Charge! - by Claire Coldwell Beyond The Cutting Edge - A Survival Kit for Familes of Self Injurers - by Judith S. Carscadden Care of the Soul - by Thomas Moore The Blessing of Tears - by Julie Sheldon LONELY - Learning to Live with Solitude - by Emily White A Child Called "It" - One Child's Courage to Survive -by Dave Pelzer The Lost Boy - A Foster Child's Search for the Love of a Family - by Dave Pelzer A Man Named Dave - A Story of Triumph and Forgiveness - by Dave Pelzer Finding Mary - One Family's Journey on the Road to Autism Recovery - Randy Robertson Stand by Me - Having a Sibling with Special Needs: A Discourse - W. Nesbit, Ph.D. / Foreward by G. Sheppard, Ed. D. What Color is your Parachute? - A Practical Manual for Job Hunters and Career-Changers - by Richard Nelson Bolles The Complete Book of Resumes - by Karen Schaffer The Resume.com Guide To Writing Unbeatable RESUMES - by Rose Curtis and Warren Simons What My Dog Has Taught Me About Life - by Gary Stanley Chicken Soup for the Dog Lovers Soul - by Jack Canfield, Mark V. Hansen, and Amy D. Shojai Chicken Soup for the Dog Lovers Soul - What I Learned from the Dog (101 Srories about Life, Love and Lessons) - by Jack Canfield, Mark V. Hansen, and Amy Newmark Normal Is Just A Setting On The Dryer - by Adair Lara Inspired Parenting -by Barbara Maddigan Note: For book reviews, feature articles, interviews and recommended reading by celebrities, search "Books" at www.macleans.ca/ or at (If links fail to work, cut and paste into address bar.) ****************** Self-Help CD's & Video's: When Panic Attacks - by Dr. David D. Burns Meditations for a Miraculous Life - by Marianne Williamson When GRIEF Comes to School - by Blooming Educational Enterprises, USA Quiet Moments - Create your own quiet moments in a peaceful rainforest environment. (2 CD's + DVD) - Natures Escape by NorthQuest (2009), USA Pure Relaxation - Discover pure relaxation as you are immersed in the sights and sounds of nature. (2 CD's + DVD) - Natures Escape by NorthQuest (2009), USA ****************** Teaching Resources: The following books and/or educational kits are available at the Stella Maris Guidance Office and may provide useful suggestions for individual and specific educational interventions. The classroom teacher can utilize a variety of strategies to engage the student’s attention and to continue to build upon his/her skills. Suggestions that may be of benefit are outlined in the following books/kits and are all available as needed: Pre-Referral Intervention Manual - by Stephen B. McCarney and Kathy Cumminis Wunderlich, Learning Disability Intervention Manual - by Stephen B. McCarney and Angela Marie Bauer, Looking for Data in All The Right Places - A Guidebook for Conducting Original Research with Young Investigators - by Alane J. Starko and Gina D. Schack Curriculm Compacting - The Complete Guide to Modifying the Regular Curriculum for High Ability Students - by Sally M. Reis, Deborah E. Burns and Joseph S. Renzulli A Functional Assessment and Curriculum for Teaching Students with Disabilities, Fourth Edition - Volumes 1, 2, 3 & 4 - by Michael Bender, Peter J. Valletutti and Carol Ann Baglin Programming for Students with Special Needs - Teaching Students who are Gifted and Talented - by Special Needs Branch of Alberta Learning, AB Measurement and Assessment in Teaching -by Robert L. Linn & Norman E. Gronlund Strategies for Reading Assessment and Instruction - by D. Ray Reutzel & Robert B. Cooter, Jr. Visual Strategies for Improving Communication - (Practical Supports for School and Home) -by Linda A. Hodgdon Teaching Toward Solutions - by Linda Metcalf, Ph. D. Counselling Toward Solutions - by Linda Metcalf, Ph. D. Impact Techniques for Therapists -by Danie Beaulieu, Ph.D The Skilled Helper - A Problem - Management and Opportunity - Development Approach to Helping - by Gerard Egan The Educators Diagnostic Manual of Disabilities and Disorders - by Roger Pierangelo and George Giuliani The Special Educators Comprehensive Guide to 301 Diagnostic Tests - by Roger Pierangelo & George Giuliani Eating Disorder Education Toolkit - by Eating Disorder Interprofessional Community Capacity Building Program, NL Teatree Tells: Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Kit - by The Canadian Centre for Child Protection, MB Trevor and the Bully - Educational Resource for Children ages 5 - 8 - byTia Morris & Geoffrey Hoffe Behaviour Solutions for the Inclusive Classroom - by Beth Aune, Beth Burt & Peter Gennaro Teaching Content Outrageously - How to Captivate All Students and Accelerate Learning - by Stanley Pogrow Autism Resource Kit for K - 12 Schools - Supplied by Government of NL - Department of Education (September 2010) Choice Words - How Our Language Affects Children's Learning by Peter H. Johnston Peacemaking Skills for Little Kids - An I-Care Cat Music & Lessons CD/Poster by Peace Education Foundation, Florida, USA ****************** Teaching/Learning Resources - Websites: Intervention Central Help for Elementary Students - 6 Traits of Writing The Science Spot Visual Strategies A Convergence of Cultures: Beothuk Indians and Early Europeans Phonics on the Web Math is Fun Utah Education Network - Ready to use Lesson Plans Teachers guide to teaching students with Mental Disorders Educator and Coaches Tool Kit - National Eating Disorder Association ****************** Teaching/Learning Resources - DVD's: Youth Sexual Exploitation - by CASEY (Coalition Against the Sexual Exploitation of Youth - NL) - 2010 DVD (16 minutes, with Discussion Guide). "The Ups and the Downs" - by the ATSA (Addictions Treatmnent Services Association - NL) - 2010 DVD (20 minutes, with Discussion Guide). Time for School Video for Modelling Social Skills, Ages 5 - 12; Model Me Kids - 2005 DVD - 61 Min. Video for Modelling Social Skills - Conversation Cues, Ages 9 - 17; Model Me Kids - 2007 DVD - 68 Min. ______________________________________________________________ Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere. - Chinese Proverb - |