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1) How children succeed: grit, curiosity, and the hidden power of character

Author

Tough, Paul

Formats

Book, eAudiobook, eBook, Kindle, Local Library Checkout Only

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In this book the author reverses three decades of thinking about what creates successful children, solving the mysteries of why some succeed and others fail, and of how to move individual children toward their full potential for success. The story we usually tell about childhood and success is the one about intelligence: success comes to those who score highest on tests, from preschool admissions to SATs. But in this book the author argues that the...

2) The whole-brain child: 12 revolutionary strategies to nurture your child's developing mind

Author

Siegel, Daniel J

Series

Brilliance Audio on compact disc

Formats

Book, CD, eAudiobook, eBook, Kindle

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Outlines twelve strategies for fostering brain development in children, explaining how challenging behaviors are rooted in immature left and right brain coordination and how parents can make adjustments to enable positive learning.

3) The teenage brain: a neuroscientist's survival guide to raising adolescents and young adults

Author

Jensen, Frances E

Formats

Book, eAudiobook

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"Jensen [examines] the brains of teenagers, dispelling myths and offering practical advice for teens, parents, and teachers"--

4) Remedial education: a look at selected state policies outside of Colorado

Pub. Date

2012.

5) Characteristics of remedial students

Author

Corash, Kristin

Pub. Date

2010.

6) First the egg

Author

Seeger, Laura Vaccaro

Pub. Date

2007

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"We've Hatched... Now What?" - An EGG-cellent Storytime Online

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A picture book about transformations in nature. Includes cutouts on many pages, adding to interest.

7) Department of Institutions, Division for Developmental Disabilities client data management systems grant, grant number 50-P-40336/8-01 and 02: financial statements for the two years ended September 30, 1979

Author

Colorado. Office of State Auditor

Pub. Date

[1980]

8) Colorado Community College System report on remedial education

Author

Colorado Community College System

Pub. Date

2006.

9) Interim Committee on Long-term Health Care Services and Supports to Persons with Developmental Disabilities: report to the Colorado General Assembly

Author

Colorado. General Assembly. Interim Committee on Long-term Health Care Services and Supports to Persons with Developmental Disabilities

Series

Research publication volume no. 566

Pub. Date

[2007]

10) Improving academic achievement : a report on Colorado GEAR UP II at-risk student outcomes

Author

Colorado GEAR UP

Pub. Date

2012.

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The Colorado GEAR UP program provides a comprehensive college preparatory program aimed at addressing at-risk student academic weaknesses through intensive remediation, college readiness, and concurrent enrollment. Colorado GEAR UP II (CGUII) was a federally-funded grant that ran from 2005 to 2012 and served low-income and first-generation students in 12 high schools across the state. CGUII students receive a $10,000 scholarship for postsecondary...