Folio Books: Education

Education

Teaching Them To Read, by Dolores Durkin. A professional textbook for teachers of reading at elementary level. Read more on Folio.

Learning to Read: The Great Debate, by Jeanne Chall. What is the best way to teach children to read, sight methods or phonics? Read more on Folio.

The Reading Crisis: Why Poor Children Fall Behind, by Jeanne Chall, Vicki Jacobs and Luke Baldwin. Read more on Folio.

Positive Classroom Discipline by Fredric H. Jones. McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1987. A good guide for teachers, if somewhat repetitious. The limit-setting techniques practised by generations of experienced teachers and described in detail in Section 3 really do work, to the benefit of both teachers and students. Not available in paperback on Amazon; the hardcover is available only on special order (4 to 6 weeks), and may be out of print. Hardcover US$24.95. Read more on Amazon