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MEGASKILLS® MINIBOOKS AND VIDEOS
BILINGUAL MEGASKILLS®
SCHOOL TO WORK MEGASKILLS®
TEACHER DEVELOPMENT
PARENT INVOLVEMENT
SPECIAL EDITIONS
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MEGASKILLS® MINIBOOKS AND VIDEOS
MegaSkills ® Minibooks are designed to be brief, easy to use handbooks, filled with ideas, tips, strategies for involving parents and mentors in improving education for all children.
Titles are available in (mix and match) units of 20 (Book covers). They are accompanied by a free Administrator Guide providing how-to's on effective use of the minibooks. Check for bulk discounts (over 50) on these titles. These are four color books, size 5 x 8 inches. Pages range from 90 pages to 110 pages for easy reading, easy to use. Each book $8.00 each. Bulk discounts are available.
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Preschool MegaSkills
Accelerating Readiness to Learn
The new MegaSkills Minibooks gives teachers and parents practical, tested activities to do with children in order to build basic skills that are a constant resource for them. The activities strengthen the various ways that children learn to read, write, do mathematics, and think creatively. |
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Reading, Writing, Math
How Parents Help Children Succeed in School
Topics Include:
• Reading, Writing, Math activities for
classroom and home "carryover"
• Meeting Special Education Needs
• Creativity Exercises and the Family
Home Report Card
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Grade K-3 MegaSkills
Acquiring the Basics: The Eager Learner
Topics Include:
• The Study Place/Homework Habits
• Connecting with Academics
• Making Decisions, Making Friends
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Grade 4-6 MegaSkills
Moving Beyond the Basics: The Stronger Learner
Topics Include:
• Using Time Wisely
• Dealing with Peers
• Building Self-Confidence
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Middle School MegaSkills
Keeping on Track: The Self-Disciplined Learner
Topics Include:
• Expanding Positive Approach to Learning
• Self-Control for Study and Social Habits
• Management of Peer Pressure
• Sense of Understanding and Self-Assessment
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Creating Positive School-Home Connections
Topics Include:
• Parent to Parent Activities
• Support Network: Parents and Teachers
• Parents and Student : Responsibility
Starts at Home
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BILINGUAL MEGASKILLS®
Many teachers and parents using the MegaSkills Training Programs
requested bilingual adaptations, which have proven to be very successful.
In an effort to reach out more widely with these materials. We are making
following titles and items available through direct order on this website.
Supplies are limited: for bulk orders, new printings will be made.
In Spanish
The MegaSkills Handbook: How To Use MegaSkills Activities Successfully At Home
MegaSkills English/Spanish Bookmarks
Grading Myself: How Students Assess Their Own MegaSkills
Learning and Working
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In Vietnamese, Khmer, Lao
In Any Language: Parents Are Teachers
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MegaSkills ® English/Spanish Parent Handbook
Bilingual handbook especially designed for Hispanic parents: parent involvement and literacy focus with English and Spanish pages face to face.
Easy to use, step-by-step activities and "tips" for families.
Grades K-6 (96 pps.) 8 ½" x 11"
1-5 copies @$8.00
6-15 copies @ $7.50
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SCHOOL TO WORK MEGASKILLS®
To fulfill the demand for MegaSkills materials at the junior high and secondary level, a second tier of MegaSkills materials was created and tested. These are now available upon special order:
Career MegaSkills: for teachers and students in class
Instruction's guide
Learning and Working: for parent use with students at home
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Career MegaSkills®
High Standards and Knowing What It Takes to Succeed
Right now, many students have insufficient experience with what it is to be responsible, what it means to be persevering, what it is to use common sense. This is the ideal handbook for transition to job or college.
High School grades (158 pps. Spiral Bound 8 ½" x 11")
$18.00@ |
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Learning & Working: Basics for Children
Family Read & Do Activities. Early start on school-to-work Programs. Ideal for family resource libraries.
(50 pps.8 ½" x 11" ) $8.00@
Learning & Working Kits are available at additional cost. The Kit includes activity book, family progress chart, incentive decals for children, letter to families, memo for teachers. Upper elementary
and middle school.
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TEACHER DEVELOPMENT
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MEGASKILLS® MOMENTS FOR TEACHERS
Help for Teachers Tackling
Everyday Problems
MegaSkills Moments for Teachers®,
by popular author and educator, Dorothy Rich, describes realistic
scenarios in which everyday problems are resolved with positive
attitudes and pragmatic advice. Dr. Rich is the author of the
well-known “MegaSkills®” series widely used by schools nationwide
to improve children’s achievement in the classroom.
(204 pps. $ 9.00@) |
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NURTURING THE EDUCATIONAL
LEADER WITHIN YOU®
Re-Energize and Build Teacher Abilities to Build Student Abilities.
In this era of higher standards, it has never been more important to provide educational support for teachers. Through the activities of this new and unique book, educators build the MegaSkills they need to nurture their own learning abilities to be able to build the learning capacities of children.
(204 pps. Sprial Bound 6" x 9") $14.00@ |
PARENT INVOLVEMENT
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What Do We Say? What Do We Do?®
Book and Parent Discussion Guide for Everyday Home/School Problems
For the very first time, the Home and School Institute has designed and is making available to schools, churches, and organizations working with families the new book and journal for parents. What Do We Say? What Do We Do? The thought-provoking "conversation," discussion guide (What Do I Say? What Do I Do?) connects directly to this new book.
Grades K-8; (274 pps. 6" x 9") $12.95@ |
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What Do I Say? What Do I Do?®
Vital Solutions to Children's Educational Success Parent Journal and Problem Solving Handbook
Available only from MegaSkills, accompanies What Do We Say? What Do We Do? Ideal for parent discussions groups focusing on family self-help and children's achievement.
(44pps. 6" x 9")
10 copies provided Regularly @ $2.00 = $20.00
Special Discount @$16.00 for 10 copies
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Survival Guide for Today's Parents
Grades K-6 Dozens of tested, easy activities for home use: reading, writing, math, science, and thinking activities to help parents help children learn,
(64 pps. 8 ½" x 11") $7.00@
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MegaSkills® The Best Gift You Can Give Your Child (1992)
The 2nd edition includes responses from parents and teachers using the workshops together with activities and sections on readiness to learn and the important role of grandparents.
Grades Pre K-8 (363 pps.7" x 9")
Normally $12.95@
Special Discount $10.00 each |
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