by admin | May 18, 2011 | Book Reviews, Teaching News
After a recent bereavement in school, when a member of staff passed away suddenly over a weekend, our staff discussed at length how to deal with the situation in school on the Monday morning. A teacher in a local school told me about a book that they used in their...
by admin | Jun 17, 2010 | Book Reviews, Teaching News
“It’s Called Dyslexia” is a new book recently published by Irish publisher O’ Brien Press. It’s written by Jennifer Moore-Mallinos, and was originally published in Barcelona, Spain. The colourful book is told from the point of view of the...
by admin | Apr 24, 2010 | Book Reviews, Teaching News
Just published in the last two weeks is a set of three books entitled the “Resolving Books Series”. There are initially three books in the series with plans for more in the near future. The books are co-authored by Fiona Mc Auslan and Peter Nicholson and...
by admin | Mar 27, 2010 | Book Reviews, Teaching News
“Going to the Supermarket” is one of a series of books written by Avril Webster. The books were originally written with her own son, Stephen who has special needs, in mind. They are aimed at special needs children, especially those on the autistic...
by admin | Sep 20, 2009 | Book Reviews
Published in 2008, “17 Martin Street” is a novel by Marilyn Taylor, the same author that wrote the very successful book “Faraway Home”, with which many teachers will be familiar. Having thoroughly enjoyed “Faraway Home” and used the...
by admin | Sep 14, 2009 | Book Reviews
“Anne Frank” is a picture book written by Josephine Poole and illustrated by Angela Barrett. Rather than being a picture book version of the original diary, this book tells a third hand account of the life of Anne Frank. The language used in the re-telling...
