Most Popular Books by Deborah Davis

Arguably the most influential television personality of all time, Ms. Winfrey and her show have had an impact on American culture that cannot be overstated. This beautifully illustrated book explores and celebrates the legacy of the show using written contributions from a stellar group of public figures and images from notable photographers.

This interactive handwriting series for Queensland schools helps students develop a legible personal style of handwriting. Each book is presented in portrait format and includes specific teaching points and inclusive cultural activities.

Fifth in a series of seven handwriting workbooks for kindergarten through to year 6. Provides models of appropriate scripts, including joins and speed loops, as well as teaching notes and objectives, and a student profile. The authors are experienced teachers whose other publications include ÔThe Foundation Handwriting Beginner's Dictionary.

Written to fully support implementation of the Language Achievement Standards outlined in the Australian Curriculum, each book in this series includes 36 assessment tests containing 20 questions with a four-page test for the end of each term. Every Achievement Standard covered in this book is described in full with the relevant ACARA code shown in each section of the test. Ideal for whole class assessment, small group work or individual student use, the tests can easily be matched to a teacher's classroom program and are perfect preparation for NAPLAN testing. The included CD-ROM features IWB-friendly PDFs of the whole book, interactive PDFs that can be installed on your school network and student result logs."--Kookaburra Education Resources web page, viewed 15th May, 2015.

"This School Improvement Toolkit is a hands-one, practical guide for developing a School Improvement Plan. The chapters correspond to seven essential steps the school improvement process that were originally developed from the effective schools research of Lezotte (1992), the Onward to Excellence model (NWREL), and countless others who have built on these early efforts" (page 1).

One in a series of writing workbooks for Vic and WA primary school students. Revises the basic movements for the formation of letters and the common grouping of letters. Introduces capital letters and writing in lines. Also provides general information on handwriting, teaching notes, objectives and a student profile. The authors are experienced teachers with professional backgrounds in handwriting.

Fourth in a series of seven workbooks for prep to year 6 students designed to assist parents and teachers with the teaching of modern cursive script. The content is in line with that provided in the handwriting section of the teaching of handwriting syllabus. This book for year 3 (Vic) or year 4 (WA) guides students through the development of cursive script. Each join is covered. The activities are linked to the relevant curriculum areas. The authors are experienced teachers with a professional background in handwriting. They are authors of the ÔModern Cursive Beginner's Dictionary'and the ÔModern Cursive Advanced Dictionary'.

One in a series of writing workbooks for Vic and WA primary school students. Introduces the basic movements for the formation of letters by progression through a series of patterns. Also provides general information on handwriting, teaching notes, objectives and a student profile. The authors are experienced teachers with professional backgrounds in handwriting.