Treasures: A Reading Language Arts Program Grade 2 Book 2 by Dole Janice A

Treasures: A Reading Language Arts Program Grade 2 Book 2 by Dole Janice A

A color-coded guide to creating better horse-human interactions and reducing mental, emotional, and physical stress in the horse.

Renowned wild horse ecologist Mary Ann Simonds provides a soup-to-nuts manual for stress-reduction in performance horses. Based on her 30-plus years of personal research and experience of wild horse ecology and domestic horse behavior, as well as data provided by other equine scientists, readers will find a foundation of understanding related to the natural life cycle and history of the horse, from birth to forming friendships and families. The importance of gender, age, breed, culture, and habitat in the horse's natural development are clarified.

Simonds then explores horse-human relationships, communication, care, and training, as well as the things we do with horses, clarifying how to reduce the stress typically experienced by horses when pursuing specific equestrian disciplines and activities.

Throughout, color-coded tips, indicating whether its information is Essential, Important, Makes Life Better, or Ensures Safety, highlight the different ways riders and trainers can address the horse's quality of life to ensure stress is minimized or negated whenever possible. Simonds analyzes all manner of equestrian activities, including:

• Pleasure riding, trail riding, and keeping horses at home.
• Training for sport or performance.
• Horse shows and competition.
• Human-animal interaction programs, such as equine-assisted therapy and horse tourism.
• Equine bodyworkers, including chiropractors, acupuncturists, and massage therapists.
• Rescues and wild horses.
• Clinical work and research.
• Shipping and travel.
• Sales barns and boarding barns.

Fun, friendly, and informative, A Horse By Nature is designed to help both novices and experts gain better insight into how horses think, feel, learn, and generally perceive our human world. It also looks at humans and gives suggestions as to how we can change our own thinking or behavior to better understand our horses, eliminating unnecessary stress and inhumane treatment while ensuring healthier, better performing equines, whatever the equestrian pursuit.

Lori Helman is associate professor in literacy education in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Minnesota. Her research and writing have focused extensively on the reading and spelling development of students learning English as a new language, including other Words Their Way^(R) instructional materials for English learners. She has also edited a text for teachers, Literacy Development with English Learners.

Donald R. Bear is director of the E. L. Cord Foundation Center for Learning and Literacy in the College of Education at the University of Nevada, Reno. As a former preschool, third, and fourth grade teacher, Donald extends his experience working with children who experience difficulties learning to read and write both in the center and in numerous outreach programs. His recent research includes the study of literacy development in different languages and the influence of first language and literacy knowledge in learning to read in another language. He and his colleagues work with many schools and districts to conduct literacy instruction workshops.

Shane Templeton is Foundation Professor of Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Nevada, Reno, where he is Program Coordinator for Literacy Studies. A former elementary and secondary teacher, his research focuses on the development of orthographic knowledge. He has written several books on the teaching and learning of reading and language arts and is a member of the Usage Panel of the American Heritage Dictionary. He is author of the Spelling Logics column in Voices from the Middle, the middle school journal of the National Council of Teachers of English.

Marcia Invernizzi is a professor of reading education at the Curry School of Education at the University of Virginia. Marcia is also the director of the McGuffey Reading Center, where she teaches the clinical practice in reading diagnosis and remedial reading. Formerly an English and reading teacher, she works with Book Buddies, Virginia's Early Intervention Reading Initiative (EIRI), and Phonological Awareness Literacy Screening (PALS).

Francine Johnston is a former first grade teacher and reading specialist who learned about word study during her graduate work at the University of Virginia. She is now an associate professor in the School of Education at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, where she teaches courses in reading, language arts, and children's literature. Francine frequently works with regional school systems as a consultant and researcher. Her research interests include current spelling practices and materials as well as the relationship between spelling and reading achievement.

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ISBN 13	9780021988105
ISBN 10	0021988102
Title	Treasures: A Reading Language Arts Program Grade 2 Book 2
Author	Donald Bear
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Macmillan/Mcgraw-Hill School Div
Year published	2009-06-30
Number of pages	0
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