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October 2022

978-1-63198-692-5 $39.99 Education/Assessment/Gifted 136 pp., 8½" x 11" Paperback Grades K–12

Digital content includes reproducible forms from the book.

Key Features

• Book will be promoted by

Multi-Health Systems

Assessments, the publisher of the test trio; the new

Naglieri tests will be available in fall 2022 • Previous Naglieri tests (the

NNAT series) have long been a standard in the field of ability testing • Issues of equity and inclusion are hot topics in gifted education • Authors are well-known gifted education experts

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Accessible companion guide to the Naglieri General Ability Tests to help ensure equity within gifted identification and programming Understanding and Using the Naglieri General Ability Tests

A Call for Equity in Gifted Education

by Dina M. Brulles, Ph.D., Kimberly Lansdowne, Ph.D., and Jack A. Naglieri, Ph.D. Designed for use with the Naglieri General Ability Tests, this book will help educators, administrators, and school psychologists support students who have taken or will take the tests. This companion offers the why, how, and what now: • Why there is a need for these new ability tests for gifted identification

• How these new tests and test data are used most effectively to identify diverse groups of gifted students

• What educators can do now to create more equitable and inclusive gifted programs and service

Dina M. Brulles, Ph.D., is a school administrator and the gifted-education director for Arizona’s Paradise Valley Unified School District. Recognized for her expertise in creating and supervising schoolwide cluster grouping, she also assists districts throughout the United States in developing gifted-education programs. She lives in Peoria, Arizona. Kimberly Lansdowne, Ph.D., is the founding executive director of the Herberger Young Scholars Academy, a secondary school for highly gifted students at Arizona State University (ASU). At ASU, she also develops and teaches undergraduate and graduate level education classes. Dr. Lansdowne consults nationally with school districts on effective teaching strategies for gifted and talented students. She lives in Phoenix, Arizona. Jack A. Naglieri, Ph.D., is a research professor at the University of Virginia and senior research scientist at the Devereux Center for Resilient Children. He has published 23 books, 300 scholarly papers, and 48 tests and rating scales. Dr. Naglieri is the author of Naglieri Nonverbal Ability Test and the Naglieri General Ability Tests: Verbal, Nonverbal and Quantitative. He presents at local, state, regional, national, and international conferences. Dr. Naglieri lives near Washington, D.C.

Help elementary students learn, practice, and internalize mindfulness and social emotional skills

Teaching Kids to Pause, Cope, and Connect

Lessons for Social Emotional Learning and Mindfulness

by Mark Purcell, Psy.D., and Kellen Glinder, M.D. Children today face many challenges that did not exist a generation or two ago, and rates of emotional disorders (including anxiety and depression) have increased steadily over the years. Helping children understand their emotions and behavior when they’re young will set them on a path to being successful students and empathetic people throughout their lives. This book helps educators do that. With easy-to-implement lessons and activities, this book provides classroom-tested techniques to help students: • manage and reduce their anxiety

• separate emotions from actions

• stop impulsive reactions and respond mindfully to difficult situations

• improve social skills, social awareness, and academic performance

• develop empathy

Mark Purcell, Psy.D., (drmarkpurcell.com) is a clinical psychologist who specializes in treating children and families with emotional regulation challenges. He coauthored Mindfulness for Teen Anger, a self-help workbook for adolescents. Follow him on Twitter @dr_mark_purcell. Dr. Purcell lives in San Carlos, California. Kellen Glinder, M.D., is a practicing pediatrician, the emeritus chair of pediatrics at the Palo Alto Division of the Palo Alto Medical Foundation, and an adjunct clinical assistant professor at Stanford University. He is active in both the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. Follow him on Twitter @drglinder. Dr. Glinder lives in the heart of Silicon Valley, California.

October 2022

978-1-63198-347-4 $34.99 Education/Mindfulness Strategies 168 pp., 1-color, 8½" x 11" Paperback Grades 3–6

Key Features

• Book directly links mindfulness with social and emotional learning • Easy-to-implement lessons allow educators to explicitly and quickly teach social and emotional skills • Authors are a psychologist and a medical doctor who specialize in mindfulness techniques • The 30 lessons are customizable for various age groups and abilities

Digital content includes reproducible student handouts that accompany each lesson plus six bonus lessons.

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