According to the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), evidence-based practices are supported by rigorous research designs and demonstrate that they improve student outcomes, but the actual implementation of these practices in schools is limited. This essential guidebook assists coordinators of gifted education in implementing three evidence-based practices: universal screening, grouping, and acceleration. Each module includes an overview of research, administrative and assessment considerati...

Poor Crusty really needs some help. He had been left behind by his family and now is alone on the street hungry, cold, and covered in itchy bugs, with nothing to protect him except his red sweater. Rather than stopping to help, the busy people just walk past. Until one day, a kind woman named Tracy gently picks him up in her arms and tells him everything is going to get better.This is the true story of how one dog was saved from a life on the streets near the border of Mexico, brou...

No home, no food, left Dixie feeling awful...Little Dixie was born under a porch at a tire shop, where her mom and siblings had too little food and too many bugs. Her luck changed when she and her family were rescued by Dr. Elizabeth. Dr. Elizabeth's friend Tracy then worked to find Dixie a wonderful home with an amazing little girl. This is the heartwarming, true story about a little dog who-despite the rough start to her life-ends up in the best home with a very special purpose.A...

This is the true story of Edward, a dog who didn't let his physicaldifferences keep him from making friends. After years of living on the streets of Brownsville, Texas, Edward finally finds his forever home and his new role- helping elementary school children learn about animal welfare as part of the Live Like a Dog PAWS Program.Promoting Animal Welfare in Schools (PAWS) is an educational program for elementary school children that encourages compassion for all living creat...