If you find yourself called on to judge people on a regular basis, you need all the tools at your disposal to do your job right. Handwriting psychology offers one practical method for helping you learn what you need to learn about your subject quickly. Whether you are a teacher, psychologist or manager, you can benefit from the guidance of Dr. Helmut Ploog, a handwriting expert. Learn what the size and width of handwriting can reveal about a person, as well as what more muted features—such as slant, spacing, and direction of lines—can make clear. Written in plain English, this guidebook presents pithy explanations of handwriting movements, which may be angular or round, long or short, heavy or light, high or deep below the base line. It also offers analyses of the handwriting of many well-known people, including Charles Darwin, Anne Frank, Paul Getty, Allen Ginsberg, Ernest Hemingway, Frida Kahlo, Somerset Maugham, Pablo Picasso, Pope Benedict, Vladimir Putin, Maurice Ravel, Carl Rogers, and Susan Sontag. Handwriting Psychology should never be used by itself to judge someone, but it can serve as an essential tool to make and confirm observations that could change your life, your career, and your approach to life.

The ABCs of Handwriting Analysis is an indispensable tool for anyone hoping to peer behind the letters on a page—professionals responsible for hiring and managing other employees, and hobbyists looking to uncover the truths we reveal through our writing. It demonstrates proven techniques for deconstructing hand-lettering to determine an individual's inner workings—revealing mental aptitudes and emotional characteristics, odd or unusual personality traits, sense of humor, sexual motivation, and many other qualities—all through the critical analysis of the slant, pressure, size, and shape of one's scripted letters. Claude Santoy's step-by-step instruction on the most practical and up-to-date methods of handwriting evaluation includes psychological interpretation of drawings and doodles, methods of determining mental health from handwriting, workbook examples to help readers master the system, and a helpful glossary of terminology. Packed with useful information, The ABCs of Handwriting Analysis is the ultimate guide for anyone interested in uncovering the secrets hidden within handwriting.

Demonstrates proven techniques for recognizing an individual's aptitudes, sexual motivation, spontaneity, sense of humor, and many other qualities, all by the technical analysis of the slant, pressure, size, and shape of his or her scripted letters.

This resource-rich book includes planning and instructional tools, prompts, discussion starters, teaching points, intervention suggestions, and more to support all students. Plus, an online resource bank with downloadables and videos. Jan Richardson's latest thinking on Guided Reading helps teachers take the next step forward to pinpoint instruction that supports every reader. Richardson uses the Assess-Decide-Guide framework to take a deep dive into each guided reading stage, covering PreA to Fluent readers, their needs, and the best ways to support and challenge them. A master reading teacher at all levels, Richardson skillfully addresses all the factors that make or break guided reading lessons: support for striving readers, strategies for reaching ELLs, making home-school connections--all with an unwavering focus on reading for deeper comprehension, to develop thoughtful, independent readers. The book includes dozens of must-have record-keeping, assessment, and reference forms, as well as how-to video links that provide show Jan in action with diverse readers.

Machine generated contents note: 1. What Is CBM and Why Should I Do It? -- 2. CBM for Assessment and Problem Solving -- 3. How to Conduct Early Reading CBM -- 4. How to Conduct Reading CBM -- 5. How to Conduct Spelling CBM -- 6. How to Conduct Writing CBM -- 7. How to Conduct Early Numeracy CBM -- 8. How to Conduct Math CBM -- 9. How to Conduct Content-Area CBM -- 10. Charting and Graphing Data to Help Make Decisions -- 11. Planning to Use CBM--and Keeping It Going -- Appendix A. Norms for Early Reading CBM, OPR CBM, and Maze CBM -- Appendix B. Reproducible Quick Guides and Forms for Conducting CBM -- References -- Index