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The books listed below are in no way an exhausted list but more of a good starting point when needing additional information about the struggles and problems of students. Most of these books contain insight and helpful strategies to use within alternative education programs.

TitleAuthor
12 Effective Ways to Help Your ADD/ADHD ChildLaura J. Stevens, M.S.
A Different Kind of Teacher John Taylor Gatto
A Hope in the Unseen Ron Suskind
A Meta-Analytic Assessment of Delinquency-Related Outcomes of Alternative Education Programs Cox, S.; W. Davison; and T. Bynum 1995 Crime and Delinquency 41(2):219-34
A Practical Guide to Alternative Assessment Joan L. Herman, Pamela R. Aschbacher, and Lynn Winters
Aggression and Violence Vincent B. Hasselt and Michel Herson
Alternative Education Accountability Leon Swarts
American Education Brophy, Jere
American Education Cohen, Michael
Alternative Schools as a Model for Public Education Raywid, M. 1983 Theory into Practice 22:190-97
Anchormath: The Brain Compatible Approach to Learning Math Leslie A. Hart
An Assessment of an Alternative Education Program for At-Risk Delinquent Youth Cox, S. 1999 Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency 36(3):323-36
And Words Can Hurt Forever - How to Protect Adolescents from Bullying, Harassment, and Emotional Violence James Garbarino, Ph.D. and Ellen DeLara, Ph.D.
Angry Young Men: How Parents, Teachers and Counselors can Help Bad Boys Become Good Men Aaron Kipnis, Ph.D.
As Tough as Necessary. Countering Violence, Aggression and Hostility in Our Schools Richard L. Curwin and Allen M. Mendler
At-Risk Students Defy the Odds. Overcoming Barriers to Educational Success Rosa Aronson
Beyond the Classroom, Why School Reform has failed and What Parents Need to Do Laurence Steinberg
Bowling Alone Putnam, Robert D.
Career Choices: A Guide for Teens and Youth Adults: Who Am I? What do I Want? How Do I Get It? Mindy Bingham and Sandy Stryker
Challenges and Potential of Mentoring At-Risk Students: A Literature Review Brown, R. S. 1996 ERS Spectrum
Characteristics of Effective Classrooms Huitt, William G., & Segars, John K. (1980) Philadelphia: Research for Better Schools, Inc.
Choice Theory, A New Psychology of Personal Freedom William Glasser
Choice Words "How our language affects children's learning" Peter H. Johnston ISBN:1 57110 389 9
Classroom Management and Learning Brophy, Jere (19852, March) American Education, 18, 20-23
Classroom Organization and Management Brophy, Jere
Coaching and Mentoring for Dummies Manly Brownstein
Common Purpose, Strengthening Families and Neighborhoods to Rebuild America Lisbeth B. Shorr
Conflict in the Classroom Nichols J. Long and William C. Morse
Connecting with Students Allen N. Mendler
Cooperative Discipline Linda Albert
Counseling with Choice Theory: The New Reality Therapy William Glasser
Delinquency and Dropout Elliot, D., and H. Voss, 1974 Lexington, Mass.: DC Health
Differentiated Supervision Glatthorn, Allan A. (1984) Alexandria, Va: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
Discipline with Dignity for Challenging Youth Allen N. Mendler and Richard L. Curwin
Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling John Taylor Gatto
Easy to Love, Difficult to Discipline Becky A. Bailey, Ph.D.
Educational Alternatives for Everyone Don Glines, Ph.D.
Educational Leadership Brandt, Ron
Effective Alternative Education Programs Christopher Scott Chalker
Effective Schools: Accumulating Research Findings Cohen, Michael (1982, January-February) American Education, 18, 13-16
Emotional Maltreatment of Children James Garbarino and Anne C. Garbarino
Every Student Can Succeed William Glasser
Field Day: Getting Society Out of School Matt Hern
Fish! Stephen C. Lundin, Ph.D.
Fist, Stick, Knife, Gun: A Personal History of Violence in America and Reading Up for Manhood Geoffrey Canada
Fostering Resiliency in Kids: Protective Factors in the Family, School, and Community Bernard, B. 1991
Free Schools, Free People: Education and Democracy after the 1960s. Ron Miller
From Darkness to Light Julie Landsman
Ghosts from the Nursery, Tracing the Roots of Violence Robin Karr-Morse and Meredith S. Wiley
Graduation for All Camilia A. Lehr, Ph.D., Ann T Clapper, Ed.D., and Martha L. Thurlow, Ph.D.
Gung Ho! Kenneth H. Blanchard and Sheldon Bowels
Helping Kids Deal with Conflict Gerry Sheanh
Hey Mr. McRay, Answering Teens on Issues of Judgment and Character Dr. Michael R. McGough
"HOPE AT LAST" for At-Risk Youth Robert D. Barr & William H. Parrett ISBN: 0-205-16267-3
Hope Fulfilled for At-Risk and Violent Youth. K-12 Programs That Work Robert D. Barr and William H. Parrett
How to Achieve Discipline with Dignity in the Classroom Allen N. Mendler
How Children Fail John Holt
How to Be a Successful Criminal Glodoski, Ron
Human Brain and Human Learning Leslie Hart
If You Let Me Play: The Effects of Participation on High School Athletics Anderson, D.J. 1998 Ann Arbor, Mich.: UMI Dissertation Services
Inciting Learning: A Guide to Brain-compatible Instruction Joan Caulfield and Wayne Jennings
Inspiring Quality in Your School Robert A. Sullo
Inspiring Teacher Robert A. Sullo
Is This Your Child? Doris Rapp, M.D.
Kids Are Worth It! Giving your child the Gift of Inner Discipline Barbara Coloroso
Kids At Hope: Every Child Can Succeed, No Exceptions John P. Carlos and Rick Miller
Life Space Intervention Mary Wood and Nicholas Long
Lost Boys, Why Our Sons Turn Violent and How We can Save Them James Garbarino, Ph.D.
Makes Me Want to Holler Nathan McCall
Mean Girls Grown Up Dellasega, Cheryl, Ph.D.
Mentoring School-Age Children: Relationship Development in Community-Based and School-Based Programs. Herrera, C.; L. Sipe; and W. S. McClanahan 2000 Philadelphia: Public-Private Ventures
Minding the Body, Mending the Mind Joan Borysenko, Ph.D.
Motivating Students Who Don’t Care Allen N. Mendler
On Improving Teacher Effectiveness: A conversation with David Berliner Brandt, Ron. (1982 October) Educational Leadership, 40, 12-15
Outlearning the Wolves: Surviving and Thriving in a Learning Organization David Hutchams
Parents Under Siege James Garbaraino, Ph.D. and Claire Bedard
Peaceful Parenting Nancy S. Buck
Phi Delta Kappan, 63 Brophy, Jere
Positive Discipline in the Classroom, Developing Mutual Respect, Cooperation, and Responsibility in Your Classroom Jane Nelsen, Ed.D, Lynn Lott, M.A., and H. Stephen Glenn, Ph.D.
Positive Time-out (And over 50 Ways to Avoid Power Struggles in the Home and the Classroom Jane Nelsen, Ed.D.
Preventing School Violence: What Schools Can Do Kris Bosworth, Ed.
Principles and Techniques for Getting Resistance Families into Treatment Stanton, M.D., and T. Todd. 1982
Promising Practices in Character Education Dr. Philip Fitch Vincent, Editor
Protective Factors in Adolescent Problem Behavior: Moderator Effects and Developmental Change Jessor, R., et al. 1995
Putting Communities to Work for at-Risk Kids Coeyman, Marjorie. 2000 Christian Science Monitor, July 25
Raise Them Up: The real deal on reaching unreachable kids Kareem Moody
Raising Children in a Socially Toxic Environment James Garbarino
Reality Therapy for the 21 st Century Robert E. Wubbolding
Reclaiming Youth At Risk, Our Hope for the Future Larry K. Brendtro, Martin Brokenleg, Steve Van Bockern
Reduction of School Violence: Alternative to Suspension Beverly H. Johns, Valerie G. Carr, and Charles W. Hoots
Reinventing Yourself D. Barnes Boffey
Riding the Bus with My Sister, A True Life Journey Rachael Simon
School-Based Crime Prevention Gottfredson, Denise. 1998
School Expulsions, Suspensions, and Dropouts:; Understanding the Issues Arnold Gallegos, Ed.
Successful Teaching Strategies for the Inner-City Child Brophy, Jere (1982, April) Phi Delta Kappan, 63, 527-530
Sugar and Spice and No Longer Nice Deborah Prothrow-Stith and Howard R. Spivak
Teaching the Best Practice Way Daniels, Harvey and Marilyn Bizar ISBN: 1-57110-405-4
Teaching the Restless: One School’s Approach to Helping Children Learn and Succeed Chris Mercogliano
Teaching Reading to Black Adolescent Males
Closing the Achievement Gap
Alfred W. Tatum
ISBN: 1-57110-393-7
The Essential 55 Ron Clark
The Everything Coaching & Mentoring Book Nicholas Nigro
The First Days of School Harry K. Wong and Rosemary T. Wong
The Freedom Writers Diary The Freedom Writers with Erin Gruwell
The History of Special Education Margaret Winzor
The Learning Gap, Why are Schools are Failing and What We Can Learn from Japanese and Chinese Education Harold W. Stevenson and James W. Stigler
The Quality School Teacher William Glasser
The Underground History of American Education John Taylor Gatto
Total Leaders: Applying the Best Future-Focused Change Strategies Charles J. Schwahn and William LG. Spady
Unhappy Teenagers: A Way for Parents and Teachers to Reach Them William Glasser
Using What We Know About Teaching Hunter, Madeline (1984) Alexandria, Va: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
Violence in the Schools. How America’s School Boards are Safeguarding Our Children. National School Boards Association
Violence: Reflections on a National Epidemic and Preventing Violence James Gilligan, M.D.
What Do I Do Monday? John Holt
What Happened to Recess and Why are our Children Struggling in Kindergarten? Susan Ohanian
Who Moved My Cheese Spencer Johnson, and Kenneth H. Blanchard
What Works in Learning? Students Provide the Answers Mosley, Mary H., and Smith, Paul J. (1982, December) Phi Delta Kappan, 64, 273
Youth Gangs Prevention and Early Intervention Programs Feyerherm, W.; C. Pope; and R. Lovell 1992 Final Research Report. Executive Summary. Portland, Ore.: Portland State University, 1992

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