How Does Your Garden

Grow?

 By Laura Weber
P-4 research
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Pre-K: Jump Starts Georgia's 4-year-olds by Brown and Douglas

Behavior Barometer by Patton

How Does Your Garden Grow? by Weber

Research in grades 5-8
Mentoring: Hope or Hype? by Sitterding

Locating the Past by Coleman

Meeting Their Needs: Making Sure Instructional Activities Improve Math Achievement for boys and Girls by Underwood

Research in grades 9-12
Are Floaters Belly Up? by Hughston

Voluntary Corporal Punishment Reduces Suspension Rates by Yancey

Teacher Centered and Student Centered Approaches to Instruction in Social Studies by Hayes


Administrative policy

Classroom or Courtroom? by Compton

 Teachers everywhere are experimenting with modifications to improve student behavior in the classroom, home and community. " How Does Your Garden Grow?" explores the effect of garden activities on students with behavior and learning problems. The research attempts to explain the natural curiosity that some children have toward plants and how this interest can be develop social and nurturing skills of difficult students through garden activities.

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Laura Weber

Laura Weber is the mother of 9 children and taught 1st and 2nd grade for 9 years in the state of Louisiana. After moving to Rome she taught in Bartow County for 5 years and earned a master’s degree from Kennesaw State University in Special Education. She is currently pursuing a specialist degree in Curriculum and Instruction from Berry College. Her interest in children with learning difficulties encouraged her to explore various teaching strategies for children with special needs.