#Education

Memoir & Biography Self-Help & Personal Growth

Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons

by Siegfried Engelmann

Give Your Child a Superior Mind

by Siegfried Engelmann

Mindset

by Carol S. Dweck

Self-Help & Personal Growth Psychology & Behavioral Science

Six Easy Pieces

by Richard Feynman

Technology & Programming

Sophie's World

by Jostein Gaarder

Fiction & Literature

Teaching Needy Kids in Our Backward System

by Siegfried Engelmann

Theory of Instruction

by Siegfried Engelmann

War Against the Schools' Academic Child Abuse

by Siegfried Engelmann

Could John Stuart Mill Have Saved Our Schools?

by Siegfried Engelmann

Philosophy

Preventing Failure in the Primary Grades

by Siegfried Engelmann

Educated

by Tara Westover

Memoir & Biography Self-Help & Personal Growth

Born to survivalists in the mountains of Idaho, Tara Westover was seventeen the first time she set foot in a classroom. Her quest for knowledge transformed her, taking her over oceans and across continents, to Harvard and to Cambridge University — while she tried to reconcile her new world with the one she left behind.

Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons

by Siegfried Engelmann

With more than one million copies sold, Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons is a step-by-step, phonics-based program that teaches your child to read in just twenty minutes a day. Based on the Direct Instruction method — the most research-supported approach to teaching reading — this color-coded program gives children the basic and advanced skills needed to become independent readers at about a second-grade level. Co-authored with Phyllis Haddox and Elaine Bruner.

Give Your Child a Superior Mind

by Siegfried Engelmann

Co-authored with Therese Engelmann, this groundbreaking book teaches parents how to play games and teach concepts to children from birth to five years of age. Based on the principles of Direct Instruction, it provides a structured program for developing cognitive skills in preschool children through everyday interactions and purposeful play.

Mindset

by Carol S. Dweck

Self-Help & Personal Growth Psychology & Behavioral Science

Stanford psychologist Carol Dweck reveals the power of our mindset. Those with a "growth mindset" — who believe abilities can be developed — achieve more than those with a "fixed mindset." The book shows how this simple idea can transform every area of your life.

Six Easy Pieces

by Richard Feynman

Six of the easiest chapters from Feynman's legendary Lectures on Physics, covering atoms, basic physics, energy, gravitation, quantum behavior, and the relationship of physics to other sciences. Feynman's gift for explanation makes complex ideas feel natural and exciting.

Technology & Programming

Sophie's World

by Jostein Gaarder

Fourteen-year-old Sophie receives mysterious letters asking "Who are you?" and "Where does the world come from?" What follows is a magical journey through the entire history of Western philosophy, from the ancient Greeks to modern existentialism, wrapped in an increasingly surreal mystery.

Fiction & Literature

Teaching Needy Kids in Our Backward System

by Siegfried Engelmann

Through vivid vignettes spanning from the 1960s through 2006, Engelmann chronicles his four-decade battle to bring effective instruction to at-risk children, particularly those in poverty. The book details his experiences with Project Follow Through and the systemic resistance he faced from the education establishment despite overwhelming evidence that Direct Instruction works.

Theory of Instruction

by Siegfried Engelmann

Co-authored with Douglas Carnine, this is the definitive academic text on the theory underlying Direct Instruction. Engelmann and Carnine lay out the principles for designing instruction that is clear, efficient, and effective — covering everything from how to sequence examples to how to correct errors. A foundational text for anyone serious about the science of teaching.

War Against the Schools' Academic Child Abuse

by Siegfried Engelmann

Engelmann takes on the American education system in this hard-hitting critique, detailing his involvement in Project Follow Through — the largest educational experiment ever conducted — and how the results proving Direct Instruction's superiority were buried by the establishment. A passionate argument that failing schools are committing academic child abuse by refusing to adopt proven teaching methods.

Could John Stuart Mill Have Saved Our Schools?

by Siegfried Engelmann

Co-authored with Douglas Carnine, this book connects John Stuart Mill's 1843 System of Logic to modern instructional design. Engelmann and Carnine argue that Mill's four templates for organizing examples so they support only one interpretation are the key to effective teaching — and that if schools had followed this logic, student achievement would be dramatically higher than it is today.

Philosophy

Preventing Failure in the Primary Grades

by Siegfried Engelmann

A practical guide for educators on how to prevent academic failure in the early grades using Direct Instruction principles. Engelmann lays out specific strategies for teaching reading, math, and language to young children in ways that ensure mastery before moving on, closing achievement gaps before they become permanent.