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Elaine K. McEwan-Adkins
Elaine K. McEwan is an educational consultant with The McEwan-Adkins Group, offering professional development for educators to assist them in meeting the challenges of literacy learning in Grades Pre K-6. A former teacher, librarian, principal, and assistant superintendent for instruction in several suburban Chicago school districts, Elaine is the award-winning and best-selling author of more than three dozen books for educators. Her Corwin Press titles include Raising Reading Achievement in Middle and High Schools: Five Simple-to-Follow Strategies for Principals, Second Edition (2006), Seven Strategies of Highly Effective Readers: Using Cognitive Research to Boost K-8 Achievement (2004), Ten Traits of Highly Effective Principals: From Good to Great Performance (2003), Making Sense of Research: What’s Good, What’s Not, and How to Tell the Difference (2003), Seven Steps to Effective Instructional Leadership, Second Edition (2003), Teach Them ALL to Read: Catching the Kids Who Fall through the Cracks (2002), and Ten Traits of Highly Effective Teachers: How to Hire, Mentor, and Coach Successful Teachers (2001).
McEwan was honored by the Illinois Principals Association as an outstanding instructional leader, by the Illinois State Board of Education with an Award of Excellence in the Those Who Excel Program, and by the National Association of Elementary School Principals as the National Distinguished Principal from Illinois for 1991. She received her undergraduate degree in education from Wheaton College and advanced degrees in library science (MA) and educational administration (EdD) from Northern Illinois University.
McEwan was honored by the Illinois Principals Association as an outstanding instructional leader, by the Illinois State Board of Education with an Award of Excellence in the Those Who Excel Program, and by the National Association of Elementary School Principals as the National Distinguished Principal from Illinois for 1991. She received her undergraduate degree in education from Wheaton College and advanced degrees in library science (MA) and educational administration (EdD) from Northern Illinois University.
Books
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![How to Deal With Parents Who Are Angry, Troubled, Afraid, or Just Seem Crazy - Book Cover](https://corwinpress.azureedge.net/sp-corwinpress-prod/images/default-source/books/smart-cover-265565---139336.jpg?sfvrsn=bb48b72b_0)
How to Deal With Parents Who Are Angry, Troubled, Afraid, or Just Seem Crazy
Teachers' Guide
By: Elaine K. McEwan-Adkins
![Seven Strategies of Highly Effective Readers - Book Cover](https://corwinpress.azureedge.net/sp-corwinpress-prod/images/default-source/books/smart-cover-225971---2259711309032720240.jpg?sfvrsn=5a2d579f_0)
Seven Strategies of Highly Effective Readers
Using Cognitive Research to Boost K-8 Achievement
By: Elaine K. McEwan-Adkins
![Ten Traits of Highly Effective Principals - Book Cover](https://corwinpress.azureedge.net/sp-corwinpress-prod/images/default-source/books/smart-cover-225970---2259701309022720240.jpg?sfvrsn=ef28be20_0)
Ten Traits of Highly Effective Principals
From Good to Great Performance
By: Elaine K. McEwan-Adkins
![Teach Them ALL to Read - Book Cover](https://corwinpress.azureedge.net/sp-corwinpress-prod/images/default-source/books/smart-cover-232865---2328651332462720240.jpg?sfvrsn=a3f3ea5d_0)
Teach Them ALL to Read
Catching Kids Before They Fall Through the Cracks
By: Elaine K. McEwan-Adkins
![Ten Traits of Highly Effective Schools - Book Cover](https://corwinpress.azureedge.net/sp-corwinpress-prod/images/default-source/books/smart-cover-226841---2268411322522720240.jpg?sfvrsn=afd15a72_0)
Ten Traits of Highly Effective Schools
Raising the Achievement Bar for All Students
By: Elaine K. McEwan-Adkins
![40 Ways to Support Struggling Readers in Content Classrooms, Grades 6-12 - Book Cover](https://corwinpress.azureedge.net/sp-corwinpress-prod/images/default-source/books/smart-cover-230623---2306231328312720240.jpg?sfvrsn=ceef6011_0)
40 Ways to Support Struggling Readers in Content Classrooms, Grades 6-12
By: Elaine K. McEwan-Adkins
![Raising Reading Achievement in Middle and High Schools - Book Cover](https://corwinpress.azureedge.net/sp-corwinpress-prod/images/default-source/books/smart-cover-228192---2281921324592720240.jpg?sfvrsn=50efa3e9_0)
Raising Reading Achievement in Middle and High Schools
Five Simple-to-Follow Strategies
By: Elaine K. McEwan-Adkins
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Secondary Teacher Induction Kit (2006/2007)
By: Elaine K. McEwan-Adkins, Jill A. Lindberg, Kathie F. Nunley, Raleigh T. Philp and Ellen Kottler
![How to Deal With Teachers Who Are Angry, Troubled, Exhausted, or Just Plain Confused - Book Cover](https://corwinpress.azureedge.net/sp-corwinpress-prod/images/default-source/books/smart-cover-225719---2257191307472720240.jpg?sfvrsn=1de9cc10_0)
How to Deal With Teachers Who Are Angry, Troubled, Exhausted, or Just Plain Confused
By: Elaine K. McEwan-Adkins
![How to Deal With Parents Who Are Angry, Troubled, Afraid, or Just Plain Crazy - Book Cover](https://corwinpress.azureedge.net/sp-corwinpress-prod/images/default-source/books/smart-cover-226745---2267451322272720240.jpg?sfvrsn=67ce86fa_0)
How to Deal With Parents Who Are Angry, Troubled, Afraid, or Just Plain Crazy
By: Elaine K. McEwan-Adkins
![Making Sense of Research - Book Cover](https://corwinpress.azureedge.net/sp-corwinpress-prod/images/default-source/books/smart-cover-11289---112891311542720240.jpg?sfvrsn=294b4de0_0)
Making Sense of Research
What's Good, What's Not, and How To Tell the Difference
By: Elaine K. McEwan-Adkins and Patrick J. McEwan