Another great resource by Mary Kim Schreck is her book titled You’ve Got to Reach Them to Teach Them: Hard Facts About the Soft Skills of Student Engagement. Some of the main topics covered in this book include the importance of relationships, emotions, and environment. Establishing healthy relationships is key to achieving student success. Schreck discusses various ways as to how teachers can help students bring out their best. By doing so, this will ultimately create a positive environment in the classroom. By allowing them to make mistakes, take risks, and feel confident, students will be able to immerse themselves in their learning. This book makes strong connections to real-life situations and is relevant due to its inclusion of journal entries and comments directly from students. Schreck uses scientific research to prove her claims and discusses various strategies that can be implemented in the classroom to increase student engagement and academic achievement.

Schreck, M.K. (2010). You’ve Got to Reach Them to Teach Them: Hard Facts About the Soft Skills of Student Engagement. Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree Press.