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Elementary Professional Acumen — paired student and teacher chapter drafts
Copyright © 2026 James Dunn. All rights reserved. The eight student chapters and eight companion teacher chapters are original draft reference manuscripts (v0.1). These copies are provided for personal reading and access; download availability does not grant permission for distribution, commercial exploitation, classroom reproduction, translation, or derivative works beyond rights provided by law or expressly granted in writing. Read the full copyright and material-use notice. Third-party material remains subject to its owners’ rights.
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Chapter 1: The Reading Box
Distinguishing counted supplies from usable supplies, sharing evidence, and checking before committing resources.
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Chapter 2: The Message That Changed
Revised instructions, quantities per team versus altogether, receiving checks, and follow-through.
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Chapter 3: A Promise for Two Teams
Shared commitments, resource conflicts, and preserving responsibilities when circumstances change.
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Chapter 4: What the Labels Count
Differences between physical objects and repeated observations; interpreting and correcting reports.
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Chapter 5: The Missing Spare Card
Supported reasoning, prompted responses, reserves, and unresolved supply commitments.
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Chapter 6: Two Turns and a Late Question
Repeated resource use, complete-cycle timing, copied reports, and delayed feedback.
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Chapter 7: The Three-Day Story Station
Three-day project planning, inventory, reserves, measurement, full-turn time, and evidence-based handoff.
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Chapter 8: Nine Ready, Eight Ready
Clarifying differing report scopes, checking a receiver’s interpretation, and retaining real unresolved disagreements.
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Supporting materials
Chapters 1–2 supplements · Chapters 3–5 supplements · Relationship and feedback modules · K–6 routing guide · Vocabulary concordance