Engaging the Eye Generation - Visual Literacy Strategies for the K-5 Classroom
Literacy in the twenty-first century means more than just reading and writing. Today's students must learn how to interpret and communicate information through a variety of digital and print-based media formats, using imagery, online applications, audio, video, and traditional texts. In Engaging the Eye Generation, library media specialist and National Board Certified Teacher Johanna Riddle draws on twenty-five years of education experience to show teachers how to update the curriculum for twenty-first century learners.
Telling people about research is just as important as doing it. But many researchers, who, in all other respects, are competent scientists, are afraid of writing. They are wary of the unwritten rules, the unspoken dogma and the inexplicably complex style, all of which seem to pervade conventional thinking about scientific writing.
This book presents in a systematic way the main prepositions in English. The book contains an introductory section of self-evaluation, 15 units that logically explain more than 50 prepositions, according to their use to indicate time, place, movement, etc.. In the second section of the self-evaluation section a summary of basic uses of the prepositions is explained and and using of prepositions is practised in the lessons of the book.
Accounting and Finance is designed for use on its own or with the Market Leader series. Ideal for students who need to learn the language of more specialised areas of business English, the book focuses on the reading skills and vocabulary development required for Accounting and Finance. It also helps students prepare for the ICFE exam.
Differentiated Instruction for English Language Learners provides activities that increase students' reading comprehension, vocabulary, oral language development, and English language skills. In Differentiated Instruction for English Language Learners, students interact with authentic selections, applying reading strategies and skills to fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, and folk literature. The lessons include instruction and exercises for use before, during, and after selected readings, integrating instructional features that help students become active and successful readers. An answer key is included.
