How Children Learn: An Overview of Theories On Children's Literacy, Linguistics and Intelligence
A readable discussion of the key ideas of child development and theory, including how children acquire language, the meaning of intelligence and creativity, as well as how best to teach children to read and write.
How to Write a Paper (6th edition)This brief manual gives guidance in writing a paper about your research. Most of the advice applies equally to your thesis or to writing a research proposal. The content of the paper reflects the kind of work you have done: experimental, theoretical, computational. I have used, as a model, a typical Materials
This entertaining and learned volume contains book reviews, lectures, and hard to find articles from the late C. S. Lewis, whose constant aim was to show the twentieth--century reader how to read and understand old books and manuscripts. Highlighting works by Spenser, Dante, Malory, Tasso, and Milton, Lewis provides a refreshing update to medieval and Renaissance criticism, and equips modern readers to understand these works in a new way.
Writing FAST: How to Write Anything with Lightning Speed
Your mind moves at lightning speed. Your writing should, too. Welcome to the FAST System -- a simple, step by step system for writing at the speed of thought. This beloved bestseller outlines the four phases of the writing process: 1) FOCUS your ideas into a writing plan, 2) APPLY the plan, blasting out a draft, 3) STRENGTHEN your work, to make it exactly what you want to say, and 4) TWEAK your words to ensure a fast read.