Words for the Taking: The Hunt for a Plagiarist

In Words for the Taking author Neal Bowers takes the reader on an unusual hunt for a literary stalker. A poet and teacher by profession, Bowers became a detective out of necessity when he discovered one of his poems had been plagiarized and repeatedly published by someone calling himself David Sumner. Later, he learned Sumner had stolen more of his work and the poems of other writers as well. Here he describes his almost surreal search for the plagiarist and its surprising aftermath.

99 Early Learning Printables Pre-K - Grade 1

99 ready-to-print activity pages help early learners develop skills while they have fun! The skills covered include phonics, fluency, sight word recognition, counting, matching, rhyming, and more. Reproducibles are organized by skill type for easy access so you can find and print activities when you need them.  High quality.

The Teacher's Book was co-written by authors with first-hand experience of teaching at this level. In additional to full procedural notes for the whole course, it offers:
. optional activities throughout for greater flexibility
. structured speaking tasks to get students talking confidently
. teaching notes with useful tips and strategies to improve students' exam technique
. 20 photocopiable pages to recycle and activate the language of each unit in a fun, communicative context

Representing a brave and insightful shift away from narrow perspectives on behaviour management, this book draws practitioners towards a more holistic understanding of ourselves and how we impact on children’s learning and behaviour.

The past century has witnessed the extraordinary flowering of fiction, poetry and drama from countries previously colonised by Britain, an output which has changed the map of English literature. This introduction, from a leading figure in the field, explores a wide range of Anglophone post-colonial writing from Africa, Australia, the Caribbean, India, Ireland and Britain. Lyn Innes compares the ways in which authors shape communal identities and interrogate the values and representations of peoples in newly independent nations.