A Practical Handbook of Pertinent Expressions, Striking Similes, Literary, Commercial, Conversational, and Oratorical Terms, for the Embellishment of Speech and Literature, and The Improvement of the Vocabulary of Those Persons Who Read, Write, and Speak English.
Exploring Silent Reading Fluency: Its Nature and Development
It is the goal of this book to provide unique and helpful information to reading and curriculum specialists who are looking for ways to improve the silent reading proficiency of their students. While the background information is, at times, somewhat technical, the recommendations as to the skill areas that require improvement as well as the computer techniques that can produce this improvement will prove extremely helpful in planning for a more comprehensive reading proficiency course of instruction.
Calming the Chaos: Behavior Improvement Strategies for the Child With Adhd (Audio)
Educational expert Jim Fay and school psychologist Charles Fay Ph.D. team up in a live presentation to show parents and teachers how to use the Love and Logic techniques to reduce the stress and chaos that so often result from the behavior of children with Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder.
Improving Schools and Educational Systems - International Perspectives
School improvement has become a dominant feature of educational reform in many countries. The pressure upon schools to improve performance has resulted in a wide-range of improvement programmes and initiatives which can provide both inspiration and advice to everyone involved in school improvement. This book draws together the most effective school improvement projects from around the world in one comprehensive text, including detailed comparative analysis of a wide variety of initiatives. Drawing on examples from the UK, the USA, Canada, South Africa and Australia this book gives both an international snapshot and a coherent synthesis of initiatives that have given achievable results.
Rapid Reading and Comprehension (Exercises with keys)
HOW FAST do you read? How much do you understand and remember when you read? Probably you cannot answer these questions, for few of us know our actual reading skill. However, whether you are now an excellent, average, or poor reader, you can learn to read considerably faster and still understand and remember what you read. To enable you to improve your reading skill, this unit presents a one month's reading improvement program. You will be shown how you can double or even triple your rate of comprehension.
