Best Practices in Literacy Instruction, Fourth Edition
A highly regarded teacher resource and widely adopted text, this book is grounded in current knowledge about literacy teaching and learning in grades PreK–8. The field's leading authorities present accessible recommendations for best practices that can be tailored to fit specific classroom circumstances and student populations. Provided are strategies for helping all students succeed—including struggling readers and English language learners—and for teaching each of the major components of literacy. The book also addresses ways to organize instruction and innovative uses of technology. Chapters include concrete examples, Engagement Activities, and resources for further learning.
Language Learning, Discourse and Communication: Studies in Honour of Jan Majer (Second Language Learning and Teaching)
This volume brings together papers on a wide spectrum of topics within the broad area of language acquisition, stressing the interconnections between applied and theoretical linguistics, as well as language research methodology. These contributions in honor of Professor Jan Majer have been grouped in two sections: language learning, and discourse and communication.
Bernice Wong's Learning about Learning Disabilities was the first text to give equal attention to the intellectual, conceptual, and practical aspects of learning disabilities. The Third Edition of this popular title presents 80% new material, keeping the chapters up to date in this fast-moving field. With new contributors, and seven new chapters, coverage is both comprehensive and thorough, with three sections encompassing the research aspects of learning disabilities, the instructional aspects of learning disabilities, and the issues germane to different age ranges of the learning disabled: children, adolescents, and adults.
Welcome to Life, an exciting new six-level adult series that turns learning English into an exploration of the world we live in. Drawing on National Geographic content, Life transforms the learning experience into a fabulous journey with irresistible images, articles and videos that engage students like no series before. Bring Life into your classroom!
50 Delightful Multisensory Activities With Teaching Tips That Make Learning to Print the Letters A to Z Easy and Fun!
Help kids of all learning styles write their ABC’s with these super-creative, hands-on activities for every letter! Kids will love learning to write the letter F with Fingerprint Fun, N with Noodle Writing, O with O-lympics, W with Windcatchers, and much more. For each letter, you’ll find great mnemonic tips, engaging letter-formation activities, fun facts, and book links. Put kids on the road to reading and writing success with lots of letter-learning fun! 64 pages.
