The fifth edition has been thoroughly updated to include coverage of the latest discoveries and perspectives, including:· New early hominid fossils from Africa and Georgia, and their implications· New archaeological evidence from Africa on the origin of modern humans· Updated coverage of prehistoric art, including new sites· New perspectives on molecular evidence and their implications for human population history.
When a single mother and her six-year-old daughter move to rural France and open a chocolate shop - with Sunday hours - across the street from the local church, they are met with some skepticism. But as soon as they coax the townspeople into enjoying their delicious products, they are warmly welcomed.
Problem-based learning is an approach to learning that continues to grow and develop and the variations in its use still tend to cause much debate in higher education. The idea for this book emerged out of discussions with colleagues about the need for the problem-based learning community to illustrate such variety in a research-based text. It is a book that does not present a single view about what counts as problem-based learning, nor does it offer ideal ways of undertaking it in a module, course or programme.
Autism is a word most of us are familiar with. But do we really know what it means?
Children with autism are challenged by the most essential human behaviors. They have difficulty interacting with other people-often failing to see people as people rather than simply objects in their environment. They cannot easily communicate ideas and feelings, have great trouble imagining what others think or feel, and in some cases spend their lives speechless. They frequently find it hard to make friends or even bond with family members. Their behavior can seem bizarre.
Education is the primary form of treatment for this mysterious condition. This means that we place important responsibilities on schools, teachers and children's parents, as well as the other professionals who work with children with autism. With the passage of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 1975, we accepted responsibility for educating children who face special challenges like autism. While we have since amassed a substantial body of research, researchers have not adequately communicated with one another, and their findings have not been integrated into a proven curriculum.
Research has shown that readers who engage in regular repeated readings improve their word recognition, reading rate, comprehension, and overall reading proficiency. As students regularly read and perform these age-appropriate texts, they improve their decoding, interpretation, and ultimately comprehension of the materials. Since the selections are engaging and enjoyable, students will want to read, reread, and perform! A variety of genre are included: poetry and rhymes, song lyrics, readers theater scripts, and famous speeches and quotations.
