Speakout is a new general English course that helps adult learners gain confidence in all skill areas using authentic materials from the BBC. With its wide range of support material, it meets the diverse needs of learners in a variety of teaching situations and helps to bridge the gap between the classroom and the real world. Speakout has been developed in association with BBC Worldwide and BBC Learning English.
World Studies introduces middle grade students to a region and then focuses on specific countries in each region to create a context for understanding state and local standards. Using standards-based content and research-proven reading instruction, World Studies expands students' understanding of each world region through a focus on its major countries. Considerate text design and narrative combine with enhanced reading strategies - such as Target Reading Skills and key terms defined in context - to make lessons accessible to students at all levels.
Developed from the long-running, successful pocket series, this new Economist essential A-Z series is launched in Spring 2003 in a strikingly attractive paper back format, with flaps and distinctive red end papers. Following an introduction on the dramatic changes that have taken place in the financial world and the immense influence the financial markets have over our lives, the bulk of the book contains an extensive A-Z containing several hundred entries that explain with clarity and a healthy dose of irreverence the most important and interesting - things you need to know about the world of finance - as well as some of its more odd and inconsequential aspects.
Bridges to Understanding - Envisioning the World through Children's Books
This is the fourth volume sponsored by the United States Board on Books for Young People, following Children's Books from Other Countries (1998), The World Through Children's Books (2002), and Crossing Boundaries (2006). This latest volume, edited by Linda M. Pavonetti, includes books published between 2005 and 2009.This annotated bibliography, organized geographically by world region and country, with descriptions of nearly 700 books representing more than 70 countries, is a valuable resource for librarians, teachers, and anyone else seeking to promote international understanding through children's literature.
World Studies introduces middle grade students to a region and then focuses on specific countries in each region to create a context for understanding state and local standards. Using standards-based content and research-proven reading instruction, World Studies expands students' understanding of each world region through a focus on its major countries. Considerate text design and narrative combine with enhanced reading strategies - such as Target Reading Skills and key terms defined in context - to make lessons accessible to students at all levels.
