There is little doubt that ADHD is a 21st century, global phenomenon, nor that it is having a significant affect on the lives of children, parents and teachers worldwide. Reasons for the growth in diagnoses of the condition are debatable and contentious. This edited collection unpicks the myths surrounding ADHD, and leaves no stone unturned in its search for answers. Whether ADHD has evolved because of the dominance of US psychiatric models, the need for new markets for major pharmaceutical companies, or because of the increasing use of the internet amongst parents and professionals, contributors to this book take a critical, highly international perspective on the topic and raise a number of concerns that are often not covered by material currently in the public domain. In a world where moves to educational inclusion are paradoxically paralleled by ever increasing use of medication for children's behavior, this book scrutinizes current accepted practice and offers alternative perspectives and strategies for teachers and other educational professionals. Anyone with a professional or personal interest in ADHD and other behavioral difficulties cannot afford to ignore this book.
A friendly guide to proper English grammar. Features coverage of
pronouns, participles, parallel structure of verbs, adjectives, and
tenses, and proper punctuation. Also covers effective proofreading,
using slang, avoiding common grammatical errors, and conveying the
appropriate meaning.
Why does grammar make everyone so nervous? Probably because English
teachers, for decades – no, for centuries – have been making a big deal
out of grammar in classrooms, diagramming sentences and drilling the
parts of speech, clauses, and verbals into students until they beg for
mercy. Happily, you don't have to learn all those technical terms of
English grammar – and you certainly don't have to diagram sentences –
in order to speak and write correct English.
So rest assured – English Grammar For Dummies will probably never make
your English teacher's top-ten list of must-read books, because you
won't have to diagram a single sentence. What you will discover are fun
and easy strategies that can help you when you're faced with such
grammatical dilemmas as the choice between "I" and "me," "had gone" and
"went," and "who" and "whom." With English Grammar For Dummies, you
won't have to memorize a long list of meaningless rules (well, maybe a
couple in the punctuation chapter!), because when you understand the
reason for a particular word choice, you'll pick the correct word
automatically.
"Leaf by Niggle" is one of Tolkien’s lesser-known works, a short work which Tolkien noted in a letter to Stanley Unwin “cost me no pains at all” (Letters of JRR Tolkien 98). This was a rarity, because Tolkien notoriously plodded through his writings and revised extensively.
“Leaf by Niggle” introduces us to Niggle, a painter “who had a long journey to make” but “did not want to go, indeed the whole idea was distasteful to him”.
Instead of planning for his journey, he consumed himself with his painting and “a good many odd jobs for his neighbor” which he saw as an annoyance and a waste of time but because “he was kindhearted, in a way” could not turn down.
As linguists, we know that language matters. But to many people it might come as a surprise to realize that when students begin their university life, some of their main problems are linguistic ones. When students fail to communicate with professors in an appropriate register, or allow the relaxed style of a lecture to disrupt the formality of a term paper, they are falling into linguistic traps for which no one has prepared them. For non-native speakers, the difficulties may be particularly acute, but even for natives, mastering a range of new registers can pose serious difficulties. Yet this problem often passes unnoticed, perhaps because people are almost as oblivious to language as to the air they breathe or because tools have not been available to research the situation objectively.
Practicing yoga creates a sense of calm and focus and heightens awareness of the body's functions and movements. For children with sensory processing difficulties - because they either have low sensory thresholds and are overwhelmed by sensory stimulation or because they have high thresholds and do not register stimulation - yoga can be hugely beneficial.
