Easy Ways to Reach & Teach English Language Learners (Grades K–5)
How can we help English Language Learners adapt and adjust to life in the classroom—and thrive? ELL specialist Valerie SchifferDannoff shares her success strategies for including ELLs in meaningful instruction and classroom life right from the start. This guide also offers lessons adapted for ELLs at different levels of English mastery, tips for immersing them in classroom routines and community, and helpful definitions for language-learning terms.
Classic comedy routines and individual gags have been around for many hundreds of years, probably thousands; the best of these ribticklers make their merry way through theater, circus, film and television. The challenge to comedians has always been to adapt familiar material in a way that emphasizes their personal style and outlook. The many routines and gags cited in this illustrated history are lovingly deconstructed to show how they have been shaped to suit different eras and performers.
The book describes the roots and development of Tui na, how it works therapeutically within the context of Chinese medicine and how to become an effective Tui na practitioner. It contains detailed descriptions of Tui na techniques, how to practice them, their clinical applications and therapeutic effects. Foundation area routines are provided to aid the development and fluidity of manual skills and to give an initial structure for building treatments.
This book, in first-person story format, includes the 26 Brain Gym movements and simple instructions for how to perform them correctly. The book reaches out to all with the message that movement and learning are necessary companions. Every page contains high-energy illustrations of activities recommended for people of all ages. Included are specific routines of movement for specific skills such as reading comprehension and hand-eye coordination.
