Language Arts & Disciplines

Why the card catalog--a "paper machine" with rearrangeable elements--can be regarded as a precursor of the computer. Today on almost every desk in every office sits a computer. Eighty years ago, desktops were equipped with a nonelectronic data processing machine: a card file. In...

CONNECT READING provides a personalized learning plan for each student, continually developed and refined as students achieve mastery. Each student plan is created through an individualized diagnostic that evaluates skills from 7th-grade level through college-readiness, for second-language learners, international students, adult students, and traditional...

Now in a revised and updated third edition incorporating a decade of additional research and classroom experience, this book has helped over 100,000 primary-grades teachers understand and successfully apply the science of reading in phonics instruction. Isabel L. Beck and Mark E. Beck present...

Kaplan's LSAT Logical Reasoning Prep is the single, most up-to-date resource you need to confidently answer logical reasoning questions on the LSAT, especially now that the logical reasoning sections are worth up to two-thirds of your entire score. The Law School Admissions Test, also...

The Little Seagull Handbook is the #1 best-selling handbook because it's easy to use, easy to afford, and covers everything students need--no more, no less. Intuitive organization, color coding, and jargon-free instruction for common kinds of writing make it a reference tool that student...

This book employs a narrative policy portraiture approach to recenter the stories of those involved in the Lau v. Nichols court case. It brings Chinese and Chinese American voices to the forefront, filling a significant gap in narration, representation and retrospective research within language...

Kiswahili 1: A Swahili Course for Beginners is a meticulously crafted textbook providing a comprehensive learning experience. It is designed to equip learners with linguistic fluency, cultural understanding, and effective communication skills for engaging with Swahili speakers worldwide. This resource developed and refined through...

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Introducing Linguistics brings together the work of scholars working at the cutting-edge of the field of linguistics, creating an accessible and wide-ranging introductory level textbook for newcomers to this area of study. The textbook: - Provides broad coverage of the field, comprising five key...

Looking for a comprehensive, easy-to-follow, and FUN way to get beyond beginner French - and start speaking more like a native? You've come to the right place! Perhaps you have a family member from France, are planning a trip there, or simply wish to...

Intermediate Cantonese is designed for learners who have achieved basic proficiency and wish to progress to more complex language. Each of the 25 units combines clear, concise grammar explanations with communicatively oriented exercises to help build confidence and fluency. Features include: Many authentic examples...

As Dr. Josey and Ms. DeLoach wrote in their Introduction to the second editionof The Handbook of Black Librarianship: "In designing the second edition of The Handbook of Black Librarianship, the editors felt that this work should be a reference tool related to the...

This is the second of a two volume set. The first volume is Grabbing Tea: Queer Conversations on Identity and Libraries (Volume One). Number 15 in the Litwin Books Series on Gender and Sexuality in Information Studies, Emily Drabinski, series editor.Grabbing Tea: Queer Conversations...

New title in the colourful Artisan Art Notebook collection by Flame Tree Studio, in a range of hues to suit the mood and the moment, crafted with decorated edges and featuring beautiful art on the cover. Artisan Art Notebooks, the new Journals from Flame...

Are you interested in learning Russian, but you're not sure where to begin? Does the idea of a new language seem daunting, difficult, and time-consuming? Do you want to find a simple handbook to help you get to grips with this wonderful language? Then...

The book is based on the author's experiences working with adult learners as an undergraduate student progressing to teaching a Literacy Training course for graduate and under- graduate students, (a grant funded course) as a professor at Clarion University of Pennsylvania. Like students, adults...

This book teaches the basics of the structure of the English language with plentiful extracts from novels, poems and plays, so that literature students learn how to identify parts of speech and discuss their effects. No previous linguistics experience is assumed. Each chapter is...

Classical design for the modern communicator. This elegant guide to organization brings to life the time-honored art of arranging one's thoughts into a cohesive piece of thesis-driven communication, whether oral or written. The particular method of organization under discussion here is that of classical...

In this second volume in the C te C te series, C te c te 2: Le fran ais tel qu'on le pense, Dr. Bourgeacq pursues his comparative approach to language learning by pointing out structural differences between English and French that often correspond...

The best all-inclusive Grade 4 comprehensive ELA workbook to prepare your student for the upcoming school year on the marketDevelop your student's skills in: Analyzing nonfiction passages in-depthReading texts from three different perspectivesUnderstanding various forms of literature, including poetry, prose, narrative, speeches, and scientific...