Language Arts & Disciplines

Write authentic, memorable college essays that will help you get into the right school for you with this guidebook from a veteran college admissions expert. Every spring, over one million high school juniors embark on an annual rite of passage: applying to college. And...

The summation of a distinguished career in writing fiction, writing for film, travel writing, and teaching, P.F. Kluge's WORDMAN is a source book for emerging writers and a memorable set of reflections upon a life spent as a journalist, author, and teacher. Kluge's service...

New title in the Flame Tree Foiled Quarto Journal collection, combining beautiful art with high-quality production: bleed-proof, acid-free FSC pages, a pocket, ribbon bookmarks and a magnetic flap. Perfect as a gift or for all notetakers, list-makers and journal users. A FLAME TREE NOTEBOOK....

If books didn't matter, nobody would try to ban them.In a nation struggling to cope with polarization, disinformation, acrimony, the power of books-to inform, enlighten, and inspire-is more important than ever. To honor Joyce Meskis, the legendary bookseller who founded Denver's Tattered Cover and...

This timely revision starts with an inclusive definition of writing and suggests simple ways to introduce students to the purpose of writing. It discusses the key relationship between reading and writing, and the importance of oral language in building strong writers. Based on the...

In the labyrinth of human history, libraries have always been revered sanctuaries of knowledge. They have witnessed civilizations rise and fall, regimes change, and cultures evolve. Through all these transformative epochs, libraries have remained steadfast, not just as keepers of knowledge, but as centers...

From nationally known experts, this book provides guidance for leveraging the power of instructional coaching and helping coaching programs succeed. It addresses the crucial importance of developing practices that align instructional goals (content) with school, district, and community factors that influence the work of...

Are you still waiting for your child to say the words "Mama" or "Dada" or string together a few words to form a sentence?As a parent, you want to ensure that your child receives the best start in life, which means learning the vital...

Everyone who writes in the world of public affairs wants to make arguments that will move readers and shape policy. That world, however, is busy and noisy, and even the best ideas often get squeezed out in the frenetic pace of policy debates. No...

This book examines the expanding impact of games and play on public libraries as manifested in their spaces, programs, design, and support for gamemaking communities. It reveals how the rise of play in public libraries is connected to a broader digital culture.Author: Dale Leorke,...

Author: Clarence Edward Noble MacartneyPublisher: Literary Licensing, LLCPublished: 07/21/2012Pages: 192Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 0.94lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50dISBN: 9781258438890This title is not returnable

This book will help readers identify strategies to understand, avoid and handle fake news, misinformation, disinformation, information overload, surveillance and privacy loss, cyberbullying, hacking and other security flaws, and online and IT behavioral conditioning.Author: Andrew WeissPublisher: Rowman & Littlefield PublishersPublished: 02/15/2024Pages: 282Binding Type: PaperbackWeight:...

Anyone who works with the very young will delight in this charming treasury of age-appropriate programming ideas for children from as young as 6 months through age 3. Unlike many other children's programming guides, this one takes a literature-based approach, offering a dynamic mix...

Significant Emotions is a piercing examination of the rising use of emotional signifiers in public debate and the rhetoric of an increasingly expansive array of social problems. Building on ideas developed in Ashley Frawley's previous book, Semiotics of Happiness, it examines in detail the...

During the first half of the twentieth century, a group of collectors and creators dedicated themselves to documenting the history of African American life. At a time when dominant institutions cast doubt on the value or even the idea of Black history, these bibliophiles,...

Shrink-wrapped set of 3 midi notebooks, each with a different watercolour by Charlotte Cowan Pearson. Stitched spine, with ruled and blank pages. High-quality production makes a stunning gift. Ideal for personal use too. The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Set of 3 Mini Notebooks features...

This book explores the undoing of gender binaries in non-Anglophone communities and contexts, through their connected linguistic and social unscripting. This is an important step in scholarship in language and gender, one that will inform a public increasingly aware of these remakings, both within...

Reading Comprehension: Paired Text grade 2 is an easy-to-use resource that includes 8 paired text units with everything you need to practice reading comprehension skills. Evan-Moor is known for providing high-quality reading comprehension resources. Use Evan-Moor's grade 2 paired text units to provide students...

Reaching All Writers brings together decades of writing studies experience, research, and scholarship to help organize first-year writing courses around inclusive teaching practices and foundational concepts that support disciplinary learning for all college writers, including students who have been excluded from more selective higher-education...

An introduction to the pronunciation and phonetics of French for English-speaking students. Recent research has shown that adult learners can achieve good and even near-native pronunciation by using a phonetics-based approach. This book is the result of many years' experience of teaching pronunciation and...