Language Arts & Disciplines

"Dictionaries are like watches: the worst is better than none, and the best cannot be expected to go quite true." -Samuel Johnson, Johnson: Letter to Fransesco Sastres (1784)A Dictionary of the English Language Volume II (1825), originally published in 1755, was the first dictionary...

The English language is where words go to be tortured and mutilated into unrecognizable shadows of their former selves. It's where Latin, Greek, and Germanic roots are shredded apart and stitched unceremoniously back together with misunderstood snippets of languages snatched from the wreckage of...

Shrink-wrapped set of 3 standard A5 notebooks, each with a different design. Stitched spine, with ruled and blank pages. High-quality production makes a stunning gift. Ideal for personal use too. A collection of three A5 foiled notebooks with alternating lined and blank pages. Each...

A new edition of a foundational work of cognitive science that outlines a theory of the development of specifically human higher mental functions.Author: Lev S. VygotskyPublisher: MIT PressPublished: 07/06/2012Pages: 392Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.91lbsSize: 8.01h x 5.49w x 0.64dISBN: 9780262517713Audience: Young AdultAbout the AuthorLev S....

Millions of students love "They Say / I Say" because it offers lively and practical advice they can use throughout their college career (and beyond). Now, students will learn how to use narrative to energize their "I Say," navigate generative AI tools responsibly, and...

Ian Roberts offers a stimulating introduction to our greatest gift as a species: our capacity for articulate language. We are mostly as blissfully unaware of the intricacies of the structure of language as fish are of the water they swim in. We live in...

Do you worry that your understanding of English grammar isn't what it should be? It may not be your fault. For hundreds of years, vague and confused ideas about how to state the rules have been passed down from one generation to the next....

Readers connect to characters with depth, ones who have experienced life's ups and downs. To deliver key players that are both realistic and compelling, writers must know them intimately-not only who they are in the present story, but also what made them that way....

"Robert Scholes has written an enviable book on the uses and abuses of literary theory in the teaching of literature. One of [his] most forceful points...is that 'literary theory' is not something a teacher may either 'use' or not use, for teaching itself is...

Now in a revised and expanded third edition, this important resource helps teachers understand how good readers comprehend text and how best to support students who are struggling. It presents effective instructional methods for learners at all grade levels, including those with reading disabilities....

A patron of one library is the potential patron of any other library at a different time of life or location. And though each library serves its own unique community, when different kinds of libraries speak together with one voice, the entire library ecosystem...

Help Students Succeed at Learning--While Having Fun! Illustrated theme-based worksheets take grade 4 students on spelling adventures as they expand their vocabulary and language skills. Over 600 words from real-world topics boost students' spelling competencies and reinforce spelling skills and strategies they have learned....

The middle of the night is for many things-binging a show, playing your favorite game, crying out the hurt, even writing the insomnia away. Like most things, Slowburn was born in the middle of the night, inspired by both the joy of the media...

Shakespeare Sonnets as Scenes is a comprehensive guide that empowers beginners and experiences individuals alike to creatively transform sonnets into captivating performances. The idea of Shakespeare Sonnets as Scenes is to perform a sonnet, not as a poem, but as a mini-play with a...

Shakespeare Sonnets as Scenes is a comprehensive guide that empowers beginners and experienced individuals alike to creatively transform sonnets into captivating performances. the idea of Shakespeare Sonnets as Scenes is to perform a sonnet, not as a poem, but as a mini-play with a...

Launched in 2016, Review Tales Magazine is a distinguished publication that enriches, enlightens, and champions the art of writing. Dedicated to empowering indie authors by showcasing their exceptional talents, our quarterly magazine serves as a vibrant hub for readers, writers, and self-publishers alike. Each...

This exciting series of readers teaches everyday language in a way that is fun, simple, and successful. It is ideal for young students. Each of these colorful books introduces a stem phrase on the left-hand page, while the right-hand page completes the everyday sentence...

A jaw-dropping and unputdownable oral history of the New York Post and the legendary tabloid's cultural impact from the 1970s to today as recounted by the men and women who witnessed it firsthand. By the 1970s, the country's oldest continuously published newspaper had fallen...

The National Book Award winner from Pulitzer Prize-winning author A. Scott Berg is now celebrating its 40th anniversary. The talents he nurtured were known worldwide: F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, Thomas Wolfe, and numerous others. But Maxwell Perkins remained a mystery, a backstage presence...

A celebration of the beauty and mystery of language and how it shapes our lives, our loves, and our world. If there is one feature that defines the human condition, it is language: written, spoken, signed, understood, and misunderstood, in all its infinite glory....