Literacy category: 816 books

Without dialogue a novel is no more than an endless essay. Only through their speech can the characters really come to life. We all talk to one another all the time, so it shouldn’t be too difficult to get our realistic dialogue into the mouths of our fictional characters. Yet for some...

Clearly written and well organized, this book shows how to apply the principles of universal design for learning (UDL) across all subject areas and grade levels. The editors and contributors describe practical ways to develop classroom goals, assessments, materials, and methods that use UDL to meet...

From leading experts, this indispensable resource presents a practical model for conducting reading assessments for screening, diagnosis, and progress monitoring in each of the three tiers of response to intervention (RTI). K-8 teachers and school personnel are guided to use norm-referenced, informal,...

Writing and the teaching of writing is changing at a rapid pace. How can educators understand writing assessment as and with technology in the 21st-century classroom? Michael Neal contends that new technologies are neither the problem nor the solution. Instead, educators need to tap into digital resources...

40 original interviews of writers and artists exploring their techniques and creative habits. Learn from leading authors such as Tim Bowler, Philip Reeve, Shoo Rayner, Sophia Bennett and Robert Llewellyn. Also features articles on crowdfunding your literature projects, setting up book festivals and other creative endeavors.

This volume presents a range of views about language, learning, and teaching in English for Specific Purposes (ESP). Its purpose is to go beyond individual cases and practices to examine the approaches and ideas on which they are based. The aim is for readers to adopt an analytical stance toward the...

Four star-crossed people in a Dublin summer, with a match-making mother to spice up the sometimes poignant and sometimes hilarious tale even further. Should they all settle for less, taking life's little disappointments on the chin, or chase their dreams of love and happiness? The question is, are...

How can busy teachers successfully manage the complex task of assessing their students' reading comprehension? This invaluable book--the first stand-alone guide on the topic--presents reliable, research-supported guidelines and procedures for K-6 teachers to use in the classroom. Through practical...

Book Description: EVER WONDERED what a pyrrhic victory is? Been curious if there is a connection between real white elephants and expensive properties that don’t make money? Can’t figure out what a banshee is and why it screams? If you’ve always wanted to know where your favourite expressions...

There’s a lot of information out there about learning how to correctly make money publishing on Amazon Kindle. The information provided can be hard to digest or understand when been overwhelmed by all the technical aspect. But, what if there was a guide that would very quickly get you the information...

This highly regarded work brings together prominent authorities on vocabulary teaching and learning to provide a comprehensive yet concise guide to effective instruction. The book showcases practical ways to teach specific vocabulary words and word-learning strategies and create engaging, word-rich...

The blend of poems with idioms will make your learning fun and interesting. These all are presented to you in the 4 volumes book of 'Dancing With Idioms'. When you are enjoying your reading of the rhyming poems or limericks in the books, you will get to know some idioms effortlessly. Children, parents...

Edinburgh International Book Festival’s programme features over 750 authors in 800 events and is packed with inspirational and entertaining events for both children and adults. The Book Festival takes place in Edinburgh from 9 – 25 August 2014 and you can find out the full details of what’s...

Steven Pinker meets Bill Bryson in this landmark exploration of language. In the author's own words, "How Language Works is not about music, cookery, or sex. But it is about how we talk about music, cookery, and sex-or, indeed, anything at all." Language is so fundamental to everyday...