Readers theatre is a powerful tool for building language skills and involving young readers with literature. Educator and seasoned readers-theatre coach Shirlee Sloyer provides teachers and librarians with nuts-and-bolts guidelines for integrating readers theatre into the classroom and library. Detailed instructions for every step guide readers through the process of setting up and conducting a successful program that is based on NCTE and IRA standards.
Jennifer kindly shares useful lessons on common mistakes in English that often cause confusion. Been there, done that! I'm sure some of you might have tried to overcome these troublesome words and phrases through several English textbooks but we must admit that it's difficult. However, with Jennifer's video lessons, you will learn more than you deserve!
How is technology changing the way we write? In the fast-moving world of email, content is far more important than spelling and punctuation. Is it time to throw away the old rules—or should we hurry to the rescue? From pen-and-parchment to the email revolution, Naomi S.Baron’s provocative account shows how a surprising variety of factors—not just technology, but also religious beliefs, the law, nationalism, and economics— shape the way we read, write and communicate. Along the way, readers will discover that: • Long before keyboards and carpal tunnel syndrome, monks grumbled about the ergonomics of the medieval scriptorium. • In 1902 the Times of London proclaimed of the telephone: ‘An overwhelming majority of the population do not use it and are not likely to use it at all.’ • Many children who seldom spoke to their parents at home now communicate with them through email. • And much more. This fascinating, anecdotal foray through the history of language and writing offers a fresh perspective on the impact of the digital age on literacy and education, and on the future of our language.
Using case studies and real-life examples of his "six thinking hats", de Bono shows how each of us can become a better thinker through deliberate role-playing.
Humorist Barry offers a look at the new millennium thus far in this collection of the annual reviews that Barry offers through his newspaper columns. It consists of month-to-month commentary on the most outrageous events of the year—Janet Jackson's wardrobe malfunction, the "heck of a job" done by Michael Brown during Hurricane Katrina, the failure to find WMDs in Iraq—all delivered with Barry's hilarious look at the absurdities of American life. The book includes 32 line drawings that add to the fun, as well as a bonus look at history during the first millennium, from 1000 through 1999. Barry fans and readers looking for a lighter perspective on the history of world events will enjoy this book.
