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These six stories are the perfect companions to the topics, SEAL work and Literacy Units for teachers and children in the primary classroom. They are to be, read aloud but can be, enjoyed in solitude. These include myths and legends, based around the subject of transformations dealing with issues and dilemmas to stimulate speaking, listening, responding and writing. The stories are, accompanied by a commentary and exercises for use as teaching tools....
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School is tough enough when you know how to write. Imagine being one of the 33% of students who struggle with writing letters and numbers. This inability or difficulty is called dysgraphia. Children who suffer from dysgraphia often earn the reputation of being lazy or dumb. However, these children, like all children, want to succeed. They do not need to live lives of frustration and anxiety and a constant feeling of failing the adults they respect.
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This handbook for teachers of young children guides teachers in preparing, modeling and beginning the writing process which leads to Writing Workshop and publishing of children's books. This book is a flexible step-by-step guide which begins with getting started, implementing Journal Writing, children's sharing, specific topics and ideas, and Writing Workshop procedures including publishing ideas. Pictures are included to illustrate finished work...
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Through case studies of individual students and lively portraits of elementary classrooms, editor Diane Stephens and colleagues explore how artful preK-5 teachers come to know their students through assessment and use that knowledge to customize reading instruction.
Throughout the book, the educators profiled-classroom teachers, reading specialists, and literacy coaches-work together to take personal and professional responsibility for knowing their...
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People think that learning a new foreign language is tough, but instead the secret is not intelligence but interest, determination, and discipline. That said, having a strategic learning program, a good curriculum, and resources to study. Most importantly the style of study skills.
The process of writing this book is similar to reverse engineering. After the author wrote books in series such as:
Arabic Shortcuts
Learn Arabic for lower Beginners.
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Did you know flash cards are one of the best ways to help kids absorb & retain information? These sight word flashcards include 100 high-frequency first grade sight words that all school aged children should know! In fact, learning these words as a core will provide the important reading foundation for your child to build upon! Once these essential spelling sight words for 1st grade are mastered, learning more complex words will be a breeze! These...
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This is the first collection of research studies to explore the potential for mixed methods to shed light on foreign or second language learning by young learners in instructed contexts. It brings together recent studies undertaken in Cameroon, China, Croatia, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Italy, Kenya, Mexico, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Tanzania and the UK. Themes include English as an additional language, English as a second or foreign language, French...
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This book focuses on ethical and methodological issues faced by researchers working with young language learners in formal school contexts. It uncovers and explicitly discusses a range of ethical dilemmas, challenges and experiences that researchers have encountered and grappled with, in studies of all kinds from large scale, experimental studies to ethnographic studies focused on just a handful of children. The chapters are written by researchers...
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This book presents research on the learning of foreign languages by children aged 6-12 years old in primary school settings. The collection provides a significant and important contribution to this often overlooked domain and aims to provide research-based evidence that might help to inform and develop pedagogical practice. Topics covered in the chapters include the influence of learner characteristics on word retrieval; explicit second language learning...
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This fully revised edition provides a comprehensive discussion of how insights and concepts from new materialism and posthumanism might be used in investigating second language learning and teaching in classrooms. Alongside the sociocultural and poststructural perspectives discussed in the first edition, this new book presents insights from new materialism on identity, second language learning and pedagogical practices. This application of new theory...
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This book critically analyses early school foreign language teaching policy and practice, foregrounding the influence of the socioeducational and cultural context on how policies are implemented and assessing the factors which either promote or constrain their effectiveness. It focuses on four Asian contexts—Malaysia, South Korea, Sri Lanka and Thailand—while providing a discussion of policy and practice in Canada and Finland as a comparison....
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With this unique approach to literature circles, our students are reading more, are writing more and are excited about talking about their books! The enthusiasm in the class is contagious with even our more reluctant readers wanting more time - and more books - to read. It is a pleasure to join a group and participate in the conversation. Our students' ability to make deep connections to one and other and to their reading is amazing.
Tanis Anderson,...
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The CoreEmpathy approach and accompanying lessons are designed to cultivate student empathy while simultaneously developing and deepening student literacy skills.
Why should you cultivate empathy in the classroom? Because it not only encourages mutual understanding and caring but also deepens literacy learning. When students walk in the shoes of story characters, the practice extends thoughtfulness to the real people in their lives.
The CoreEmpathy...
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Want to Introduce Your Kids to the Basics of German Alphabets?Curious about How They Sound?Enhance your reading experience with our complimentary audio recordings. Follow the link provided inside the book to not just read, but also listen and immerse yourself in German pronunciation.Experience the joy of learning German through our vibrant picture book!Highlights Inside the Book: German Alphabets.German Words.English Translations.English Transliteration...
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This fun and practical book gives teachers of grades 3—5 teachers both the research and the day-to-day practical activities to expand and empower their students' vocabulary.
Upper elementary students will develop a deeper understanding of how the English language works, enrich their vocabularies, and improve their reading and writing skills through the information and lessons provided by veteran educators Mary Jo Fresch and David L. Harrison.
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16) Increase Reading Volume: Practical Strategies That Boost Students’ Achievement and Passion for Readi
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By fourth or fifth grade, many striving readers have lost their self-confidence and the belief that, with hard work, they can reach a goal. Whether these students were on a computer reading program, in a grade-level basal program, or listening to a required novel, they weren't reading. Research by Allington, Krashen, Howard, Miller, and Ripp points to the need for students to read wonderful books to develop reading skill and expertise. Voluminous...
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This volume provides a detailed account of the practical use of Assessment for Learning (AfL) in primary language classrooms. It gives an in-depth account of the ways in which eight experienced primary language teachers incorporated this type of assessment into their practice and discusses the possible impact of AfL on primary language learning. Key themes discussed in the volume include the relationship between AfL and language learning in childhood,...
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The volume unites research and practice on integrating language learning, teaching and assessment at preschool and early school age. It includes chapters written by experts in the field who have studied some of the very youngest (pre-primary) children through to those up to the age of 12, in a variety of private and state contexts across Europe. The collection makes a much-needed contribution to the subject of appropriate assessment for children with...
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This book offers an insight into the dynamics and complexities of learning and teaching English as a foreign language at primary level. Taking a Dynamic Systems Theory perspective, the chapters present the findings of longitudinal research undertaken in Croatia into the development of English in young learners. The book includes both qualitative and quantitative research and provides insights into internal individual learner factors and external micro...
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Language teacher education is widely identified as one of the most important areas that needs addressing in order to improve early language instruction, yet research into teacher education for early language teachers remains relatively sparse. This volume responds to this gap by compiling studies with diverse methodological tenets from a wide range of geographical and educational contexts around the world. The volume aims to enhance understanding...
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