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by Judith T. Lysaker (Author), Louise Boyd Cadwell (Foreword by)Teacher educator Judith T. Lysaker and her classroom teacher colleagues observed and documented their students' talk, actions, ideas, and play in order to develop insights into young children's literacy learning, improve their own instruction, and move the voices of children to the center of the curriculum. In classrooms infused with the child-centered approach practiced by the educators of Reggio Emilia, Italy, these teachers so...
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by Shane A. Wood (Author)Teachers Talking Writing (TTW) is a collection of conversations with real teachers with diverse backgrounds and experiences about the theory and practice of teaching writing in postsecondary contexts. This composition anthology focuses on practices and pedagogies in the 21st century. TTW is interconnected with Pedagogue, a podcast hosted by Shane Wood about teaching writing that centers listening to teachers talk about their experiences, their work, inspirations, assi...
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by David Hornsby (Author), Lorraine Wilson (Author)Through myriad classroom vignettes, experienced educators David Hornsby and Lorraine Wilson show just how phonics is taught and learned in literacy-rich classrooms. Teaching Phonics in Context debunks the myth that whole language teachers do not teach phonics. Through myriad classroom vignettes, experienced educators David Hornsby and Lorraine Wilson show just how phonics is taught and learned in literacy-rich classrooms. Although there is a ...
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by Susanne Rubenstein (Author)Susanne Rubenstein shows how to focus on voice in the teaching of writing to help students take ownership of their work, enjoy what they're writing, and produce writing that shows depth of thought and originality of expression.As writing instruction becomes more standardized and structured, student voices grow silent. Speak for Yourself: Writing with Voice places a new emphasis on voice in the teaching of writing. Armed with the philosophy and concrete teaching i...
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by Detra Price-Dennis (Editor)Edited by Detra Price-Dennis, this first volume of Special Issues: Racial Literacy gathers some of the most compelling and practical recent articles across NCTE journals, addressing the importance of racial literacy and its implications for curriculum, pedagogy, and policy. There's a great deal of uncertainty, discord, and increased volatility across a number of critical institutions in our society. Each day on social media and TV news outlets we read, listen to,...
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by Tom Liam Lynch (Editor)Edited by Tom Liam Lynch, this collection of essays drawn from NCTE's many journals provides an excellent starting point for teachers who want to bring critical media literacy into their K-12 and college classrooms.Critical media literacy is not a single star burning brightly in the night sky. It is more like a constellation, a collection of stars that tell a story about how educators engage with young people through an array of communicative modes in the spirit of i...
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by Maisha T. Winn (Author), Hannah Graham (Author)How do teachers educate responsibly in an age of mass incarceration? And why should English teachers in particular concern themselves with unequal treatment and opportunity and the school-to-prison pipeline? The authors--teacher educators and a restorative justice practitioner--address these and other critical questions, examining the intersection of restorative justice (RJ) and education with a focus on RJ processes that promote inclusivity a...
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by Ted Kesler (Author), Kathy G. Short (Foreword by)Ted Kesler, with a community of grade school teachers and students, demonstrates how students' creative responses lead to deep comprehension of diverse texts and ultimately help them to develop their literate identities.The Reader Response Notebook (RRN) is a tried-and-true tool in elementary and middle school classrooms. However, teachers and students often express frustration with this tool. Responses can read as though students are just g...
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by Ashley J. Holmes (Author)How many of us have difficulty remembering specific moments of learning in classrooms but vividly recall gaining knowledge through experiences outside our college or university walls? In the long term, how distinctive and memorable are the courses that remain within traditional spaces and follow a well-worn path toward teaching and learning? Public Pedagogy in Composition Studies demonstrates how theories of public pedagogy can help composition specialists relocate...
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by Louel C. Gibbons (Author)This book examines ways of engaging students as they study Harper Lee's novel. Included are collaborative learning, discussion, writing, and inquiry-based projects as well as activities related to the film version of To Kill a Mockingbird. Harper Lee's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel To Kill a Mockingbird is a staple of secondary school curricula nationwide. The novel has never been out of print since its initial publication in 1960 and continues to enjoy both critica...
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by John T. Crow (Author)As students move from grade to grade, they often seem to forget writing concepts, skills, and strategies taught in previous years. How can we help ensure that our writing instruction and student learning stick? Many of the concepts we try to teach students in our writing and literature classrooms are difficult to explain or demonstrate. But once students have a basic idea of how a reader's brain processes written material, these same concepts become more accessible, mo...
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by Kathryn Mitchell Pierce (Author), Rosario Ordonez-Jasis (Author)The authors share classroom vignettes, strategies, and resources for "going public" with literacy assessment through teacher collaboration with colleagues, with families, and with the community.Teachers want assessment tools and strategies that inform instruction, engage students in the process, and invite families and community members to enter into the conversation about student learning and progress. When teachers work coll...
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by Letizia Guglielmo (Editor), Sergio C. Figueiredo (Editor)Editors Letizia Guglielmo and Sergio C. Figueiredo and their contributors share the experiences of first-generation immigrant scholars in rhetoric, composition, and communication and how those experiences shape individual academic identity and, in turn, the teaching of writing and rhetoric.With stories of migrants, refugees, and immigrants constantly in the news, this collection of personal narratives from first-generation immigrant ...
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by Mary Jo Fresch (Author), David L. Harrison (Author)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. Harris...
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by Alan Brown (Editor), Luke Rodesiler (Editor)Love them or loathe them, the prominence of sports in schools and society is undeniable. The emphasis on sports culture presents teachers with countless possibilities for engaging students in the English language arts. Whether appealing to students' passion for sports to advance literacy practices or inviting students to reconsider normalized views by examining sports culture through a critical lens, teachers can make sports a pedagogical ally. T...
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by Chris Jennings Dixon (Editor)Edited by Chris Jennings Dixon, this collection of lesson plans, grouped around popular categories such as Writing Process, Portfolios, and Writing on Demand, will help prepare high school and college students for college-level writing.Why do students often graduate from high school unprepared for college writing? And what can we do about it?These are the questions that a group of classroom teachers set out to explore. Over the course of seven years, a group of...
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by Lauren Rosenberg (Author)The literate tend to take their literacy and all it affords them for granted; they are equally likely to assume that nonliterate people do not know, think, or understand in the ways they do, that the silence of nonliteracy is both intrinsic and deserved. But as Lauren Rosenberg illustrates, marginalized adult learners are quite capable of theorizing about their position in society, questioning dominant ideas, disrupting them, and challenging traditional literacy na...
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by Patrick Sullivan (Editor), Howard Tinberg (Editor), Sheridan Blau (Author)2019 Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC) Outstanding Book Award in the Edited Collection categoryArguing that college-level reading must be theorized as foundationally linked to any understanding of college-level writing, editors Patrick Sullivan, Howard Tinberg, and Sheridan Blau continue the conversation begun in What Is "College-Level" Writing? (2006) and What Is "College-Level" Writing? Vol...
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by Ken Lindblom (Author), Leila Christenbury (Author)In this third book in the Continuing the Journey series, Ken Lindblom and Leila Christenbury explore teaching English language, speaking, and listening. Aimed at veteran teachers yet accessible to highly capable early career teachers, this book offers practical advice, encouragement, and cutting-edge ideas for today's English classroom.Drawing on contemporary and foundational research to infuse classrooms with substance and energy, the auth...
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by Heather Lattimer (Author)For too long, false perceptions--and often policy--have led teachers to believe they must choose between teaching reading and teaching content. As teachers, however, we know that for students to be successful in all subjects, they must have a strong foundation in reading and writing. Reading for Learning: Using Discipline-Based Texts to Build Content Knowledge addresses this issue head-on, exploring the reality, which is that reading and content can, and should, go...
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by Ken Lindblom (Author), Leila Christenbury (Author)Ken Lindblom and Leila Christenbury return with the second volume in the Continuing the Journey series, this time focusing on authentic writing instruction for middle and high school classrooms.The authors draw on what research has taught them about writing--concepts deeply rooted in personal identity and real-world experience--and why we must teach writing accurately, effectively, and fearlessly. As in the previous volume, the book include...
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by Kristin Hawley Turner (Author), Troy Hicks (Author)As readers of all ages increasingly turn to the Internet and a variety of electronic devices for both informational and leisure reading, teachers need to reconsider not just who and what teens read but where and how they read as well. Having ready access to digital tools and texts doesn't mean that middle and high school students are automatically thoughtful, adept readers. So how can we help adolescents become critical readers in a digita...
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by Vershawn Ashanti Young (Editor), Aja Y. Martinez (Editor)Although linguists have traditionally viewed code-switching as the simultaneous use of two language varieties in a single context, scholars and teachers of English have appropriated the term to argue for teaching minority students to monitor their languages and dialects according to context. For advocates of code-switching, teaching students to distinguish between "home language" and "school language" offers a solution to the tug-of-...
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by Andrew Hobbs (Author)Anthony Hewitson was a typical Victorian journalist, working in one of the largest sectors of the periodical press, provincial newspapers. His diaries, written between 1862 and 1912, lift the veil of anonymity hiding the people, processes and networks involved in the creation of Victorian newspapers. They also tell us about Victorian fatherhood, family life, and the culture of a Victorian town. Diaries of nineteenth-century provincial journalists are extremely rare. An...
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by Emma Byrne (Author)We're often told that swearing is outrageous or even offensive, that it's a sign of a stunted vocabulary or a limited intellect. Dictionaries have traditionally omitted it and parents forbid it. But the latest research by neuroscientists, psychologists, sociologists, and others has revealed that swear words, curses, and oaths--when used judiciously--can have surprising benefits.In this sparkling debut work of popular science, Emma Byrne examines the latest research to sh...
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by Tony Hoagland (Author)In this accessible and distilled craft guide, acclaimed poet Tony Hoagland approaches poetry through the frame of poetic voice, that mysterious connective element that binds the speaker and reader together. A poem strong in the dimension of voice is an animate thing of shifting balances, tones, and temperatures, by turns confiding, vulgar, bossy, or cunning--but above all, alive.The twelve short chapters of The Art of Voice explore ways to create a distinctive poetic ...
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by David Shariatmadari (Author)Think you know language? Think again. There are languages that change when your mother-in-law is present. The language you speak could make you more prone to accidents. Swear words are produced in a special part of your brain. Over the past few decades, we have reached new frontiers of linguistic knowledge. Linguists can now explain how and why language changes, describe its structures, and map its activity in the brain. But despite these advances, much of what ...
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by Stephen J. Costello (Author)This book concerns itself with the origin of speech and language, takes the reader through the steps of dialectic (how to reason) and rhetoric (how to persuade), examines the importance of stories and symbols and the role of thinking, and highlights the necessity of silence and the practice of meditation. Though it is written from a philosophical perspective, it is eminently practical, with guidelines, exercises, ancient advice, and concrete suggestions on how t...
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by Jean-Philippe Bernardy (Editor), Rasmus Blanck (Editor), Stergios Chatzikyriakidis (Editor)A textbook exploring predictive modes of linguistic development and analysis. During the last two decades, computational linguists, in concert with other researchers in AI, have turned to machine learning and statistical techniques to capture features of natural language and aspects of the learning process that are not easily accommodated in classical algebraic frameworks. These developments are pro...
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by Getaway Guides (Author)Although Spanish is also said to be one of the hardest languages to learn, it does not necessarily mean that you should already give up your dream of learning this language. All you need are patience and determination to learn. Of course, you will also need a handbook to help and guide you all throughout the process of your learning Spanish. Good thing your purchasing this book This book contains proven steps and strategies on how you would be able to speak Spanish....
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by Glenn Doman (Author), Janet Doman (Author)*** OVER 13 MILLION COPIES SOLD ***Time and again, the work performed at The Institutes for the Achievement of Human Potential has demonstrated that children from birth to age six are capable of learning better and faster than older children. How To Teach Your Baby To Read shows just how easy it is to teach a young child to read, while How To Teach Your Baby Math presents the simple steps for teaching mathematics through the development of thinkin...
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by Tamar Makharoblidze (Editor)Georgia is a part of the Caucasus region, located at the intersection of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north and east by Russia, to the south by Turkey and Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. Georgia covers a territory of 69,700 square kilometres (26,911 sq mi), and its approximate population is about 3.716 million. Georgia is a motherland of Iberian or Kartvelian languages: Georgian, Svan, Megrelian...
