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  • Listen to Your Child

    A Parent's Guide to Children's Language

    by David Crystal ...
    Learning to talk is probably the greatest milestone in a child's development: a deeply moving and often hilarious experience for all parents.In this charming and informative book, Britain's leading expert on the English language talks you through every stage in your child's language development. Over thirty years after its original publication, this new and updated edition of Listen to your Child ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Les langages de Rabelais

    Series series Titre courant
    Les langages de Rabelais, écrit avec vigueur, talent et conviction, étudie Rabelais et sa pensée à travers la problématique du langage, soulignant l’ambiguïté délibérée du père de Gargantua. Chez ce grand illusionniste du verbe qu’est Rabelais, la production du message n’est jamais simple: elle pose des problèmes de signification que la linguistique, dans la mesure où celle-ci consent à s’appuyer ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Other People’s Words

    The Cycle of Low Literacy

    If asked to identify which children rank lowest in relation to national educational norms, have higher school dropout and absence rates, and more commonly experience learning problems, few of us would know the answer: white, urban Appalachian children. These are the children and grandchildren of Appalachian families who migrated to northern cities in the 1950s to look for work. They make up this ... Read more

    $31.99 USD

  • The Teacher's Grammar Book

    The Teacher's Grammar Book, Second Edition introduces the various grammars that inform writing instruction in our schools, and examines methods, strategies, and techniques that constitute best classroom practices for teaching grammar and writing. Designed for students who are preparing to become English or language arts teachers, as well as for credentialed teachers who want an easy-to-use guide ... Read more

    $64.99 USD

  • Literacy and the Politics of Writing

    With the growth of modern information technology, it is time to re-examine the concept and purpose of writing, and question the long cherished idea that the alphabet stands at the apex of a hierarchy towards which all 'proper' forms of writing must necessarily progress. This beautifully illustrated book shows that the primary purpose of writing is the ability to store and transmit information, ... Read more

    $34.99 USD

  • Reading as a Perceptual Process

    This book is divided into five sections dealing with various fundamental issues in current research: attention, information processing and eye movement control; the role of phonology in reading; syntax and discourse processing and computational models and simulations. Control and measurement of eye movements form a prominent theme in the book. A full understanding of the where and when of eye ... Read more

    $224.99 USD

  • Roland Barthes et la théorie esthétique

    Une révision ample et exhaustive des liens sous-jacents entre le barthésianisme et la tradition esthétique depuis Platon jusqu'à Adorno, et une proposition alternative à l'approche habituelle de l'art par une proposition méthodologique unifiant la sémiologie barthésienne avec l'iconologie panofsienne dans une compréhension historique ouverte du comparatisme dans ses outils analytiques depuis ... Read more

    $22.19 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Developing Writers: Teaching And Learning In The Digital Age

    Offering a new perspective on and new theoretical foundation for writing development, from the early years through to adulthood. ... Read more

    $37.99 USD

  • Student Writing

    Access, Regulation, Desire

    Series series Literacies
    Student Writing presents an accessible and thought-provoking study of academic writing practices. Informed by 'composition' research from the US and 'academic literacies studies' from the UK, the book challenges current official discourse on writing as a 'skill'. Lillis argues for an approach which sees student writing as social practice.The book draws extensively on a three-year study with ten ... Read more

    $74.99 USD

  • Reading for Academic Success

    Powerful Strategies for Struggling, Average, and Advanced Readers, Grades 7-12

    "Not just for reading teachers, this book is ideal for all secondary content areas. Each chapter includes a wealth of resources such as powerful reading strategies, vivid classroom examples, and "Strategies for Struggling Readers" sections to help close the achievement gap between proficient and at-risk students"—Rachel Billmeyer, Educational ConsultantAuthor, Capturing ALL of the Reader Through ... Read more

    $32.99 USD

  • Never Let a Fool Kiss You or a Kiss Fool You

    Word Play for Word Lovers

    by Mardy Grothe ...
    What do Mae West, John F. Kennedy, Victor Hugo, and H. L. Mencken have in common? They all indulged in chiasmus-a literary device in which word order is reversed to hilarious or poignant effect. When Mae West said, "It's not the men in my life, it's the life in my men," she was using chiasmus; when John F. Kennedy said, "Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Child Language

    Series series Language Workbooks
    Building on the established strengths of the first edition, Child Language has now been fully updated and includes some basic theory content, more exercises and summaries at the end of each unit.Child Language:* introduces students to key areas involved in the study of children's language: vocabulary development, word and sentence structure, conversational skills and pronunciation* contains a ... Read more

    $33.99 USD

  • Literacy and Development

    Ethnographic Perspectives

    Series series Literacies
    Literacy and Development is a collection of case studies of literacy projects around the world.The contributors present their in-depth studies of everyday uses and meanings of literacy and of the literacy programmes that have been developed to enhance them. Arguing that ethnographic research can and should inform literacy policy in developing countries, the book extends current theory and itself ... Read more

    $59.99 USD

  • Improving Reading and Literacy in Grades 1-5

    A Resource Guide to Research-Based Programs

    "The analysis of programs presented is extremely thorough and complete. The comparisons are easy to follow due to the use of the same logical framework for each program."Karen L. Tichy, Associate Superintendent for InstructionArchdiocese of St. LouisImprove reading outcomes by using research and evidence-based instructional methods!Early reading and literacy have become the focus of policymakers, ... Read more

    $33.99 USD

  • Writer's Guide to Nonfiction

    Series series Writers Guide Series
    A WRITER’S COMPASSDirection for your writing careerDon’t get lost on the publishing path. Just forge ahead with the Writer’s Compass. Drawing on decades of professional experience as an author, editor, writing instructor, mentor, and marketing consultant, Elizabeth Lyon helps you navigate the art and craft of writing—with clear, easy-to-follow directions:NORTHGetting Your BearingsUnderstand your ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • Signs of Cherokee Culture

    Sequoyah's Syllabary in Eastern Cherokee Life

    Based on extensive fieldwork in the community of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in western North Carolina, this book uses a semiotic approach to investigate the historic and contemporary role of the Sequoyan syllabary--the written system for representing the sounds of the Cherokee language--in Eastern Cherokee life.The Cherokee syllabary was invented in the 1820s by the respected Cherokee ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

  • Age and the Acquisition of English as a Foreign Language

    Series Book 4 - Second Language Acquisition
    This book provides an overview of current research on the age factor in foreign language learning, addressing issues, which are critical for language planning. It presents new research on foreign language learning within bilingual communities in formal instruction settings focussing on syntax, phonology, writing, oral skills and learning strategies. ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Continua of Biliteracy

    An Ecological Framework for Educational Policy, Research, and Practice in Multilingual Settings

    Series Book 41 - Bilingual Education & Bilingualism
    Biliteracy - the use of two or more languages in and around writing- is an inescapable feature of lives and schools worldwide, yet one which most educational policy and practice continue blithely to ignore. The continua of biliteracy featured in the present volume offers a comprehensive yet flexible model to guide educators, researchers, and policy-makers in designing, carrying out, and evaluating ... Read more

    $23.99 USD

  • Strategies for Reading in the Content Areas

    **Formerly a SkyLight publication.Strategies for Reading in the Content Areas**-excerpted from Reading and Writing Across Content Areas-describes the reading process and suggests strategies that can be used before, during, and after reading. Teachers will find examples for science, social studies, mathematics, and health. This handy booklet is a great, easy-to-access resource for content area ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Representing Rape

    Language and sexual consent

    by Susan Ehrlich ...
    Representing Rape is the first feminist analysis of the language of sexual assault trials from the perspective of linguists. Susan Ehrlich argues that language is central to all legal settings - specifically sexual harassment and acquaintance rape hearings where linguistic descriptions of the events are often the only type of evidence available. Language does not simply reflect but helps to ... Read more

    $79.99 USD

  • African American Literacies

    Series series Literacies
    African-American Literacies is a personal, public and political exploration of the problems faced by student writers from the African-American Vernacular English (AAVE) culture.Drawing on personal experience, Elaine Richardson provides a compelling account of the language and literacy practices of African-American students. The book analyses the problems encountered by the teachers of AAVE ... Read more

    $62.99 USD

  • Polari - The Lost Language of Gay Men

    by Paul Baker ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Linguistics
    Polari is a secret form of language mainly used by homosexual men in London and other cities during the twentieth century. Derived in part from the slang lexicons of numerous stigmatised and itinerant groups, Polari was also a means of socialising, acting out camp performances and reconstructing a shared gay identity and worldview among its speakers. This book examines the ways in which Polari was ... Read more

    $52.99 USD

  • Literacy in the New Media Age

    by Gunther Kress ...
    Series series Literacies
    In this 'new media age' the screen has replaced the book as the dominant medium of communication. This dramatic change has made image, rather than writing, the centre of communication.In this groundbreaking book, Gunther Kress considers the effects of a revolution that has radically altered the relationship between writing and the book. Taking into account social, economic, communication and ... Read more

    $49.99 USD

  • Leadership for Literacy

    Research-Based Practice, PreK-3

    Series Book 3 - Leadership for Learning Series
    Lead your students to success through masterful reading programs!The success of students almost always depends upon their mastery of literacy during the early years of school. This groundbreaking text demonstrates how the development of literacy during the crucial PreK-3 years is fundamentally related to school leadership. Principals, administrators, policymakers, and instructors will all benefit ... Read more

    $35.99 USD