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374 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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English
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A psychology professor specializing in the cognitive and neurological bases of language and reading discusses why children and adults have been incorrectly taught how to read and offers suggestions on how to vastly improve this vital life skill.
Over half of our children read at a basic level and few become highly proficient. Many American children and adults are not functionally literate, with serious consequences. Poor readers are more likely to...
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Español
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Comunicar y construir conocimiento a nivel superior y de posgrado, requiere de competencias y estrategias de lectura y escritura para adaptarse al lenguaje especializado de diferentes disciplinas académicas. Este libro presenta experiencias concretas de aprendizaje de producción textual para el progreso de la literacidad académica, expone estudios contemporáneos y diversas modalidades de acompañamiento de desarrollo de competencias de lectura...
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MOHAMED TAHIR TALIB had his early education in Singapore and thence to The English College, Johor Bahru, Malaysia. Trained as an English and History teacher in the Regional Teachers Training Centre, he has taught in schools in Johor. He retired as an Assistant Headmaster. NORZIMAH ISMAIL had her early education at the Sultan Ibrahim Girls School, Johor Bahru and thence her secondary education at the Convent of The Holy Infant Jesus, Johor Bahru. Trained...
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Español
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El único diccionario analítico del idioma español, en el cual se incluyen citas literarias, análisis etimológico, y muchas otras cualidades que lo hacen mejor que aquellos compilados por Littré y Webster. Esta es la edición 2020, revisada y aumentada.Nótese que esta obra es un diccionario no exhaustivo, y que solamente se divide en un prólogo y en entradas.Meticuloso: 2. (De una persona) que se comporta muy cuidadosamente, con meticulosidad...
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We have compiled these exercises as English Language Teachers in Malaysia. We have used them for our children, our friends children and our tuition students and they have scored A1 in all their examinations. Today they can converse comfortably with anyone from the US, Great Britain or Australia. We could not use these exercises fully with our classroom students because we were tied down by the constraints of the Government Syllabus and insufficient...
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Este libro centra su atención en el aspecto semántico de la gramática. Pensado desde el enfoque de la Gramática Reajustada, revisa paradigmas anteriores y brinda un marco conceptual repensado. En su redacción, sobresale el interés didáctico en la búsqueda de la claridad conceptual. Se ofrece también una propuesta metodológica que inspire a los docentes de todos los niveles educativos en sus propuestas de enseñanza en torno a la semántica...
7) Enrichment
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Enrichment in English is valuable for students who have achieved a good level of proficiency in English and who are keen to increase their command of vocabulary, to be able to express themselves effectively, and to be able to describe a situation or a scene. Students are encouraged to write the equivalent term in their own language for any new word or phrases. Enrichment is also a good reference for one who wish to discover other interesting expects...
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Designed for the Spanish beginner who is ready to explore literature, this first book of the Totally InTense series is written entirely in the present tense. Increasingly complex grammatical elements are gradually introduced in the story. New words and concepts are explained right there in the margins, so you can leave the dictionary on the shelf. The comprehensive introduction provides a great review for basic and complex grammatical elements. Las...
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La cartilla est presentada en letras grandes, considerando la naturaleza del nio que se enfrenta por primera vez, a la lectura. Las palabras se presentan completas y la divisin silbica se presenta a travs del color. Las nuevas slabas presentadas tiene un color que permanence durante la presentacin de stas en esa pgina para que ocurra el proceso de asociacin. Adems el color permite una mejor discriminacin visual. Las palabras han sido seleccionadas...
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The teaching of English as a second language has been a multi-million dollar business for over 40 years. Companies, as well as individuals, both students and working stiffs, have spent small fortunes struggling with the language to better their prospects, both professionally as well as socially. Isn't it about time we found an economical way to cut out the hard labor and concentrate on the essentials? The truth is that English grammar is probably...
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But what of our limitations? Beyond all the theories of how much we can do, people began to speculate about what we could not do. When and where do we stop? Are intelligence and learning capacity like a measuring cup, and we as vessels limited to only hold a certain amount? Or, is it more like a scale that can weigh as much as it's given to evaluate? This question has been asked over and over. Eventually, experts would agree that past a certain stage...
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If you are a non English speaking person, have you ever been caught in an English speaking country, and found yourself at the airport, at the hotel complex, at the restaurant, or at the apartment complex where you intend to make home, and didn't exactly know how to respond or what to make of any questions you were being asked? Are you a beginning english student and on casions find yourself not understanding how to place the exact word into its proper...
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The Hare and the Tortoise is new style multimedia eBook. We can get good experience with this multimedia eBook. The version of this multimedia eBook is for under 4 years old children and who having the same knowledge. The reader could enjoy with this multimedia eBook.
15) Speak Like a Pro
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Public speaking is a skill that can make or break a person's career, reputation, and personal relationships. In this book, readers will discover the secrets to becoming a confident and effective public speaker.Drawing on years of experience in the field, the author breaks down the key components of public speaking, from crafting a compelling message to delivering it with poise and confidence. Readers will learn how to connect with their audience,...
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Este libro es una herramienta ludica para el aprendizaje del idioma ingles desde nivel primaria, secundaria y bachillerato, donde se impulsa la materia de meditacion como una alternativa para frenar el fenomeno bulling de el ambiente escolar, donde se carece toalmente de educacion espiritual. Esto es en respuesta al llamado de los beatles que hicieran a la opinion publica en una conferencia de prensa en una reunion con cineastas de hollywood, donde...
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The idea of this book is that language is too interesting to be, enjoyed exclusively by linguists.
This is undoubtedly unfair to linguists-not people who speak several languages but academic linguists (for whom linguistics is the scientific study of language). Though this book is, informed by linguistics, it is not a linguistics book, rather a language-not-linguistics book. It is a book about topics involving language that interest me and that I...
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El lenguaje está en capacidad de configurar múltiples escenarios de interpretación que no se agotan en una solitaria crítica. Son las diversas formas en que se desenvuelve el lenguaje lo que permite acercarnos a su contingencia. Es decir, valiéndonos de la idea de una escenificación y transformación plural a través del lenguaje, se traduce el acontecer particular de fenómenos, personas y acciones en un entretejido capaz de reconocer las comprensiones...
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