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Authors on authors
Jagiellonian University Press 2012; US$ 40.00Among many types of life-writing genres that recently have not only become central to contemporary academic discourse, but also attracted wide readership, the biographical novel deserves special attention. Authors on Authors examines biographical-novel-about-a-writer – a sub-genre of biographical novel which takes a real writer and his/her life... more...
1001 Brilliant Writing Ideas
Taylor and Francis 2007; US$ 36.95How often do you hear your pupils cry 'what can I write about?' 1001 Brilliant Writing Ideas offers teachers endless ideas and inventive suggestions, opening up new opportunities for creative writing lessons. With over 1000 different ?story-starters? across a vast range of genres and narrative styles, this versatile book provides food for thought... more...
21st Century Literacy
Springer 2008; US$ 109.99Explores the prescriptions that hinder authentic and effective approaches to literacy instruction. This book identifies scripts which include the Bureaucratic Script, the Corporate Script, the Student Script, the Parent and Public Script, and the Administrative Script. more...
33 Ways to Help with Spelling
Taylor and Francis 2010; US$ 32.9533 Ways to Help with Spelling equips teachers and teaching assistants with a wide range of practical resources to help children who are having difficulties learning the basic skills of spelling. Offering a range of activities and games to engage children and encourage motivation in the classroom, this essential classroom companion provides ready-to-use... more...
99 Ways to Get Kids to Love Reading
Crown Publishing Group 2010; US$ 15.00he author of Parents Who Love Reading, Kids Who Don't now offers a cornucopia of simple, practical tips that will help children--no matter what their age or level of reading ability--learn to read. A separate section identifies books suited to different kinds of readers, such as girls who love horses, teenagers who like rock bands, and computer nuts.... more...
APL and the Bilingual Learner
Taylor and Francis 2002; US$ 57.95Assessment and Accreditation of Prior Learning systems are now widely used in colleges to open up access for potential students by harnessing their prior learning, knowledge and skills. But one major issue, language and literacy, has not yet been adequately addressed, and our education system still presents many barriers for non-native speakers of... more...
Academic Language for English Language Learners and Struggling Readers
Heinemann 2008; US$ 28.75The Freemans answer busy secondary teachers? questions about supporting ELLs and struggling readers with actionable information on developing academic language: ? demographics on the kinds of ELLs and struggling readers ? stories of students from different backgrounds? examples of academic language at the text, paragraph, sentence, and word levels?... more...
Academic Language! Academic Literacy!
SAGE Publications 2009; US$ 31.95This practical guide provides 36 hands-on strategies for helping ELLs learn the necessary skills to decipher academic language in reading, writing, listening, and speaking. more...
Academic Language/Literacy Strategies for Adolescents
Taylor and Francis 2010; US$ 49.95Fast-paced, practical, and innovative, this text for pre-service and in-service teachers features clear, easily accessible lessons and professional development activities to improve the delivery of academic language/literacy education across the content areas in junior/middle school and high school classrooms. Numerous hands-on tools and techniques... more...
Academic Literacy and the Languages of Change
Continuum International Publishing 2006; US$ 130.00This book is an analysis of student literacy in an academic setting, and how this has changed due to political, economic and social factors. The contributors, who are all engaged in academic literacy work at a South African university, use the theoretical tradition of New Literacy Studies as developed by theorists such as James Gee, Brian Street and... more...









