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How do animals raise their young? Each animal has its own way! This science reader introduces students to various animal families including penguins, elephants, kangaroos, polar bears, wolves, ants, and more. With vivid, engaging images and easy-to-read...

Learn how to think like a scientist! This book introduces students to the concepts of sorting and categorization. With images that are easy to identify and clear, simple sentence structures, this science reader simplifies scientific concepts for young...

This book introduces students to bodies of water. Students will learn about the different bodies of water that are found on Earth. With images that are easy to identify and clear, simple sentence structures, this science reader simplifies scientific...

Observe how weather can drastically change how a single street looks with this science reader. With images that are easy to identify and clear, simple sentence structures, this science reader simplifies scientific concepts for young students as they...

Nature gives us many useful things. Sunlight, rocks, trees, plants, and sand are resources. This book introduces students to the concept of natural resources. With images that are easy to identify and clear, simple sentence structures, this science...

Plants are living things. They go through a life cycle. Learn about what plants need to live and grow. This science reader introduces students to the life cycle. With easy-to-read text, this book teaches students important scientific concepts and...

What can students really accomplish when they practice something for just a few minutes a day? Quite a lot, as Tammy Mulligan illustrates in The Power of Quick and Frequent Practice: Joyful Small Moves with Big Impacts on Elementary Literacy.

Support and scaffolding are critical for moving students to higher levels of learning. But how do we ensure we're giving the "right" work and not just extra work? This important new book provides a plethora of strategies for helping students create...

This volume introduces the concept of 'adaptivity' as occurring when, say, individuals cross boundaries. Through illustrations from both formal and informal learning, the book seeks to provide learning designs and frameworks for adaptivity. This book is...

This edited book shows how critical literacy can be applied in and outside the classroom setting. It shows educators how critical theory is applied in practice using studies in diverse K-16 settings, kindergarten through university contexts. By providing...

This book introduces a framework for examining bilingual identity and presents the cases of seven individual children from a study of young students' bilingual identities in an Australian primary school. The new Bilingual Identity Negotiation Framework...

This book explores the contextual, particularly cultural-related, factors that may impact reading outcomes of young Indigenous learners in their early years, underpinned by the conceptual framework of cultural capital originated by Bourdieu. By drawing...

This book re-examines the field of New Literacy Studies and promotes a shift away from binary constructions of literacies as 'old' or 'new' and to encourage critical reflection on the part of readers as to the uses of these constructs. First, the...

This book asks researchers what uncertainty means for literacy research, and for how literacy plays through uncertain lives. While the book is not focused only on COVID-19, it is significant that it was written in 2020-2021, when our authors' and...

This book presents the findings of two case studies in the 'Making Connections' two-year project funded by the New Zealand Ministry of Education. It shows how science literacy was improved in a state coeducational school with Pacific Island students from...

The book is of interest to scholars of multilingualism, language teachers, researchers, and administrators who are developing policies on teaching English and promoting multilingualism. Given its scope, this edited collection provides an overview of how...

This book offers comprehensive coverage of critical literacies by pursuing a balanced approach to theory, research, and practice. By clarifying the gaps among the frameworks of critical literacies, the author discusses new ways of approaching them from...

This book presents cutting-edge research findings in areas critical to advancing reading research in the 21st century context, including new literacies, reading motivation, strategy instruction, and reading intervention studies.While students' reading...

The book focuses on the state of education and on the levels of inequality among gender, rural-urban and social groups. Taking into account the various findings from existing literature on the qualitative and quantitative aspects of education, it uses...

The Chinese government has long kept tight control on both traditional and new media to prevent potential challenges to its authority. But, for better or worse, China has now reached a stage where it is difficult to exercise political hegemony through...

Meet Sloth, Bear, and Rabbit - three friends learning that school is an adventure best shared together. In Slow, Steady, and Learning Together, young readers join Sloth, who sometimes falls behind, as he discovers the joy of showing up, learning with...

I SPY AROUND THE FARMGather your crayons or pencils and get ready to learn the ABCs with all things farm!Let's explore the wonderful world of farming together!

Here Today, Gone Tomorrow - A Book of Poetry and ReflectionBe ready to be inspired by this engaging poetry collection by young author/poet Peace Mbuashu-Ndip, which speaks directly to young readers' hearts. The collection invites you to explore emotions,...

Winner of the 2024 Golden Wizard Book PrizeIn Bear's Sick Day, we explore the comforting power of friendship through Bunny's visit to her friend Bear, who isn't feeling well. Despite Bear's reluctance, fearing Bunny might also fall ill, the day unfolds...

Double the fun, double the laughs and sometimes double the trouble! Step into the lively world of twin brothers, Justin and Joshie. Experience the joy of sibling love and witness their unbreakable bond as they navigate through playful pranks, shared...

Understanding Jolly Phonics: A Comprehensive Guide to Early Literacy has been crafted as an accessible resource for teachers, parents, and caregivers passionate about fostering children's early literacy skills. This book aims to deeply understand the...

Join Little Joann's Heartwarming Journey of Faith and Comfort, Guided by Her Grandmother's Wisdom and a Special Pocket Cross: A Tale of Love, Courage, and Hidden Symbols.In the heartwarming narrative of Pocket Cross, we meet Joann, a young girl grappling...

Oo-Oo is ready to go for a ride! But when he comes across a broken-down ice cream truck, he grows curious about how it is going to get fixed to save the melting ice-cream. Follow Oo-Oo on his adventure to see if the ice-cream truck will make its delivery...

This book specifies the foundation for Adapted Primary Literature (APL), a novel text genre that enables the learning and teaching of science using research articles that were adapted to the knowledge level of high-school students. More than 50 years...

Presenting cutting-edge studies from various countries into the theoretical and practical issues surrounding the literacy acquisition of at-risk children, this volume focuses specifically on the utility of technology in supporting and advancing literacy...

This is one of two volumes by the same editors that explore historical, philosophical, and cultural perspectives on literacy in China. This volume focuses on English literacy in China, while the other volume is on Chinese literacy. In modern day China,...

In this book we outline an optimistic, aspirational and unashamedly ambitious agenda for schooling. We make cautious use of the concept of 'future proofing' to signal the commitment of the various authors to re-thinking the purposes, content and...

This book offers educational experiences, including reflections and the resulting essays, from the Roberta Kevelson Seminar on Law and Semiotics held during 2008 - 2011 at Penn State University's Dickinson School of Law. The texts address educational...

Introduction .- Reading Difficulties . What is Literacy? . The Concept of Reading Difficulties . The Simple View of Reading . Listening Comprehension . Classification of Reading Difficulties . Summary .- Reading Comprehension . What is Reading...

Stories from the Cheesecakery: Volume 2 - Holiday Edition invites readers on heartwarming adventures that celebrate the magic of the holiday season. Each story explores themes of friendship, resilience, community, and self-acceptance. With fun,...

¿Serás capaz de comprar un libro de caligrafía en el que la palabra más escrita es caca? ¿y culo? ¿Y qué pensarías si además de divertidas palabras en el libro aparecen un tal mago Harry, una tal Elsa, una bella durmiente, una patrulla canina o famosos...

This volume addresses the broad theme and specific topics associated with current thinking in the field of language testing and assessment. The volume offers •multiple perspectives on the 'what' (the 'trait') of languages, and the 'how' ('the method') of...

llka Koppel stellt Ergebnisse einer umfangreichen Design-Based Research-Studie mit funktionalen AnalphabetInnen vor. Die Studie geht der Frage nach, wie eine Online-Diagnostik zur literalen und mathematischen Kompetenzmessung für die Zielgruppe...

The current work follows the premise that fictional oral narratives represent socio-emotionally and academically relevant communicative practices. Two studies are presented, aiming to (1) analyze the narrative skills of preschool-age Turkish-German dual...

Norah Barongo-Muweke aims to reconstruct a theory of citizenship education for the postcolonial South. She works towards fostering scientific construction and mainstreaming of postcoloniality as analytical category, dimension of gender, policy,...

The Yuanpei program is an institution wide curriculum innovation, modeling on the core curriculum in Harvard which is committed to carrying out general education. This research investigated the major conflicts that arose in the process of initiation and...

This book mainly discusses about the alter ego perspectives in literary historiography. This comparative analysis of the major Chinese literary histories in China and in the West brings to light the alter ego perspectives of Stephen Owen in literary...

This book explores the lives of five Mexican immigrant-origin youths in the United States, documenting their language and literacy journeys over an eight-year period from adolescence to young adulthood. In these qualitative case studies, the author uses...

Our image-rich, media-dominated culture prompts critical thinking about how we educate young children. In response, this volume provides a rich and provocative synthesis of theory, research, and practice that pushes beyond monomodal constructs of...

This book presents an emerging rehabilitation program for improving the reading abilities of individuals with low vision who undergo therapy for visual impairment. Its interdisciplinary framework for visual training through reading skills development...