Reviews (8)

Thorough and practical
I use this as the text for a university level ESL Methods course.I've especially liked the authors use of specific classroom examples, as well as suggestions for learning activities that students can utilize.It is also full of suggestions for effective teaching strategies to use with ELLs.

Helpful with strategies for teaching ELLs.
This book is a great source for both mainstream teachers and TESOL teachers.It helps in teaching all kinds of students.Very helpful!

Great Textbook
This book is an excellent resource for all teachers of ELLs.They give so many examples and ways to implement the ideas introduced.The additional reading is an expansive list of websites and reading for further research.Well written and easy to follow publisher website also accompany this text. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. English as a Second Language    2. English language    3. Foreign Language - Dictionaries / Phrase Books    4. Foreign Language Study    5. Foreign speakers    6. General    7. Language    8. Study and teaching    9. ELT: teaching theory & methods    10. Education / Bilingual Education    11. English    12. Teaching of a specific subject   

Reviews (6)

Excellent Product
07/30/2006
Give your child a secret weapon for reading
I used this program with my child who was having trouble keeping up with reading in his class at school so I purchased this program.I worked with him 15 minutes before school each morning and within 2 weeks there was a noticeable improvement in his reading abilities.The progress charts gave him a visual goal for him to see that he was learning and succeeding!It was a huge ego boost for him to put a sticker on the chart to show that he'd passed a section.I can't say enough good about this program.Even if your child is having trouble reading, or is a good reader but could use some work in efficiency, this is the program for you.We completed this program in 2 months, it's up to the user to determine how motivated they are to push through the levels.The easy color coded levels guide you step by step through workbooks and tapes, defining and mastering sounds and rhythems of reading.Being able to work at home and find what his problems areas were took the fear of embarrassment infront of kids in the class out of the picture.The books for reading were interesting and had very cute animals and modern pictures that kids this age would relate to.I'm so happy with this program, I'm moving on with Hooked On Phonics Master Reader.I only wish I'd done this program with all my children.
Disappointed
I ordered the newly revised Deluxe version of HOP so that I could help my kindergartener learn to read. I'm so disappointed that it doesn't use creative teaching methods. Frankly, it's very, very dry and boring.I expected songs, no songs. I expected interactive CDs, there is one in the entire k-2nd grade kit! Provides nice "learn to read" books,a workbook, and a couple of very boring audio CDs.Unfortunately, to access the instructions for each workbook session, one must turn on the audio CD, find the place you last stopped, then listen to the monotone lesson.They are so dull, my daughter tunes right out but there's no other way to get the lesson instructions. The positive side, at least it gives ME a frame of referenceto teach my daughter - but such a wasted opportunity for HOPs to teach!There are many inexpensive CD-ROMs on the market that are more effective. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children: Grades 1-2    2. Juvenile Nonfiction    3. Language Arts - General   

Reviews (39)

Best review book for AP US History
This is with no doubt the best review guide that you can buy for AP US History, if you use it to its full potential, no questions asked.
Review section was okay, practice tests were lacking
I really didn't go through this book as much as other prep books. The review section, while lengthy, lacked information on specific historical figures and left out many of the unifying themes that are indispensable when writing essays for the exam. At best, I skimmed some of the sections, but I found some irrelevant information. This book is great if you have lots of time on your hands to read all of the review section carefully. As for me, I found the information presented in a less than stimulating manner and I ended up relying on course-notes outlines, rereading my American Pageant, the Princeton Review book and my teacher's afterschool review sessions.
Amazing
I never had to read the textbook provided by the school this year.I just used this book which prepared me for the AP.This book should be bought by everyone who takes APUSH ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Advanced Placement    2. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 10-12)    3. Juvenile Nonfiction    4. Study Aids - Test Preparation    5. Study Guides    6. United States - General    7. Learning & study skills    8. Study Aids / Advanced Placement   

Editorial Review

It's meant for high schoolers, but adults who haven't inhaled chalk dust for years might appreciate it even more. The process of organizing, researching and writing a paper is laid is out in easy-to-understand normal-speak. The chapters on grammar and usage are very user-friendly, and lots of extras (suffixes, parliamentary procedure, periodic table, metric system, the U.S. Constitution, world maps, etc.) make this an extraordinarily popular and useful household item. If you're feeling generous, you might even let the kid take it to school on occasion. ... Read more

Reviews (32)

very usefull!!!
it's very helpful while writing a report, convincing letter, or any formal document.....

A Must Have Book for All Students
When my daughter entered high school, her English teacher recommended this book and informed the parents that it would become the "bible" for writing papers.How correct she was!!! This book was used extensively by my daughter in high school. Now that she is away at college and took it with her, I purchased another one for my son.I believe it is the most used book in our house, besides the dictionary.No one can write a paper correctly without owning this resource.

A must have!
This book is a very informative and easy to understand resource for students and non-students as well. You will receive the answers to all your writing questions!You won't be disappointed with this purchase! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 10-12)    2. Juvenile Nonfiction    3. Language Arts - Composition & Creative Writing    4. Reference    5. Writing Skills   

Editorial Review

What would you do if your teacher told you to stop using the word "nice" so much? If you had the Read more

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No where near as good as the Dictionary!
Our family has greatly enjoyed the Scholastic Children's Dictionary, so it made sense to also get the Scholastic Children's Thesaurus.What a disappointment!Nearly every word my fourth grader looks up (for school work) is not in this book. It is pretty much useless for her school work.Don't bother with it!

Bought this based on a 5-star review? WHY??
My child is in 3rd grade and must look up synonyms.Very few of the words on her lists are in this book.This is not a helpful book at all.I guess I should buy an adult thesaurus for 3rd grade!

Get this for your child!
This is clear and easy to use reference book.It includes sentences using the words in context, helping with comprehension.Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's 9-12 - Reference    2. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    3. Children: Grades 4-6    4. English language    5. Juvenile literature    6. Reference - Thesauri    7. Synonyms and antonyms   

Subjects:  1. Catholic high schools    2. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    3. Entrance examinations    4. Juvenile Nonfiction    5. Juvenile literature    6. SSAT & COOP (Secondary School Admission Test & Cooperative A    7. Study Aids - Test Preparation    8. Study Guides    9. Tests    10. United States    11. Study & learning skills    12. Study Aids / General   

Reviews (26)

Mosaic of Thought : Teaching Comprehension in a Reader's Workshop
This is an excellent reference for teaching comprehension strategies in the elementary classroom. As a teacher, I refer to this book often. The authors have presented a straight forward guide explanining the importance and logic of their teaching methods. I have used these techniques in my own classroom. I have seen definite improvement in my sudents' comprehension. These improvements have been apparent in boh informal assessments as well as formal evaluations. I would definitely recommend this book to other teachers and homeschooling parents.

Excellent book for the progressive teacher
As an educator, I try to look for teacher's literature that goes beyond the worksheets and attempts to get at the belief system and structure of what is considered "best practices" in education. This book challenges teachers to delve/question their belief systems, practices and own schema to help better understand how our students think and eventually teaching them a new and deeper way of looking at literature.
Are you kidding me?
I read this during my master's program. It is alot of wasted text. I wish it had listed the strategies, attached appendices and not had so much additional mumbo jumbo. This is awesome for discussions on comprehension, but useless as a day to day guide. I will keep my Atwell and Fountas books on hand instead. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Education    2. Education / Teaching    3. Language Arts & Disciplines    4. Language Experience Approach    5. Literature    6. Reading Education (General)    7. Reading Skills    8. Reading comprehension    9. Study and teaching    10. Teaching Methods & Materials - Reading    11. English    12. English (ie as school subject)    13. Teaching of a specific subject   

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A Great Introductory Research Book
Having previously purchased a required research textbook that was written in a truly "mind-numbing" fashion, I went online to find a supplemental text.I was looking for something to help me develop some background knowledge in order to better understand my assigned readings.I consider myself very lucky for having found "Exploring Research".The writing style is very straightforward.I was easily able to read the textbook within a few days, and this made understanding the assigned readings in my course textbook much easier to do.
The Best!
Regardless of what your research needs are, this books could be called "research for dummies" in its excellent and easy-to-follow explanations. Buy this book, even if your required text is something else - It's filled with examples and can be read like an adventure novel in bed WHILE being truly comprehended! I've taken statistics, research classes, etc. - I wished I had read this book along with my first class! There's nothing dry about this and 1000 words are too few to praise it adequately!

Impressive
One can read the pictures of a book to define the logic or knowledge in it. How? Look at the many different views. What scans through ones mind? The past. It did mine. Fifty dollars is just the beginning of an adventures enterance into the unknown. Have a great day! Norma ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Education    2. Educational Research    3. Methodology    4. Psychological Research    5. Psychology    6. Research    7. Research & Methodology    8. Philosophy & psychology    9. Psychology & Psychiatry / General    10. Research & development management    11. Social research & statistics   

Reviews (38)

An old favorite
This was one of my favorite books as a child.It's great for beginning readers.

New Version is abridged
This is a great book BUT the current edition is badly edited from the original - I was very disappointed to find that the birds and the types of houses and many other pages are not in the new version. Anybody have an original copy they would like to sell?

The Best Word Book Ever!
I got this book as a gift for my son when he was 1 year old.He didn't read it until he was about 18 months. Now he is 3 years old and loves this book.It talks about getting up in the morning, washing face, hands, making the bed, changing clothes, going to eat breakfast, etc. It also talks about the Supermarket, school, at the beach, camping, etc.It is a great book.My son really enjoys it.He remembers Kenny Bear and tries to be like him.I recently bought this book as a gift for a friend. I would give this book to others as well.I highly recommend it! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals - General    2. Children's 4-8 - Picturebooks    3. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    4. Children: Preschool    5. Classics    6. Concepts - Words    7. Early learning / early learning concepts    8. English    9. English language    10. Juvenile Fiction / General   

Subjects:  1. Children: Grades 4-6    2. Education / Teaching    3. Elementary    4. General    5. Juvenile Nonfiction    6. School & Education    7. Teaching Methods & Materials - Classroom Planning    8. Teaching Methods & Materials - Reading    9. Education / General   

Reviews (40)

Best Spanish Book on the topic of Pronouns and Prepositions
This is a Spanish book in a class by itself. Most Spanish grammar books focus on verb conjugation.
Spanish Pronouns & prepositions
Great tool for the Gringo trying to learn Spanish. I like the regular practice and exercises included throughout the book.

Good practice for the spanish student
If you are looking for a good practice book on spanish pronouns; this is the book. Spanish grammar can be a challege for many, and this book helps to make it more clear. I recommend this book to anyone who's a novice spanish student or someone at the intermediate level. The practice tests are very helpful in this book. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Foreign Language - Dictionaries / Phrase Books    2. Foreign Language Study    3. Language    4. Spanish    5. Foreign Language Study / Spanish    6. Grammar & vocabulary    7. Modern languages: grammar   

Reviews (27)

perfect for getting kids to read
I bought this for my nephew for his 10th birthday. When he opened it he said "now I can take my name off the list at the library cause I OWN it" For the rest of the party he regaled us all reading from the book. In the hour he owned the book he learned several new words. What a great way to get kids to read.

Perfect gift book forlittle boys!
My nephew LOVED it. I expected more pictures and less text but it didn't bother the 8 year old. He got tons of thrills just from the kid picking his nose on the cover. Perfect gift for a wild little boy along with a container of that oozing slime you get at Walmart. (the fits of giggles from the booger jokes are worth everything)

It's nasty and the kids love it
I bought this for my classroom bookshelf. I teach 7th grade science and my kids fight with each other to read it! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Aversion    2. Children's 9-12 - Science    3. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    4. Children: Grades 2-3    5. Curiosities & Wonders    6. Encyclopedias, Juvenile    7. Handbooks, vade-mecums, etc    8. Handbooks, vade-mecums, etc.    9. Juvenile Nonfiction    10. Juvenile literature    11. Miscellaneous    12. Reference - Encyclopedias    13. Science & Technology - General    14. Encyclopaedias & reference works    15. Humour & jokes    16. JUVENILE NONFICTION / Reference / Encyclopedias    17. JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / General (see also headings under Animals or Technology)    18. Juvenile Nonfiction / Curiosities & Wonders    19. Natural history & pets   

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction    2. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    3. Children: Grades 4-6    4. Curiosities & Wonders    5. Curiosities and wonders    6. General    7. Juvenile General And Reference Works    8. Juvenile Nonfiction    9. Juvenile literature    10. Reference - General    11. Juvenile Nonfiction / General   

Reviews (16)

Decent Companion to Dragonology
I originally bought this for my nephews, who have a fascination with dragons and such at the moment. It's definitely a result of the Harry Potter phenomenon, but the similarity ends at its "magical" quality. Its intent is the opening of minds to the hidden worlds of the imagination, and a rekindling of young peoples' interests in areas of mythology and classic literature. Supposedly the work of the last dragonmaster, the book aims to dispel the myths on dragons, recalling Hagrid's comments that they are "very misunderstood creatures". While Dragonology has lots of bells and whistles and moving parts, this is, as it says, more a handbook, and not as fun as its predecessor. It is great for stimulating the imagination of children (of all ages, apparently), but it's a slightly more involved text than Dragonology, and therefore likely to appeal to children 10+. It's artwork and some of its content appears based on The Flight of Dragons, by Peter Dickinson, upon which Discovery's Dragon's World DVD was also based. Both of these are great additions to this book, if you can get them.

The Perfect Companion to "Dragonology"
I love this book! I think it might even be more fun than "Dragonology"! The illustrations are still excellent and all the dragon lore is there, but this time, you get to apply your knowledge! The Dragonology Handbook teaches you how to be a Dragonologist through puzzles, dragon riddles, and learning how to write in Dragon runes. The book also has more information on the different dragon species and some other species that weren't described in "Dragonology". It also says where these dragons can be found and what they prey on.
Very good companion to Dragonology
This book is very clever. It expands on the topics covered in "Dragonology". There are items to pull out and there is another section on dragon writing to translate. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals - General    2. Animals - Mythical    3. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction    4. Children: Grades 4-6    5. Curiosities & Wonders    6. Dragons    7. Fantasy - General    8. Fiction - Fantasy    9. Juvenile General And Reference Works    10. Juvenile Nonfiction    11. Juvenile literature    12. Reference - General    13. Specimens    14. Toy and movable books    15. Juvenile Fiction / Fairy Tales & Folklore / Anthologies   

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Greatfor daily review
This book keeps my students current with the information they need to build and improve their grammar skills.They look forward to the daily exercises and participate willingly each morning.I have shared this book with other teachers and they have all since bought their own.I would highly recommend this book to any educator. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children: Grades 3-4    2. Education / Teaching    3. General    4. Juvenile Nonfiction    5. Language Arts - General   

Subjects:  1. Children: Grades 2-3    2. Composition and exercises    3. Creative writing (Elementary education)    4. Education / Teaching    5. Elementary    6. English language    7. Juvenile Nonfiction    8. Language Arts - Composition & Creative Writing    9. Study and teaching (Elementary)   

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Multisensory Teaching of Basic Language Skills
This book gives language teachers a great wealth of information regarding dyslexia and reading problems.

A parent's point of view
...this is a great book that I'vesearched for.It pulls tons of useful information about dyslexia into one spot.Only one warning I would send out to parents - this is a textbook not a "pop culture" book.I've found the reading slow going as I'm unfamiliar with many of terms and concepts as I'm not a linguist or teacher.Having said that, I belive I now understand how to help my daughter learn easier which will open many previously closed doors to her.The textbook is worth the effort!!

Goldmine of Theory and Practicality
In Multisensory Teaching of Basic Language Skills, Dr. Judith Birsh has succeeded in bringing together the expertise of a constellation of respected and well-known contributors to produce what will undoubtedlybecome a highly prized and much-used text/reference book in the field ofdyslexia and learning differences.Calling on various authorities to writesections in their area(s) of greatest interest and strength, she hasdeveloped a greatly needed resource for understanding, teaching, assessing,and parenting those who have dyslexia and related disorders.Read more

Subjects:  1. Dyslexic children    2. Dyslexics    3. Education    4. Education / Teaching    5. Language arts    6. Special Education - Communicative Disorders    7. Study & Teaching    8. Teaching Methods & Materials - General    9. United States    10. English    11. English (ie as school subject)    12. Teaching of a specific subject    13. Teaching of those with special educational needs   

Reviews (6)

love this book!!!
this book is the best ever i have some friendship problems
AWSOME BOOK!
If you have any friendship problems with your friends this book is the one for you! Even if you don't have friendship problems this book helps you get better at learning to deal with it. I would recomend this book for anyone! Even an adult! Two thumbs up!
Very Helpful Book
Okay, so most of us girls have seen "Ask Fill-in-the-Blank" and "Advice Column".Andmost of us have heard "Fill-in-Name-of-Celebrity is going to be on Fill-in-Name-of-TV-Show tonight to give friendship advice".But most of it, though not all of it, isn't helpful.I found this book interesting and fun to read, while also very helpful.There were a lot of feelings and troubles that I could relate to, and a lot of good advice and stories that girls, having friendship troubles or not, need to read.The quizzes were fun to take, but I wouldn't take the results TOO, TOO seriously.They are about the most accurate quizzes there are friendship-wise, but if you listen too carefully to the ranking, rating, etc. you come out as, you could end up breaking off a friendship that could've been rescued.Overall, I think this book is both entertaining and useful at the same time.Though I don't agree with some of the things that they say, I think most of the advice was really good.I would recommend this book to all girls. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Attitudes    2. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    3. Children: Grades 4-6    4. Girls    5. Interpersonal relations    6. Juvenile Customs / Etiquette    7. Juvenile Nonfiction    8. Juvenile Social Problems (General)    9. Psychology    10. Reference - General    11. Social Issues - Friendship   

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Writing Workshop: The Essential Guide
This book is a must for all teachers, or anyone teaching literacy.There is also a curriculum guide that is highly useful.

Writing Workshop book review
This is a great resource for pre-teachers and teachers alike! Informative, easy to read, and great examples and ideas are offered!

Very useful.
This is a great 'how to' book, short and sweet, just like most academic tomes SHOULD be.Nothing superfluous. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Authorship    2. Collaboration    3. Composition and exercises    4. Education    5. Education / Teaching    6. Elementary    7. English language    8. Forums (Discussion and debate)    9. Study and teaching    10. Teaching Methods & Materials - Language Arts    11. English    12. English language: writing skills    13. Teaching of a specific subject   

Editorial Review

One of the titles for the younger crowd in the Beginners Books series, Read more

Reviews (33)

This book is fun for kids and great for a keepsake!
My husband had this book as a child in the late 70's, and my sister found the same book in the store and bought it for my oldest son about 5 years ago.It has been so fun for my son to fill out the book.We still have Daddy's book to look at from when he was little, so that is fun!I would highly recommend this book to anyone wanting their child to have an enjoyable and interactive activity.It also serves as a wonderful keepsake for later on.They have fun things in it, such as "How many steps is it to the mailbox?" and "How many windows are in your house", as well as questions about what you want to do when you grow up and your interests.Love this book!

So much fun packed into a happy yellow book!
I had wonderful memories of this book as a child and wanted to bestow the same on my three year old. We've have great fun counting spoons, talking about our favorite animals, and getting quirky autographs (i.e., a man over 6'3"). A classic. Great family time too.

Great book for small children
I wish I had had this book when my son was little.It is a great book for small children to learn from and to tell about themselves at the same time.I plan to use portions of it to base a scrapbook on to give to the small children in my family so they can create their very own memory book about themselves. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    2. General    3. Questions and answers    4. Juvenile Nonfiction / Language Arts / Composition & Creative Writing