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Start the conversation in your choice of over 70 world languages and dialects through courses crafted using conversational methodology. Every self-paced language course introduces the learner to cultural insights and grammatical nuances specific to their language of choice, delivered through native speaker dialogue, and created with each individual learner in mind.
2) Leap write in!: adventures in creative writing to s-t-r-e-t-c-h & surprise your one-of-a-kind mind
Author
Publisher
Roost
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Heinemann
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
Shows how to tap into young children's excitement to introduce them to the world of literacy in joyful, engaging ways. Provides detailed descriptions of language and literacy behaviors and understandings for teachers to notice, teach, and support, while offering practical strategies for the prekindergarten classroom. Includes 35 ready-to-use lessons to introduce young children to reading and writing.
9) Help your kids with language arts: a step-by-step visual guide to grammar, punctuation, and writing
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Trumpeter
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
"This is the everything-you-need guide to spark new poems and unstick old stories, with zany prompts to leap from ; dares and double dares to help you mash up truths and lies into outrageous paragraphs ; letters of encouragement written directly to you from famous authors. This is your journal for inward-bound adventures -- use it to write, brainstorm, explore, imagine -- and even rip!" --cover.
Author
Publisher
Gryphon House
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
"Nurture and encourage young writers in the most natural, developmentally appropriate way--through play! Children learn the skills needed for writing and reading on a continuum, over time and at different ages. Within the same classroom, early writers may make scribbles and draw symbols as representations of their ideas, while ready writers may use creative spelling, recognizable words, and illustrations to express more complex concepts and information....
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