"The author of the acclaimed Proust and the Squid follows up with a lively, ambitious, and deeply informative book that considers the future of the reading brain and our capacity for critical thinking, empathy, and reflection as we become increasingly dependent on digital technologies. A decade ago, Maryanne Wolf's Proust and the Squid revealed what we know about how the brain learns to read and how reading changes the way we think and feel. Since...

Suggests methods of taking notes and reading designed to improve a student's ability to understand and remember what they are learning.

This award-winning, exuberantly illustrated picture book is now available as an oversized classroom edition! Chicka chicka boom boom! Will there be enough room? There is always enough room for this rollicking alphabet chant that has been a children's favorite for over twenty years! Bill Martin, Jr. and John Archambault's rhythmic text keeps the beat with Caldecott Honor illustrator Lois Ehlert's bold, cheerful art. This winning combination has made...

Help homeschool students practice reading, writing, and math with just one book! The Essential Homeschool 1st Grade Workbook is neatly organized into core curriculum-based exercises for each subject. No need to search out different books for different lessons--this book covers a range of key skills, so first graders have the materials they need to succeed.

"'Short stories in French for beginners' is an unmissable collection of eight unconventional and captivating short stories for adult and young adult learners. Carefully written to provide a sense of achievement and feeling of progress when reading, these stories will help you expand your vocabulary and improve our comprehension in a natural way. From science fiction and fantasy to crime and thrillers, 'Short stories in French for beginners' is designed...

A developmental psychologist evaluates the ways in which reading and writing have transformed the human brain, in an anecdotal study that reveals the significant changes in evolutionary brain physiology throughout history.

Presents a guide to reading critically, offering tips and activities to improve reading comprehension, covering such topics as point of view, context clues, rhyme schemes, and deciphering fact from fiction. The ability to read critically is an essential skill vital to success in school. For example, do you know what point of view means? Or how to "read" a picture? Can you tell fact from opinion? Well, whether you're a kid who's just starting to read...

Offers to make reading less intimidating by discovering different reading styles, offering preparation advice before reading, discussing how to absorb information from reading material, and advice on finding appropriate books to read.