Chambers Adult Learner's Guide to Spelling

Chambers Adult Learner's Guide to Spelling
Author: Anne Betteridge
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Total Pages: 150
Release: 2011
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9780550102249

Chambers Adult Learners' Guide to Spelling is not about all those turgid 'spelling rules'. Instead, it presents a practical routine that teaches learners strategies to conquer any word they find difficult and learn it for life. This new edition comes in a handy, more accessible format. The two-colour text is clearly and spaciously laid out, and plentiful examples, activities and illustrations reinforce the skills being learned.

Becoming Adult Learners

Becoming Adult Learners
Author: Eleanor Drago-Severson
Publisher: Teachers College Press
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2004-07-25
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780807744840

This book offers a new and promising way to support adults in Adult Basic Education (ABE) and English for speakers of other languages (ESOL) programs specifically, and learners in adult education, in general. Applying renowned Harvard University psychologist Robert Kegan's constructive-development theory, Drago-Severson depicts an in-depth investigation into how and why adults develop "ways of knowing" to better prepare them for their work in the 21st century. This book provides practical suggestions for applying Kegan's theory in adult education classrooms to enable teachers, curriculum developers, program designers, and policymakers to better respond to adult learners' strengths and learning needs.

Getting into Nursing

Getting into Nursing
Author: Karen Elcock
Publisher: Learning Matters
Total Pages: 162
Release: 2012-05-03
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0857258966

Nursing is the one of the most popular degrees in the UK, with nearly 200,000 applicants every year. Competition for places is tough, and it is essential to stand out from the crowd in order to get a place. This book helps potential nursing students succeed in getting into nursing. It gives practical help on the application process: filling out application forms, passing numeracy and literacy tests and succeeding at interviews. It also explains what nurses do, what personal qualities are needed and what is involved in nursing training, so applicants can decide whether nursing is really for them.

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling
Author: J. K. Rowling
Publisher: Scholastic Teaching Resources
Total Pages: 16
Release: 2000
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780439211147

Young wizard Harry Potter finds himself back at the miserable Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. He doesn't realize the difficulty of the task that awaits him. Harry must pull out all the stops in order to find his missing friend. No Canadian Rights for the Harry Potter Series HARRY POTTER and all related characters and elements are trademarks of and (c) Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Harry Potter publishing rights (c) J. K. Rowling. (s05)

Reading Picture Books with Children

Reading Picture Books with Children
Author: Megan Dowd Lambert
Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
Total Pages: 180
Release: 2015-11-03
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1580896626

A new, interactive approach to storytime, The Whole Book Approach was developed in conjunction with the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art and expert author Megan Dowd Lambert's graduate work in children's literature at Simmons College, offering a practical guide for reshaping storytime and getting kids to think with their eyes. Traditional storytime often offers a passive experience for kids, but the Whole Book approach asks the youngest of readers to ponder all aspects of a picture book and to use their critical thinking skills. Using classic examples, Megan asks kids to think about why the trim size of Ludwig Bemelman's Madeline is so generous, or why the typeset in David Wiesner's Caldecott winner,The Three Pigs, appears to twist around the page, or why books like Chris Van Allsburg's The Polar Express and Eric Carle's The Very Hungry Caterpillar are printed landscape instead of portrait. The dynamic discussions that result from this shared reading style range from the profound to the hilarious and will inspire adults to make children's responses to text, art, and design an essential part of storytime.

Chambers Adult Learner's Dictionary

Chambers Adult Learner's Dictionary
Author: Ian Brookes
Publisher: Chambers Harrap Pub Limited
Total Pages: 658
Release: 2005
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 9780550101822

Chambers Adult Learners' Dictionary is a response to calls from teachers of adults for a clear, easy-to-use dictionary that neither intimidates nor patronizes adults who are learning literacy skills. It provides comprehensive coverage of words essential for adult jobs, relationships and lifestyles, while bold headwords and an exceptionally clear layout make the information easy to locate and read. Chambers Adult Learners' Dictionary has been designed and compiled with the advice of basic-skills tutors, ensuring that it meets the particular needs of adult learners and their teachers.

Developing Adult Literacy

Developing Adult Literacy
Author: Juliet McCaffery
Publisher: Oxfam
Total Pages: 303
Release: 2007
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0855985968

This book will help those who plan and develop literacy initiatives; using case studies from literacy programmes in many countries including Egypt, India, Indonesia, Mali, Nigeria, the Philippines and Uganda, it demonstrates the importance of literacy, its power to improve lives, and the role literacy plays in social and economic development.