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"This wise and entertaining guide by one of the great editors of our time offers timeless tools for making meaning clear. Refresh your writing. Unravel convoluted sales talk written to deceive. See through political campaigns erected on a tower of falsehoods. Fake news is but one of the pimples of a literate civilization under siege. Slovenly English! Billions of words come at us every day with unimaginable velocity and shriveled meaning, in social...

This book provides the skills and strategies students need to be successful readers in many categories such as reading drama and reading graphics.

"There is an increasing trend in teachers using graphic novels to get their students excited about reading and writing, using both original stories and adaptations of classic works by authors such as Homer, Shakespeare, and the Brontes. However, there is surprisingly little research available about which pedagogies and classroom practices are proven to be effective. This book draws on cutting-edge research, surveys and classroom observations to provide...

This volume provides research-based guidance to help teachers set young children's listening behaviors on the right path, as well as reassess their own listening skills. The author uses real-life examples and offers suggestions to support educators in helping children develop their listening skills in the classroom and at home. She assists readers to understand the components of listening; to discover why children do or do not listen; to actively...

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