Showing posts with label Reading. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Reading. Show all posts

December 2, 2010

The Routledge International Handbook of English, Language and Literacy Teaching

Title: The Routledge International Handbook of English, Language and Literacy Teaching
Author(s): Dominic Wyse, Richard Andrews and James Hoffman
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0415469031
Date: 2010
Pages: 581
Size: 2.99 Mb
Format: PDF
Quality: High
Language: American English

Edited by three authorities in the field, this Handbook presents contributions from experts across the world who report the cutting-edge of international research. It is ground-breaking in its holistic, evidence-informed account that aims to synthesize key messages for policy and practice in English, Language and Literacy Teaching.

A comprehensive collection, the handbook focuses on the three key areas of reading, writing, and language, and issues that cut across them. The international emphasis of all the chapters is extended by a final section that looks directly at different countries and continents.

The authors address many key issues including:
• why pupil motivation is so important
• the evidence for what works in teaching and learning
• the place of Information Technology in the twenty-first century
• the status of English and other languages
• globalisation and political control of education.

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October 24, 2010

Progressive Phonics Books

Title: Progressive Phonics eBooks and Alphabetti eBooks
Level: Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced
Publisher: Progressive Phonics
Date: 2007-2009
Quantity: 224 eBooks
Size: 57.7 Mb
Format: PDF
Quality: High
Language: American English

Recommened! Visit www.progressivephonics.com for great phonics resources!

List of the books:
1. 5 sets of Beginner Phonics Books
2. 15 sets of Intermediate Phonics Books
3. 12 sets of Advanced Phonics Books
4. 27 sets of Alphabetti Books

Phonics books
Our phonics books make it easier (and more fun!) to teach children how to read. Better still, ANYONE can use them, which makes it ideal for parents, home-schooling, teacher assistants, volunteers and teachers who need more resources.
• Concurrent reading and handwriting instruction.
• Teaches phonics AND the important sight-words that break phonics rules.
• Teaches the rest of the information that children need to know to become independent readers (plurals, contractions, syllables and the basics of punctuation—who can read English without those?). [+/-]


Beginner Phonics Books
These easy (and free) books teach fluency in reading small, short-vowel words and develop instant-recognition of fifty of the most-common words in English.

Age: 4 - 7 years old. These books are for children who already know their alphabet. If a child struggles with letter recognition, use our Alphabetti books to resolve this.

Intermediate Phonics Books
These easy (and free) books teach long vowels, consonant blends and digraphs (two letters that make one sound, such as th, sh, ai, ea, oo, etc.).

Age: 6 - 8 years old. Before starting these books, children must know their alphabet and be able to read small, short-vowel words (cat, dog, sun, etc.).

Advanced Phonics Books
These free books make it MUCH easier to teach advanced long vowels, rule-breakers, syllables, contractions, plurals and simple punctuation. After this book series, children are well on their way to becoming independent readers.

Age: 7 - 10 years old. For children who can read simple sentences.

All levels include activity sheets
Activity sheets: Matching handwriting worksheets, word-search puzzles, flash cards and memory games are included for each book. (All for free!)

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October 20, 2010

LANGMaster English Reading Courses + Dictionary (13 CD-ROMs)

Title: LANGMaster English Reading Courses + Dictionary
Level: Beginner, Elementary, Intermediate
Publisher: LANGMaster
Size: 6.37 GB
Format: MDF/ISO
Quality: IV32 384x288 15.00fps 2208Kbps
MS ADPCM 44100Hz mono 177Kbps
Language: English

Recommened! LANGMaster COURSES are adapted from the popular Heinemann Readers. These textbooks are designed for English students from beginner to intermediate level. They provide an authentic English context and help improve the fluency and accuracy of your English. [+/-]


Collins COBUILD Student's Dictionary - The only completely recorded multimedia monolingual English dictionary. You can listen to selected text read by native English speakers. It helps you practice your pronunciation. All the headwords including examples of usage, inflected and derived forms are recorded by professional speakers.
Highlited Features - Dictionary:
• 283,000 recorded words
• 50 hours of speech
• 40,000 definitions, 30,000 examples
• Grammar notes, examples, inflected and derived forms, explanations, phrases, phrasal verbs
• All entries spoken by native English speakers
• Search by entry, grammatical form or phrase
• RE-WISE method

Highlighted Features - Courses:
• Full story
• Useful words
• Practice with the story
• Voice recording & play back
• Integrated skills READING, LISTENING, SPEAKING, WRITING
• Interactive exercises
• Full color illustrations
• 20 types of educational activities
• Contextual link into the Collins COBUILD Student’s Dictionary
• LANGMaster COURSES are enhanced with a number of multimedia features that ordinary books do not have - texts accompanied by sound, interactive exercises, a storybook cinema, and a number of full color illustrative pictures.

CD01 Collins COBUILD Student's Dictionary
CD02 (Beginner) John Milne - The Long Tunnel
CD03 (Beginner) Elizabeth Laird - The Garden
CD04 (Beginner) Alwyn Cox - Dangerous Journey (Installation CD for beginner level)
CD05 (Beginner) T.C.Jupp - Rich Man Poor Man
CD06 (Elementary) N.Whitney - The Stranger (Installation CD for elementary level)
CD07 (Elementary) M.R.James - Room 13 and Other Ghost Stories
CD08 (Elementary) O.Wilde - The Picture of Dorian Gray
CD09 (Elementary) Z.Grey - Riders of the Purple Sage
CD10 (Intermediate) B.Stroker - Dracula
CD11 (Intermediate) A.C.Doyle - The Sign of Four (Installation CD for intermediate level)
CD12 (Intermediate) A.C.Doyle - The Specled Band and Other Stories
CD13 (Intermediate) P.Prowse - The Woman Who Disappeared

INSTALLATION:
In each level there is an installation CD that should be installed first. Tha rest can be installed in any order, but at the installation of the first one there is a recommended order. See the notes above to see which are the installation CDs for each level.

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Collins COBUILD Student's Dictionary
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Beginner
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Elementary
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Intermediate
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October 18, 2010

Peppa Pig: Nature Trail, Recycling Fun, School Bus, Sports Day and Trip Tiny Creatures

English | Ladybird Books | 2007 | 15x5 pages | PDF | 16 Mb

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Peppa and her family are following animal footprints. Daddy Pig has a map, but somehow they still manage to get themselves lost! How will they make it back to the car to have their picnic?


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Peppa and George are learning all about recycling, and so they pay Miss Rabbit a visit. She loves to recycle everything...even cars!



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Peppa and her friends are going on a school bus adventure up a mountain. But what will they find at the very top?



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Peppa and George aren’t winning any prizes at school Sports Day, but there’s one more event to go, the boys versus girls tug-of-war!



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Grandpa Pig is showing Peppa and George his garden. There are lots of tiny creatures to look at/learn about, like slimy snails and buzzy bees.

October 12, 2010

How Much Can a Bare Bear Bear?: What Are Homonyms and Homophones?

Title: How Much Can a Bare Bear Bear?: What Are Homonyms and Homophones?
Author(s): Brian P. Cleary
Publisher: Millbrook Press
ISBN: 0822567105
Date: 2007
Pages: 35
Size: 11.2 Mb
Format: PDF
Quality: High, full-color
Language: English

This accessible, lighthearted look at language introduces homonyms and homophones. Playful rhymes and comical cartoons make both concepts memorable. Each corresponding pair of homonyms and homophones is printed in color for easy identification. At the end, readers are challenged to apply what they've learned - and they'll have fun doing so.

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October 9, 2010

5 Favorite Books for Kids (full color)

5 Favorite Books for Kids | PDF | 56.6 Mb

Lists of the books:
1. Disney Learning Phonics and Reading - 34p
2. Disney Learning Addition and Subtraction - 34p
3. Max & Ruby Alphabet - 36p
4. Macmillan Picture Grammar for Children Starter - 51p
5. Macmillan Children's Dictionary - 99p
See more pictures [+/-]








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October 4, 2010

Phonics: 25 Printable Storybooks for Kids

Title: Phonics: 25 Printable Storybooks for Kids
Level: Pre-Schoolers
Publisher: DL Center
Pages: 9x25
Size: 6.68 Mb
Format: PDF
Quality: High, printable
Language: English

Each book consists of a 9-page short story that is simpele and fun. It will help children learn to read with joys. Parents can print the stories and let the kids color the b/w cartoons as they are learning to read.

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October 3, 2010

Harry Potter 1-7 Reference Quality eBook Collection

Title: Harry Potter 1-7 Reference Quality eBook Collection
Author(s): J.K. Rowling
ISBN-10: 0545044251
Date: 2008
Pages: 455 each
Size: 51.62 MB
Format: PDF
Quality: High
Language: American English

Recommened! A collection of Harry Potter E-Books has been posted here before but i guarantee that they are nothing like these, Firstly this collection is all seven books the quality of the scans is incredible, word for word, font for font and scanned in a photographic darkroom and also includes the rich text format versions. If you like these books you will NOT regret the download.

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October 2, 2010

Spelling Made Easy (CD-ROM)

Title: Spelling Made Easy CD-ROM
Level: Ages 9-14
Publisher: DK Learning
Date: 2006
Size: 125 Mb
Format: ISO
Language: English

In a fun game-show format, Spelling Made Easy will help your students become familiar with spelling rules, exceptions to the rules and patterns. Students will develop strategies for tackling common spelling errors. Intelligent software assesses each student's abilities and then presents tutorial lessons for those topics where special attention is needed. The program also includes a special teacher's section where each student's progress report can be viewed. Working independently with Spelling Made Easy, your students will master spelling, a key building block for writing and communicating effectively! [+/-]


Topics
• Spelling & Sounds:
• Consonants
• Vowels
• Combining Letters
• Silent Letters
• Homophones
• Prefixes & Suffixes:
• Suffixes
• Ending in "E"
• Endings
• Doubling Letters:
• Main Rules
• Main Exceptions
• Ending in "I"
• Plurals:
• Ending in "Y"
• Ending in "O", "F" and "FE"
• Adding "S" and "ES"
• Punctuation & Spelling:
• Apostrophe
• One or more Words
• Hyphens
• Capital Letters
• Key Terms:
• Vowels & Consonants
• Long & Short Vowels
• Syllables & Stresses
• Base Words, Prefixes and Suffixes
• Vowel & Consonant Suffixes

Key Features
• Diagnostic testing
• Intelligent software identifies strengths & weaknesses
• Comprehensive & individualized progress charts
• Over 1,750 target words
• Easy-to-understand explanations
• Instantaneous feedback in exercises
• Teacher's Section with detailed student records

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Windows:
75 MHz or faster Pentium processor
at least 16 MB RAM
8- or 16-bit sound card
4X CD-ROM drive
16-bit (32,000 color), 800 x 600 pixel display
Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000 or XP

Macintosh:
Macintosh OS 7.6.1, 8, 9 or X Native

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October 1, 2010

Spelling in 15 Minutes a Day (Junior Skill Builders)

Title: Spelling in 15 Minutes a Day (Junior Skill Builders)
Publisher: Learning Express
ISBN: 1576856909
Date: 2009
Pages: 216
Size: 1.07 Mb
Format: PDF
Quality: High
Language: American English

Spelling in 15 Minutes a Day makes learning spelling a breeze by presenting a small part of a task one step at a time. This tutor in a book also includes valuable memory hooks and shortcuts that help students retain what they're learning, and includes: A pretest to help students determine where to focus their efforts, Content review, detailed lessons, and practice exercises modeled on the skills tested by standardized tests, A post-test to reveal improvement, Glossary for subject specific vocabulary.

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September 26, 2010

1000 Places to See Before You Die

Title: 1000 Places to See Before You Die
Author(s): Patricia Schultz
Publisher: Workman Publishing
Date: 2003
Pages: 992
Size: 78 Mb
Format: PDF
Quality: Very good, well-scanned, OCRed
Language: American English

At last, a book that tells you what's beautiful, what's fun and what's just unforgettable everywhere on earth.

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It's True! Your Cat Could Be a Spy

Title: It's True! Your Cat Could Be a Spy
Level: Primary
Author(s): Sue Bursztynski
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Date: 2006
Pages: 97
Size: 4.70 Mb
Format: PDF
Quality: High
Language: English

How would you find out a secret without getting caught? You need the inside story on sneaky spy gadgets, crazy codes and hidden messages. From the plain-clothes police of ancient Rome to the nimble ninja of Japan, spies have always stolen secrets and spoilt enemy battle plans. Check out the undercover cat, the spy who died over dinner and the real agent 007.

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It's True! Your Bones Are Stronger Than Concrete

Title: It's True! Your Bones Are Stronger Than Concrete
Level: Primary
Author(s): Diana Lawrenson
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Date: 2007
Pages: 97
Size: 4.51 Mb
Format: PDF
Quality: High
Language: English

It's True! series takes a squiz at skeletons large and small - what bones are for, how they grow and repair themselves, what happens to them when we die. Pssst! It's true! This is the best book on bones you'll ever read! Did you know that Santa Claus once punched a bishop? Have you heard of weaver's bottom and housemaid's knee? What's an ossuary?Bone up on bunions, explore X-rays, find your femur. Knuckle down to the facts on people who picnic in graveyards. Discover how experts find murder clues in dry bones, and why we can't wag our tails. Seek out the secrets of skulls and skeletons.

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It's True! Sleep Makes You Smarter

Title: It's True! Sleep Makes You Smarter
Level: Primary
Author(s): Thalia Kalkipsakis
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Date: 2007
Pages: 97
Size: 4.44 Mb
Format: PDF
Quality: High
Language: English

Did you know that astronauts don't snore? And that lack of sleep can kill you faster than starvation? Dive under the doona and find out the facts on sleep. Horses do it standing up, ducks with one eye open.

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It's True! Frogs Are Cannibals

Title: It's True! Frogs Are Cannibals
Level: Primary
Author(s): Michael Tyler
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Date: 2004
Pages: 97
Size: 4.35 Mb
Format: PDF
Quality: High
Language: English

Where do frogs and toads go in the daytime? Is the Boiling Frog Theory true? How do frogs climb up sheets of glass? Michael Tyler, Australia's 'Frogman', has all the answers. Read this book to find out about poison-dart frogs, toad tunnels, stowaway frogs, frogs that sunbake and frogs with anti-freeze in their blood. Discover how to say 'long-snouted flase toad' in Latin, and how to cook frogs' legs for dinner.

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It's True! Dinosaurs Never Died

Title: It's True! Dinosaurs Never Died
Level: Primary
Author(s): John Long
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Date: 2004
Pages: 96
Size: 6.52 Mb
Format: PDF
Quality: High
Language: English

It's True! Dinosaurs are still with us today - in the shape of birds. Pssst! It's True! This is the best book on DINOSAURS you'll ever read! Fossil smugglers caught! Dino battle of the century! Skeletons sell for millions! Stegosaurus footprints stolen!Dinosaurs are still making headlines, 65 million years after they all died out. (Or did they?) New fossil discoveries reveal ancient secrets from the long-ago times when 80-tonne titanosaurids and chicken-sized raptors shared the Earth with killers like Tyrannosaurus rex. Dig up the dirt on Jurassic giants and Triassic tyrants.

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It's True! Bushrangers Lost Their Heads

Title: It's True! Bushrangers Lost Their Heads
Level: Primary
Author(s): John Barwick
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Date: 2006
Pages: 96
Size: 4.67 Mb
Format: PDF
Quality: High
Language: English

Whose bushranging career lasted just one week? Why was Ned Kelly's head chopped off? Why couldn't Captain Moonlite spell? Be warned! This book is full of hangings, beheadings, bank robberies and quick getaways on stolen racehorses. It's also full of mad, bad characters that grown-ups won't want you to know about. Read it under the doona and scare yourself headless.

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Spelling Steps 1-2-3-4

Spelling Steps 1-2-3-4
Saddleback | American English | 2006-08 | 544 pages | PDF | 4.21 Mb

Spelling Steps teaches students to spell the words they need for life situations. The vocabulary is drawn largely from a list developed from an analysis of adult reading materials including newspapers, magazines, novels, scientific journals, and other media. The four-binder spelling program is based on a careful plan for teaching spelling skills. It ensures that students not only learn to spell the vocabulary words presented, but also master the skills needed to learn to spell new words in the future. [+/-]


Each student progresses through the program at his or her own rate. Students may grade their own lesson tests and record their scores. This method is recommended for older students and independent study. Each unit concludes with a review lesson and a unit test. The format for unit tests is left open so that teachers may adapt the test to the needs of each student. The teacher may select which words to include and may determine the length and style of the unit test.

Spelling Steps includes a wide variety of learning activities designed to reinforce and extend spelling skills. Attention is given to providing learning activities that are of interest to middle, secondary, and adult students..

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Leveled Books for Young Readers (Mega Pack)

Title: Leveled Books for Young Readers (27 books)
Levels: A-Z
Author(s): Various
Publisher: ReadingA-Z
Quantity: 27 books
Pages: from 167 to 489
Size: 413 Mb
Format: PDF
Quality: High, printable
Language: English

Recommened! "Help your child develop an interest in reading." The best books for children are the ones they enjoy reading–they don’t have to be on any bestseller or recommended reading list. This mega pack provides thousands of reading materials for your young readers to explore. [+/-]


The books are not selected from a collection of books and then leveled. They are divided into 4 stages of development to meet each child's reading ability.

Stages of Development
• Early Emergent Readers (Levels aa-C)
• Emergent Readers (Levels D-J)
• Early Fluent Readers (Levels K-P)
• Fluent Readers (Levels Q-Z)

See list of leveled readers and books

Guided Reading materials feature:
• Hundreds of Fact and Fiction Titles
• Guided Reading Lesson Plans
• Reading Worksheets
• Benchmark Books and Running Records
• Reading Fluency Passages
• Reading Comprehension Quizzes
• Readers' Theater Scripts

Click here for more information on Reading A–Z Guided Reading materials.

Download links:
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Reading.part2.rar

September 25, 2010

How to Learn Any Language

Title: How to Learn Any Language: Quickly, Easily, Inexpensively, Enjoyably and On Your Own
Author(s): Barry J. Farber
Publisher: Kensington
Date: 2001
Pages: 110
Size: 1.22 Mb
Format: PDF
Quality: High
Language: British English

Barry Farber has been a true adventurer in languages for forty-six years and can speak in twenty-five tongues. The techniques he presents in How to Learn Any Language will have you speaking, reading, writing and enjoying any foreign language you want to learn - or have to learn - in a surprisingly short time. [+/-]


Without beating your head against verb conjugations or noun declensions, you can follow Farber's principles and glide toward proficiency in your chosen language. His method consist of four ground-breaking but simple concepts hailed by language-teaching professionals:

About the author
Barry Farber
has been a true adventurer in languages for forty-six years and can speak in 25 tongues. The techniques he presents here will have readers speaking, reading, and writing and enjoying any foreign language in a surprisingly short time.

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