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Speed Reading: read better and faster with these speed-reading and memorization methods (for study or for leisure)
by Edward W. CooperSurpass your reading limits 1 book a day…1 book an hour... ...What is actually possible? For some, this is already real. For others, it is pure fiction. What is the difference between them? What secrets hide behind those famous methods of speed reading? In this book, you will find each method detailed in a practical manner, aimed at increasing your reading speed and improve your reading comprehension. When we talk about speed reading, there is no miraculous method - In a clear and straightforward way, you will learn the truth about speed reading, how to surpass your current limits, and you will understand your limitations, positive and negative points. This book will become a valuable tool to help you in your private and professional life. It will turn you into a reader, a student, a worker without match. Just imagine reading 1 book every week, or even every day. Some would find this good. Others would find it fantastic - You decide where you want to go; the way to get there is in this book!
Speediest!: 19 Very Fast Animals (Extreme Animals)
by Steve JenkinsCaldecott Honor winner Steve Jenkins is back with more Extreme Animals, perfect for young readers looking for accessible nonfiction chock full of incredible art. Speediest! will focus on the fastest members of the animal kingdom. Through illustrations, infographics, facts, and figures, readers will see how big each animal is compared to humans, where it lives on the globe, and just how quickly it can move! With his signature art style, Steve Jenkins' Extreme Animals reader series explores nature's truly superlative animals. These readers are fact-packed and span the globe, detailing the astounding abilities of every shape, size, and species. Each installment focuses on amazing and unusual animals, making these nonfiction readers accessible, informative, and fascinating.
Speedlights & Speedlites: Creative Flash Photography at the Speed of Light
by Lou JonesCanon Speedlites and Nikon Speedlights are small, off-camera flashguns that can provide big results - if you know how to use them properly. Acclaimed Boston photographers Lou Jones, Bob Keenan and Steve Ostrowski guide you through the technical and creative aspects of how to get the most out of these powerful tools in this indispensable guide, packed full of inspirational images and comprehensive diagrams of the lighting set ups used to capture them. They are significantly more advanced, lighter and considerably cheaper than a standard flashgun, and have many advantages. They are small (and cheap) enough that a number can be carried in your kit, and they can be used in combination, triggered wirelessly. They use through-the-lens (TTL) metering, which allows you to use the in-camera LCD and histograms to calculate the required power/direction, rather than havng to use a light meter or trial and error. They use proprietary, dedicated technology (from Canon and Nikon) that means there are no compatability issues. Getting the most out of them, however, remains a mystery - most photographers still just use their speedlights in the same way as a standard flash gun. This is where this book comes in.
Speedy Bee (Rigby PM Plus Blue (Levels 9-11), Fountas & Pinnell Select Collections Grade 3 Level Q #Yellow (levels 6-8))
by Jenny Giles Isabel LoweSpeedy Bee is an animal fantasy creature. This is a story with a plot that has scientifically accurate facts.
Speedy Reading: Fast Strategies for Teaching GCSE English Literature Post-Lockdown
by Emma StottWe’re often told that there are no quick fixes in teaching.This isn’t entirely true…And post-lockdown, we need speedy fixes more than ever to get our students of English back on track.This book will show you how set texts can be reduced in a way that makes them richer. It will reveal how seemingly obscure literary theory can help learners of all abilities achieve rapidly. And it will help us prepare and revise for dreaded unseen texts, using the precious days we have with students in the most efficient way.Emma Stott uses her experience as a teacher of early entry students and as a Research Lead to gather eight strategies that enable students to be better readers and critics of literature in general; not just of the same (outwardly!) threadbare set texts.Speedy Reading promises to make you excited about those worn texts, the pleasures of unseen reading and even about the challenges to come.
Speedy Reading: Fast Strategies for Teaching GCSE English Literature Post-Lockdown
by Emma StottWe’re often told that there are no quick fixes in teaching.This isn’t entirely true…And post-lockdown, we need speedy fixes more than ever to get our students of English back on track.This book will show you how set texts can be reduced in a way that makes them richer. It will reveal how seemingly obscure literary theory can help learners of all abilities achieve rapidly. And it will help us prepare and revise for dreaded unseen texts, using the precious days we have with students in the most efficient way.Emma Stott uses her experience as a teacher of early entry students and as a Research Lead to gather eight strategies that enable students to be better readers and critics of literature in general; not just of the same (outwardly!) threadbare set texts.Speedy Reading promises to make you excited about those worn texts, the pleasures of unseen reading and even about the challenges to come.
Spellbound (Hillbrook Houses)
by Janet McDonaldIn Janet McDonald's powerful and funny novel, a smart and resilient young woman whose life isn't what she dreamed it would be learns that there are many ways to spell SUCCESS.Raven's life has been derailed. She never expected she'd be a mother at sixteen like her best friend, Aisha, and she's afraid she's going to be just another high school dropout, a project girl with few prospects. And although Raven is ambitious, when is she going to find the time to finish school in the few minutes she's not looking for a job or caring for her infant son, Smokey? Then her older sister, Dell, tells her about a spelling bee that promises the winner enrollment in a college prep program and a scholarship. But spelling? There isn't a subject she's worse at! Still, Raven is fiercely determined to win, and so she starts memorizing words.An ALA Best Book for Young Adults
Spellbound: My Life as a Dyslexic Wordsmith
by Phil HanleyAn Amazon Best of Biography/MemoirComedian and severe dyslexic Phil Hanley reveals his unlikely path to success in a story that is equal parts hilarious and heartbreaking.When Phil Hanley was in first grade, he realized something that would forever set him apart from his peers: he couldn’t read. His teachers were ill-equipped to assist him, and he slipped through the school’s cracks, year by year falling further and further behind his friends. Finally, he was diagnosed with dyslexia, a learning disability that would shape the rest of his life.Unable to pursue college or a traditional job, Phil was thrust into a life defined by unconventional twists, including a stint as a runway model in Europe. Eventually, he found himself on a stage with a microphone, a spotlight, and five minutes of jokes. Unlike so many previous pursuits, stand-up felt right to Phil, and he soon discovered that the more he worked at it, the more he got out of it—a realization that, he compellingly argues, saved his life. Spellbound is a story of humor and also of struggle and heartbreak, of constantly living in a world that sees things differently than you do, and of triumph over adversity.Phil shows us that dyslexia can be a huge challenge, but it doesn’t spell certain condemnation (and neither can he). Just the opposite: dyslexia has been more than a blessing in his life—it’s been his North Star.
Spelling Bee (The Kids In Ms. Colman's Class #11)
by Ann M. MartinSpelling bee winner Hank is set to square off against the best speller from Mr. Berger's class. When the boys in Ms. Colman's class bet money that Hank will win, they risk ruining the contest.
Spelling Essentials For The Pre-GED Student
by Laurie RozakisPart of the five-book Essentials for the Pre-GED Student series, Spelling Essentials reviews the fundamentals for students like you who need extra help with their spelling skills. There is both a pretest and a posttest to determine your strengths and weaknesses. The lessons are written in an easy-to-read format, and this unique guide is sure to help you gain the skills you need to prepare for the GED.
Spelling It Out: How Words Work and How to Teach Them – Revised edition
by Misty AdoniouSpelling can be a source of anxiety for school children and working professionals alike. Yet the spelling of words in English is not as random or chaotic as it is often perceived to be; rather, it is a system based on both meaning and a fascinating linguistic history. Misty Adoniou's public articles on the processes of teaching and learning spelling have garnered an overwhelming response from concerned parents and teachers looking for effective solutions to the problems they face in teaching English spelling to children. Spelling It Out, Revised edition aims to ease anxiety and crush the myth that good spelling comes naturally. Good spelling comes from good teaching. Based on Misty Adoniou's extensive research into spelling learning and instruction, this book encourages children and adults to nurture a curiosity about words, discover their history and, in so doing, understand the logic behind the way they are spelled.
Spelling Morphology
by Dorit Diskin RavidModern Hebrew is a highly synthetic Semitic language--its lexicon is rich in morphemes. This volume supplies the first in-depth psycholinguistic analysis of the interaction between morphological knowledge and spelling in Hebrew. It also examines how far this model can be applied to other languages. Anchored to a connectionist, cognitive, cross-linguistic and typological framework, the study accords with today's perception of spelling as being much more than a mere technical skill. Contemporary psycholinguistic literature views spelling as a window on what people know about words and their structure. The strong correlation between orthographies and morphological units makes linking consistent grammatical and lexical representation and spelling units in speaker-writers a key research goal. Hebrew's wealth of morphological structures, reflected in its written form, promotes morphological perception and strategies in those who speak and write it, adding vitality and relevance to this work.
Spelling Pen - Brass Lamp: Decodable Chapter Books for Kids with Dyslexia (Simple Words Chapter Books - Spelling Pen Series #Book Three)
by Cigdem KnebelAn unfortunate accident – a crack in the Brass Lamp from the Red Obelisk – changes the course of the Sun Kids’ journey. In Griffin Nest, they learn that they need to go to Elf Landing to save the Brass Lamp. But King Gris’ den is in Elf Landing. And the bad king does not stop his tricks. Will the Sun Kids be able to save the Brass Lamp? Spelling Pen Brass Lamp has 25 chapters and over 8200 words. This is Book #3 in the Spelling Pen series. Book #1 is Spelling Pen In Elf Land, Book #2 is Spelling Pen Red Obelisk.
Spelling Pen in Elf Land
by C. KnebelIt is Matt's tenth birthday and he gets a lousy old pen from his rich Grandma Deb. But Matt does not like to write. What was Grandma Deb thinking...The pen turns out to be magical and soon Matt will learn that he has to help an elf clan to defeat King Gris before he destroys the entire Elf Land.
Spelling Plus: Grade 5 Student Edition
by Purposeful DesignThe Elementary Spelling Plus Grade 5 Student Edition teaches students grade-appropriate spelling words such as sensible, obedient, entrance, important, reasonable,comfortable, and more through a yearly theme. Lessons are designed to take approximately 30-40 minutes, five days per week and in Grade 5 focuses on Schwa in unstressed syllables, homophones, Latin roots, "r" controlled vowels, variant consonant spellings, and other spelling skills. The full-color pages of the student edition are filled with illustrations and photographs; activity and review exercises are also included. Each page is perforated, and a chapter may be removed without losing a page from the next chapter. 177 pages, softcover, consumable. Covers 36 weeks of instruction. <P><P> ACSI's Elementary Spelling Plus curriculum is designed to develop students' spelling and reading skills through explicit phonetic instruction, building strong decoding and encoding skills, and high-frequency /pattern/challenge word lists. This series can be easily integrated into any language arts program and features activities designed to accommodate all types of learners (visual, auditory, and kinesthetic) plus cross-curricular connections.
Spelling Recovery: The Pathway to Spelling Success
by Jan RobertsFirst Published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Spelling Rules, Riddles and Remedies: Advice and Activities to Enhance Spelling Achievement for All
by Sally RaymondSpelling Rules, Riddles and Remedies is for anyone supporting learners who are struggling to understand the world of English spellings. This book engages learners and enhances their learning by using practical and dynamic resources to reveal the cause and effect of spelling confusions. By posing opportunities for understanding memory-related applications, learners and their spelling tutors are empowered with the knowledge and resources required to amend, improve and proliferate spelling success. In this revised edition, bestselling author Sally Raymond offers further unique and accessible 'Spelling Detective' and 'Learning Application' activities and explores ways of empowering individual learners. Offering a wealth of effective approaches to improving spelling, chapters: demonstrate how spelling errors can be examined to develop solutions for individual learners; show how to engage pupils through use of meta-cognition; highlight the reasons why spelling abilities might fail; explore and resolve the impact of English spelling irregularities and deviations through informed discovery; illustrate how to use mnemonics and story-lines to link tangible prompts to confident spelling ability; provide structured game-play and challenging practice lessons. boost pupils’ achievement through the strategic use of multiple processing skills. Clearly presented and highly illustrated, this book encourages creativity and shows teachers how to adopt and adapt a variety of learning strategies to suit different needs. Targeting learners in Key Stage 2 upwards, Spelling Rules, Riddles and Remedies brings a wealth of ideas to stimulate spelling success.
Spelling Through Phonics
by Robert McCracken Marlene McCrackenThis 40th anniversary edition of the beloved bestseller, Spelling Through Phonics, has the same compact and easy-to-use format thousands of educators know and love! With the McCrackens&’ original spelling instruction program, this book provides detailed instructions and reproducibles to help youunderstand phonemic awareness, and how it helps children develop spelling and other literacy skillsteach spelling easily, quickly, and efficientlyintegrate visual, auditory, and kinesthetic learning strategieseffectively assess and react to students&’ writingprovide immediate feedback as part of spelling instructionorganize students&’ spelling practice within the school dayintroduce, practice, and review new words and sounds with students in grades 1–3Help your students become proficient spellers, as well as confident readers and writers, with this developmentally appropriate framework.Dedicated to the memory of The McCrackens, this 40th anniversary edition honors their invaluable contributions to English language arts and literacy instruction across North America.
Spelling Through Phonics
by Robert McCracken Marlene McCrackenThis 40th anniversary edition of the beloved bestseller, Spelling Through Phonics, has the same compact and easy-to-use format thousands of educators know and love! With the McCrackens&’ original spelling instruction program, this book provides detailed instructions and reproducibles to help youunderstand phonemic awareness, and how it helps children develop spelling and other literacy skillsteach spelling easily, quickly, and efficientlyintegrate visual, auditory, and kinesthetic learning strategieseffectively assess and react to students&’ writingprovide immediate feedback as part of spelling instructionorganize students&’ spelling practice within the school dayintroduce, practice, and review new words and sounds with students in grades 1–3Help your students become proficient spellers, as well as confident readers and writers, with this developmentally appropriate framework.Dedicated to the memory of The McCrackens, this 40th anniversary edition honors their invaluable contributions to English language arts and literacy instruction across North America.
Spelling Vocabulary and Poetry 5
by Phyllis RandPromote academic excellence as you help your child broaden his vocabulary and appreciation of poetry with Spelling, Vocabulary, Poetry 5. With 34 word lists, teach your child to spell words correctly and use vocabulary words in the proper context. Exercises in each lesson boost proofreading skills and correct word usage. Six poems by famous authors are also included to show your child how beautiful language can be.
Spelling Workout: Level A
by Phillip K. TrockiA workbook for children to learn how to spell English words.
Spelling for Life: Uncovering the Simplicity and Science of Spelling
by Lyn StoneThere is a myth that English spelling is unnecessarily complex, and it is spread by those who don’t understand the writing system. Spelling for Life offers lucid, accessible tools which help to reveal that, when explicitly and systematically taught, spelling is scientific, law-abiding and even elegant. Using a synthesis of theory, research and teaching experience, the fascinating nature of English spelling is systematically teased out. The examples and exercises throughout offer an encouraging, accessible way to implement the program of study and strive to reveal the beauty of spelling. Spelling for Life enables teachers and students to: • learn what the common spelling coping strategies are; • gain insights into undoing poor spelling habits; • work together to reveal patterns not only in regular spelling, but also in words which on the surface seem to break the spelling rules; • practise successful spelling strategies, progressing from simple to complex words rapidly and with confidence. This new and improved edition includes updated spelling techniques as well as new chapters on orthographic mapping, spelling assessment, teaching consonant clusters well and suffixing rules. Aided by example lessons, formative assessments, unique tools, a scope and sequence, and extensive practice lists, this highly acclaimed overview of spelling succeeds in developing theory and practice in the writing system for teacher and student alike.
Spelling for Life: Uncovering the simplicity and science of spelling
by Lyn StoneA recent survey of 200 teachers asking the question ‘spelling is…?’ resulted in the following adjectives: ‘difficult’, ‘complex’, ‘confusing’, ‘random’, ‘confounding’. Spelling for Life offers lucid, accessible tools which help to reveal that, when explicitly and systematically taught, spelling is scientific, law-abiding and even elegant. It explains that spelling is the manipulation of symbols according to agreed-upon patterns that produce predictable results. Spelling errors also fall into sets of predictable patterns. Success in spelling is not a product of intelligence. Many people struggle to spell due to coping strategies developed in place of explicit instruction. What gives spelling its ‘complex’ veneer is the fact that different ways of thinking are required at different levels from word to word. Some words can be spelt as they sound, others have to be visually memorised and some rely on knowledge of core rules about word-structure. A lot of words require more than one strand of knowledge. This book makes clear which strand needs to be applied in different situations. Often pupils who can read and express themselves competently nevertheless find spelling difficult. False assumptions about spelling, such as believing the English language is complex and/or irregular, damage confidence and lead to reluctance to even attempt to spell correctly. Spelling For Life enables teachers and pupils to: learn what the common spelling coping strategies are gain insights into undoing poor spelling habits work together to notice patterns not only in regular spelling, but also in words which on the surface seem to break the spelling rules practise successful spelling strategies, progressing from simple to complex words rapidly and with confidence. Using a synthesis of theory, research and teaching experience, the fascinating nature of English spelling is systematically teased out. The examples and exercises offer an encouraging, accessible way to implement the programme of study and strive to reveal the beauty of spelling. Aided by example lessons, progressive assessments, unique tools and extensive practice lists, this highly acclaimed overview of spelling succeeds in developing critical thinking and confidence when reading and spelling. It can be used in conjunction with any established phonics programme.
Spelling, Handwriting and Dyslexia: Overcoming Barriers to Learning
by Diane MontgomeryThis ground-breaking book argues that spelling and writing need to be given more consideration in teaching and remedial settings especially if dyslexic pupils are to be helped back up to grade level, and other pupils are to make more effective, quicker progress. Helping teachers and student-teachers to understand the valuable contribution spelling and handwriting makes to literacy development in primary and secondary schools, this book shows them how to overcome existing barriers to learning. Chapters cover key topics such as: the nature of spelling and the impact of the National Literacy Strategy the strengths and weaknesses of existing schemes for handwriting the definitions of dyslexia and how common spelling errors by dyslexics are made making effective links between strategic assessment and strategic interventions in schools problem-based learning, underpinned by plenty of casestudies and real life classroom examples. Written by a well-known author in the field of literacy and dyslexia, this is a core text that will interest teachers, teacher educators, and undergraduate and postgraduate students in education and inclusion.
Spelling, Vocabulary, and Poetry 6
by Phyllis RandSpelling, Vocabulary, and Poetry 6 teaches students the spelling and meaning of words through the study of prefixes, roots, and suffixes. There are eight review lists and exercises that provide an opportunity for spelling mastery.