Books like The read-aloud handbook by Jim Trelease

Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt expose how three pervasive beliefs—"what doesn’t kill you makes you weaker," "always trust your feelings," and "life is a battle between good and evil"—have fueled a culture of safetyism that stifles free speech and undermines resilience on U.S. college campuses.

A practical guide to 4,000 essential English words, complete with analysis, idioms, and usage tips—ideal for business, academics, and test preparation such as the SAT and GRE.

A practical guide for parents and caregivers that pairs advice on selecting age‑appropriate books with an annotated list of over 300 titles, organized by life moments and themes to enhance early reading experiences.

A comprehensive guide to teaching children essential life skills and academic success through engaging activities.

A cutting-edge handbook for parents, from a pioneer in infant brain development, that bridges the gap between the most current neuroscience and practical parenting techniquesDr. Jill Stamm's daughter was born almost four months premature, and doctors insisted she would never walk or talk. Now, thirty-two years later, her daughter is living proof that nearly every baby's brain has the potential to adapt and flourish given the right attention. A leading authority in infant brain development, she makes new, remarkable findings accessible to everyone in Bright from the Start. What babies need is as simple as A, B, C:ATTENTION: including how to increase a child's attention span, and how to balance stimulation with down timeBONDING: illustrating the importance of developing emotional attachment between a child and a consistent caregiver—and why this is key to cognitive developmentCOMMUNICATION: with breakthrough advice for tapping the correlation between verbal engagement with parents and higher IQ rates among childrenShe also discusses what kind of childcare environment to select, why learning toys don't teach as much as you think, why reading to a baby is critical, and how you can help your child learn how to pay attention. By working with Dr. Stamm's ABCs in Bright from the Start, all parents can help to build a radiant future for their precious little ones.

Our proven Spectrum Phonics grade 5 workbook features 176 pages of age-appropriate activities for reinforcing vocabulary knowledge and reading comprehension. Recently updated to current national testing standards, including nonfiction activities and a revised sequence for smooth transitioning between skills. This workbook for children ages 10 to 11 emphasizes phonics and word study as building blocks in reading proficiency. Phonics skills include: •Digraphs •Diphthongs •Syllables •Homophones •Idioms •Dictionary skills Our best-selling Spectrum Phonics series features age-appropriate workbooks for Kindergarten to grade 6. Developed with the latest standards-based teaching methods that provide targeted practice in fundamentals to ensure successful learning!

This best-selling guide is illustrated by glimpses of bilingual life through interviews with fifty families from around the world. The trials and rewards of life with two languages and cultures are discussed in detail, followed by practical advice on how to support the child's linguistic development.Features of this second edition include: * new and updated Internet resources* information on the specific problems facing teenagers, and guidance on how to resolve them* new research into language acquisition * new and updated first-hand advice and examples throughout.