***`***This is a challenging book and makes for uncomfortable reading at times because one realises that there is so much more to be accomplished in education. How can the teacher who wants to follow this further find out more? Barbara MacGilchrist, Jane Reed and Kate Myers have given the next step: each chapter has a conclusion and "questions for discussion and activities" which are very open and will lead to considerable introspection′ - Education Review`I have rarely been so ent...

Would you like a dynamic way to introduce the children you love to God? Children are born with a desire to know their Creator. They are also curiously seeking to make sense of their world, before they can even speak. “Who Is God” provides an opportunity for parents to create an environment where God is known, worshipped and adored from birth. However, this book doesn’t stop with first impressions. It is designed with continuously deeper levels of growth by teaching the child to learn by as...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.When dutiful heiress Beatrice Larkwood strikes a reckless pact with the masked highwayman haunting London’s night roads, she expects a thief—not a gentleman with a code, a cause, and a kiss that ruins her good sense. James Hawthorne steals from scoundrels to right old wrongs, but crossing paths with sharp-tongued, soft-hearted Beatrice upends his careful plans—and threatens to expose a past that could destroy them both.From cand...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.To Tempt a Duke — A Regency Romance AudiobookAn original Romance Haven productionWhen sharp-witted Cressida vows to safeguard her family’s future, she collides with a battle-hardened duke who trusts strategy more than sentiment. Their clashes ignite a slow-burn attraction—fueled by wit, honor, and secrets best kept in candlelight. As rumors swirl and a ruthless adversary closes in, a general meets his match in a woman wh...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.The Duke’s Reluctant BrideWhen duty demands a marriage of convenience, can love find a way through secrets, storms, and scandal?Lady Elowen never dreamed she’d become the Duchess of Ashwood. Thrust into a hasty marriage with the enigmatic Duke, Anselm Montgomery, she finds herself navigating the treacherous waters of high society, haunted halls, and her husband’s impenetrable reserve. As spring storms ba...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Step into the glittering world of Regency England with The Wallflower’s Masquerade, an original romance audiobook exclusive to Romance Haven.Follow the journey of Lila Fairchild, a shy debutante who dares to reinvent herself at a mysterious masquerade ball, and the enigmatic Duke whose heart she unexpectedly captures.This captivating tale weaves together themes of transformation, longing, and true love, set agai...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Step into a world of wit, longing, and forbidden love with Letters to a Lady, an original Regency romance by Genevieve Thorne. When bookish Lady Eleanor Everly begins a secret correspondence with a mysterious gentleman, she never expects her heart’s greatest rival to become her truest love. Set against the backdrop of family feuds, moonlit gardens, and scandalous letters, this captivating tale delivers sparkling banter, slow-bu...

Stephen Faulds is an English teacher at a Perth high school with many years experience teaching both English and Drama. He has written seven novels and published numerous poems, short stories and articles.http://eepurl.com/cqay-X

Language Testing Reconsidered provides a critical update on major issues that have engaged the field of language testing since its inception. Anyone who is working in, studying or teaching language testing should have a copy of this book. The information, discussions, and reflections offered within the volume address major developments within the field over the past decades, enlivened by current "takes" on these issues. The real value of this collection, however, lies in its consi...

Until about two decades ago, the study of writing systems and their relationship to literacy acquisition was sparse and generally modeled after studies of English language learners. This situation is now changing. As the worldwide demand for literacy continues to grow, researchers from different countries with different language backgrounds have begun examining the connection between their writing systems and literacy acquisition. This text, which derives from a NATO sponsored conference o...

Successful students use comprehension skills and strategies throughout the school day. In this timely book, leading scholars present innovative ways to support reading comprehension across content areas and the full K–12 grade range. Chapters provide specific, practical guidance for selecting rewarding texts and promoting engagement and understanding in social studies, math, and science, as well as language arts and English classrooms. Cutting-edge theoretical perspectives and research fin...

Through analysis of case studies of young children (ages 3 to 8 years), situated in different geographic, cultural, linguistic, political, and socioeconomic sites on six continents, this book examines the interplay of childhoods, schooling, and, literacies. Written language is situated within particular childhoods as they unfold in school. A key focus is on children’s agency in the construction of their own childhoods.The book generates diverse perspectives on what written language...