This is a practical resource that can be used with children who need additional help in developing communication skills during the first year of school and is a follow-on from the hugely successful first edition. This second edition focuses primarily on a targeted group intervention, to boost the language and sound awareness skills of children entering reception class, who are delayed in these areas of communication. It also addresses aspects of attention, following instructions and social...

Learn all the things you can do with Twitter!Make new friends, promote a product or service, build a fan base, raise funds for your favorite charity, and be part of the hottest trend around! Let these experts teach you Twitter shorthand, show you how to sign up, help you follow and be followed, and start you on the road to tweet success.Open the book and find:How to locate people to followTips for a good usernameWays to con...

The #1 Mind Mapping Book for Nearly a DecadeMind mapping is a learning and organizational tool that improves memory, learning, concentration, organization, creativity, and time management.This is the go-to-book on the topic explaning step-by-step how to use mind maps with note-taking, studying, researching, brainstorming, planning, writing, goal setting, lists, groups, and more.It also offers a detailed discussion on other visual tools like flow cha...

Tap into the power of graphic organizers for classroom successVeteran educator and NCTE trainer Katherine McKnight shows how students can use graphic organizers as an important tool to organize new information. Providing a visual representation that uses symbols to express ideas, concepts, and convey meaning, graphic organizers help to depict relationships between facts, terms, and ideas. The author demonstrates how graphic organizers have proven to be a powerful t...

Previously published as part of The Yahoo! Style Guide.WWW may be an acronym for the World Wide Web, but no one could fault you for thinking it stands for wild, wild West. The rapid growth of the Web has meant having to rely on style guides intended for print publishing, but these guides do not address the new challenges of communicating online. Enter The Yahoo! Style Guide to Writing for an Online Audience, from Yahoo!, a leader in online content and one of the most visited Interne...

"Redish has done her homework and created a thorough overview of the issues in writing for the Web. Ironically, I must recommend that you read her every word so that you can find out why your customers won't read very many words on your website -- and what to do about it."-- Jakob Nielsen, Principal, Nielsen Norman Group“There are at least twelve billion web pages out there. Twelve billion voices talking, but saying mostly nothing. If just 1% of those pages followed Ginny’s practical, clea...

Employers continue to say that written and oral communication skills are the most important skills for employees. This book presents the basics for writing any kind of report, such as research reports, proposals, case studies, business plans, technical reports, feasibility studies and more. Both novice and experienced writers will benefit from the book. Checklists are included to assist writers in perfecting their reports.The book includes:Organizing purpos...

The world of content writing has changed dramatically thanks to Google's far-reaching algorithm changes. In light of these changes, this eBook discusses such fascinating topics as where to find winning ideas for your blog posts or articles, how to structure an article, how to make your writing more persuasive, tips for taking your writing to the next level...and much more.My hope is that all content writers can learn something new from this eBook; or at the very least take somethin...

Emails are a quick and efficient way of sending information anywhere in the world and people can read and respond in their own time. Yet emails can get us into trouble if we don't think before pressing 'send'.emails@work shows you how to write emails that get to the point and achieve results.This e-book covers: manage your emails; email conventions; think first and get to the point; write specific subject lines; write well; punctuate well; check your tone; and review and pr...

Whether you're writing simple thank-you notes or creating elaborate business proposals, you need to be able to write well. The ability to craft clear, effective prose is critical to success in all facets of life today. From mastering the basic building blocks of good writing to combating writer's block, The Only Writing Book You'll Ever Need teaches you the solid communication skills required in every situation - at home and at work.Using dozens of detailed examples and sam...

Do you struggle with research papers for school? Is business writing one of your weak areas? Are you at a loss for what to include in thank-you notes? The Everything Improve Your Writing Book, 2nd Edition can help! With a few simple rules and a little guidance, you, too, can write clearly and concisely.Publishing professional Pamela Rice Hahn outlines simple steps for you to follow for various types of writing, including:Social writing, such as tha...

This book walks the educator through six technology-rich, customizable projects aligned to Common Core and ISTE Standards. Beginning with a look at the objectives, the author then presents subject-specific recommendations for tailoring the project to fit English, math, science, social studies, foreign language or art classrooms. A discussion of applicable technology tools accompanies each project, followed by step-by-step guidance, grading considerations, examples and tips on troubleshooti...