We may all feel we know what an "English" garden is, but do we really? England's Gardens offers a holistic, modern-day tour and an update on the history of some of the most iconic, enduring, and influential gardens across the country. A fresh take on a much-loved subject, this book will help you get to know England's gardens up close and personal. Garden historian Stephen Parker leads you through England's horticultural history, unearthing the cultural context and hidden stories behind the gardens, and bringing lesser-known garden makers to the fore. In five detailed historical chapters, Parker explores the making of the so-called "English" garden - from its origins in the formal splendour of stately homes, all the way to climate-change resilience and future-facing designs of the modern era. Inside the pages of this stunning book on England's country gardens, you will find: - 5 chapters of detailed narrative essays arranged in chronological order. - Detailed profiles showcase significant garden makers. - More than 20 photography-led garden case studies explore key gardens to visit in England today. - Stunning, full-bleed, contemporary photography brings the gardens to life. - Archival photography and historical art sheds light on the history and making of the gardens. Discover the best gardens to visit today - with garden case studies showcasing everything England's gardens have to offer through stunning contemporary photography and careful analysis of planting schemes and garden makers' creative influences. From iconic sites like Sissinghurst and Great Dixter, to more unusual examples such as Prospect Cottage and The Laskett - this book celebrates England's gardens in all their glorious diversity, sublime beauty, and exuberant eccentricity. uberant eccentricity.

England's Gardens

History

Parker, Stephen

Europe

Practice Methodologies in Education Research

Practice Methodologies in Education Research offers a fresh approach to researching practice in education. Addressing a major gap in research methodology scholarship, it highlights how integral practice theory is to the transformational agendas of education research, introducing a theory of activist practice methodologies informed by expansive theories of practice.&#12288; With contributions from leading education researchers drawn from across the world, the book confronts onto-epistemological dilemmas for doing research that arise from taking practice theory seriously, including the theories of Bourdieu, de Certeau, Deleuze, Haraway, Latour, Taylor, and Vygotsky. A defining feature of the chapters is their activist axiologies and their experimental approach to researching practice in education, in fields as diverse as educational leadership, schooling, higher education, adult and workplace education and training, professional practice, and informal learning.&#12288; Practice Methodologies in Education is essential reading for education academics and postgraduates engaged in critical research using practice theory.

Science & Math

Gale, Trevor

Rowlands, Julie

Mathematics

Routledge

The book aims to offer an account of the law which contains enough technical detail to satisfy the needs of undergraduates, while signposting the different perspectives and areas of debate which may be pursued by the specialist. This edition updates the work in key areas.

Law and the Family

Dewar, John

LexisNexis UK

Covers all the language areas for Key Stage 3. Students develop reading, writing, speaking and listening skills through realistic scenarios. Photocopiable pages, resource lists and a skills matrix make the book a valuable teaching and assessment aid.

Voyages: Skills in Everyday English

Education & Teaching

Hayhoe, Mike

Schools & Teaching

Heinemann Educational Books - Secondary Division

Christianity is in decline in the Unites States, and churches are caught without a strategy to reverse that trend. Except for a precious few, mainline churches in America are not growing, and most are watching their numbers dwindle. Each decade brings new fads and gimmicks that have accomplished little more than leaving church leaders frustrated and church members confused. The external marketing image of positivism that many churches present hides leaders who are are frightened and sometimes futilistic about the ever-changing trends being presented by Church Growth experts. Stephen Parker explores the history of how the church has gotten to this state and what it will take to turn this whole trend around, bringing evangelistic revival back to the United States. The book does not present more theories or innovation to the serious problem of decline. Rather, it returns the reader to the Bible to rediscover what God has called the church to be and to do, much of which had been overlooked, ignored, or simply rejected. In order for Christian churches in America to stem the tide of increasing secularism within and without the church, we must first acknowledge the fact that in our attempts to impact the world, the world has actually changed us. The experts that we have turned to in desperation: marketing experts, sociologists, pollsters, and church growth gurus have not only not helped churches grow, but have actually helped create the very decline trends that they were supposed to prevent us from experiencing. What we are doing is not working! We need a new, biblical plan! That is just what this book offers. A must read for both church members and leaders.

Church Growth Crisis: The Decline of Christianity in America: How the Church Growth Movement Has Led American Churches into Decline and How to Reverse ... Before God Exercises Judgment on America

Religion & Spirituality

Christian Books & Bibles

Forever Family Publications

This book provides a commonsense, phonetic, step-by-step method for teaching any child, age 2 through age 10, how to read. Many parents don’t realize their preschooler is capable of learning this skill. Or you may be a parent whose grade-school-age child is struggling with reading in school. Or you may be a homeschooler. To all these parents, author Stephen Parker encourages you to take control of this vitally important aspect of your child’s self-esteem and future academic success.
Teaching a Preschooler to Read provides you with a complete phonics-based program that will make your child an independent reader in 12–18 months. Phonics-based instruction uses no “sight words.” Instead, you’ll teach your child to read unfamiliar words by decoding them: matching their letters with appropriate sounds and then blending those sounds together. Phonics makes reading and spelling logical for your child by revealing the code which underlies these skills. If you can read, you have the expertise to teach your child. Parker will guide you at each step along the way. Who better to perform this task than you?

Teaching a Preschooler to Read: Phonics for Parents and Other Care-Givers

Royce-Kotran Publishing

Many “reading disabled” kids have nothing wrong with them other than the fact that they are victims of a faulty instructional method called Whole Word. From 1930-1975, Whole Word was known as the Look/Say method. From 1975-2000, it was called Whole Language. Since 2000, the newest version of Whole Word goes by the name “Balanced Literacy.” All Whole Word programs start reading instruction with memorized “sight words” and guessing strategies. Many of our kids, including some of our brightest, can’t learn to read in such a manner because it’s not logical - it makes no sense to them. Parents can solve this problem by teaching their child to read themselves, using the method recommended by the National Reading Panel: Synthetic Phonics. This book will guide you at each step along the way as you reclaim control of your child’s future.

The Reading Disability Crisis: How Parents Can Reclaim Control

Reference

Words, Language & Grammar

This book is a stand-alone resource for K-2 reading teachers, teachers-in-training, and other reading professionals. It provides the theoretical and practical foundations for using Synthetic Phonics as a method for teaching both reading and spelling. The emphasis is on the Alphabetic Code and on reasoning rather than on sight words and guessing. The book includes a history of reading instruction, a critique of Balanced Literacy, and a full 17-stage program to guide actual instruction.

Reading Instruction and Phonics: Theory and Practice for Teachers

The ultimate stand-alone resource for parents of struggling readers, parents of children with dyslexia, and for Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs). The method used is Synthetic Phonics. This method does not employ "sight words" or guessing strategies. Rather, it approaches reading logically, emphasizing the full "sounding out" (decoding) of unknown words based upon their spellings. Suitable for use with children of all ages and, with some minor adaptations, illiterate adults as well.

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England's Gardens

Practice Methodologies in Education Research

Law and the Family

Voyages: Skills in Everyday English

Church Growth Crisis: The Decline of Christianity in America: How the Church Growth Movement Has Led American Churches into Decline and How to Reverse ... Before God Exercises Judgment on America

Teaching a Preschooler to Read: Phonics for Parents and Other Care-Givers

The Reading Disability Crisis: How Parents Can Reclaim Control

Reading Instruction and Phonics: Theory and Practice for Teachers

Teaching a Preschooler to Read: Phonics for Parents and Other Care-Givers

The Reading Disability Crisis: How Parents Can Reclaim Control