Assessing Dyslexia

Assessing Dyslexia guides readers through the design, administration, and interpretation of dyslexia assessments. Grounded in research on the linguistic and neural foundations of dyslexia, as well as the clinical outcomes of reading and writing processes, this concise volume provides a comprehensive framework for assessment, diagnosis, and intervention. Utilizing detailed examples to illustrate methodology and concepts, this book is critical reading for students looking to deepen their understanding of assessment, literacy, and the written language challenge.

Parenting & Relationships

Kennedy, Becky

Ryan, Kathleen

Disabilities & Hyperactivity

Routledge

"Sandwiched among Kathleen Jo Ryan's photographs of green countryside and luminous children, stately homes and horse shows, contributions by some of the country's best writers treat well-nigh every aspect of this inexhaustible land."--Travel &amp; Leisure. 122 full-color photographs.

Irish Traditions

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Harry N. Abrams

Discusses paper manufacture, rating, and characteristics, and tells how to specify and purchase paper

Papers for Printing: How to Choose the Right Paper at the Right Price for Any Printing Job

Beach, Mark

Arts & Photography

Coast To Coast Books

Published by Coast To Coast Books, Portland, Oregon. Photos by Kathleen Ryan; text by Mark Beach. (1979) Since its first dock was built in 1852, the Burnside/waterfront area has been a center of attention for Portland. For some, the neighborhood has proven a source of wealth, power, and status. For others it has been a symbol of vice, corruption, and racism. For still others - hundreds of thousands over the years - it has simply been home.  Portlanders whose only image of the Old Town and Pearl neighborhoods have been recent will see the old Burnside and Skid Row areas that existed before the townhouses and boutiques. Photographs feature people who live and work there - from the down and out to Darcelle in his younger years. This book is getting pretty scarce.

Burnside, a Community: A Photographic History of Portland's Skid Row

History

The Easterners is set in Boston during the winter of 1877. Harvard student Tom Flynn can no longer cope with the pressure of keeping his homosexuality hidden from his peers and professors. Escaping college, Tom and classmate Aven leave Boston and travel through America's industrialized cities and immigrant slums at a time when few had rights and many faced poverty and desperation. The Easterners is a journey into Victorian America as seen through the eyes of the novel's characters.

The Easterners

Literature & Fiction

Genre Fiction

Kathleen Ryan

Guiding Instruction in Young Adult Literature: Ideas from Theory, Research, and Practice

Review\nThis book is a labor of love offered by experts in the field of young adult literacy. It provides a careful and compassionate analysis of the relationship between a young adult reader and a literary text from both psychological and sociological perspectives. It is thoughtfully conceived, beautifully researched, and elegantly written. This study is a necessary read for teachers, for scholars, and for anyone interested in the field of literacy studies. -- Mary E. Robbins, PhD, senior associate to the Provost for communication and faculty affairs, University of Massachusetts Lowell\nA fresh perspective for educators of literary courses for the young adult reader and how to help them bring their own experiences and understanding to the text, while giving the reader the freedom to broaden their world view. This book explains the relationship between the reader, literature and the role of the teacher and how using literature for instruction brings about the development of identity and growth in the young adult reader, which can continue to lead the young adult reader to independent reading of more complex literature. As a book club leader, the concepts in this book gave me new ways of approaching areas of discussion for my book club, such as, at what point in the book did you become engaged, personal response and character development, even though the book club is beyond the young adult stage of reading. This book gave me a whole new perspective of why we read and the life long effects of reading. -- Joanne Burket, book discussion leader, New Hampshire\nThe authors believe that students reading young adult literature are in a transformational period of their lives. The young adult literature that they encounter and engage in can be companions and guides as they explore and develop their identities and develop their capacity for tolerance, understanding, compassion, equity and kindness. The authors provide not only a framework rooted in Rosenblatt’s concept of transactional reading, they also provide models for applying the instructional framework to actual young adult stories. Their coverage of the theory and practice of the young adult literature landscape puts teachers in a position to develop their own young adult literature lessons, units, and curriculum knowing they are building on the ground that will encourage student engagement and involvement with the power of young adult literature. -- Michael Deasy Ed.D, reading teacher\nThis book is an eye-opening resource for anyone working with young adults in the English language arts, as well as anyone simply interested in young adult literature. Both practitioners and researchers will find the book an informative resource on the literary and psychological theories informing the instruction of young adult literature, and educators especially will find helpful the suggestions for instruction offered by the authors. This is a must-read for anyone working with young people in the field of literature. -- Andrea Mooney, PhD, English teacher, Reading Memorial High School\nTwo of the writing purposes of this book match the mainstream of educational requirements and a nationwide movement initiated by the Chinese government to strengthen and improve ideological instruction and moral education in all levels of the educational system, especially colleges and universities where disciplinary instruction is expected to integrate ideological and moral education for students in various ways. These writing purposes are acquainting readers with the dimensions of the human experience that young adult literature offers because of its reinforcement of such values as tolerance, acceptance, understanding, compassion, empathy, and kindness, and reminding readers that society is in desperate need of thoughtful citizens and that young adult literature provides rich resources for students to draw on in order to grow into compassionate, engaged and educated citizens and the needs of society. 
-- Wei Xu,

Teen & Young Adult

Dagostino, Lorraine

Bauer, Jennifer

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Literacy in a Digital World

The digital revolution has greatly influenced communication, meaning a current, analytical examination of changing literacy skills is needed. Becoming literate in today's world requires an understanding of traditional and electronic messaging venues in order for communications to not be misled by unrecognized influences. This book examines changes in the concept of literacy, including, the specific characteristics of evaluation literacy, predictors of literacy efficiency, the nature of audiences and users, and ethical concerns. It also examines the implications and applications for instruction, assessment, and professional development.

Literacy in a Digital World: The Evolution and Development of Literacy Proficiency

Education & Teaching

Deasy Ed.D, Michael

Schools & Teaching

Euthanatos (Mage - the Ascension Tradition Book)

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Oliver, Clayton

Wiseman, J.

Brucato, Phil

Gaming

White Wolf Publishing

Mage: Sorcerers Crusade (Mage the Sorcerers Crusade)

Mage: Sorcerers Crusade (Mage the Sorcerers Crusade)

Reynolds, Kay

Campbell, Brian

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