This book addresses the long-standing debate over the Shakespeare authorship problem and offers a daring solution: that the true author of the works attributed to Shakespeare was in fact poet and playwright Christopher Marlowe. The author suggests that Marlowe, supposedly killed in a tavern brawl in 1593, actually faked his own death in order to save himself from an inquisition and certain execution, then continued writing under the pseudonym of William Shakespeare. Citing substantial and compelling evidence, the author outlines several hypotheses to support his case, including the theory that several top people in Queen Elizabeth's government were involved in the plot to save Marlowe (who was reportedly a spy in the Secret Service.)

Marlowe-Shakespeare Connection: A New Study of the Authorship Question

Samuel L. Blumenfeld

Reference

McFarland

Is Public Education Necessary?

In early American history, a literate and well-educated majority of Americans thrived without a national, tax-funded educational program. In fact, few of the men who signed the Declaration of Independence and drafted the U.S. Constitution had ever seen a public school, and yet they benefited from a free system of education vastly superior to the imagined benefits of today's state-controlled schooling. What happened over the course of the last and a half centuries? Why did Americans surrender the educational freedom that produced such widespread academic excellence to embrace a state of functional illiteracy under complete government control? In his seminal book Is Public Education Necessary?, Samuel Blumenfeld unpacks two centuries of source material to present an accurate history of the religious and philosophical transformations that gave birth to the educational statism controlling America's children today. From the New England Puritan experiments in compulsory schooling to the Unitarian crusades to perfect man with the "strong arm of government", Blumenfeld shows that public education in America has always been more about religion than literacy. A colorful history full of fascinating characters and incisive commentary, Is Public Education Necessary? challenges American parents to discard the common wisdom concerning public schools to reshoulder the responsibilities that are rightfully theirs, to fight to keep the liberties they inherited, and to teach their children to do the same.

Is public education necessary?

Devin-Adair Co.

The new illiterates--and how you can keep your child from becoming one

Arlington House

NEA: Trojan Horse in American Education

NEA: Trojan Horse in American Education

Education & Teaching

Schools & Teaching

The Paradigm Co.

This book is no longer available and is now REPLACED by the NEW 2016 version of Alpha-Phonics by Sam Blumenfeld (Look for the link under the price here: See newer edition of this book) ISBN is: 9780941995320. The contents of the book are IDENTICAL to the previous version. The only two differences are: The new one is perfect bound (Glued back pages for extra strength) not comb-bound and does not come with a CD Rom Version.* * NEW Alpha-Phonics is at a SPECIAL LOW Price of only $ 24.95. (The same price Alpha-Phonics sold for in 1989! 27 years ago!) The fabled Alpha-Phonics systematic phonics instruction program used by 100s of thousands since it was introduced in the late 1970's. Alpha-Phonics is probably the simplest, most effective and reasonably priced phonics instruction programs available anywhere. HERE IS WHY IT WORKS SO WELL: IT IS SIMPLE!! There are only 44 phonograms (Sounds) the child needs to learn. Reading, contrary to what you have been told, is easy to teach because all you have to do is teach the student to SOUND OUT the words they need to read. At first they sound the words out aloud, later they do it in their head silently. That is ALL there is to teaching reading. MOM get this: All 128 Lessons in Alpha-Phonics are covered in ONLY 14 pages of instructions for you. Students begin with short vowels putting together simple words (Like a with m = am or a with s = as) and progress to the more advanced words. With Alpha-Phonics the beginner can be reading simple sentences by lesson three, and that can even be on the first day! Other reading instruction programs try to do too much. They inject grammar, pictures and other material, needlessly complicating the task. Alpha-Phonics just teaches reading only. Alpha-Phonics has as a BONUS: you teach SPELLING easily as you go (through simple dictation). Alpha-Phonics easily introduces over 3,500 words in its simple 128 lessons. Some can learn to read in only months. Alpha-Phonics also works very well for older students, even grown adults who need remediation. Is there a negative about Alpha-Phonics? Yes. In the past 30 years we have heard only one criticism (Only a few times). It is: Some Moms say they think their child can become bored when taught by Alpha-Phonics. Why? Parents have been convinced that learning has to be a fun time. They believe games, card decks, cartoons/pictures, spin the needle tricks, etc. make it fun. They feel they have to entertain their kids while teaching. But, this unnecessarily slows down the process. With Alpha-Phonics the student can actually be READING simple sentences even day ONE! Students do see lists of words in Alpha-Phonics lessons, but they QUICKLY are actually READING those words; they are accomplishing, instead of being entertained. Bells and Whistles in other programs slow the process and cost time and money $$. The huge sense of success in actually reading soon overcomes any other consideration. We almost forgot the SUPER BONUS: Many ADULTS become BETTER readers while teaching their child! Alpha-Phonics: highly recommended by Homeschool reviewers Cathy Duffy, Mary Pride, Karen Andreola, The Robinsons. * * You can buy the CD Rom version separately on Amazon.com for only $ 9.00 (It used to be $ 39.95) Find the CD ROM version on at ISBN: 9780941995184. Amazon also has available a set of practice Readers and a practice Phonics Workbook to accompany Alpha-Phonics. The Alpha-Phonics and How To Tutor Little Companion READERS (10 little books bound into one handy book): $ 19.95 (ISBN 9780941995344). They are specifically designed to follow with the Alpha-Phonics book as you teach from it. WORKBOOK: $ 19.95 (ISBN: 9780941995337) is also specifically designed to accompany the Alpha-Phonics teaching book as you go through it lesson by lesson. Readers Book and the Phonics Practice Workbook are optional but parents find them very helpful

Alpha-Phonics: A Primer For Beginning Readers

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

The Paradigm Company

This book is out of print and no longer available

How To Tutor Extra Large Size Type Student Lesson book

BLUMENFELD, Samuel L.

Children's Books

Paradigm Co.

This book has been replaced by a newer version. NEW version ISBN: 9780941995399. Contents of New version are IDENTICAL to old version; only difference is in the binding. New version is Perfect-Bound for strength and durability (Glued in pages), not comb-bound like old version. This 90 page Workbook is designed to assist in teaching the Addition and Subtraction lessons in the textbook: How To Tutor, Sam Blumenfeld's great book that tells you how to teach the three R s. Practice for ALL the addition and subtraction exercises in How To Tutor are available in this workbook format. There are three pages for EACH lesson. You no longer have to write out the exercises by hand. One page is for the teacher to use in explaining the lesson to the student, the second page is for the teacher and student to work on together, with the teacher prompting the student with suggestions, the third page is for the student to work on alone. The How To Tutor Arithmetic Workbook for addition and subtraction includes timed tests for great practice work. Each book is bound with tough, durable glue to make sure it stays together, even for more than one student to use. The pages are 8-1/2 X 11 size. Type and figures are extra-large for easy reading even for the little ones. The HTT Arithmetic Workbooks were compiled to make your work a little easier. Answers are included for all problems in the Workbook. Space is left on many pages for the teacher to make up his/her own extra practice problems. For ease of use the workbook page numbers coincide with the actual pages in the HTT textbook. The HTT Addition and Subtraction Workbook does NOT contain the specific lesson-by-lesson instructions found in the HTT textbook itself, so it will be necessary to use the HTT Practice Workbook along with the HTT textbook. The How To Tutor instruction textbook itself is available on Amazon.com by using this ISBN: 9780941995290. There is a second HTT Workbook devoted to assisting the teacher with the Multiplication, Division, and Fractions lessons found in the HTT textbook. It is available on Amazon.com by using this ISBN: 9780941995405. The How To Tutor text book, of course, covers all THREE of the R s: Reading, Writing and Arithmetic (Through approximately through 6th or 7th grade). If you decide to teach someone the Three R s with How To Tutor, you will find several other resources that can be very helpful to you: To accompany the Reading Section of How To Tutor Amazon.com has 1.) The Alpha-Phonics and How to Tutor Phonics Companion Workbook (ISBN: 9780941995337), extra practice exercises for phonics, 2.) The Alpha-Phonics and How To Tutor Little Companion Readers (ISBN: 9780941995344), 3.) Amazon.com has to accompany the Cursive Handwriting section of How To Tutor: the How To Tutor Cursive Writing Practice Book (ISBN: 9780941995382). For much more information on all these optional workbooks available to help you with teaching the Three R s with the How To Tutor textbook please enter their ISBN on Amazon.com to quickly get there. Finally, remember the premier resource for phonics reading instruction is Alpha-Phonics A Primer for Beginning Readers by Samuel L. Blumenfeld. Available on Amazon.com at ISBN: 9780941995320. The NEW 2016 version of it is now available for the very special low price of only $ 24.95, the same price it sold for in 1987, almost 30 years ago. Be sure to check out all these great resources to teach the Three R s to your children.

How To Tutor: For Parents and Teachers- A Manual Thats Works

Barbara Simkus

Simkus, Barbara

This book has been replaced by a newer version. The NEW version is ISBN: 9780941995405. Contents of New version are IDENTICAL to old version; only difference is in the binding. New version is Perfect-Bound for strength and durability (Glued in pages), not comb-bound like old version. This 110 page Workbook is designed to assist in teaching the Multiplication, Division and Fractions lessons in the textbook: How To Tutor, Sam Blumenfeld s great book that tells you how to teach the three R s. Practice for ALL the Multiplication, Division and Fractions exercises in How To Tutor are available in this workbook format. There are three pages for EACH lesson. You no longer have to write out the exercises by hand. One page explains the lesson to the student, the second page is for the teacher and student to work on together the teacher prompting the student with suggestions, the third page is for the student alone. The How To Tutor Arithmetic Workbook for Multiplication, Division and Fractions includes timed tests for great practice work. Each book is bound with tough, durable glue to make sure it stays together, even for more than one student to use. The pages are 8-1/2 X 11 size. Type and figures are extra large for easy reading even for the little ones. The HTT Arithmetic Workbooks were compiled to make your work a little easier. Answers are included for all problems in the Workbook. Space is left on many pages for the teacher to make up his/her own extra practice problems. For ease of use the workbook page numbers coincide with the actual pages in the HTT textbook. The HTT Multiplication, Division and Fractions Workbook does NOT contain the specific lesson-by-lesson instructions found in the HTT textbook itself, so it will be necessary to use the HTT Practice Workbook along with the HTT textbook. The use of the Workbook is optional, not required to teach arithmetic with the How To Tutor textbook. The How To Tutor instruction textbook itself is available on Amazon.com by using this ISBN: 9780941995290. There is a second optional HTT Workbook devoted to assisting the teacher with the Addition and Subtraction lessons found in the HTT textbook. It is available on Amazon.com by using this ISBN: 9780941995399. The How To Tutor text book, of course, covers all THREE of the R s: Reading, Writing and Arithmetic- (Through approximately 6th or 7th grade). If you decide to teach someone the Three R s with the How To Tutor textbook, you will find several other resources that can be very helpful to you: To accompany the Reading Section of How To Tutor Amazon.com has 1.) The Alpha-Phonics and How to Tutor Phonics Companion Workbook (ISBN: 9780941995337), 2.) The Alpha-Phonics and How To Tutor Little Companion Readers (ISBN: 9780941995344), and 3.) Amazon.com has to accompany the Cursive Handwriting section of How To tutor: the How To tutor Cursive Writing Practice Book (ISBN: 9780941995382 For much more information on all these optional workbooks available to help you with teaching the Three R s with the How To Tutor textbook please enter their ISBN on Amazon.com to quickly get there.

How To Tutor Multiplication, Division, Fractions Workbook

Science & Math

Mathematics

Blumenfeld's celebrated book: ALPHA-PHONICS THE BOOK ON CD ROM. The CD version contains everything found in The Alpha-Phonics book, and includes sound/voice speaking all the instructions out loud as well as printed instructions. Easy for beginners to use as it does not require ability to type. Uses mainly mouse. Simple, effective, inexpensive. For live sample lessons and more details visit Alpha-Phonics website. The CD ROM combines all the elements of Sam Blumenfeld s outstanding book: Alpha-Phonics with the wonders of the computer. Includes spoken AND written instructions. The book, used for almost 30 years by thousands is now faithfully reproduced on CD. And the CD ROM, like the book, is SIMPLE! No frills, no nonsense! SPOKEN and WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS: Now the Alpha-Phonics program, Sam's easy to follow written instructions PLUS Sam's own spoken instructions are available together on your computer. IT WORKS: Thousands have told Sam over the years that his systematic, intensive phonics reading program is SIMPLE and easy to teach, is very effective and very easy for the student to learn. They all say: it works! Also it TEACHES SPELLING: Not only is Alpha-Phonics one of the easiest, least expensive programs to use to teach reading, but it automatically teaches SPELLING as you go through its easy-to-teach lessons. There are over 3,500 words introduced in Alpha-Phonics! And now they are also on the CD ROM. The CD displays all 128 lessons of Alpha-Phonics exactly as they appear in this highly successful book. The CD is extremely easy to use: It has Auto start which allows it to open right to the lessons by just popping it into your CD Drive. The pages of Alpha-Phonics almost magically come alive on your computer screen. See - hear - teach -learn!! CD includes informative tips for use which make this easy to use system even easier. NO KEYBOARDING! Alpha-Phonics the Book on CD ROM is simpler than many other computer based programs. One big reason is because in requires NO KEYBOARDING work for students. (The Student uses ONLY the mouse) This is best for little beginners who can not type yet and who would start forming bad hunt and peck habits which will be hard to break later when touch typing is to be learned. So they are only asked to use the mouse. Alpha-Phonics the Book on CD ROM lets parent or teacher and the student see and hear the instructions at the same time. Then, with a click of the mouse the student moves to and sees his or her lesson in extra large type without any instructions or other clutter to distract him or her. NOTE: Parents can use either the book or the CD ROM to teach their student. Each version is a complete phonics reading instruction program (The book version is available at Amazon.com) If the budget allows it is helpful to use BOTH the book version and the CD ROM version, working back and forth between the two types. The reason many feel both are better is that they believe young students need to learn that in our computer driven world we will always need BOOKS.

Alpha-Phonics the Book on CD Rom

Words, Language & Grammar

This book has been REPLACED by a newer version: Find it at: Amazon ISBN: 9780941995375. New version has identical content as the older version. The only difference is: The new one is Perfect Bound for strength (Not comb-bound). HOW WELL DOES YOUR CHILD/TEENAGER READ? HOW WELL DOES YOUR HUSBAND OR WIFE READ? HOW WELL DO YOU READ?? The Blumenfeld Oral Reading Assessment Test, created by noted reading expert/author Samuel L. Blumenfeld, allows teacher/parent to determine approximate reading grade level of any reader, of any age (2nd grade to 12). Easy to administer. Takes about 30 minutes to do. Anyone can give the test to a student. It includes complete, simple instructions for the person conducting the Test. (Since it is an ORAL test there is also Audio pronunciation CD is available for Tester to be sure of pronunciations - see below) The student is asked to pronounce 380 words during the test. The words progress from easy to harder. The Teacher marks an error for each mispronounced word. The Teacher listens to the student pronounce the words in the Test list. Based on the number of incorrectly pronounced words the Teacher can score their student from the second grade to the 12th grade level of proficiency. The Blumenfeld Oral Reading Assessment Test contains five BEFORE test sets and also includes another set of five AFTER tests which can be used after remediation has been completed. This enables Teacher/Tester to measure progress of up to five different students both BEFORE utilizing reading remediation work and AFTER remediation work is accomplished. Simple, inexpensive, durable, accurate, proven and reusable. (Why an ORAL Test? See About the Author for answer) Here is what you get: The Background of the Test; its origin. The Explanation of how it works; how is it scored. For the Student: a 380 word test with words that progress from the simple to the most difficult words (38 sets of 10 words in each). For the Parent/Teacher: A Pronunciation CD ROM pronouncing all 380 test words IS available (Sold separately). The words in the BEFORE Test and the words in the AFTER test are different but of equal quality of easy to difficult. Here is what you can do: Anyone can administer this Test in 15 to 30 minutes depending on the age and ability of the person to be tested. You will be able to quickly score the grade level of that person from second to 12th grade in seconds. You will learn how to go about correcting the problem if one is found; you learn what materials you can obtain to provide the remediation that might be needed (Materials which are also very inexpensive and easy to use). Then you can conduct an AFTER Test when remediation work is finished. The test was developed by Dr. Samuel L. Blumenfeld after years of testing it in both private and public schools and also using it through years of private tutoring. The ISBN for the Blumenfeld Oral Reading Assessment Test is: 9780941995375. Some Teachers/Parents may encounter a pronunciation problem (Knowing precisely what the pronunciation of a given word is that they will be listening to the student pronounce) and need a little help being sure of the pronunciation of the words the student will be asked to pronounce - which is the basis of the test. A Pronunciation CD ROM which pronounces all 380 words in the test (Both the BEFORE and AFTER sets of words) ISBN is: 9780941995221 is available from Amazon.com. Now you can find out where your student, or any adult, is in their reading ability with ease. And to TEACH phonics reading to your student get the renowned Alpha-Phonics A Primer for Beginning Readers by Blumenfeld. Now at a special price. See it on Amazon.com by entering: 9780941995320

Blumenfeld Oral Reading Assessment Test

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Marlowe-Shakespeare Connection: A New Study of the Authorship Question

Is public education necessary?

The new illiterates--and how you can keep your child from becoming one

NEA: Trojan Horse in American Education

Alpha-Phonics: A Primer For Beginning Readers

How To Tutor Extra Large Size Type Student Lesson book

How To Tutor: For Parents and Teachers- A Manual Thats Works

How To Tutor Multiplication, Division, Fractions Workbook

Alpha-Phonics the Book on CD Rom

Blumenfeld Oral Reading Assessment Test