"A charmingly eccentric hotel maid discovers a guest murdered in his bed, turning her once orderly world upside down--and inspiring a motley crew of unexpected allies to band together to solve the mystery--in this utterly original debut. Molly Dunn is not like everyone else. She struggles with social skills and interprets people literally. Her gran used to interpret the world for her, codifying it into simple rules that Molly could live by. Since...

Explains the basics of reading comprehension. Also covers more advanced topics, such as making inferences, understanding arguments, reading fiction, etc. Includes pre- and post-tests for identifying strength and weaknesses and assessing progress.

The author argues that reading is alive and well in America. Millions of devoted readers support hundreds of enormous bookstores and online booksellers. Jacobs's interactions with his students and the readers of his own books, however, suggest that many readers lack confidence; they wonder whether they are reading well, with proper focus and attentiveness, with due discretion and discernment. Jacobs offers an insightful, accessible, and playfully...

Here is the riveting story of the English language, from its humble beginnings as a regional dialect to its current preeminence as the one global language, spoken by more than two billion people worldwide. In this groundbreaking book, Melvyn Bragg shows how English conquered the world. It is a magnificent adventure, full of jealousy, intrigue, and war-against a hoard of invaders, all armed with their own conquering languages, which bit by bit, the...

El ejercicio de la lectura abre muchas puertas. Ya sea la de la información, de la libertad de pensamiento o de la recreación. Aquí se reúnen lecturas y ejercicios para desarrollar dos grandes habilidades: leer en voz alta para desarrollar habilidades de oratoria y declamatoria, y la lectura en silencio, para aumentar la comprensión lectora, la inferencia y la capacidad de interpretación. Diversas técnicas ayudarán al lector, ya sea de forma...

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" Este es el primer libro de la colección Literacidad y pedagogía y está dirigido principalmente a maestros de primaria y secundaria, ofrece orientaciones educativas y estrategias lúdicas para propiciar el apego y el compromiso de los alumnos con la lectura por placer y con la escritura creativa dentro de la cotidianidad de las aulas. Pretende también impulsar el desarrollo de la literacidad entre niñas y niños a fin de potenciarlos como...

Reconnecting Reading and Writing explores the ways in which reading can and should have a strong role in the teaching of writing in college. Reconnecting Reading and Writing draws on broad perspectives from history and international work to show how and why reading should be reunited with writing in college and high school classrooms. It presents an overview of relevant research on reading and how it can best be used to support and enhance writing...

Specifically designed to help parents support their children's work at home, and concise and accessible so both parent and child can follow the principles easily and at their own pace, this book provides in-depth coverage of the essential English topics for school children aged 11-14. With a simple attractive layout, the books provide a comprehensive examination of each topic and a wealth of exercises to test the reader's understanding. The bestselling...

Once, there was a student who wanted to learn English...

He did everything. He did grammar exercises, he looked at lists of vocabulary, he even tried reading books for native speakers. But nothing worked, and he couldn't improve.

Then, one day, he found a book just for him. It was full of fun, easy stories that made him laugh and cry, and he understood them perfectly. He flew through the stories, and

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