Tag: books
ESL and STEM through CALL
Published by Rowman & Littlefield, Teaching ESL and STEM Content through CALL: A Research-Based Interdisciplinary Critical Pedagogical Approach by Abdelilah Salim Sehlaoui addresses the...
Booksellers Donate Spanish Books to Refugees
The American Booksellers Association arranged for booksellers, authors, and publishers attending its Winter Institute in Albuquerque, New Mexico, to donate Spanish-language books for refugees...
myON News: Putting More Fun into Nonfiction
From futuristic features on flying cars and fun facts about the rainforest to the latest football stats and fashion trends, who said nonfiction reading...
Cartoons and Comic Strips Shape Our Language
Richard Lederer is inspired by his hometown festival dedicated to cartoon characters from comic strips and comic books
San Diego Comic -Con is the largest...
Zombielandia Brings Reading to Life
Many resources for learning a second language can be unengaging and repetitive, like learning foods and animals. The award-winning book Planet Zombielandia does the...
Reading Illustrated Story Books ‘Just Right’
A new study, “Goldilocks Effect? Illustrated Story Format Seems ‘Just Right’ and Animation ‘Too...
Stamina in Silent Reading
Elfrieda H. Hiebert offers literacy advice
In all likelihood, you are reading these words silently. Silent reading is the mode in which adults typically read....
Access to Books Improves Learning
Yet another study has shown that increasing access to books improves student outcomes
“Reaching Families Where They Are: Examining an Innovative Book Distribution Program,” published...
Paper Books are Better in Bed
Many of us choose to end the day curled up in bed with a good read, and as technology revolutionizes the publishing industry and...
When Literacy Gets Critical
Lina Sun provides a rationale for integrating peace education into the English curriculum through graphic novels
Graphic novels, which tell real and fictional stories using...
