literacy

An alphabetical reference that defines words related to the study or teaching of literacy; aimed at a professional audience.

"Literacy is at the heart of education-- and what better way to teach this important subject than through the motivational techniques built into gamification? With 'Gamify Literacy,' teacher Michele Haiken brings together top educators and gaming professionals to share gamification strategies, demonstrating how teachers can use gaming tools and activities to improve literacy and content learning. This ... guide provides classroom educators and tech coaches with tips and inspiration on how to apply gaming techniques to improve literacy and deepen student collaboration and critical thinking ..."--Provided by publisher.

The story of a former Microsoft executive's quest to build libraries around the world and share the love of books.

A collection of songs and rhymes designed to help students in first and second grade improve their reading skills.

An integrated learning package to aid students to improve reading and writing strategies. Can be used by more than one student at a time. Each title in the series focuses on four areas: Comprehension, phonics, writing, and English as a Second Language, or ESL.

Elaine, one of the many illegitimate daughters of Mr. Potter, an illiterate and unreflective man who worked as a chauffeur on the island of Antigua, tells about his life and death.

The story of Travis Hugh Culley and how he taught himself to read. When Travis moved with his family to Miami in the spring of 1980, the bright six-year-old hoped things would be easier for him. Labeled as a discipline problem in school, and made fun of at home, Travis faked his way through tests and homework assignments and pretended he knew how to read. When his music teacher suggested that he audition for an acting program, a new world opened up for him. His father was not happy that his son was acting and so Travis began to write down his experiences. Once he began his journal, he saw the relationship between words and actions. When his parents separated, Travis ran away from home but stayed in school, committed to an education in the theater.

Zulaikha, a thirteen-year-old girl in Afghanistan, faces a series of frightening but exhilarating changes in her life as she defies her father and secretly meets with an old woman who teaches her to read, her older sister gets married, and American troops offer her surgery to fix her disfiguring cleft lip.

Four-year-old Sam's appearance as a zookeeper at his nursery school's Future Job Day leads him to a number of exciting activities and discoveries, including reading.