What makes for effective reading instruction? A new study indicates that an important contributor is integrating material from other subjects into reading instruction. An important international comparison test for reading is the PIRLS, administered to ten-year-olds. Hong Kong ranked 14th among 35 participating countries in the 2001 administration of the test. In 2006, Hong Kong […]
Rattletrap car by Phyllis Root The internal rhymes, alliteration, and creative car sounds make a perfect read-aloud. The watercolor illustrations are full of action as the rattletrap car bounces off the road and seems to rush off the page. The words for the car sounds bounce, too, in their larger, uneven fonts. The illustrations contribute […]
"If you start to think the problem is ‘out there,’ stop yourself. That thought is the problem." -- Stephen Covey………………………………………………………………… How compatible are you and the person you are with? How would you know? Just because you like the same types of foods and pets does not mean that you can have a blissful, long-term […]
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Christina Bell, of Mitcham's Central Book Services, browses her e-reader over coffee. Photo: Pat Scala For more than 10 years, the e-book has been hyped as the "next big thing" in world publishing — a prediction usually underpinned by dire prophecies about the imminent death of the conventional "hard" book. Now, more than a decade […]
"We cannot seek or attain health, wealth, learning, justice or kindness in general. Action is always specific, concrete, individualized, unique." - John Dewey
U.S. Male-Female SAT Math Scores: What Accounts for the Gap? Mark J. Perry - July 1st, 2009--> It’s well known that for the SAT mathematics test a) male high school students in the U.S. have higher scores on average than females, b) the gap is large and statistically significant (+30 points), and c) the male-female […]
"You grow up the day you have your first real laugh at yourself." Ethel Barrymore
Petite model Isobella Jade has already written a memoir, Almost 5’4”, and now she's written a fictional graphic novel based on her experiences in modeling. Model Life, illustrated by Jazmin Ruotolo, will be published by Soft Skull Press in October. more » » »
From Jeff Bailey at Wired Presentations ... I have a friend who is a world class rifle shooter. He even represents the USA in international competition. I would trust him to shoot a quarter out of my hand at a hundred yards. If my life depended on a rifle shot I would want him to […]
