Spelling Through Phonics Review

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(More customer reviews)This book, by the McCrackens has been used by my colleagues and I for about three years. The results of these simple word activities are truly wonderful. My classroom of first graders is able to attack one, two, three and four syllable words using the sounds they hear and the strategies they have learned. More to the point, I find them attempting more difficult words during writer's workshop. Instead of "good", I get "wonderful" because they can hear and spell the sounds. They don't only work at these words during "McCracken time", there is carryover!I hear them saying things like, "this doesn't look right to me" -- not something usually heard at this grade level. I highly recommend this book to all kindergarten through third grade teachers. It is very adaptable and a good review tool. It's one of those few books you'll find in my bookbag at all times.

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This bestselling guide provides teachers of grades 1-3 with a simple and effective spelling program. Spelling Through Phonics is a skills program designed to help children understand how print works in the English alphabetic system. Children come to understand how the letters of the alphabet are constructed to form words and how words are constructed to become text. Essentially, Spelling Through Phonics describes a practical, easy-to-use, and timeless method of teaching children how to spell.Includes:an explanation of phonemic awareness detailed instructions on how to teach spelling-easily, quickly, and efficiently methods to organize children's spelling practice within the school day reproducible spelling checklists for grades 1-3

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Public Speaking: Strategies for Success (5th Edition) Review

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(More customer reviews)For most people, public speaking isn't something that comes easy. In fact, most people dislike giving speeches (putting it mildly). I was one of those people that didn't come easy for. But, after careful studying of the tips/techniques to give a good speech, ways to analyze your audience, and many other concepts, I was able to give successful speeches, with the confidence that being well prepared provides. The topics in this book are easy to understand and remember, explain nearly all of the issues important for a successful speech, and are arranged in a manner that allows the student to get more sophisticated as he/she progresses through the course without presenting an information overload in the beginning and without holding all of the useful information until the end. I think that this book is a valuable text not only for the student but for anyone that would like to improve their public speaking skills.

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Public Speaking: Strategies for Success proposes that at all stages of the public speaking process, people should learn how to develop and apply strategies to speaking situations they encounter throughout their lives. David Zarefsky, one of today's leading scholars in speech communication, encourages the reader to think through and about the public speaking process. Zarefsky urges the reader to consider the diversity of audiences, occasions, and speakers and to choose a specific purpose, a relevant topic, and the appropriate material to make their speeches successful.

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10 Days to More Confident Public Speaking Review

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(More customer reviews)Throat dry and raspy? Hands damp and clammy, perhaps even a little shaky? Don't worry, chances are you're not coming down with the flu but simply about to speak in public. Why the majority of us are rendered incapable when standing before a group of faces, even loving ones, is a mystery.
However, there is no mystery about the help for our podium petrification found in "10 Days To More Confident Public Speaking" by The Princeton Language Institute. After listening and practicing the useful tips found in this audio many will be almost as eloquent as reader Peter McHugh!
Listeners are shown how to be laid back, be comfortable with their own unique selves, and, of great importance, given insider tips on establishing an instant rapport with an audience. Suggestions as to how to integrate humor abound, as well as memorization techniques. Once a speaker knows the words he or she wants are firmly in mind, there is an added comfort and confidence.
Whether you going to be up before a local historical society or a judge, 10 DAYS TO MORE CONFIDENT PUBLIC SPEAKING is an invaluable aid.
- Gail Cooke

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Written by an expert in the field, this book has the tools you need to become a relaxed, effective, and commanding public speaker. A clear, concise, step-by-step approach with dozens of inside tips, "10 Days to More Confident Public Speaking" will help you: -- Overcome nervousness and discover your own natural style-- Connect with your audience with your very first words-- Write a speech that builds to an unforgettable conclusion-- Expertly blend humor and anecdotes into your talks-- Use proven techniques to memorize your speech

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