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Graduate Programs in Art History is an indispensable, comprehensive guide to schools that offer a Master's, doctoral, or related degree in art studies, including history of art and architecture, visual studies, museum and curatorial studies, arts administration, and library science. Compiled by the College Art Association, this easy-to-use directory includes over 260 schools and English-language academic programs in the United States, Canada, Great Britain, and elsewhere worldwide.

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In this day-in-the-life account, six art teachers provide a realistic picture of what life as an art teacher is really like. ... Read more

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More than 280 classroom-tested games, activities, and reproducibles give students lively practice in key language areas. ... Read more

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Terrific Resource
I have used this book for the last two years as a source of engaging activities for seventh graders. Strouf includes a broad selection of topics which fit easily into my district's curriculum.Students enjoy the lessons and grasp the concepts more easily.I have shared this book with teachersfrom other content areas as well, since many of the lessons adapt to otherdisciplines. ... Read more

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Paula Pryke is one of the world's leading floral designers and an inspiration to novices and experts alike. Her flower school in London, which attracts students worldwide, provides one of the most sought-after credentials for anyone serious about mastering the art of floral design.Now with Flower School, Pryke offers the essentials of her London program in gorgeously illustrated text, allowing readers to feel as if they have enrolled in her school. Simple step-by-step instructions and clearly defined photographs make even the most ambitious design achievable. Drawing on her signature designs, she discusses design rules, color concepts, equipment, and flower preparation, and then offers a series of formal lessons on hand-tied bouquets, the use of water in containers, wirework, and designing for special events.This impressive collection is rounded out with a flower directory detailing those flowers and plants best suited to Pryke's dramatic approach to floral artistry. Packed with original ideas and invaluable techniques, this comprehensive volume is an inspirational sourcebook for flower arrangers of any level. ... Read more

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Inspirational
This book is a joy to open. Magnificently photographed, Paula Pryke's unique style of floral design shows her love for the beauty and colour of flowers.A very worthwhile purchase.

Flower School Mastering the Art of Floral Design
For the beginner, this is a great book, it gives great visual and step by step instructions.

Couldn't afford to send it back!
This was supposed to be a NEW book. All the pages were stuck together on the bottom of the book and when I got them apart you can see a huge water stain. This was the first time I had ordered from Amazon and I will never do it again!!!!!

Great book on fresh flower arranging.
Beautiful book on fresh flower arranging.Lots of information and lovely photographs.There is good technical information regarding the basics of arranging flowers in general.Her designs are beautiful but personally, not something I would want to reproduce.They are too edgy.She is obviously very talented.If you are looking for a book on silk flower arranging, try Decorating With Silk & Dried Flowers by The Home Decorating Institute.Even if you are more interested in silk flower arranging, there is still a lot of good information about color, line, texture, etc. in this one.

using as textbook
This book is being used as a text book for an advanced floral design class I am taking.Very useful for the advanced or beginning floral designer.Pictures are very detailed. ... Read more

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The Martial Arts Instructor's Desk Reference is a complete guide to advanced teaching concepts and martial arts school administration. Author and veteran martial arts instructor Sang H. Kim covers a wide range of essential topics for the professional martial arts instructor including:

*teaching children with ADD, behavioral problems and learning disabilities
*creating lesson plans and teaching specific curriculum elements
*combating boredom through hundreds of drills and training ideas
*marketing, advertising, publicity, staffing and customer service
*instructor training and evaluation
*tournament management

Based on our popular special report series, this book brings together a wide range of essential topics. ... Read more

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A really good reference tool for school owners/operators
This book is a very nice collection of FAQ's with answers from one of the best martial arts educators out there.

If you are thinking of opening a school or just starting a martial arts program of any kind, I would suggest you read this book FIRST!Then keep it handy!

Glad I purchased it!One of the books I refer back to most!

Aaron

An interesting read full of useful hints
I bought this book many months ago (mid 2008) and browsed through it in preparation for opening my own dojo in 2009. As that time has come closer I have started reading this book in greater depth and have found a wealth of ideas that I would never have come up with, and I should point out that I have a double degree in human resource management and marketing, a minor in business law and a masters in accounting. Most interesting is that it is in the business side of this book that I found the most useful information - small, practical hints on student retention, information gathering, public relations and marketing made this book worthwhile for me.

I've only given it four stars however because the areas to do with any form of finance such as setting fee rates and determining student numbers are overly simplistic and therefore of limited benefit - if this area was fleshed out and a section on developing a business plan as it relates to the martial arts business was included in detail, then this book would be perfect.

Overall I recommend it to anyone who is in the process of setting up their own school, and it will be of great benefit to those who are looking for ideas to improve the running of their school.

Excellent!
I have already another excellent book (Ultimate fitness) and some DVD's of Master Sang H. Kim. He is a great teacher and likes to share his martial arts wisdom.
This book covers almost every single aspect about running a martial arts business, from teaching to marketing.
A serious book to serious martial arts teachers.
I strongly advice you to get one.

An Excellent Overview
I'd recommend this without reservation to any martial arts instructor, part-time or full time. Or any instructor. It provides excellent simple advice for dealing with simple difficult issues such as ADD kids or other attention problems in class. It provides straightforward and concise guides for organizing a class or a business. I've had it only a few weeks, and expect to be mining its depths for years. I doubt if I'll ever sit down to read it straight through, but I've found that every time I've gone to it for any specific issue, or just to open and browse for ten or fifteen minutes, I've learned something.

Thorough Instructions on how to run a great martial arts school.
This book has a wealth of information about running a dojang (dojo). From dealing with the difficult student to organizing a class with specific drills, this book covers everything a good instructor needs to at least think through.I particularly liked the aspects of running a business; when to advertise, how to run a radio spot, what to do when enrollment drops, when to expand and when not to.If your business is teaching martial arts, you must have this book. ... Read more

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An introduction to the essential techniques of drawing in a full range of media. It provides fully annotated, photographic sequences to guide the reader from the first strokes to the final composition, and full-size reproductions allow closer inspections of great masterworks. ... Read more

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Lavishly illustrated
Just like other books published by Dorling Kindersley, this one is profusely illustrated by closely-spaced drawings and photographs that almost crowd out text. It's a short book, at 72 pages, but it covers, however briefly, artists' materials used in drawing, as well as a large number of drawing techniques and subjects.

Artists' materials covered include pencils & colored pencils, pens & inks,chalks & charcoal, pastels, watercolors and paper. Techniques covered include ways of working, getting started, linear drawing, tonal drawing, layout & construction, forms and modeling. And subjects covered include buildings & architecture, interiors & exteriors, landscapes, figures & drapery, life drawing & portraits, movements & gestures and drawing for painting.

This is a good catalog of drawing techniques and subjects, but if you're interested in learning to make accurate, detailed, realistic drawings, it's not the one for you. Drawings by the author are quite impressionistic and underworked by comparison with those in, say, How to Draw the Human Head by Louise Gordon or Botanical Illustration in Watercolor by Eleanor B. Wunderlich or Rendering in Pen & Ink by Arthur L. Guptill. ... Read more

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The text presents an integrated approach to teaching reading and writing using the most current philosophy available on language acquisition, the writing process, and literature-based instruction. It addresses the challenge of providing a language arts program that bridges traditional instruction and thematic, whole language instruction. The text combines reading, writing, speaking, listening, and viewing. Skills are integrated into the overall program. With its practical and detailed examples of activities, lessons, and checklists, the text also serves as a useful resource guide for teachers. ... Read more

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Deliver systematic, weeky spelling lessons in a consumable workbook format with Glencoe's Spelling Power Workbook! Teach spelling words, patterns, and key concepts that have been selected for each grade level, then have students apply what they've learned by writing the words, using them in context, recognizing and correcting them as they proofread, and by applying patterns and concepts to new words. You can assess your students' achievement with the Spelling Power Teacher Annotated Edition.

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This beautifully illustrated text reflects the latest trends in art education and demonstrates how to motivate students to learn by integrating art with other content areas. Emphasis Art, 9/e focuses on the intrinsic worth of art-studio experience through its Discipline-Based Art Education approach, as well as on the process of implementing art education into classroom practice.   Useful for both general classroom teachers and art specialists, this popular text promotes art appreciation while providing a wealth of creative ideas and clear technical direction, including lesson plans that incorporate instructional objectives. ... Read more

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Good to go!
Thanks so much!It shipped faster than what I was expecting and I was thankful for that!

Masters of Arts in Education Student teacher
I loved this book! I thought it was extensive as it was interesting. I know I may only be a new student art teacher but I know this has to be an asset to the teaching community. It's a book that every art teacher should own. Almost every chapter has something you can take away and use in your classroom. More specifically Chapter 7 on Art and Social studies was so informative. I appreciated that it not only covered ideas to make learning about history fun, but it broke down point by point ideas on how to incorporate present day experiences so that the students were aware of what was going on outside of their school setting. Each chapter broke down ideas for lessons plans and activities. I really liked the fact that it tells you the best way to asses the projects after they are done. It's very much an easy read and broken down so that you have a clear understanding on how to teach the projects and activities. Overall, I just appreciated that it covered curriculum all the way up to 8th grade. A lot of great ideas in this book and it should be utilized in your classrooms.

General education and art teachers, this book is for you!
It's expensive, true.THis is a continually updated book originally by Frank Wachowiak.He was a great teacher and compiled a wonderful book.The chapter on psychology is incredibly boring and wordy.Full of color pictures, excellent ideas and is a resource you should OWN for quality artwork, developmental stages, integration, special needs and education in any setting.It's a must have!(I am a National Board Certified Art Teacher, I know what I'm talking about!) ... Read more

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Whether you've taken art classes or never held a brush before, Watercolor Color will show you everything you need to know about painting beautifully in this challenging -- but rewarding -- medium. Easy-to-follow projects, shown as they were created, teach the essentials while inspiring the student to tackle increasingly complex techniques.Each volume of the DK Art School series focuses on a specific medium and subject, so you can choose precisely what you want to learn. When complete, the DK Art School will offer the widest choice of specific subjects -- from acrylic figure to oil portrait, and from pastel still life to watercolor landscape. Build your own private Art School in your home library. ... Read more

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Watercolor COLOR
I found this book to be very informative. As an artist, I have taken several watercolor classes.What I liked about this book was the actual work on color.This might sound strange to some but learning to watercolor doesn't always mean learning technique, brush strokes, design and composition but also effectively using and mixing color.This book is a good way to get more information on color mixing actually practice the concepts and play with color so that when you are ready to paint you can proceed with more confidence. You can purchase many tubes of different colors of paint but truly learning to mix your own colors allows for more flexibility, depth and enhancement of your watercolor paintings. ... Read more

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A profusely illustrated, cross-referenced guide to more than a century of stylistic and conceptual revolution in art.

Art in the modern era has come to be defined by its styles, schools, and movements. The three hundred discussed here provide an introduction and a guide to the major developments in Western painting, sculpture, architecture, and design during one of the most dynamic and exciting periods in art history.

One hundred main entries are presented in broadly chronological order, from Impressionism in the nineteenth century to Earth Art, Sound Art, and Internet Art in the twenty-first. Two hundred supplementary entries provide fully cross-referenced summaries of essential styles and movements, tracing intriguing patterns of influence and development. A timeline shows at a glance how the evolution of art corresponds with historical events, providing a thorough overview of the entire period.

A list of major international collections and carefully selected suggestions for further reading are given for all the main entries, and the comprehensive index features over 1,000 artists, architects, designers, impresarios, critics, collectors, and champions of modern art, linking the styles, schools, and movements with the people who created them. 266 illustrations, 159 in color. ... Read more

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Systematic and motivating
A guide easy to handle, clear in concepts, and packed with information relvant to students. The selction of pictures is very relevant.

A must for all Art History Study
This book gives an excellent overview of art history.The foldout time line at the beginning gives a clear picture of how the different movements and styles overlap and occur through time.Each section also gives a list of key books that you can further your reading. The language is easy to understand and good images are provided with each section.This is a good all-round book to understanding art history.

Exceptional Art Book!

I feel obligated to write the review for this book since it is so good...
The great thing about this book is how many distinct art movements are defined here (hundreds)...
Each synopsis provides a summary of each style, blending in the history and players - sometimes including some social ideals or philosophies behind the movements. Superb!
I first assumed i would just browse the descriptions as a reference - after seeing how insightful the text was, i read the whole thing through... very rewarding...
Quality of the book/binding/color/layout is very good...
Even though there is 1 or more examples for each style, it would have been nice if there were a few more, however, a minor point considering how refreshing and well done this book is...

Good book to have if you are an art student
I purchased this book as a extra study guide to go along with my Oil-painting class. This book was very helpful in supplying a large amount of information on many artististic movements that have occurred through out history. The only draw back to this book is I wish it had more pictures having to do with each movement, it only supplies one for each movement or for each artist who was considered the foremost authority in this movement.Beside that the book is very helpful and resourceful. ... Read more

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With School of the Arts, Mark Doty's darkly graceful seventh collection, the poet reinvents his own voice at midlife, finding his way through a troubled passage. At once witty and disconsolate -- formally inventive, acutely attentive, insistently alive -- this is a book of fierce vulnerability that explores the ways in which we are educated by the implacable powers of time and desire in a world that constantly renews itself.

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A Lyrical Master's Best Work Yet
Wow! I really can't understand why Mark Doty's most recent poetry collection hasn't been reviewed here yet, in light of its considerable popularity among the critics. Everyone seems to be hailing this book as a seminal author-finally-finding-his-own-unique-voice sort of work, a more precise definition of Doty's stylistic approach, but it seems to me to be fairly in line with the rest of his output. Still, it never feels tired or stale in the least, and several individual numbers stand out as some of the author's best to date.

School of the Arts begins and ends with two poems titled "Heaven for Helen" and "Heaven for Arden", and these help to form a thematic arc for the book as a whole, together with a few more "Heaven for..." titles interspersed throughout the middle. All of those are highlights, as well as Ultrasound, Flit, In the Same Space, Now You're An Animal, and The Pink Poppy, which may be Doty's finest meditation on beauty yet.

Cozy up with this book sometime when you're feeling pleasantly contemplative, and you will find that, as always, Doty's verse causes everything around you to take on a light of indescribable beauty, singularity, and truth. Highly recommended. ... Read more

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Great Resource
This is a very nice book with many good art project ideas. I recommend this book.

Classic book for Any Art Educator
Frank Wachowiak was a leader in Art Education.This book isa must have for any educator.He had a wealth of experience and the photographs of the student art work is exceptional.I was fortunate to have been trained by him 25 years ago at the University of Georgia. ... Read more

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Telling Pieces is an exploration of how pre-adolescent middle-school children develop a knowledge and understanding of the conventions of art (art as literacy) and how they use this knowledge to create representations of their lives in a small midwestern U.S. town.

Beginning with an overview of social semiotics and emergent literacy theorizing, the authors set the stage for their study of sixth graders involved in art. A galleria of children's artworks is presented, allowing readers/viewers to consider these texts independent of the authors' interpretations of them. Then, set against the galleria is the story of the community and school contexts in which the artworks are produced--contexts in which racism, homophobia, and the repression of creativity are often the norm. The interpretation the authors bring to bear on the artworks reveals stories that the artworks may or may not tell on their own. But the tales of artistic literacy achievement are counterbalanced by reflection about the content of the artworks produced, because the artworks reveal the impossibility for students to imagine beyond the situational bounds of racism, homophobia, and religiosity. The authors conclude by raising questions about the kinds of conditions that make literacy in art possible. In doing so, they explore selected alternative models and, in addition, ask readers to consider the implications of the ideological issues underlying teaching children how to represent their ideas. They also advocate for a participatory pedagogy of possibility founded on ethical relational principles in the creation and interpretation of visual text.

Of particular interest to school professionals, researchers, and graduate students in literacy or art education, this pioneering book:
* brings together the fields of art education and literacy education through its focus on how middle school students come to work with and understand the semiotic systems,
* introduces sociolinguistic, sociological, and postmodernist perspectives to thinking about children's work with art--adding a new dimension to the psychological and developmental descriptions that have tended to dominate thinking in the field,
* includes a galleria of 40 examples of children's artwork, providing a unique opportunity for readers/viewers to interpret and consider the artwork of the sixth graders independent of the authors' interpretations,
* presents descriptions of art teaching in process,
* gives considerable attention to the interpretation of the children's artworks and the influences that contribute to the content they represent, and
* considers varying models of art education along with the implications of introducing new representational possibilities.
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Created by bestselling author and MIT senior lecturer PeterSenge and a team of educators and organizational change leaders, thisnew addition to the Fifth Discipline Resource Book seriesoffers practical advice for educators, administrators, and parents onhow to strengthen and rebuild our schools.

Few would argue thatschools today are in trouble. The problems are sparking a nationaldebate as educators, school boards, administrators, and parents searchfor ways to strengthen our school system at all levels, moreeffectively respond to the rapidly changing world around us, andbetter educate our children.

Bestselling author Peter Senge andhis Fifth Discipline team have written Schools That Learnbecause educators--who have made up a sizable percentage of theaudience for the popular Fifth Discipline books--have asked for a bookthat focuses specifically on schools and education, to help reclaimschools even in economically depressed or turbulent districts. One ofthe great strengths of Schools That Learn is its description ofpractices that are meeting success across the country and around theworld, as schools attempt to learn, grow, and reinvent themselvesusing the principles of organizational learning. Featuring articles,case studies, and anecdotes from prominent educators such as HowardGardner, Jay Forrester, and 1999 U.S. Superintendent of the Year GerryHouse, as well as from impassioned teachers, administrators, parents,and students, the book offers a wealth of practical tools, anecdotes,and advice that people can use to help schools (and the classrooms inthem and communities around them) learn to learn.

You'll readabout schools, for instance, where principals introduce themselves toparents new to the school as "entering a nine-year conversation" abouttheir children's education; where teachers use computer modeling togalvanize student insight into everything from Romeo and Juliet to theextinction of the mammoths; and where teachers' training is not justbureaucratic ritual but an opportunity to recharge and rethink theclassroom.

In a fast-changing world where school violence is agrowing concern, where standardized tests are applied as simplistic"quick fixes," where rapid advances in science and technology threatento outpace schools' effectiveness, where the average tenure of aschool district superintendent is less than three years, and wherestudents, parents, and teachers feel weighed down by increasingpressures, Schools That Learn offers much-needed material forthe dialogue about the educating of children in the twenty-firstcentury.

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Schools that Learn
The product came in good condition. It also was delivered in the amount of time that was suggested. I am very pleased with my book.

Schools That Learn
Excellent resource for educators and people who want to be involved with changing the educational system in our society.

Schools should all be learning organizations
Senge became famous for his book on learning organizations.In this book, he and his co-authors apply those concepts and ideas specifically to educational institutions.While much of their focus is on K12, the ideas and process are applicable to higher education as well. So many management books are really fads with superficial value, but Senge's books are very practical and valuable.This book in particular demonstrates a great deal of passion on the part of the author's for their topic.

Length appeared overwhelming--but well worth it
Having been given the instructions to select a book of vision for a reading group in a graduate class, I didn't expect to choose one of over 500 pages.The length, however, is indicative of the power this book has for changing minds about schools and the way to structure them for learning.I found myself often reading passages aloud to other educators and anyone who would listen.Instead of stifling my curiosity, the book inspired me to dig deeper on the five disciplines.A great book for creating a vision of education that includes schools where students are learning.I may purchase another one to loan out!

A great resource book for educators
This is an essential book for anyone interested in education.Its comprehensive coverage gives much background, even at the risk of being distracting when you want to follow-up on the leads to so many interesting source-books and links.Though you are told to dip in anywhere, you must read the first section, esp. "The Industrial Age System of Education" by Senge and "A Primer to the Five Disciplines" (Personal Mastery, Mental Models, Shared Vision, Team Learning and Systems Thinking) (pp. 27-93).

The authors consider this book a "prequel" to their other books about learning organizations (p.7).That's true.Though this is the most recent book, you can start with this one and go on to the others for further depth.Some repetitions may only serve well for mastery.

The whole book is very readable and informative.Concepts are clearly explained.It follows the same excellent editing format as The Fifth Discipline Fieldbook and The Dance of Change.

When you get too enthused by so many ideas and success stories of innovations, heed the advice for "The Strategy of Organizational Change"."Focus on one or two new priorities for change, not twelve.Most school systems are already overwhelmed with change.They don't need a new initiative; they need an approach that consolidates existing initiatives, eliminates "turf battles," and makes it easier for people to work together toward common ends." (p.25)

There are just too many passages that you wish to quote.The book is a treasure mine.However, for those (esp. busy administrators) who find the volume too daunting or verbose (592 pages!) and still want to get a handle on launching into transforming their schools into learning organisations, I would recommend, "Ten Steps to a Learning Organization" and start with the simple questionnaire given there. ... Read more

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Good reading skills are essential not only for fourth-grade academic success, but also for lifelong learning. The teacher-reviewed, curriculum-based activities and exercises in this workbook will help your children catch up, keep up, and get ahead. Best of all, they’ll have lots of fun doing it! Some of the great features you’ll find inside are:

READ BETWEEN THE LINES
Do-it-yourself essays on games, camping trips, and more teach kids how to grasp inferences within a story.

COMPARE & CONTRAST
Diagrams show how to figure out what similar subjects such as "comets or asteroids?" have in common and how to tell them apart.

FACT & OPINION
Interesting articles help kids back up opinions with facts from the text on topics such as "Should kids have cell phones?"

QUESTION BUSTERS
Right There and Think-and-Search questions explain how to find the answers to straightforward and not-so-straightforward questions about a story.

STORY PLAN
Fill-in-the-blank sections aid in building story structure, including setting, main characters, problems, and solutions.

Plus!
CHECK IT! STRIPS
Reinforce concepts and build confidence as kids check their own work.

Give your child’s grades and confidence a boost with 4th Grade Reading Comprehension Success.


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Sylvan's proven system inspires kids to learn and has helped children nationwide catch up, keep up, and get ahead in school. Sylvan has been a trusted partner for parents for thirty years, and has based their supplemental education success on programs developed through a focus on the highest educational standards and detailed research.  Sylvan’s line of educational products equips families with fun, effective, and grade-appropriate learning tools.  Our workbooks and learning kits feature activities, stories, and games to reinforce the skills children need to develop and achieve their academic potential.  Students will reap the rewards of improved confidence and a newfound love of learning. ... Read more

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Wonderful Ideas for parents who can't afford Sylvan
I bought this book after attempting.without success.to help my granddaughter comprehend what she reads.

We spent the summer months doing the activities. which are easy to understand and FUN. At the end of summer.I fell my granddaughter was in a better position to be successful in the 5th grade.She learned HOW to read.

I recommend this book to any parent/caregiver who cannot afford to put their child in the actual Sylvan learning centers. ... Read more

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The Grammar and Language Workbook offers sequential language instruction along with extensive drill and practice in grammar, usage, and mechanics. This important tool includes a handbook as well as vocabulary, spelling, and composition lessons.