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Paths to Success

Beating the Odds in American Society

By: Charles C. Harrington,Susan K. Boardman

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Paths to Success

Beating the Odds in American Society

By: Charles C. Harrington,Susan K. Boardman

Who would have thought that Joycelyn Elders, born into a family that chopped cotton and trapped raccoons to survive, would grow up to be Surgeon General of the United States? Or that Clarence Thomas, brought up by his barely literate grandfather, would someday be a Justice of the Supreme Court? Certainly not statisticians, who tell us that impoverished backgrounds are fairly accurate predictors of impoverished futures. This book seeks out the stories behind the exceptions: those who, against all odds, have made the American myth of rags-to-riches a reality. For more than ten years Charles Harrington and Susan Boardman explored the life histories of successful Americans forty to fifty-five years old--those from poor homes, whose parents had not completed high school, and those from the middle class. Comparing the routes to success of these two groups--the one by various courses of their own construction, the other by a well-laid path--the authors are able to show where their efforts and qualities diverge, and where they coincide. Joycelyn Elders and Clarence Thomas are examples of the pathmakers of this work. While Paths to Success reveals certain consistencies between these pathmakers' approaches and those of their middle-class counterparts, it also exposes striking differences between men and women, blacks and whites. These differences, fully described here, illuminate the ways in which opportunities, serendipities, and impediments intersect with personal resources, strategies, and choices to produce success where we least expect it.

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252

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Harvard University Press

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0674038347

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9780674038349

Sound Linkage

An Integrated Programme for Overcoming Reading Difficulties

By: Peter J. Hatcher,Fiona J. Duff,Charles Hulme

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An Integrated Programme for Overcoming Reading Difficulties

By: Peter J. Hatcher,Fiona J. Duff,Charles Hulme

The updated edition of this successful resource has been developed to support children with reading delays and dyslexia. It contains a phonological training programme, an explanation of how this programme can be embedded within a broader reading intervention, a standardized test of phonological awareness and a methodology to grade children’s reading books. This third edition has been revised throughout to include the latest developments in the field These resources have been used with a wide range of children and found to be suitable for use with any reading-delayed children, irrespective of cognitive ability and age All activities are accompanied by a set of photocopiable record sheets, a set of pictures, and an appendix of additional activities useful in helping children master a particular skill or to reinforce existing learning The ten sections of activities within the guide include: identification of words and syllables; identification and supply of rhyming words; identification and discrimination of phonemes; and blending, segmentation, deletion, substitution and transposition of phonemes within words.

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284

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John Wiley & Sons

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111851016X

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9781118510162

Developing Reading Comprehension

By: Paula J. Clarke,Emma Truelove,Charles Hulme,Margaret J. Snowling

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Developing Reading Comprehension

By: Paula J. Clarke,Emma Truelove,Charles Hulme,Margaret J. Snowling

Developing Reading Comprehension “In recent years the debate about teaching young children to read has tended to focus upon equipping them with the crucially important knowledge and skills they need to read words accurately in and out of context, that is to say, teaching them how the alphabet works for reading and spelling. While such knowledge and skills are essential, more is required for children to become literate, ﬂuent readers who understand what they read. In short, the goal of reading is comprehension. This book scrupulously examines the obstacles to reading comprehension and exemplifies what can be done to help children overcome them. It is an important and timely contribution to securing high-quality teaching of the range of attributes children need to become fully-ﬂedged readers.” Sir Jim Rose, CBE “The studies by Professors Charles Hulme and Maggie Snowling and their team over two decades based around the Reading Intervention Programme are the most sustained, comprehensive and rigorous research series on reading yet conducted in the UK. Their increasing focus on children who experience the most difficulty in reading is exactly where attention should be directed. This volume summarises the team’s achievements to date, and is most eagerly awaited.” Greg Brooks, Emeritus Professor of Education, University of Sheffield, Member of European High Level Group of Experts on Literacy “Developing Reading Comprehension presents a landmark study from the top research team in the UK on how to improve reading comprehension. It’s an exemplary masters-level textbook written with undergraduate-level lucidity and approachability.” Colin Harrison, Emeritus Professor of Literacy Studies in Education, University of Nottingham A significant minority of children aged 7–11, despite being able to read fluently and accurately, have difficulty extracting meaning from text. This detailed guide offers three evidence-based intervention programmes, drawn from the cutting edge of educational psychology, for improving the reading skills of children in this group. It includes a definitive introduction to the characteristics of the ‘poor comprehender profile’, and explains how to monitor and assess students’ experiences and learning outcomes. With invaluable strategies for teachers, psychologists and special educational needs coordinators, the book will help professionals to support learners in their efforts to explore the full richness of language and to read with real understanding.

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226

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John Wiley & Sons

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1118606752

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9781118606759

Manson's Tropical Diseases

By: Gordon Charles Cook,Alimuddin Zumla

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Manson's Tropical Diseases

By: Gordon Charles Cook,Alimuddin Zumla

Providing the latest coverage on emerging and re-emerging diseases from around the world, such as tuberculosis and malaria, this updated guide contains boxes and tables that highlight key information on current therapies. This edition includes online access for more information.

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1851

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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1416044701

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9781416044703

Charles Dickens' Australia: Selected Essays from Household Words 1850-1859

Book Three: Frontier Stories

By: Margaret Mendelawitz,Charles Dickens

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Charles Dickens' Australia: Selected Essays from Household Words 1850-1859

Book Three: Frontier Stories

By: Margaret Mendelawitz,Charles Dickens

Of the nearly 3000 articles published in Household Words, some 100 related to Australia and have been collected in this anthology. Dickens saw Australia offering opportunities for England's poor and downtrodden to make a new start and a brighter future for themselves; optimism reflected in many of the articles.

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341

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Sydney University Press

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1920898697

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9781920898694

Essays and Studies

By: Algernon Charles Swinburne

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Essays and Studies

By: Algernon Charles Swinburne

Reprint of the original, first published in 1875.

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430

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BoD – Books on Demand

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3385363527

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9783385363526

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Paths to Success

Paths to Success

Sound Linkage

Sound Linkage

Developing Reading Comprehension

Developing Reading Comprehension

Manson's Tropical Diseases

Manson's Tropical Diseases

Charles Dickens' Australia: Selected Essays from Household Words 1850-1859

Charles Dickens' Australia: Selected Essays from Household Words 1850-1859

Essays and Studies

Essays and Studies

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