Reviews (19)

The American Accent Guide, 2nd ed.
As a non-native English speaker, I found that the AAG, 2nd edition is a great tool in learning pronunciation and intonation. I try to study and practice one cd a day. Although there are 8 cd's, I wish that the exercises in the grey pages were sounded out.

Was not so good as it appears...
This is a good book, but considering its price, I wouldn't buy it again.

Good but requires effort
My writing and vocabulary skills are quite developed, however, native speakers can sense the trace of an accent when I speak.
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Subjects:  1. English as a Second Language    2. Foreign Language Study    3. Foreign Language Study / English as a Second Language    4. Language    5. Language Arts / Linguistics / Literacy    6. Language Experience Approach    7. Phonetics & Phonics    8. Speech    9. Accent reduction    10. American English    11. Dialects    12. English language    13. Pronunciation    14. Spoken English    15. United States   

Reviews (13)

Fun to read, useful information, and makes a great gift
This book hits a sweet spot for me.Paul Brians uses a common sense approach in discussing how we use and misuse our language.His approach is not fussy or full of rules.Instead, he uses humor and a light touch to help the reader develop a sense for what is proper and logical.He also helps us learn where we commonly fall into traps by mishearing and misusing words through regionalisms or simply similar sounding words.
It is really useful andentertaining.I love it!
I usually don't review any of my purchases. But, this book is so captivating that I had to review it!
Too Basic
The content is so elementary that this book cannot be considered a serious reference work for writers. Many of the "Common Errors" seem to have been made up in order to complete a targeted page count. If you already know the difference between "chunk" and "chuck," and know when to use "next door" instead of "next store" to convey your intended meaning, you can pass on this one. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Composition & Creative Writing - General    2. Dictionaries    3. English as a Second Language    4. English language    5. Errors of usage    6. Foreign Language Study    7. Grammar    8. Idioms    9. Language    10. Language Arts / Linguistics / Literacy    11. Phonetics & Phonics    12. United States    13. Usage    14. English    15. Usage guides   

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Wonderful Book!
A must-have book.Informative and excellently written.Gives all the information you want on Public speaking. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. General    2. Language    3. Language Arts & Disciplines    4. Performing Arts    5. Public speaking    6. Speech    7. Theater - General    8. Language Arts & Disciplines / Speech    9. Language teaching & learning material & coursework    10. Phonetics, phonology, prosody (speech)   

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Reading Specialist
This is a very helpful book for ESL Kindergarteners!I have all the Words Their Way books and have used them at every grade level in my elementary school.

A MUST for K-2 teachers.
Like the other Words their Way materials, this volume continues the wonderful tradition of combining excellent teaching ideas with theblack line masters so you can use the strategies immediately.This level is especially appropriate for students learning letter/sound relationships.It gives dozens of poems and stories which have sorts to support teaching them.There are old faithfuls such as "It's raining, it's pouring" to new poems that teach phonemic awareness, rhyming, visual discrimination and sight words. My favorite is the alphabet printed in several different fonts so students can learn all the ways 'A' might look. I wish I had this 21 years ago when I started teaching.I use it daily now. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Education    2. Education / Teaching    3. English Etymology    4. English Phonetics    5. English language    6. Language Experience Approach    7. Orthography and spelling    8. Phonetic method    9. Reading    10. Teaching Methods & Materials - Reading    11. Word recognition    12. Education / Teaching Methods & Materials / Reading    13. English    14. Teaching of a specific subject   

Reviews (6)

Crack the Code
Road to the Code is just loaded with information and ideas for use in the classroom.Begins at the beginning with phonological awareness activities and prodeeds forward.Great source for instruction and differentiation.Super !!!

Road to the Code
I think this is a great program for teaching phonemic awareness.It has almost everything that you need.I would recommend it to anyone working with young children or those with special needs that are struggling with reading readiness.

outstanding
Rode to the Code gave me a great program on how to help my struggling students with phonemic awareness. Over time, these students began to understand the big picture of what reading is all about. We are matching letters and sounds and recognizing rhyming words and rhyming word parts. Thank you Rode to the Code! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children    2. Education / Teaching    3. English language    4. Language    5. Medical    6. Pediatrics    7. Phonetic method    8. Phonetics    9. Phonetics & Phonics    10. Reading    11. Study and teaching (Early chil    12. Study and teaching (Early childhood)    13. Teaching Methods & Materials - Language Arts    14. Teaching Methods & Materials - Reading    15. Language teaching & learning material & coursework    16. Paediatric medicine   

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Excellent Introduction to SA Spellers
This book is a great guide to teaching word study to SA learners.The reading is more simplistic and easier to understand than Words Their Way while offering appropriate sorts for this stage.It gives a more in depth view of SA spellers with an excellent sequence of instruction.It's only downfall is that many of the sorts are a little too complicated or have too many headers.It also only offers one sort for each part of a stage, even though some students may need to work within a sort for more than a week.Regardless of these negative aspects, I have really enjoyed this book and it is a great resource for any teacher's or school's library. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Alphabet    2. Education    3. Education / Teaching    4. Elementary    5. Elementary School Language Arts    6. English Phonetics    7. English language    8. Language    9. Language Arts / Linguistics / Literacy    10. Linguistics    11. Orthography and spelling    12. Problems, exercises, etc    13. Suffixes and prefixes    14. Syllabication    15. Teaching Methods & Materials - Reading    16. Education / Teaching Methods & Materials / Reading    17. English    18. Teaching of a specific subject   

Reviews (52)

Amer Accent Training
As a teacher I believe this is a great value for the money.

I LIKE THE BOOK AND THE METHOD!
I am still reading it. I am in lesson 2 now. I like the method, I do not get bored and this is very important to me!.I feel like reading and practicing most of the time. I think it is improving my pronuntiation. There is also cultural information related to the american accent that is pretty interesting (i did not know it) and helps you to understand many things. The teacher pronunces excellet and lets you time enough to repeat. You have to read the books while you listen to the CD, at least the first time. The first CD it not great to listen into the car. There are many writtenexercises and others to repeat aloud. The exercises are easy and fun.I definitely think it was a good investment buying this course. If you really want to improve just keep practicing, the course its good enough to learn by yourself. This is a good book for persons who already speak/read advanced english.

The best you can get!
Definitely worth the money! Of course it'll take a lot of time and effort to pick up a new accent. With this book and the audio CD's it will be a piece of cake to make you sound a lot better in less than no time! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. English as a Second Language    2. Foreign Language - Dictionaries / Phrase Books    3. Language    4. Language Arts & Disciplines    5. Phonetics & Phonics    6. Speech    7. Foreign Language Study / English as a Second Language   

Reviews (6)

From a 32 year veteran teacher.
This is a great book to use with prek students as well as kindergarten and first graders.The lesson plans are there to use as is or to be modified to fit the needs of your students.

Woderful!
I have found this book wonderful. It brings us tools to teach phonemic awareness to children that are struggling readers.It has a lot of activities they like and step by step are taking them to the beautiful world readers have.
No Regrets Here!! This is the BEST book EVER!!
I am a new teacher and I am trying to build up a library of resources. I bought this book hoping it would be helpful. I am so glad I purchased it. The activities are simple and concise, but they were developed with the children in mind. They will enrich your higher kids and strengthen your lower readers. Great for Kindergarten to intro basic phonics, super for first grade!! They will be fun to use in the classroom. The book is also FULL of information about phonics and linguistics. Do not hesitate purchasing this book. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Activity programs    2. Children    3. Early Childhood Curriculum    4. Early childhood education    5. Education    6. Education / Teaching    7. Elementary School Language Arts    8. English language    9. Language    10. Phonemics    11. Phonetics & Phonics    12. Preschool & Kindergarten    13. Study and teaching (Early childhood)    14. Teaching Methods & Materials - Language Arts    15. Teaching Methods & Materials - Reading    16. United States    17. Phonetics, phonology, prosody (speech)    18. Primary / junior schools   

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Word Journeys by Kathy Ganske
Word Journeys is a great supplementary resource to educators who are familiar with word study.Ganske includes a straightforward introduction to developmental word knowledge and assessment of same.Her years ofclassroom experience make this an authentic and highly usable text.Teachers will find the supplemental word lists in Appendix 1 to be a greatsource of words for sorting activities and the reproducible forms inAppendix 2 easy to use and very practical.Those who are new to word studywill find this text easier to follow than Words TheirWay(Bear,Templeton,Invernizzi and Johnston).Word Journeys is a welcomeaddition to the field of spelling and word study. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Education    2. Education / Teaching    3. English language    4. Language    5. Linguistics    6. Orthography and spelling    7. Phonetic method    8. Phonetics & Phonics    9. Phonology And Phonetics    10. Reading    11. Reading Education (General)    12. Study and teaching    13. Teaching Methods & Materials - Language Arts    14. Teaching Methods & Materials - Reading    15. Vocabulary    16. English    17. Language Arts & Disciplines / Reading Skills    18. Teaching of a specific subject   

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Great Book!
This book is not only informative, but also clinician-friendly. It is very well-written, and a "must" for any graduate student or new clinician in communication disorders. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Articulation disorders    2. Audiology & Speech Pathology    3. English Phonetics    4. English language    5. Medical    6. Neuropsychology    7. Phonetics    8. Phonetics & Phonics    9. Psychology    10. Speech Disorders (Medical Aspects)    11. English    12. Medical / Audiology & Speech Pathology    13. Performing Arts   

Reviews (4)

Timberly Wannamaker, Speech Pathology Graduate Student
Great reference item. the book is well written and easy to follow. Highly recommended.

One of the best A&P books for SLPs!
This book was required reading in my graduate program and I am thrilledthat it was! I have worked in both acute care as well as school settingsand have found this book to be extremely helpful from both ends of thespectrum. An absolutely fantastic desk reference, especially in the acutecare setting!

A good friend
I knew Mr. Zemlin personally when he lived in Brimson Minnesota. I saw thefirst edition when he first got it off the press and I was very impressed.Sorry to say that Mr. Zemlin has since passed away in 1998. His knowledgeof a&p was far greater than any other person I have ever known. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Education    2. Education / Teaching    3. Hearing    4. Human Services    5. Life Sciences - Anatomy & Physiology    6. Physiology    7. Physiology Of Speech    8. Science    9. Sensory Neurophysiology    10. Special Education - General    11. Speech    12. Animal physiology    13. Medical / Audiology & Speech Pathology    14. Phonetics, phonology, prosody (speech)   

Reviews (8)

Wonderful Resource!
I first got this from my library, and am ordering a copy to keep. I have been searching for a resource to help my boys, who both have language delays. My older boy has had huge struggles with reading, and I hope to make it easier for my younger son.
duh, now I get it
I read this book as a parent trying to figure out where to start because I wanted to teach my child how to read.Blevins did a great job introducing ME to teaching phonics.
Excellent Teaching Resource
This book is one of my most treasured resources - so much so that I keep one handy in my first grade classroom and another at home. If you are looking for a practical and highly informative book on teaching phonemic awareness and phonics - this is one of the very best.The author knows the subject well.He gets right to the point and organizes the information in a very useful format.To name just a bit of what this book contains: clear phonemic awareness scope and sequence, word family lists, essential teaching strategies, effective lesson formats, game ideas, pronunciation guides, phonetic word lists, definitions, assessment tools, etc.I give this book to friends, student teachers, new teachers, and also recommended it as a "must-have" in staff development courses I've taught. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Activity programs    2. Children: Grades 1-2    3. Education / Teaching    4. Education, Primary    5. English language    6. Language    7. Language Arts & Disciplines    8. Language Experience Approach    9. Phonemics    10. Phonetic method    11. Phonetics & Phonics    12. Reading    13. Teaching Methods & Materials - Classroom Planning    14. Education / General   

Reviews (8)

Excellent for use with students
I am currently using this book with 11th grade English students, and they have been truly caught up in it. We are actually having arguments in class over poetry!! I do find, however, that it is helpful to do the chapter on rhythm and meter much earlier than I would if I were following the chapters in order. My experience is that students have a difficult time hearing the rhythm of poetry and are generally unable to read aloud with any success. Jumping ahead early to the chapter on rhythm and meter and having the students tap out the meters and then mark the scansion produces a wonderful improvement in their ability to hear the poems and read them aloud. I would heartily recommend this book for use in grades 11 and 12, and for college freshman. It makes the study of poetry hugely enjoyable, as it should be but rarely is, for both student and teacher.

Good AP Textbook
My senior AP Literature and Composition class is using this book as a textbook, and I would have to say it is the best high school English book I've ever used. The questions following each included piece really helps you to focus on what is important in the passage, and the introductions to each chapter are brief and to the point.

Almost a great resource (that I'd give 3.5 Stars, actually)
My first exposure to Sound and Sense was in high school, and, at the time, I found the book so valuable a resource that I later purchased a copy.Post-college, my views have changed somewhat.Read more

Subjects:  1. American - General    2. Collections    3. General    4. Medical / Nursing    5. Poetics    6. Poetry    7. Phonetics, phonology, prosody (speech)    8. Poetry & poets   

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Treatment Resource Manual
I have founds both the Assessment and Treatment Manual equally helpful for new and experienced SLP's.As for the review titled "Speech therapy does not work," it is clear that we have a irrational person that cannot see beyond his/her personal experience to see how invaluable SLP's are.We are trained to service many different ages and disorders.Effectiveness of a whole profession should never be evaluated out of anger from an individual experience.However, it is evident that certain support groups are trying to program families into this belief, which is very unfortunate and unproductive(especially for the person their trying to advocate for)!Speech LanguagePathologist are helping their clients daily in the rehabilitation and remediation of skills to help them regain or acquire skills that enable them to function in society. Along with cognitive rehabilitation and speech and language intervention, we also provide dsyphagia therapy (feeding therapy) which certainly helps a client to begin/regain the ability to tolerate certain types of food/textures. This is done to ultimately avoid aspiration pnuemonia, which could be fatal if not treated. This technique strenghthens muscles that assist in eating and articulating.As you can see, our profession is extrememly important.Unfortunately we are not "miracle workers" and can only rehab and treat to the client's ability.A team of advocates, lawyers, or irate family members cannot change this in a person.It is what it is.Maybe the anger should be redirected positively to the person who really needs it, and acceptance should begin. Just then, maybe "real" progress may be observed. SLP's are not rewarded by high salaries, but work and worry about our clients endlessly.Our therapuetic techniques evolve as research does. Keeping an open mind helps people to improve professionally, as well as personally.

good resource
This is an excellent resource with descriptions, ideas, examples, helpful hints and age appropirate goals.Not only do you get sample activies but they are very detailed too.They also list additional resources.OH! and example profiles... you can see if one of your students has similar attributes.They have therapy for children, adolescents and adults... what more can you ask for. I used this book to learn and use "pace" therapy, what a great help! =) ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Audiology & Speech Pathology    2. Handbooks, manuals, etc    3. Language Therapy    4. Medical    5. Medical / Nursing    6. Speech    7. Speech Disorders (Medical Aspects)    8. Speech Therapy    9. Speech Therapy (Medical Aspects)    10. methods    11. Audiology & otology    12. Language Arts & Disciplines / Speech    13. Phonetics, phonology, prosody (speech)    14. Psychotherapy    15. Speech & language disorders & therapy   

Reviews (28)

Very good, with one potential problem
I've been using this with my daughter, who has struggled with other programs and she is making very good progress. Everything is broken down into managable chunks.
Worked Fairly Well for My Family
I am a homeschool mom of four kids. I started my oldest two sons at around age 5 to 5 1/2. While it isn't the most thrilling program out there it is very simple. I mostly skipped teaching them their alphabet and taught them their letters one at a time using PP. (They were already familiar with the idea of letters making unique sounds but hadn't put the ideas all together yet.) It starts with teaching the short vowel sounds first, then most of the consonants and on from there. I was able to work with each child for about 10 minutes a day for 3-5 days a week. Within a couple of weeks they had picked up on a bit and soon were reading small words.
Not a professional but found this greatly informative and helpful
I am not a teacher, nor degreed in education.I found this book exhaustive and thorough. It provided more information than I knew existed and my grandson (8years) has used the information to his benefit.It reguires systematic and committed use to master its contents. I believe it will be worth its price. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Education    2. Education / Teaching    3. Elementary    4. Elementary School Language Arts    5. English language    6. Orthography and spelling    7. Phonetic method    8. Phonetics & Phonics    9. Reading    10. Special Education - Socially Handicapped    11. Study and teaching    12. Teaching At The Elementary School Level    13. Teaching Methods & Materials - Reading    14. Education / Elementary    15. English    16. Reading skills   

Reviews (6)

Tells one a lot of what a linguist would know already
HANDBOOK OF THE IPA is a guide to the use of the International Phonetic Alphabet, the standard manner of transcribing speech in all of the world's languages. This is not a textbook of phonetics, one is expected to already know something of the subject, and definitions of phonetic terminology are given only to clarify certain aspects of the alphabet. There are also no criticisms of the IPA; the handbook aims to be entirely practical and avoid theoretical matters.
A MUST HAVE
Personally I think that this is a MUST HAVE BOOK for any linguist, or self-proclaimed linguists and linguist-wannabes. What you'd expect
This book is exactly what one would expect it to be: a thorough explanation of the International Phonetic Alphabet. It has a beginning section on the description of consonant and vowel sounds and thier places of articulation. The best part about the book is it analyzes the phonetic alphabet of most of the world's languages including many lesser used ones such as Bulgarian, Catalan, and Igbo, for example. The back has a description of each of the symbols so one can figure out what sound an unfamiliar symbol represents. This is a good reference book for all linguistics. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Handbooks, manuals, etc    2. Language    3. Language Arts & Disciplines    4. Language Arts / Linguistics / Literacy    5. Linguistics    6. Phonetic alphabet    7. Phonetics & Phonics    8. Reference    9. Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics    10. Phonetic alphabet--Handbooks, manuals, etc    11. Phonetics, phonology, prosody (speech)   

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Practical and Useful.
I discovered this book because it is part of my district's Reading First grant library. The grant itself is fairly amazing and has resulted in our having an awesome set of instructional books along with all of the teachers receiving their own Tungsten Palm Pilot. I took a look at Beck's work to get a better handle on phonics interventions in the classroom and it definitely proved useful. Early intervention is essential in the author's mind (and in everybody else's) which is intrinsic to Reading First's emphasis on explicit, systematic phonic instruction. Beck's defining of terms was of great benefit. I needed some background on the meaning of diphthongs and digraphs as I rarely encounter such lingo on a daily or annual basis. How the alphabetic principle applies to learning was also illuminating. Some of the specific methods, such as the Word Pocket and Word Building sequences, will be of assistance to teachers. Unfortunately, like most education books, this one is overpriced, but that is not the fault of the author or her subject.

Need help with your struggling reader?
I have ten years of teaching experience, from pre-school to third grade.It has been easy teaching about 80% of my students to read, over the years.They respond well to my small guided reading groups, carefully planned literacy centers, and limited but focused phonics instruction.
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Subjects:  1. Education / Teaching    2. Language    3. Language Arts & Disciplines    4. Phonetic method    5. Phonetics & Phonics    6. Reading    7. Reading (Elementary)    8. Teaching Methods & Materials - Language Arts    9. Language Arts & Disciplines / Phonetics & Phonics    10. Phonetics, phonology, prosody (speech)   

Reviews (7)

Excellent resource for teaching ( and learning) phonics
As a first year fourth grade teacher I have found this to be an EXCELLENT teaching resource.I highly recommend it to anyone who wants to learn how to use phonics to improve reading and spelling - it has helped me both on a personal and a professional level.The information is in-depth and yet presented in a very user friendly format which has been logical and easy for me to build upon and REALLY USE!

AWESOME!
This book is GREAT for anyone who has a difficult time teaching phonics.It is very easy to understand and gives the teacher in depth knowledge of phonemic elements.
great teaching ideas
This book is an amazing sourcebook for teaching phonics to upper grade kids withouth making them feel like they are getting a "baby" lesson!!! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Education    2. Education / Teaching    3. Elementary    4. Language Arts & Disciplines    5. Language Experience Approach    6. Phonetics & Phonics    7. Teaching Methods & Materials - Language Arts    8. Education / General   

Subjects:  1. Audiology & Speech Pathology    2. Diagnosis    3. Measurement    4. Medical    5. Neuropsychology    6. Otolaryngology    7. Psychology    8. Speech    9. Speech Disorders (Medical Aspects)    10. Speech disorders    11. Voice disorders    12. Language Arts & Disciplines / Speech    13. Phonetics, phonology, prosody (speech)    14. Sound, vibration & waves (acoustics)   

Reviews (23)

Don't wait more than 30 seconds to buy this book!
This book should be read by everyone!Whether you are a salesperson, a public speaker, or anyone that wants to communicate more effectively, this book will help you do it.Written in a breezy, interesting style, the author gives great suggestions on how to make a presentation effectively.It is a short book, by design.My only regret about this book is that I was unaware of its existence until a month ago.
Agood little book about the art of communication
What sort of person do you really hate to engage in conversation?For me, it's somebody who doesn't know when to stop speaking.
Sometimes 30 Seconds Is An Eternity
The most interesting thing about this book is that the author feels no pressure to legitimize his assertion that there is something special about 30 seconds. Because his background is in the field of television entertainment, (never to be confused with communications), he finds significance in the length of television commercials, which frequently run 30 seconds. That this is done for financial reasons, not attention-span reasons, has evaded him completely. HTGYPAI3SOL is just another in the endless chain of How To books penned by individuals struggling with delusions of expertise, whose only skill is self-promotion, that package the obvious and resell it to the gullible. Readers who find anything in this slim and overpriced tome even remotely surprising or counter-intuitive are advised to probe deeper into the self-help section of the bookstore for volumes on Shoe-Tying For Beginners, The ABCs Of Writing Your Name, and Gravity - It's Not Just A Good Idea, It's The Law. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Business / Economics / Finance    2. Business Communication - General    3. Business/Economics    4. General    5. Management - General    6. Phonetics, phonology, prosody (speech)    7. Self-Help / General