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Valuable Vocabulary Strategies
Bringing Words to Life is an essential book for any classroom.It offers valuable insights and strategies for teaching vocabulary in all classrooms, elementary through high school.It's written so that it's easy to understand and each chapter ends with activities for the reader to better understand the content of the chapter. There is also an easy reference appendix for books to use with vocabulary instruction.If you're looking to enhance the vocabulary of your students, this book has everything you need!

easy read with quick interventions for vocabulary instruction
I read this for a graduate class and found it to be a quick, easy read. The authors give you simple ways to enhance your vocabulary instruction. I would recommend this book to teachers at all levels but especially those working 3rd grade and above.

Fabulous, Fantastic, Superb...should I say more?
A great easy to ready and easier to use tool to enhance everyday classroom teaching to support vocabulary in students! A must for all teachers! ... Read more

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The Absolute King 'Rey' of All Spanish VerbReferences
Be it in Spanish, French or any language, Christopher Kendris has the best reference books on the planet.Period.
Beyond the Present Tense of Spanish and So Much More
I am not a person that has a natural ability to learn languages. I started learning Spanish eight months ago without any previous experience learning the language. I just used 3 tools that got 4 or 5 stars reviews at a popular learning Spanish product review site. 501 Spanish verbs is one of the products. The second product was the Learning Spanish Like Crazy self-study course. And the third was a Spanish word or phrase book.
Verbs rule!
We all know a million Spanish words. But if you can't conjugate a verb, you can't talk. I know tons of Spanish but I wasn't able to communicate well until I picked up this essential text. If there is one book for learning Spanish that you need, this is it. Verbs are the absolute core of the language, and since Spanish has no declensions as in Russian or German, you are going to learn the language a lot faster if you refer often to this reference. ... Read more

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Best Enjoyed with Building Background Knowledge For Academic... by Robert J. Marzano
This book was worth the purchase because of the leveled word lists for ALL subjects.Almost 8,000 for 11 subjects - that includes all the topics covered in Social Studies, noncore classes, all leveled by grade range.
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German Made Easier
Through lack of use, German verbage eludes me often.This manual is very accurate and easy to use.

Good stuff
This book is a must have if you are serious about devloping your German.

If only you spoke french!
This is a great book to keep near your desk to leaf through when that pesky verb comes up (preterit of "werden" - third person plural... can't remember??) pick up this book and leaf through it to find what you need. This being said, I still don't feel that it is a complete survey of the entire german verb system. While it does a good job picking many indicative and model verb forms, it still leaves something to be desired.
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Excellent resource
I have had many opportunities to learn from Stephanie Harvey and Anne Goudvis over the years.Through books, workshops, videos and even her coming into my classroom for a model lesson she has inspired my students through my instruction.Of course, with all the background, using this toolkit was easy and useful.However, I have since moved to a new school district.This toolkit has offered me an opportunity to help with comprehension instruction here as well.I have found that even teachers who have never even heard of Stephanie Harney or Anne Goudvis are easily able to use these lessons to enhance their student's comprehension, epecially in the area of non-fiction.Each lesson offers an overview, narrative and teaching points.There are examples of the "teacher talk" language to use and what expect of the 'kid talk'. Included are assessment tools and graphic organizers. The source book of short texts, is an extraordinary resource and helps one to find other resources that match the curriculum and ability levels of the students.
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A Writer's Water
My sister had purchased this book to help her with her grammar. I had no idea that I would start reading this book almost more than she. Despite having taken a rigorous course in grammar in ninth grade (and therefore expecting that this book would not teach me much), this book was very useful for refreshing my memory of grammar guidelines.
Great reference book
Very good resource for anyone who does a lot (not "alot," as the authors would confirm) of writing.Mentions a lot of the mistakes common in the English language.Teaches what we should be (but aren't) learning in government schools.

Complete and Very Useable
Our local library had a copy I checked out a few times until I finally bought my own. It's well worth it, though I also enjoy using "The only grammar book you'll ever need," the "Bible" offers more depth and also retains a high level of readability. I recommend both of these books, this volume for its utter depth and clarity, and the one mentioned above for its succinctness. The authors did a great job and you should be very satisfied with this purchase. ... Read more

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Best Spanish Book on the topic of Pronouns and Prepositions
This is a Spanish book in a class by itself. Most Spanish grammar books focus on verb conjugation.
Spanish Pronouns & prepositions
Great tool for the Gringo trying to learn Spanish. I like the regular practice and exercises included throughout the book.

Good practice for the spanish student
If you are looking for a good practice book on spanish pronouns; this is the book. Spanish grammar can be a challege for many, and this book helps to make it more clear. I recommend this book to anyone who's a novice spanish student or someone at the intermediate level. The practice tests are very helpful in this book. ... Read more

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Well Organized
French grammar is hard to learn because although there are rules there are more exceptions than rules.This book does a great job of organizing things in a way to deal with all the expections.I especially like the way it presents the verbs.I own quite a few books on French grammar but the way this book groups the verbs is really much better.In terms of reviewing for a test (or for real life if you live in France) a book like this is essential, since most normal French text book are just too disorganized to find what you are looking for.Also it helps me to see all the rules about a certain topic in one place at one time.There are lots of exercises and the answers are in the back of the book to check yourself.Learning French grammar isn't ever going to be easy, but if you use this book it will be a lot easier than if you don't.Highly recommended.

Must have French learning companion
I don't have to describe the content in detail as the self-explanatory nature of the title.I studied French in L'Alliance Francais for some time.Their communicative approach almost makes me paralysed until I have this book.I can't imagine how a middle age person can learn a new language by merely listening and imitating the sound of teachers.On the contrary the grammatical approach in this book systematically illustrate every single bit of grammar detail for beginner (and intermediate level student). By reading and reviewing the explanation as well as practising the exercise, I can make a lot sense in French now.And I am not just fantizing it.The most exciting piece of news is that my progress is noticed by both my French teacher and my classmates.The mastering of basic is so satisfying and giving me advancement and enjoyment.

good for brushing up skills
I've worked through this book a couple of times now to brush up my French skills. It's excellent as a companion to a course, or just to practise. I would recommend it from the beginner, to the more advanced speaker who would like to refine their knowledge of the language. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Foreign Language Study    2. French    3. French Language    4. General    5. Grammar    6. Language    7. Study Guides    8. Foreign Language Study / French    9. Grammar & vocabulary   

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Good resource!
Good resource for writing!Easy to locate topics and easy to understand!

NOT The Only Grammar Book You'll Ever Need
If you want information on how/when to use reflexive pronouns (myself, yourself, etc), and when not to use them, this book won't help you whatsoever. It explains what reflexive pronouns are, but says nothing about usage.

Great for young and old
Being a native English speaker, my biggest concern about English grammar was during college when I was ensuring that my papers, exams, etc., were good enough to help me pull good grades.It wasn't until I began to pick up other languages, especially Spanish, that English grammar grabbed my attention.
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Words, Words, Words
This is a great book that explains how students learn new words and build their vocabulary.It gives you strategies that will allow students to hold onto what they learn and begin to use new vocabulary in their everyday language.Excellent for professional development.

A Must-Have Book for Educators
Regardless if you are teaching elementary school or middle school, you have students in your classroom who are poor readers and writers.Janet Allen's book -- all of them, for that matter -- are comprehensive guides to providing tips and strategies on how to assist them to "own their learning."So many pages of this book are folded down, as a means to remind me to use the strategy in my own classroom.Her book recommendations are also very handy, especially when you want to model different instructional strategies on learning new vocabulary while reading.
One of the best books on vocabulary instruction
Janet Allen has done a terrific job of blending theory with practice.Taking the last twenty years of research on vocabulary, Allen synthesizes the major guiding principles and illustrates a variety of strategies forhelping students to acquire and develop vocabulary.As always, Allenwrites in a clear, reader-friendly, no-nonsense style--a refreshing changefrom many of the language arts books in the field.As a reading specialistfor the past twenty years, I highly recommend her new book. ... Read more

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Very Good
This book really makes you UNDERSTAND the new words you're learning. It's not just about memorization, thank god!

Best Vocabulary Book Ever
Though there are many books for enhancing vocabulary, this book by Norman Lewis is THE BEST.I used this book in high school over 20 years ago and recently purchased it to help tutor my 8th grade daughter. In flipping through the pages, I discovered that I actually remember nearly all of these words due to the ingenious, but simple format used by Norman Lewis. This elegant format is grouping words that have similar meanings together. For example, there are chapters on medical professionals, personality types, types of prevarication, insults, and words of praise. By learning words in semantically related groups, they store together in your memory.Studying words with similar meanings together also fosters an appreciation of the nuances of difference. It's a fantastic way to learn vocabulary that you'll retain.You can skip the earlier book, 30 Days to a More Powerful Vocabulary by Wilfred Funk & Norman Lewis.The earlier book has a similar format, but fewer words, shorter definitions, and a less engaging layout.
Great Learning Experience
I'm skeptical of books like this. My view on expanding vocabulary is to simply read a lot and if you see a word you don't understand, then look it up. Magically, you now know what that word means. But this book surprised me, though I didn't initially realize it until much, much later, well after finishing the book and all the numerous exercises.
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Languae Learning is a PROCESS
The problem with any "book" of language learning is that it over looks a very import distinction between language acquisition and language learning. There is a difference and it is not too difficult concept.
One of My Best Kept Secrets to Learning Spanish
With respect to my qualifications, I am the founder of Learning Spanish Like Crazy, and the author of several articles on the topic of How to Learn Spanish. And I have also purchased nearly every Learning-Spanish course and book sold on the market. And now for my review of this book. . .
The course tailord to one's needs
The book proves that it is posible to benefit from a highly practical course without leaving the house or paying for classes. The topics reflect subjects students usually ask for: hotel, restaurant, airport. Grammar is presented clearly and in the context, it's like having class with a native speaker. I strongly recomend Practical Spanish Grammar. ... Read more

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THE Sanskrit Beginner's Book!
In my opinion as a Sanskrit teacher there is simply no better text ever written. As other reviewers have noted the content, the high quality of the Devanagari font etc. make this a sine qua non for the beginning student. To Prof. Mauer I say: "Uttamam!"

Very engrossing
Though I have read only the first 50-60 pages till now, I find this book very engrossing.
Superbly writtten.
I love this book for its organization, its exercises, and its explanations. It makes learning Sanskrit easy, and is evidently a labor of love by it author. ... Read more

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The Bible of Spanish grammar
There is no other. This is it. Period. Buy it.

For the Intermediate and Advanced Learners
First, this is reference book...not a book that you should be reading from front to back.
A New Reference Grammar for Modern Spanish
Great reference for teachers teaching Spanish.It helps explain the grammatical concepts. ... Read more

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An excellent book for improving business English
I used this book and CD system with my students, a group of adults in an ESL class at a community college. They really enjoyed it! They found the dialogues interesting and realistic. The idioms in this book are excellent. The exercises are helpful too, and we appreciated being able to go to the publisher's website (Language Success Press) and getting supplementary exercises for this book for free.

The ultimate instructive guide to the hundreds of expressions and idioms heard at the workplace daily
Enhanced with the addition of an audio CD, Speak Business Like An American is the ultimate instructive guide to the hundreds of expressions and idioms heard at the workplace daily. Amy Gillet's provides the language student wanting to gain fluency in doing business in the American marketplace with consistent, easy to use constructs that are accurate, appropriate, and effective. Speak Business English Like An American is very highly recommended for those new to the business workplace and in need of being able to communicate fluently in standard American English. ... Read more

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Invaluable reference for english students
A career change forced me to return to college. After almost 10 years since graduating from high school, I forgot a lot of the rules about English writing. English Grammar for Dummies helped to refresh my memory, as well teach me a few things that I did not learn from my high school english teacher. I was able to pass English 101 with an A (not as easy as it sounds when your instructor is published author and PhD in literature). I am taking English 102 this semester and will continue to refer to the Dummies book as frequently as the class text. I recommend this book for any student, or anyone who does formal writing on a regular basis.

Refreshing
I like to keep this book within arm's reach when I'm at the keyboard; it's simple and easy to use.Granted, the Chicago Manual of Style is an important book to have on hand, but EG for Dummies and Strunk and White are so much handier, and less clunky.Like other Dummy books, it speaks to the reader, not at him, like someone is talking with you as a friend or favorite teacher in a nice, relaxed manner.It's like taking a refresher course which, unless you're a professional proofreader or writer, we can all use from time to time.

an excellent study guide for the SAT writing section
Since grammar is not routinely taught or emphasized in the classrooms, it is imperative that high school students destined to take the SATs have a comprehensive guide to grammar which is simple but complete.This is a great grammar teaching/learning tool, and produced great results. ... Read more

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One of the best Greek grammars!
This is an excellent Greek grammar, but only for the
Comprehensive but totally overwhelming
Since most of you are probably required to buy this for class like me, this review may not be the most useful. But anyone thinking of buying this should know that it has every possible bit of information about Ancient Greek--and every tidbit, every little comment, is numbered. This means the student ends up reading a chapter, say, on verb stems, and reading numbers 1024 to 1112. Since the data is so organized, you'd think it's an easy reference, but no. If you're looking for something specific, it'll take some wading through numbers and symbols. Whatever you want is definitely in there--it just might take some time to find it.

Still the best Greek grammar
I am sad to say that I never bought this Grammar during my four years of studying Classics while in college.If I had been smart and actually bought this when I started I could have saved myself a lot of time and prevented a lot of headaches.Now I know that Smythe is old, and some of his approaches are outdated, but that does not mean his grammar book is still effective.His work on both prepositions and moods of verbs are the best I have found and have helped me tremendously.There are some scholars who have surpassed Smythe's work in other areas of Greek grammar and syntax, but as far as a basic and comprehensive grammar goes, Smythe is still the best for your both your wallet and your studies. ... Read more

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An effective reference for all teachers, kindergarten through high-school
Expertly authored by Michael F. Graves (Professor of Literacy Education and Guy Bond Fellow in Reading in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Minnesota), The Vocabulary Book: Learning And Instruction is an excellent instructional reference guide for classroom teachers wanting to provide their students with a more a expansive and proper understanding of English linguistics and proper manipulation of their given vocabulary. Introducing the reader to relative advice and comprehensive examples for the students' education, The Vocabulary Book acts as an effective reference for all teachers, kindergarten through high-school. The Vocabulary Book presents the reader with an invaluable and highly recommended introduction effectively guiding their students through common problems and conundrums of the English language.
THE VOCABULARY BOOK: A Much Needed Resource for Teachers, Researchers, and Literacy Policymakers
THE VOCABULARY BOOK provides readers with a fascinating and compelling case for effective vocabulary instruction in our schools based on theory, research, and best practice.In clear, engaging prose, Graves helps us to understand the thinking and research of some of the best minds in vocabulary research ranging from Terman, Thorndike, and Dale to Clifford, Carnine, Beck, McKeown, Anderson, Nagy, Hart and Risley; Carlo, August, and Snow; and his own research conducted over the past 30 years.Graves covers such topics as A Four-Part Vocabulary Program, Words and Word Learning, Providing Rich and Varied Language Experiences, Teaching Individual Words, Teaching Word-Learning Strategies, Promoting Word Consciousness, and, finally, Classroom Portraits of Effective Vocabulary Instruction.His astute understanding of effective instruction for all students in concert with his insightful unpacking of the best thinking and research in vocabulary make this book the best resource available for anyone who needs to better understand the critical importance of students' word knowledge in the acquisition of literacy in our schools and our diverse culture.

The Vocabulary Book
This book pairs well with Isabel Beck's book,Bringing Words to Life. Graves covers many of the same topics in vocab.in a very similar fashion, even with some of the same terminology. This is a good additional resource for teachers and reading coaches to use as an aid in helping students. ... Read more

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