Sentences with phrase «local language titles»

Germany, the world's second - biggest book market after the United States, was the first in continental Europe to get the Kindle and local language titles in April.

Not exact matches

Thanks in part to these grassroots efforts, Room to Read can boast some astonishing results: During its seven - year existence, the organization has opened nearly 5,000 school libraries and about 400 schools, donated more than 1.4 million English - language books, published 146 local - language titles, and touched the lives of roughly 1.5 million students in developing countries.

The language in the budget proposal says it would be an increase of $ 1 billion in Title I to encourage states and districts to adopt student - based funding systems where money, including state, local and federal funds, follows the child to the school that they attend within the public sector.

K12 will provide comprehensive wraparound services targeted to individual student needs and for the benefit of the school community: development of strong community within the virtual academy; access to the best and most current virtual instruction curriculum, assessment and instruction based on solid research; customizing each student's education to their own individual learning plan; academic success at the school and individual student levels resulting from teachers» instruction and constant monitoring of student growth and achievement with interventions as needed; national and local parent trainings and networking; frequent (i.e., every two to three week) teacher / parent communication through emails and scheduled meetings; establishment of unique settings for students and parents to interact; connecting students on a regular basis with students across the United States in similar virtual academies and across the world through networking and K12 national competitions (e.g., art contest and spelling bees) and International Clubs; access to the entire K12 suite of services and instructional curriculum (currently including K12, Aventa, A +, and powerspeak12) to include world languages, credit recovery courses, remedial courses, and AP courses; participation in a national advanced learners programs; a comprehensive Title I program that will provide additional services for students; school led trips, for example, visits to colleges, grade level specific trips such as student summer trips overseas, etc.; School prom; school graduation ceremonies; national college guidance through a network of K12 counselors; school community service opportunities; student developed student body council; school extracurricular activities: possibilities would include the development of a golf club, chess club, bowling club.

Title III provides states with formula grants to support education of dual language learners (DLL) starting at age three and to support development and implementation of effective preschool language instruction programs funded by local education agencies.

While much of the ensuing discussion rightly only focuses on certain areas of Title I funding (required by the law on assessment issues) and language on whether to supplement or supplant funding, NAESP is working in tandem with these efforts to influence the USED's actions on Title II funding related to comprehensive state and local support for principals.

I was in my local Barnes & Noble this past Saturday and the store had given a local self - published author the opportunity to set up a table right near the front entrance (a space, ironically, where there was usually a large NOOK display) to sell his fantasy titles, which he offered in trade paperback editions in multiple - languages.

(Part of Worldreader's work is to partner with local African - language publishers to convert their titles to ebooks.)

Ookbee, from Thailand, has 88 % of the Thai ebook market, but has only 6,000 titles (all in the local language), and 2.5 million users... [Read more...]

Everything should be available within the next month and readers will be able to buy over 4 - million titles across 68 languages, including international bestsellers, color - rich kids content, and works by local authors such as A Gift to Remember by Melissa Hill, The Guts by Roddy Doyle, and The Honey Queen by Cathy Kelly.

You can even ask your local comic book retailer as they have distribution abilities to get you some original - language titles as well.

Ookbee, from Thailand, has 88 % of the Thai ebook market, but has only 6,000 titles (all in the local language), and 2.5 million users with almost 4,000 being added every day.

Through the partnership, Readers will have access to Kobo's eBookstore, which has 4 million titles across 68 languages and includes international and local bestsellers.

The Italian Kindle store will have less local - language books to begin with at only 16,000 titles in Italian.

This gives the translator the incentive not just to do an outstanding job, but also to help promote and market that title in the local language once the job is done.

It bears a curious title for such a peaceful image — one that Emin has described as a symbol of «hope, faith and spirituality» — because the Roman standards were nothing if not bellicose, an integral part of the language of warfare — and of the local identity of particular legions.