In this series I try to focus
on younger readers who still need that visual content to help in understanding what they are reading.
Some of the nuances of the message may be lost
on younger readers — as initially they are on young Arun — but the illustrations are a joy.
Upping the Ante of Text Complexity in the Common Core State Standards: Examining Its Potential Impact
on Young Readers Educational Researcher, January / February 2013 Researchers examine the theoretical and empirical support for assumptions underlying the CCSS's acceleration of text complexity in grades 2 - 3 and identify patterns in American reading achievement and instruction in order to illustrate the consequences of an increase in the first step of the CCSS staircase of text complexity levels.
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While many e-reading platforms aimed at the children's market focus solely
on the younger reader content found in many interactive book apps, an unrivaled understanding of the children's book market and the technological know - how to market ebooks for a variety of devices and ages will both have a great deal to do with the expected success of Scholastic's electronic reading application.
With its careful attention to the complex emotions of a mother - child relationship, Ruby on the Outside will leave an enduring impression
on young readers.
From collections directed at small children to anthologies for teenagers, publishers have begun to focus
on young readers of poetry as a very real segment of the book - buying population.
This season we focus
on our youngest readers, with lessons in imagination, compound words and the humble goldfish.
There's more than just cuteness that happens though; it's the purring kitten, the wagging tail, and the smile
on a young readers face.
Not exact matches
The original idea was to try and attract
young Latino and Hispanic
readers and viewers, but that has since broadened to include millennials as a whole — a market that everyone from Vice News to Snapchat claim to have a lock
on.
Instead, I have gone through my career in national media with a misinformed sense of satisfaction that, as a perceptive
young journalist, I called Trump
on his lies and gave Forbes
readers who used the Rich List as a barometer of private wealth a more accurate picture of his finances than the one he was selling.
Other
readers fix
on my observation that there are good reasons why police focus
on young black males.
To
readers of Gilead and Home, the earlier of Robinson's works focusing
on the small Iowa town, Lila will be familiar as the much -
younger wife of John Ames, the town's Congregationalist minister (and the narrator of Gilead).
We then have a major section
on Ayesha, who is later impersonated by one of the prostitutes, the whores of «The Curtain,» and from that impersonation the
reader is given full details of Ayesha's strong - willed character, and the scandal involving her and an apparently innocent
young man, Safwan, who rescues her
on a desert trail only for idle tongues to wag about their alleged secret conduct.
Set parallel in time, place and theme to Gilead, her prizewinning novel of 2004, Marilynne Robinson's new novel, Home, takes the
reader inside the home of retired Presbyterian pastor Robert Boughton for another perspective
on Jack Boughton, the black sheep of the family, who left Gilead as a
young man after fathering a child.
Anonymous
Young Reader, the first picture of the alcohol is currently
on the front page of cnn.com and shows an empty liquor bottle next to a glass of what looks like whiskey.
Lewis» Space Trilogy, consisting of the books Out of the Silent Planet, Perelandra and That Hideous Strength is a very good allagory
on Christianity from a more «adult» viewpoint, without the obvious appeal to the
young reader, even though they read like science fiction stories.
Novelist Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., first gained a following
on American college campuses as a cult figure for
young readers who identified with his comic and pessimistic view of the world.
Sure, not every article will be of interest (yet) to our
younger readers, but there is sure to be a thought - provoking article in every issue, a blog post worthy of perusing and reposting
on Facebook or Twitter, a poem — something that will catch their eye and remind them that the Truth is worth loving and, when necessary, worth fighting for.
We're working hard here in our editorial office to give our
readers — and I'm speaking particularly of our
young readers here — something to chew
on.
I put my corporate career
on hold to spend time with my kids, and like many moms I became an obsessive label
reader in an effort to find the healthiest foods to feed my
young family.
At the end of the day, I know this much: I'm incredibly passionate about whipping up wholesome and delectable and plant - based recipes, sharing my insights
on a vegan lifestyle as a
young woman in the Middle East and bringing you, my amazing
readers and followers, the best content I possibly can.
I would have no problem with a Yepes signing, bags of experience, a good
reader of the game, very good aerially and he would have no problem sitting
on the bench, would be great for the cup games with one of our
young prospect and i rather Hayden to be used as a DM in those games to develop more.
The Cherries» success was founded
on the vision and stewardship of a
young, likeable manager in Eddie Howe; the second meanest defence in the division; a dynamic and creative midfield featuring Matt Ritchie, voted the best player in the Football League by the
readers of FourFourTwo; and an attack led by Callum Wilson that top - scored with 98 goals, including eight without reply in an extraordinary away win at Birmingham.
It can't be easy to try to keep one eye
on your blog and another
on your
young family, and I don't know if we, your
readers, tell you often enough how much we appreciate your efforts.
I don't believe that people's body weight correlates with their views
on these sorts of issues; for example, I have a Lunch Tray
reader who's been battling obesity since childhood and is therefore all the more health - conscious as she raises her
young daughter.
Five lucky
readers of Little Inspiration will snag a spot
on the exclusive guest list for a special, private event for
young moms and moms - to - be with Rosie Pope
on Wednesday, 5/29 at noon at...
Mogel's sage advice
on parenting
young children has struck a chord with thousands of
readers and made her one of today's most trusted parenting authorities.
The numerous sound effects, which depend a lot
on the
reader, will make the entire story a lot more fun for
younger children.
He once performed under the title The Sensational Alex Salmond's Gastric Band (for
younger readers: that's a play
on The Sensational Alex Harvey Band) and Labour's most high profile campaigner was a favourite.
That a major university press would publish a series of graphic novels may come as a surprise to those who think of these works as comic books
on steroids, offering plots about superheroes to
younger readers.
Drawing
on observations gleaned from recent animal behavior research, Wild Ideas encourages
young readers to look to the animal kingdom for inspiration the next time they encounter a seemingly unsolvable problem.
Additionally,
young - adult dyslexic
readers maintained high connectivity to brain regions involved in phonology, suggesting that they continue to rely
on effortful «sounding out» strategies into adulthood rather than transitioning to more automatic, visual - based strategies for word recognition.
University of Leicester researchers shed fresh light
on the importance of the position of letters in words for
young readers
At the end of the day, I know this much: I'm incredibly passionate about whipping up wholesome and delectable and plant - based recipes, sharing my insights
on a vegan lifestyle as a
young woman in the Middle East and bringing you, my amazing
readers and followers, the best content I possibly can.
Today I came across this study, which may be of interest to you and your
readers: Impact of binge eating
on metabolic and leptin dynamics in normal
young women — http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10022396
I used to be
on the
Young Living Bandwagon but have found that their structure and prices are not ideal for most
readers.
I used to be
on the
Young Living bandwagon but recently got off — I just feel that the structure and higher prices are not ideal for many
readers (or really even myself).
I know most of my
readers are
on the
younger side, but I didn't want to end the post about the bridal party's outfits without a mention for our parents!
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Like the 2014 film, Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan will focus
on the
younger version of the CIA analyst, with the big difference being that the series will have eight hours to help develop the character and get a better look as to why
readers have embraced Ryan in Clancy's 24 novels that feature the character.
Colfer recently penned a pilot for the Disney Channel called «THE LITTLE LEFTOVER WITCH» based
on the children's book of the same name, and will also publish two books with Little, Brown Books for
Young Readers that will be released in the summer of 2012.
From its opening sentence («We rode the hillsides and vales of Missouri, hiding in uniforms of Yankee blue») Woodrell's novel lures the
reader into the first - person narration of a
young Dutch Southerner destined to become the sort of «hardened youth» whose experience of war and death («we made trash of men and places») is such that when he comes upon two human heads sitting «ripe and pecked»
on a pole, he simply notes that one year earlier this sight would have sickened him «beyond consolation».
While he's
younger than any
on this list — he's only 31 — we thought that prodigy Nico Muhly, who worked
on «The
Reader,» «Margaret» and Sundance flick «Kill Your Darlings,» among others, might be too established to crop up here.
OK, this may not apply to our
younger readers, but Will Harris looks back
on some of his favorites.
That's a cheeky move for a
young screenwriter, risking having his work tossed
on the thanks - but - no - thanks pile by overworked script
readers fatigued with first - timers» glib attempts to catch the eye.
For all our kids, we must hold sacred in - school reading time to support our
young people as lifelong
readers and learners, while encouraging — but not counting
on — at - home reading as the only time where reading occurs.
Particularly focusing
on struggling
readers the study resulted in an immediate effect
on the learners in Wolverhampton and revealed some remarkable truths about the changing nature of
young peoples» reading habits.
Reassuringly, despite what was said a few years ago when children's publishers were beginning nervously to address the prospect of a digital revolution, books have taken
on a newfound novelty for
young readers, offering a tactile respite from the screens through which many of us now lead our lives.