Feedbooks | Free eBooks for Android & iPhone/iPad The 101 Best Websites for ESL Students in 2016 The Internet is full of resources for English language learners at the university level. However, the problem lies in which material is valuable and which isn’t. Like with any topic, the internet’s a mix bag. There’s amazing materials for ESL students and also material that could prove detrimental to your learning. If you’re heading off to university or already studying, you don’t have time to surf the net in the hope of finding valuable websites. This is why we’ve created this helpful list of the 101 best websites for ESL students. The list is divided into logical sections, including: Grammar and UsageGrammar CheckWritingReadingSpeakingPronunciationVocabularyListeningAcademic SkillsDictionariesGeneral Academic ResearchIELTS This compilation of websites will blow your mind, and of course improve your English at the same time. Grammar and Usage Learning grammar is probably one of the most frustrating things for any language learner. (1) a4esl (2) English Club (3) Using English (4) Grammar Quizzes
Inside epub Books Without Borders: The Digital Infinite Library | Endless Innovation It almost goes without saying that the recent demise of bookseller Borders, which is in the process of liquidating more than 200 of its superstores around the nation, was inevitable. The rise of digital book culture has made many of the traditional trappings of a physical bookstore presence obsolete. Booksellers like Borders and Barnes & Noble are trying their best to innovate their way out of a difficult situation - dedicating more floorspace to digital book readers, emphasizing higher-margin multimedia items (educational toys) and hosting more live events to draw in neighborhood foot traffic - but the economics of the publishing industry have forever changed. In the same way that Blockbuster could no longer compete with Netflix and eventually filed for bankruptcy, bookstore chains like Borders can no longer compete with online retailers like Amazon. And that's where it gets interesting. But does the Digital Infinite Library approach make sense?
HOW TEACHERS CAN ACCOMMODATE THE DYSLEXIC STUDENT "There are many strategies a teacher can implement in the classroom to help a Dyslexic student do well and understand the different skill sets such as spelling, reading, writing, arithmetic and understanding time. Most of these suggestions are beneficial for any student but especially important for Dyslexics." * If one or both of a child's parents are Dyslexic the odds are 50% their children will be too. Dyslexia can also skip generations from grandparent to grandchild. * Help right-brain learners (Dyslexics) understand their thinking and the learning differences from left brain thinkers (big picture and concrete images versus abstracts such numbers, letters and words). * Help Dyslexic students discover their personal learning style (auditory, visual or kinesthetic) and teach them how to use their strongest sense to process information and perform new skills with greater understanding. A more appropriate way to approach long division would be to begin with a discussion about what it is.
O'Reilly Labs No Shelf Required — A moderated discussion of the issues surrounding eBooks, for librarians and publishers. From the OverDrive blog: OverDrive conducted an end user survey from June 26-July 15, 2015. Administered via library websites, the survey collected input from 16,756 respondents. Their full report examines the positive effect the shift to digital content has had on the role of libraries in their communities by helping attract new readers, serve existing patrons better and reach beyond their physical walls. There is a nice infographic on the original OverDrive blog post. Click here to see the full report and survey. MADISON, Wis. “We’re excited to add the Boopsie team and software platform to our global organization because their people, technology and user-centric approach are designed to deliver a superior experience for librarians and their patrons. I am the former Editor-in-Chief of TeleRead, the Internet’s first blog devoted to ebooks. This is a listing of those tweets for the last week. (Denver, CO) September 15, 2015: Why are libraries screwed by ebooks now? Toshiba BookLive!
Start Here: How to Get Your Book Published If you want to get your book published, you have more choices than ever to accomplish your goal. This post lays out the process in the simplest terms possible. It is regularly revised and updated. There are three primary paths to getting published: Find a traditional publisher who will offer you a book contract. This is what most writers have in mind when they think of publishing their book. This post focuses on finding a traditional publisher. In a traditional publishing arrangement, publishers assume all costs and pay you an advance and royalties. Not sure if you should traditionally publish or self-publish? 4 steps to getting a book published Getting your book traditionally published is a step-by-step process of: Determining your genre or category of work. Step 1. Publishers and agents often focus or specialize on certain types of work. Novels and memoirs: Most first-time authors must finish their manuscript before approaching editors/agents. Works that can be difficult to sell: Step 2.
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