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Pub. Date
2003.
Description
First, young learners review the alphabet. Next, they learn the most common sound that each letter makes. Then, kids practice racing the clock to say the sounds of letters before hearing the answers. A game show helps young learners name the sound heard in silly sentences. Finally, kids can experience the thrill of reading stories composed of simple sentences!
Pub. Date
c2003
Description
Leap, Lily, and Tad travel to the Word Factory where they discover amazing machines such as the Word Whammer that take letters and turn them into words. Discusses vowels, rhyming, and blending sounds. Includes a guide presenting parents with suggested word games to further the lessons of the video.
Pub. Date
[2010]
Description
Boy superhero Whyatt leads young children on adventures through fairytales, helping them learn to read. "In these stories, kids learn about caring, getting help from grownups, cleaning up, and teamwork. They'll also practice the alphabet, spelling, rhyming, and use the power to read"--Container.
Series
Pub. Date
2012
Description
There's a new super hero in town! Miss Power has come to the city along with her sidekick, Colonel Giggle Cheeks. But is she really a super hero or a super villain? She uses mean words and is a bully. Will Wordgirl be able to defeat Miss Power without sinking to her level and save the city?
Pub. Date
c2008
Description
Learn over 50 idioms and phrases in ASL about all facets of everyday life, plus learn how to use these expressions in complete English and ASL sentences. Examples of idioms and phrases include: actions speak louder than words, beat around the bush, disappear into thin air, good enough for, labeled as, swallow one's pride, venting out, and much more. Also includes bloopers & gag reel.
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
Whyatt and his friends Red, Pig, and Princess conquer everyday challenges using the power of reading to change the story! Children actively participate in the fun by looking for Super Letters to get the Super Story Answer. Using Word Power, Spelling Power, and Alphabet Power, the Super Readers establish a love of reading while saving the day!
Description
Alphabet Al leads kids on an exciting journey to master the alphabet, build word/letter associations, and develop a richer vocabulary. With catchy songs Alphabet Al holds the interest of even highly energetic kids. Fun games and a colorful environment for each letter will have kids out of their seats and dancing along. Includes bonus chapter on printing letters and numbers.
Pub. Date
2004
Description
Begins with the story of English in Holland, finding ancestral echoes in the Frisian dialect. Chapter follows as the English language survives weathering Viking and Norman invasions. Connection between Christianity, Latin and an alphabet is explored. Seamus Heaney reads from and discusses the first epic in English, Beowulf.
Pub. Date
c2005
Description
Examines sociolinguistic questions and the dynamic state of American English, a language rich in regional variety, strong in global impact, and steeped in cultural controversy.
Episode 2Follows Robert MacNeil as he travels down the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers to Appalachia, Louisiana Cajun country, and the Tex-Mex border to examine Southern dialects and accents and the influences of French and Spanish on American English. Linguist Walt Wolfram, columnist...
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Great writing begins--and ends--with the sentence. Whether two words ("Jesus wept.") or 1,287 words (a sentence in William Faulkner's Absalom! Absalom!), sentences have the power to captivate, entertain, motivate, educate, and, most importantly, delight. Understanding the variety of ways to construct sentences, from the smallest clause to the longest sentence, is important to enhancing your appreciation of great writing and potentially improving your...
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