Bell Books

I am a very experienced educator, who has worked in the field over 30 years. For the last 20 years my passion has been educating bright-gifted students with Language Learning Impairments (LLI) also called dyslexia.

My original motivation was my own son many years ago. I found regular AND Special Education teachers' skills to work with LLI students abysmal. In 2003 98% still are. Teacher training is a disaster. Education will not improve until teacher training improves. I would be happy to share what I think needs to be done.

I am in private practice as an educational consultant. I am also a certified Fast ForWord (FF) provider. ...I have worked with hundreds of kids, teens and even adults who struggle with reading and all language skills.

Learning Grammar Through Writing is a terrific resource. It is simply and clearly written for even elementary age students. It not only provides definitions but excellent examples. The book is organized into chapters by speech category and other relavant issues to writing. Each point in each chapter is given a letter. When conferencing with a student on a piece of writing (usually at the revision stage), instead of explicity telling a student what is wrong with their writing, you use a number-letter code at the point of error. Then the student goes back to their seat and looks up the codes to find out what grammatical rules have been violated and how to fix them.

According to research,the more involved a student is in their own learning, the better and easier he/she can learn. This resource enables the student to be an ACTIVE participant in their own learning!

The book can also be used by the student when they realize they are unclear about some point of grammar. The book is so well organized it is usually easy for the student to look up the information during the rough draft writing stage.

I have always felt that it is very demoralizing for a student to receive their written work back all covered with red correction marks. (I have never used red for paper correction in my life!)Educators must keep learning a positive, esteem-building experience.

LGTW is an excellent tool for children who write; especially those who are self-motivated and write creatively for pleasure. The instructor tags an error with a code. The student easily finds the code, reads the rule, and corrects the error, whether grammar useage or punctuation, thereby encouraging reinforcement of proper grammar.

It is very important to me to stay a "cool" mam-ma to my grand-girls! This book was a real winner! I was able to give a great party for my girls that I took most of the credit for. Book made it soooo simple....and it was so much fun. A must have tool for having fun!

This is a great book for planning parties for pre-teen and teen girls. The ideas are well-thought out and easy to do. We're going to do the spa party for my daughter's 12th birthday. I might try a variation of the spy party for my son. If you ever feel like you're at a loss when planning a party, get this book. You don't even have to do all the ideas for any of the parties -- doing even part of any of the parties will make things really fun.

Oh, no! Not another book about the Liberty Bell, and at first glance, a rather juvenile-looking one, at that. But--this is an excellent book! Themed as if taking a tour at Liberty Bell Center in Philadelphia, it is appealingly illustrated with broad, earth-tone water-color pictures, giving it the edge for a show-and-tell read -aloud. The text is large, clear and diversely well-defined. The history of the bell is pointed out clearly, simply and concisely; a glossary helps out for those unfamiliar terms. Every reader is sure to learn something they had not known from this fun and interesting book! By the value of this book alone, I would not hesitate to purchase all the books in the American Symbols series for library or classroom.

This is a great book for learning about the Liberty Bell. It's not in a storyline format, but the images are great and the information is accurate. This is a great tool for the younger students learning about Philadelphia, PA and the Liberty Bell. Great book.

This book exhibits the extreme skill and insight possessed by the editor, Dr. Patricia Bell-Scott. Joining a volume of similar works, the words in this book become more than a narrative or a story. They become a way to engage your innermost thoughts and emotions and not feel alone, isolated or ashamed.

This book is a source, a reference and a guide to feminist thought and qaulitative expression. It sits on my shelf as a handy reference when discussing and further exploring the rich, complex and beautiful lives of black women.

Excellence does indeed still exist in the scholarly world. Bravo!

What a wonderful opportunity to see into the lives of other African American women and to hear how they handle different life challenges and general occurences. It's rich in candor and honesty.

The metaphysical composure, the simplicity of expression, and the rich austerity of William Bronk's poetry has a power reminiscent of T.S. Eliot, whose ability to reflect on the root questions of our life and civilization he shared. This is poetry that will speak to the prosaic moments of your daily thought, and your sense of reality itself, at the same time. It is poetry that will be read a century from now, and so you should read it now...

Bronk's poems are consistently thought-provoking and true. Although the poems are easy to understand, I find myself stopping after almost every poem to process and reread.

I don't know why he isn't read more and better known. He shows the influence of Frost more than any other major poet. He should be taught to high school kids.

This collection is very generous one and a good starting point for someone new to Bronk's poems.

This is a wonderful story, with the language as only George Macdonald can do it. Its a classic fairy tale story with all the magic and love anyone could ask for. I highly suggest getting it.

Illustrations are magnificant,the story is different from every day fairy tales too. It's a must have!

The most inspiring alphabet book. Waldorf style learning method. Could be an example for classroom teaching, or home schooling, or simply complement what the child is seeing in school.

We used this book as a fun time for our family. We look at the pictures and told stories or just pointed different images (which was fun for my 18 months old) we made the sounds each picture start with, before the end of the month my five years old daughter learned (not memorised) her alphabet. More important she can tell stories about each letter to her baby sister and we still use the book as a family story book. I would highly recomend it.

LeAnn's pamphlet/booklet and accompany audio version on CD is for any who would bring their invention idea to life. Where other books have provided weighty coverages, MAKE YOUR IDEA HAPPEN assumes a step-by-step approach which uses plenty of real life examples to illustrate the process of bringing an invention to market. The author holds over 20 years experience in the corporate world and her tips on licensing, patenting, manufacturing and marketing come from real-world knowledge, also helping MAKE YOUR IDEA HAPPEN stand apart from any other - especially with the audio cd reinforcement.

Diane C. Donovan, Editor
California Bookwatch

This book is brief, but contains a lot of practical advice for someone with an idea who wants to get started. Instead of dwelling on every step in excruciating detail, she lays out the overall roadmap for the tasks that you need to do and gets you started on your way. Her stories about what worked and what didn't work in her own journey to the market were really helpful, and contain some advice that a first-time entrepreneur could never have known on their own. This book isn't the only resource you'll use to develop your idea, but it should be the first.

i was looking for a children's book with adepression era theme and background for grand childen and this book was exciting educational and fun. irecommend it highly....

the depression was an experience 2 generations ago....but its effects still strongly reverberate today....share this wonderful episode with your kids and parents and relive that important and powerful time

Well having qualified in India and then now working in Australia as an emergency medic, this book I would consider as an bible for the general physician to not only gain an insight into the topic but also for the day to day use in temperate practice (IN THIS AGE OF SHRINKING DISTANCES). It is funny not to find a single book of tropical origin (atleast I dont know of one) which gives such an comprehensive review of all the diseases that afflict the tropics.

The book in question contains all of the information necessary in the pursuit of tropical medicine. However a seperate atlas would be handy.