Washoe County Library System

On Shelf

South Valleys Library - Adult Nonfiction
372.47 MIKICS 2013
1 available

Description

Slow Reading in a Hurried Age is a practical guide for anyone who yearns for a more meaningful and satisfying reading experience, and who wants to sharpen reading skills and improve concentration.

2) Read with me: engaging your young child in active reading

Author

Cleaver, Samantha

Publisher

Rowman & Littlefield

Pub. Date

[2019]

Language

English

On Shelf

South Valleys Library - Adult Nonfiction
372.4 CLEAVE 2019
1 available

Description

"Read with me outlines the ABCs of active reading (ask questions, build vocabulary, and connect to the child's world) to make these behaviors clear and easy to implement for parents and teachers. Learn skills to engage children aged 2 to 5"--Adapted from cover.

3) Raising an active reader: the case for reading aloud to engage elementary school youngsters

Author

Cleaver, Samantha

Publisher

Rowman & Littlefield

Pub. Date

[2020]

Language

English

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Learning & Study Skills

On Shelf

South Valleys Library - Adult Nonfiction
372.4 CLEAVE 2020
1 available

Description

"Raising an Active Reader explains research on reading aloud with children who are in early elementary school (grades K-3). Upon completion, adults will know how read aloud works for children who are learning to read, and how the ABCs of Active Reading (Ask questions, Build vocabulary, and make Connections) build important reading skills"--

4) Reader, come home: the reading brain in a digital world

Author

Wolf, Maryanne

Publisher

Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers

Pub. Date

[2018]

Language

English

On Shelf

South Valleys Library - Adult Nonfiction
418.4019 WOLF 2018
1 available

Description

Draws on the author's extensive research from "Proust and the Squid" to consider the future of the reading brain and its capacity for critical thinking, empathy, and reflection in today's highly digitized world.

5) New SAT prep: Critical reading & vocabulary

Series

Standard Deviants school

Publisher

Goldhil Educational

Pub. Date

[2005]

Language

English

DVD
Show Edition

On Shelf

South Valleys Library - DVD / Blu-rays
DVD VIDEO 378 SAT
1 available

Description

Learn tips and tricks to ace the Critical Reading sections. Use the Charting technique to search for correct answers. Increase scores in the vocabulary section by reviewing common Greek and Latin root words, prefixes and suffixes.

Teach yourself books
Foreign language graded reader

6) Short stories in French: read for pleasure at your level and learn French the fun way

Author

Richards, Olly

Series

Publisher

Hodder & Stoughton

Pub. Date

2018.

Language

English

On Shelf

South Valleys Library - Adult Nonfiction
448.6421 RICHAR 2018
1 available

Description

"'Short stories in French for beginners' is an unmissable collection of eight unconventional and captivating short stories for adult and young adult learners. Carefully written to provide a sense of achievement and feeling of progress when reading, these stories will help you expand your vocabulary and improve our comprehension in a natural way. From science fiction and fantasy to crime and thrillers, 'Short stories in French for beginners' is designed...