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  1. Language Lounge

     Verbatim and Its Variations
    Mon Jun 04 00:00:00 EDT 2012
    When we argue about the "authenticity" of a linguistic representation, be it a holy text or the screenplay of a period drama like Mad Men or Downton Abbey, what are we really arguing about? In this month's Language Lounge, we delve into the knotty question of how "fungible" words and meanings can be.

  2. Teachers at Work

     Federally-funded Study: The VT in Action in the Classroom
    Wed Apr 11 00:00:00 EDT 2007
    Teachers from across the country write us about how the Visual Thesaurus helps their students increase reading comprehension. Now a federally-funded study is taking a closer look at the connection between the Visual Thesaurus and reading. Developed by researchers at the prestigious Education Development Center, Inc. in Boston, the study is following eighth grade students with learning disabilities who've been introduced to the Visual Thesaurus. The lead investigator, EDC Senior Director Dr. Judith Zorfass, emailed us recently about her observations:

  3. Teachers at Work

     The Visual Thesaurus in Action in the Classroom
    Tue Mar 03 00:00:00 EST 2009
    Teachers from across the country write us about how the Visual Thesaurus helps their students increase reading comprehension. Now a federally funded study is taking a closer look at the connection between the Visual Thesaurus and reading. Developed by researchers at the prestigious Education Development Center, Inc. in Boston, the study is following eighth grade students with learning disabilities who've been introduced to the Visual Thesaurus. Their findings show that the Visual Thesaurus can significantly help students struggling with reading comprehension.

  4. Teachers at Work

     Wishing Upon a Star: Creating a Youth Culture of Readers
    Wed Feb 25 00:00:00 EST 2009
    Recently, one of my teachers sent me a link to an interview of Larry McMurtry, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Lonesome Dove, given to Fritz Lanham of the Houston Chronicle. The interview contained Mr. McMurtry's very pessimistic viewpoint that the end of book culture is near.

  5. Teachers at Work

     The Art of the Interview
    Tue Jan 17 00:00:00 EST 2012
    Michelle Dunaway, who teaches English and journalism at Francis Howell High School in St. Charles, Missouri, writes that interviewing is an integral part of teaching students about public speaking. She encourages English teachers to think of interviewing as "a way for students to start small in building up their public speaking repertoire."

  6. Word Count

     Why Do the Best Writers Have the Most Emotional Intelligence?
    Wed May 27 11:00:00 EDT 2020
    People with a higher Emotional Intelligence are also better writers. Find out which useful attributes emotionally intelligent writers display.

  7. Word Count

     Punctuation Point: The Apostrophe, Beyond the Basics
    Wed Sep 15 00:00:00 EDT 2010
    Erin Brenner of Right Touch Editing provides "bite-sized lessons to improve your writing" on her engaging blog The Writing Resource. We previously heard from Erin about basic uses of the apostrophe, and now she takes a deeper look at apostrophe usage. You, too, can become an apostrophe superhero!

  8. Lesson Plans

     Introduction to the Visual Thesaurus
    Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2006
    After completing this lesson, students will have a better understanding of some common words, including an understanding that simple words may have multiple meanings. Students also learn of the value of using a thesaurus as part of their writing process. By learning more of the options for word choice, students can better express themselves.

  9. Word Count

     "Yes, I Could Care Less": A Mixed Bag
    Wed May 15 00:00:00 EDT 2013
    There are two books here. I love one of them, but I don't care for the other. Somehow, they're both Yes, I Could Care Less: How to Be a Language Snob Without Being a Jerk by Washington Post copy editor Bill Walsh.

  10. Wordmasters

     WordMasters: Grade 4 Gold Division Mar-Apr '09
    Sat Mar 28 00:00:00 EDT 2009
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