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In this well-respected text, multiple approaches to teaching students with reading problems are presented with practical strategies, extensive descriptions of tests, and its own IRI. A comprehensive survey of teaching strategies, formal and informal assessment, theory, and research, Reading Problems by Jennings, Lerner, and Caldwell combines invaluable information from the field of reading with allied fields such as special education, bilingual education, medical science, and policy studies. The new Seventh Edition encourages the collaboration of general education teachers and reading teachers; offers strategies for ELL students; discusses both formal and informal assessment; emphasizes early literacy for young children; covers both reading and writing; includes information on specific reading skills, word recognition, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension; updates on Special Education legislation; discusses the impact of the Common Core State Standards on literacy instruction and assessment.

Black Diamond Chronicles is a compelling anthology that tells the stories of individuals who have faced immense adversity and emerged stronger, like rare black diamonds formed under pressure. Each narrative highlights the resilience of the human spirit, showcasing its ability to heal, grow, and transform through hardship. These stories inspire with their message of courage, strength, and triumph over life's challenges. Readers are invited to witness the profound transformations that arise from moments of struggle, celebrating the extraordinary resilience and brilliance that resides within the human experience. Prepare to be moved and inspired.

Ethics, Literature, and Theory: An Introductory Reader brings together the work of contemporary scholars, teachers, and writers into lively discussion on the moral role of literature and the relationship between aesthetics, art, and ethics. Do the rich descriptions and narrative shapings of literature provide a valuable resource for readers, writers, philosophers, and everyday people to imagine and confront the ultimate questions of life? Do the human activities of storytelling and complex moral decision-making have a deep connection? What are the moral responsibilities of the artist, critic, and reader? What can religious perspectives—from Catholic to Protestant to Mormon—contribute to literary criticism? What do we mean when we talk about ethical criticism and how does this differ from the common notion of censorship? Thirty well known contributors reflect on these questions including: literary theorists Marshall Gregory, James Phelan, and Wayne Booth; philosophers Martha Nussbaum, Richard Hart, and Nina Rosenstand; and authors John Updike, Charles Johnson, Flannery O'Connor, and Bernard Malamud. Divided into four sections, with introductory matter and questions for discussion, this accessible anthology represents the most crucial work today exploring the interdisciplinary connections among literature, religion and philosophy.

With more universities facing financial difficulty and academic libraries being asked to do more with less, fundraising has been transformed from a luxury to a necessity. Now, more than ever, academic libraries need to know how to effectively obtain and steward donors. Most fundraising books are written from perspectives that are not always relevant to the complex environment that academic libraries must navigate. Fundraising for Academic Libraries: A Practical Guide for Librarian is written just for academic libraries. The authors demystify fundraising to enable those to work in an academic library to feel confident in their ability to obtain contributions, sponsorships, and grants for their libraries. From major gifts to events to special collections, this book looks at academic library fundraising holistically. Not a one-size-fits-all approach, chapters explore multiple methods that an academic library can use to identify potential donors, ask for gifts, and retain existing contributors. This book also connects readers with extensive fundraising resources so they can readily apply the book’s tips and techniques to their own library environment. Whether they are interested in approaching a local business to provide a prize for a silent auction or asking for an established donor for an estate gift, novice academic library fundraisers will find step-by-step instructions that help them navigate a variety of situations. By providing readers with practical fundraising tools including flow charts, simple proposal and gift templates as well as sample donor correspondence, this book enables academic libraries to be able to start and advance their own development programs.

(In)Visible Freedom, an original performance text collaboratively produced by Theater for Social Change and performance artist Nina Angela Mercer, is a collective meditation on the never-ending struggle for greater justice and freedom. The theater ensemble, composed of formerly incarcerated black women who subsequently pursued college degrees, created the work, drawing upon critical reflections of their own lives, the historic struggles of African Americans, and the devastating social consequences of mass incarceration. Project documentarian Robin McGinty calls it "a project birthed from the intimacy of pain and joy, of loss and struggle, of mourning and salvation embedded in the aesthetics of radical hope and aspiration." The volume includes notes on the production and a post-performance conversation among guest speakers asha bandele and DeAnna Hoskins, (In)Visible Freedom performers / writers, College and Community Fellowship Executive Director Vivian D. Nixon, and the audience. Featuring writing by: Teronia Campbell, Grace M. Cho, Abby Dobson, Selina Fulford, Katherine Sweetness Jennings, Yolanda Johnson-Peterkin, Rose M. Kim, Denise McFarlan, Robin McGinty, Nina Angela Mercer, Vivian D. Nixon, Edna Joyce Sams, Alesa Simmons, and Cheryl Wilkins.

105 copies, over 135 unique samples of handmade paper, by 82 participants from 23 countries, indices by fiber, region, technique, additives. CC-by-sa 4.0The formerly Yahoo Papermaking special interest email list, nowadays migrated to Groups.io, has so far produced 21 Swatch Swap Yearbooks, 2019 and 2020 open to non-members. The resulting hand-bound books gather 3 by 2 inch swatches in an eclectic collection. A spread might have highly expert professional craft next to very fresh hobby exploration, then classic fiber work side-by-side of one-shot experiments, each accompanied by a recipe and comments by the papermaker.

Digital Media and the Preservation of Indigenous Languages in Africa: Toward a Digitalized and Sustainable Society presents cutting-edge epistemological debates, academic case studies, and empirical research from African scholars on the intersection of digital media technologies, artificial intelligence, and the preservation of Indigenous languages in the continent. This edited collection provides a methodology for African researchers, practitioners, and marginalized communities to integrate digital technologies into their lives to foster innovation, advance the documentation and preservation of underrepresented languages, and promote African-centered epistemologies. Contributors to this edited volume argue that African societies should acknowledge and embrace digital media platforms. Despite these platforms’ potential as sites of epistemic colonialism, they are essential for promoting ways of life that reflect the diversity and importance of Indigenous cultures. For Indigenous languages and local epistemologies to flourish in this rapidly evolving technological era, African communities must employ a variety of contemporary practices and strategies to document, protect, and preserve ways of being that have formerly been relegated to the periphery.