The Best Language Arts & Disciplines Books 2025

1. Second Grade Spelling Flashcards (Hardcover) by Sylvan Learning

9780307479396. New condition. Hard cover. Pages: 240. Paper over boards. 240 p. Learn and practice crucial 2nd grade language arts skills anytime, anywhere with Sylvan Flashcards! Colorful illustrations and exciting words make these spelling flashcards fun for any kid! We've selected 230 words to help your child develop skills in phonics and spelling, and included 10 more blank cards so your child can add personal words like family names or favorite foods. This set will help your child review concepts such as: Consonants Vowels Letter Sounds Silent Letters -ed Endings -ing Endings -s or -es Endings Irregular Plurals Sight Words Plus, you can easily keep track of which words your child has learned with the color-coded meter on the side of the box. Once your child feels comfortable with a card, flip it upside down, move it to the back of the box behind the divider, and watch your child's reading skillset grow! ***** Why Sylvan Products Work ***** Sylvan Learning Workbooks won a National Parenting Publications Awards (NAPPA) Honors Award as a top book series for children in the elementary-aged category. NAPPA is the nation's most comprehensive awards program for children's products and parenting resources and has been critically reviewing products since 1990. The Award recognizes Sylvan Learning Workbooks as some of the most innovative and useful products geared to parents. Sylvan's proven system inspires kids to learn and has helped children nationwide catch up, keep up, and get ahead in school. Sylvan has been a trusted partner for parents for thirty years, and has based their supplemental education success on programs developed through a focus on the highest educational standards and detailed research. Sylvan's line of educational products equips families with fun, effective, and grade-appropriate learning tools. Our workbooks and learning kits feature activities, stories, and games to reinforce the skills children need to develop and achieve their academic potential. Students will reap the rewards of improved confidence and a newfound love of learning.

ISBN: 9780307479396 Condition: New Hard cover Pages: 240 Paper over boards. 240 p. Learn and practice crucial 2nd grade language arts skills anytime, anywhere with Sylvan Flashcards! Colorful illustrations and exciting words make these spelling flashcards fun for any kid! We've selected 230 words to help your child develop skills in phonics and spelling, and included 10 more blank cards so your child can add personal words like family names or favorite foods. This set will help your child review concepts such as: Consonants Vowels Letter Sounds Silent Letters -ed Endings -ing Endings -s or -es Endings Irregular Plurals Sight Words Plus, you can easily keep track of which words your child has learned with the color-coded meter on the side of the box. Once your child feels comfortable with a card, flip it upside down, move it to the back of the box behind the divider, and watch your child's reading skillset grow! ***** Why Sylvan Products Work ***** Sylvan Learning Workbooks won a National Parenting Publications Awards (NAPPA) Honors Award as a top book series for children in the elementary-aged category. NAPPA is the nation's most comprehensive awards program for children's products and parenting resources and has been critically reviewing products since 1990. The Award recognizes Sylvan Learning Workbooks as some of the most innovative and useful products geared to parents. Sylvan's proven system inspires kids to learn and has helped children nationwide catch up, keep up, and get ahead in school. Sylvan has been a trusted partner for parents for thirty years, and has based their supplemental education success on programs developed through a focus on the highest educational standards and detailed research. Sylvan's line of educational products equips families with fun, effective, and grade-appropriate learning tools. Our workbooks and learning kits feature activities, stories, and games to reinforce the skills children need to develop and achieve their academic potential. Students will reap the rewards of improved confidence and a newfound love of learning.

2. A Broom of One's Own, (Paperback)

For the twice-published novelist, reading an article about herself in the National Enquirer--under the headline \"Here's One for the Books: Cleaning Lady Is an Acclaimed Author\"--was more than a shock. It was an inspiration. In A Broom of One's Own, Nancy Peacock, whose first novel was selected by the New York Times as a Notable Book of the Year, explores with warmth, wit, and candor what it means to be a writer. An encouragement to all hard-working artists, no matter how they make a living, Peacock's book provides valuable insights and advice on motivation, craft, and criticism while offering hilarious anecdotes about the houses she cleans.

A Broom of One's Own, (Paperback) Author: Harper Perennial ISBN: 9780061357879 Format: Paperback Publication Date: 2015-12-29 Page Count: 208

3. Dover Language Guides: An Introduction to Greek (Paperback)

This classic text not only covers vocabulary and grammar but also features selections from the works of ancient authors. Other features include exercises, glossaries, and a complete grammatical appendix, plus numerous illustrations.

Generations of students have discovered the enduring pleasures of ancient Greek with this classic text. Supplemented by exercises, readings, and review lessons, it presents concise but thorough coverage of grammatical forms and syntax. Students advance from the simple fundamentals of the alphabet and declensions to the complexities of conditional sentences, and they acquire a Greek vocabulary of more than 600 basic words. Each chapter begins with a Greek motto, offering insights into classical attitudes and values. Reading selections include the works of Plato, Herodotus, and Homer as well as excerpts from ancient playwrights and the New Testament. More than 120 illustrations depict images of Greek culture related to archaeology, history, and literature. This comprehensive introduction also features Greek-to-English and English-to-Greek glossaries, a complete grammatical appendix, and supplemental information on word formation and etymology.

4. Restless Genius : Barney Kilgore, the Wall Street Journal, and the Invention of Modern Journalism 9780312536749

The story of the man who transformed "The Wall Street Journal" and modern media In 1929, Barney Kilgore, fresh from college in small-town Indiana, took a sleepy, near bankrupt New York financial paper--"The Wall Street Journal--"and turned it into a thriving national newspaper that eventually was worth $5 billion to Rupert Murdoch. Kilgore then invented a national weekly newspaper that was a precursor of many trends we see playing out in journalism now. Tofel brings this story of a little-known pioneer to life using many previously uncollected newspaper writings by Kilgore and a treasure trove of letters between Kilgore and his father, all of which detail the invention of much of what we like best about modern newspapers. By focusing on the man, his journalism, his foresight, and his business acumen, "Restless Genius" also" "sheds new light on the Depression and the New Deal. At a time when traditional newspapers are under increasing threat, Barney Kilgore's story offers lessons that need constant retelling.ISBN: 9780312536749 ISBN10: 0312536747 Contributors: Tofel, Richard J.,

The story of the man who transformed "The Wall Street Journal" and modern media In 1929, Barney Kilgore, fresh from college in small-town Indiana, took a sleepy, near bankrupt New York financial paper--"The Wall Street Journal--"and turned it into a thriving national newspaper that eventually was worth $5 billion to Rupert Murdoch. Kilgore then invented a national weekly newspaper that was a precursor of many trends we see playing out in journalism now. Tofel brings this story of a little-known pioneer to life using many previously uncollected newspaper writings by Kilgore and a treasure trove of letters between Kilgore and his father, all of which detail the invention of much of what we like best about modern newspapers. By focusing on the man, his journalism, his foresight, and his business acumen, "Restless Genius" also""sheds new light on the Depression and the New Deal. At a time when traditional newspapers are under increasing threat, Barney Kilgore's story offers lessons that need constant retelling.

5. Opening Doors (Paperback) 9780073407180

Extra components, such as CDs, DVDs, figurines, or access codes are not included. ISBN: 9780073407180 ISBN10: 0073407186 Contributors: Elder, Janet, Cortina, Joe,

The new sixth edition of Joe Cortina and Janet Elder's "Opening Doors: Understanding College Reading" continues to offer a clear, effective, and systematic way to approach college reading assignments. Its twenty-seven full-length reading selections and two chapter-length selections, culled from textbooks and other college-level materials, provide ample opportunities for integrated, recursive practice of essential reading comprehension skills, critical reading and thinking skills, and study strategies.