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  Spelling for Kids - An...

  Bukky Ekine-Ogunlana

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  The Spelling for Kids interactive spelling workbook for kids ages 5-6 features spelling words that will quickly improve vocabulary, reading comprehension, and spelling skills for any child… and it makes a great addition to any school or homeschool curriculum! Your whole family can use our fun and enabling spelling system at home, and schoolteachers can also use it for children in class. They can start their practice one year earlier and at their own pace. Our unique, interactive spelling improvement book teaches students of all ability levels how to spell words and build vocabulary memory by integrating text repetition of age-specific words, along with the audio repetition of the words from the connected spelling workbook, which dramatically speeds memory retention, reading skills and pronunciation of words, as seen in this example from the book: Because I will attend Joshua's birthday party because he is my best friend. Because B e c a u s e Our powerful but practical spelling book offers these unique benefits to students: Optimizes your kids' learning by offering a variety of learning techniques. This audiobook, along with the workbook, utilizes verbal and visual instruction - students hear, read, and write each spelling word for permanent retention of words The book covers ages 5 to 6 words every child must know and is frequently misspelt in spelling tests - 12 words per week. It is broken down into easy-to-follow spelling exercises that take only 10 minutes daily. Engages children and gets them away from their video games and cell phones. It also helps children who are struggling with reading, spelling, and grammar, due to ADHD, Dyslexia, and short-term memory issues Whether your child is just beginning their spelling journey and learning to read, or they are overachiever working to win the next spelling bee, Spelling for Kids is the perfect tool for accelerating spelling skills and ensuring your child is ahead in their spelling ability!

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  Harnessing The Science of...

  Nathaniel Swain

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  Drawing together the worlds of classroom practice, school leadership, and scientific research, this is an essential how-to guide for initiating and maintaining a school improvement journey based on the science of learning. 
   
   
   
  What we now know about learning and teaching is vast; yet often, wading through the thousands of articles and books on this subject can leave even the most seasoned educator overwhelmed. This guide instead offers a distillation of key understandings―for teaching, literacy, mathematics, curriculum, and implementation―to launch your school improvement work. 
   
   
   
  Harnessing the Science of Learning also features contributions from thought leaders across the fields of learning sciences and educational practice: Pamela Snow, Tanya Serry, Zach Groshell, Reid Smith, Toni Hatten-Roberts, Simon Breakspear, Katie Roberts-Hull, David Morkunas, Steven Capp, Shane Pearson, and Eamon Charles. 
   
   
   
  This book illustrates practical ways to harness this knowledge, using a series of exemplary school case studies. These insightful narratives of transformation are interwoven with summaries of powerful teaching practices, forming a roadmap to drive improvement.

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  Japan: An Attempt at Interpretation

  Lafcadio Hearn

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  Greece-born Lafcadio Hearn (1850 - 1904) spent decades of his life in Japan, even marrying a Japanese woman, thus becoming a Japanese citizen by the name of Koizumi Yakumo (?? ??). He wrote many books on Japan, especially about its folklore. In this posthumously published book, he takes a closer look at Japan's religious history: How it developed from ancient beliefs into Shintoism, resisted suppression attempts by both Buddhism and Christianity and how – despite efforts to westernise Japan during the era known as Meiji Restoration – it remained the basis for Japanese society. Even today, over 100 years after this book was written, some of the described traditions and fundamental ideas still exist. (Summary by Julia Niedermaier)

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  Essays: First Series Love

  Ralph Waldo Emerson

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  Love, for Emerson, is neither simple nor sweet. It is a force—wild, untamable, and yet profoundly human. In Love, he explores the deep currents that pull us together and push us apart, not with the softness of romance, but with the clarity of a philosopher who sees love as a transformative, even unsettling, experience. It is not just an emotion, but a vital, unpredictable energy that shapes and redefines us.
  Emerson doesn't idealize love; he insists on its complexity. Love is not confined to the idealized versions we carry in our minds but is found in the messy, uncharted spaces between souls. It disrupts, challenges, and sometimes wounds, yet in its wake, it leaves growth, change, and deeper understanding. It is not meant to comfort us, but to push us beyond who we are—reminding us of our deepest needs and our highest potential.
  Love is not a mere feeling to be enjoyed, but an idea to be wrestled with. It stands as an invitation: to reflect, to confront, to discover. In reading Emerson's words, you may not find an answer to love's mysteries, but you may come to understand why it is, in all its forms, so essential, so urgent, so profoundly human.

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  The Magnificent Mitscher

  Theodore Taylor

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  “First-class . . . more than the biography of a great aviator and military leader. It also is a detailed and lively history of naval aviation.” —The New York Times Air Adm. Marc Mitscher is a legend in military circles for developing an entirely new concept of war at sea. His skills as both a carrier tactician and genius for leading men rank him with the best World War II combat commanders. However, because Mitscher shunned publicity and destroyed his private papers shortly before his death in 1947, his accomplishments are not widely known. In this outstanding biography, Theodore Taylor traces the aviator’s brilliant career from its beginnings and makes clear the major role played by the admiral in developing the Navy’s air program, providing a lively and detailed history of the progress of naval aviation. “The likable personality and day by day achievements of Mitscher shine through to lift this above the run of the mill military biography.” —Kirkus Reviews

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  God Hates a False Balance

  Pastor Philip

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  It is often said that God loves the sinner, and hates the sin. This should not give us incentive to sin more, but reveals the extent of God's love and compassion to help us remove all trace of sin from our lives. Sin is heavy, it is unjust, in the moment of participation it seems right, but it is deceitfully wrong and burdensome. The song by Chey,  "The Depth of Your Love" at the end of the sermon, gives the listener an opportunity to reflect on the sermon.

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