Authors:Victor M. Hernández-Gantes, William Blank,
Publisher: Routledge
Keywords: teaching, language, learners, english, across, curriculum, programs, career, technical, education
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 2008-08-12
List price: $36.95
ISBN-10: 0415957575
ISBN-13: 9780415957571

Exploring the unique challenges of vocational education, this book provides simple and straightforward advice on how to teach English Language Learners in today’s Career and Technical Education programs. The authors’ teaching framework and case studies draw from common settings in which career and technical educators find themselves working with ELLs—in the classroom, in the laboratory or workshop, and in work-based learning settings. By integrating CTE and academic instruction, and embedding career development activities across the curriculum, readers will gain a better understa

Author: Marion Blank
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Keywords: child, reader, skills, essential, remedy, six, reading
Number of Pages: 352
Published: 2006-01-30
List price: $16.95
ISBN-10: 047174204X
ISBN-13: 9780471742043

It’s shocking but true. Forty percent of children experience significant difficulty in learning how to read. But it doesn’t have to be that way. In this groundbreaking new book, internationally recognized developmental psychologist and educator Dr. Marion Blank explains why current reading education is failing our children. She goes on to describe her revolutionary new reading system, Phonics Plus Five, which is based on her forty plus years of experience in teaching children from all backgrounds to read. The Reading Remedy offers step-by-step instructions, reproducible forms, and

Author: Warren Blank
Publisher: AMACOM
Keywords: leaders, natural, skills
Number of Pages: 272
Published: 2001-05-21
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 0814406467
ISBN-13: 9780814406465

Some people appear to be "natural born leaders." But are they literally born that way? Or have they been taught, coached, rewarded, and reinforced in ways that enable them to be leaders? According to The 108 Skills of Natural Born Leaders, no one is born a leader. But everyone has the natural born capacity to lead. We label people "natural born leaders" because they consistently and frequently model qualities that inspire others to commit to their direction. This book identifies the skill set that causes others to see people as natural born leaders, helps readers assess their curr

Author: Andrew G. Blank
Publisher: Sybex
Keywords: basics, protocol, internet, jumpstart, tcp
Number of Pages: 336
Published: 2002-04-18
List price: $24.99
ISBN-10: 0782141013
ISBN-13: 9780782141016

TCP/IP is the de facto protocol of the Internet, and this protocol is supported by every major network operating system. As more organizations and individuals connect networks and computers to the Internet and one another, there is a growing demand for professionals to have a thorough understanding of this protocol suite. TCP/IP JumpStart Second Edition will explain the fundamentals of TCP/IP in simple terms with tangible examples. New for this edition: updates on Windows XP/2000, Dynamic DNS, CIDR, and subnetting.

Author: Andrew G. Blank
Publisher: Sybex
Keywords: foundations, tcp
Number of Pages: 304
Published: 2004-09-17
List price: $24.99
ISBN-10: 0782143709
ISBN-13: 9780782143706

TCP/IP is the de facto protocol of the Internet and is supported by every major network operating system. In order to connect networks and computers to the Internet and one another, IT professionals need a thorough understanding of this protocol suite. Assuming no prior knowledge of TCP/IP, this book provides a solid introduction to this core networking topic, explaining the fundamentals of TCP/IP in simple terms with tangible examples. Aspiring computer networking professionals will appreciate the straightforward approach and abundance of valuable information.

Author: Graeme Blank
Publisher: Federation Pre
Keywords: practice, appellate
Number of Pages: 264
Published: 2008-04-01
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 1862876800
ISBN-13: 9781862876804

Author: Paula Blank
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Keywords: man, renaissance, mismeasure, shakespeare
Number of Pages: 232
Published: 2006-07-27
List price: $41.95
ISBN-10: 0801444756
ISBN-13: 9780801444753

Shakespeare’s poems and plays are rich in reference to "measure, number, and weight," which were the key terms of an early modern empirical and quantitative imagination. Shakespeare’s investigation of Renaissance measures of reality centers on the consequences of applying principles of measurement to the appraisal of human value. This is especially true of efforts to judge people as better or worse than, or equal to, one another. With special attention to the Sonnets, Measure for Measure, Merchant of Venice, Othello, King Lear, and Hamlet, Paula Blank argues that Shakespeare, in hi