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Text complexity : raising rigor in reading / by Fisher, Douglas

Table of Contents: “…Text complexity is the new black: -- Text complexity defined -- Revisiting how we match readers and texts -- Text complexity and the common core state standards -- The case for struggle -- Conclusion -- Quantitative measures of text complexity: -- Word-level analysis -- Sentence-level analysis --Conventional readability formulas -- Readability formulas that also measure readers -- Measuring coreference and cohesion -- Cautions and criticism of readability formulas -- Readability for early readers -- Conclusion -- Qualitative measures of text complexity: -- Considerate texts -- But not all texts are considerate -- Levels of meaning and purpose -- Structure -- Language conventionality and clarity -- Knowledge demands -- Returning to the hunger games, qualitatively -- Cautions and criticisms of qualitative analysis of text complexity -- Conclusion -- Matching readers to texts and tasks: -- Exploring the reader -- Exploring the task -- Exploring the question -- Shifting expectations -- Cautions and criticisms of matching readers with texts and tasks -- Conclusion -- A close reading of complex texts: Close reading -- Close reading up close in fourth grade : "post-it-notes" -- Close reading up close in ninth grade : "The road not taken" -- Conclusion.…”

Networks without a cause : a critique of social media / by Lovink, Geert

The truth about style / by London, Stacy

A season to remember./ by O'Flanagan, Sheila

Feed your brain, lose your belly : a brain surgeon reveals the weight-loss secrets of the brain-belly connection / by McCleary, Larry

My fair wedding : finding your vision-- through his revisions! / by Tutera, David

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A beginner's guide to autism spectrum disorders : essential information for parents and professionals / by Taylor, Paul G.

Table of Contents: “…Nuts and bolts -- Diagnosis -- The pervasive developmental disorders are hard-wired -- How to recognise the person who has ASD -- How people with ASD see the world -- Stress and anxiety -- And now for the good news -- Part II, ASD, what can we do about it?. Guiding principles -- Remember, this person is hard-wired differently -- Seek alternative explanations for behaviour -- Make sure that everybody involved understands -- Listen to what the person with ASD tells you -- Listen to what the family tells you -- Make sure you have the right chair of the board -- Create structure and predictability -- Anticipate and deal with transitions -- Create self-help options -- Compensate for lack of self-directed learning -- Work through strengths, by-pass weaknesses -- Abandon the standard curriculum -- Teach skills for life -- Use visual approaches to learning whenever possible -- Stay concrete: avoid metaphor, irony, sarcasm, cynicism, etc. -- Reinforce teaching of social skills -- Deal with stress -- Remember that not much learning occurs when there is stress -- Remember that punishment does not produce learning -- Avoid power struggles -- Specific intervention programmes that may help -- Specific intervention programmes that have no proof that they work.…”

Saffronised startup : hitting big in noble land by Perera, Kusal

Table of Contents: “…When a diplomat and "once a diplomat" cycle to nowhere 17. Lets we forget - pre and post '83 Black july 18. Anura Kumara should 19. …”

Stop talking, start communicating : counterintuitive secrets to success in business and in life / by Tumlin, Geoffrey

Table of Contents: “…Back up to go forward : we are neglecting three essential communication habits -- Invert your expectations : expect less from technology and more from people -- Lose your friends : important relationships are being trumped by people you barely know -- Stop talking : hyper-communication is the problem, not the solution -- Don't be yourself : it's an excuse for neanderthal behavior -- Play dumb : don't pin the tail on the donkey -- Question your questions : questions make many conversations worse -- Ignore your (tell-tale) heart : it wants you to talk without a plan -- Don't solve problems : you are messing around with far too many issues already -- Blow things off : protect what matters by letting go of what doesn't -- Let difficult people win : stop trying to impose your will on tough communicators -- Respond with weakness : bring a stick to a knife fight -- Overlook people -- Change the underlying conditions, not the person -- Take things off the table : just because you can talk about something doesn't mean that you should -- Be boring : most conversations are exciting for all the wrong reasons -- Give people what they want : few things connect like a story.…”

Stop talking, start communicating : counterintuitive secrets to success in business and in life / by Tumlin, Geoffrey

Table of Contents: “…Back up to go forward : we are neglecting three essential communication habits -- Invert your expectations : expect less from technology and more from people -- Lose your friends : important relationships are being trumped by people you barely know -- Stop talking : hyper-communication is the problem, not the solution -- Don't be yourself : it's an excuse for neanderthal behavior -- Play dumb : don't pin the tail on the donkey -- Question your questions : questions make many conversations worse -- Ignore your (tell-tale) heart : it wants you to talk without a plan -- Don't solve problems : you are messing around with far too many issues already -- Blow things off : protect what matters by letting go of what doesn't -- Let difficult people win : stop trying to impose your will on tough communicators -- Respond with weakness : bring a stick to a knife fight -- Overlook people -- Change the underlying conditions, not the person -- Take things off the table : just because you can talk about something doesn't mean that you should -- Be boring : most conversations are exciting for all the wrong reasons -- Give people what they want : few things connect like a story.…”

The hunt : target, track, and attain your goals / by Farbman, David

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The flowers of war / by Yan, Geling

Whatever happened to Sunday dinner? : a year of Italian menus, with more than 250 recipes, that celebrate family / by Caponigri, Lisa

Dad is fat / by Gaffigan, Jim

Table of Contents: “…-- I'll Be Your Tour Guide -- Pale Force -- Learnin' Them -- A Self-Portrait -- Your Special Day -- Losing My Religion -- No Such Thing as a Free Babysitter -- How to Put Five Kids to Bed in a Two-Bedroom Apartment -- Negotiating with Terrorists -- My Former Bed -- Morning Has Been Broken -- Naps Are Payday Loans -- Get Married, Have Kids, Get Fat -- Hand-in-Mouth Disease -- We Need Bread -- You Win, McDonald's -- How Sweet It Is -- 'Tis the Season -- My Other Family -- Are You Done Yet? …”
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Pravacana great teachings

Table of Contents: “…International use of chemical and III balance in an unsustainable world 16. How we should protect our environment 17. Buddhist attitude to sex 18. …”

Joy Bauer's food cures : eat right to get healthier, look younger, and add years to your life / by Bauer, Joy

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The innovator's field guide : market tested methods and frameworks to help you meet your innovation challenges / by Skarzynski, Peter

#Metoo and literary studies : reading, writing, and teaching about sexual violence and rape culture /

Sugar, sugar : every recipe has a story / by Reiner, Kimberly

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