Ben Johnson writes about his experience using the Mastery Learning, a method where students master concepts and skills before going onto other learning and then take tests. If they do not reach mastery, then they go back and study and take the test again until they pass it. Benjamin Bloom, of Bloom's Taxonomy fame, came up with mastery learning in 1971. This was a time when leveled readers became popular, as well as many other "go at your own pace" programs.
Two love stories separated in time, but linked by the mystery of a missing painting. The talented novelist, Carla Montero, offers intrigue, romance and history, all in one book.
Nearly 20 years ago, Marina Matzner was one of a just a handful of kindergarten and first-grade teachers who were instrumental in establishing the dual immersion program at Nestor Language Academy Charter School in the South Bay Union School District in California. Today, thanks in large part to her trailblazing efforts, the school’s program has grown to 35 teachers in grades K-8.
Nielsen BookScan, part of the Nielsen Company (US) LLC, and America Reads Spanish (ARS) present the free, weekly list of the Spanish bestseller titles in the US Market for week 45 of 2013 (week ending 11/10/2013).
The Authors Book Fair will be celebrated in Melbourne, Florida, later this month. The event is sponsored by Authors for Authors, and will include more than 40 writers that will discuss, sign and sell their books. Local writers’ groups and book clubs also will be represented.
¡Viajemos por Nuevo México! is a Spanish board game produced by SpanishSmart, a division of SpanishABQ Language Institute. Using both, their knowledge of the state and their Spanish proficiency, players compete to be the first to arrive in the state’s capital and win the game.
The company will continue to be headed by Núria Cabutí and will maintain its current organizational structure across its divisions in Spain and Latin America. In addition, the company's Mondadori imprint will be renamed Literatura Random House.
Recently, two fully packed events had the Peruvian author as the guest of honor in New York City: On November 4, the inauguration of the Cátedra Vargas Llosa at City College and three days later, a conversation on his books with scholar John King at the Americas Society.
Oralia Garza de Cortés is a literacy consultant, writer, and Latino children’s literacy advocate. Her career spans over thirty years, has also worked as a children’s librarian for the San Antonio, Austin, and Houston public library systems, and served as the national president of REFORMA.
The Spanish publisher has launched this project as part of the its digital business branch. The idea is to introduce an iPad app to senior centers, nursing homes and day centers to be used in occupational therapy.
