Spanish Reading Inventory

Author(s): Jerry Johns, Mayra C Daniel

Spanish Reading Inventory (Pre-Primer to Grade 8) is a collection of individually administered informal reading tests designed to help teachers and other professionals determine a student's reading proficiency in Spanish.  A series of word lists and passages ranging from the early stages of readi...

Visualization: Using Mental Images to Strengthen Comprehension

Author(s): Linda Zeigler, Jerry Johns

Visualization has not been a common word in most classroom reading programs. In recent years, however, the impact of visualization on student comprehension has gained greater awareness among reading educators. This compact, easy-to-use book helps teachers understand visualization and how to apply th...

Nonverbal Communication for a Lifetime

Author(s): Diana K. Ivy, Shawn Wahl

Designed to fuse a unique balance of theory and application, Nonverbal Communication for a Lifetime translates academic material based on sound research and theory into meaningful applications for the reader to utilize throughout life.The publication extends learning activities by including What Wou...

Becoming a Critic: An Introduction to Analyzing Media Content

Author(s): Rebecca Curnalia, Cary Wecht, Amber Ferris

Filling a void in the media theory, methods, and literacy market, Becoming a Critic is an introduction to current and approachable theory and research on media content. By addressing undergraduate readers as student scholars, the reader is taught to objectively assess the content and implications of...

African American Music for Everyone: Including Theater, Film, and Dance

Author(s): Stan L Breckenridge

African American Music for Everyone: Including Theater, Film, and Dance begins with an exploration of specific music and dance activities among Africans, in Africa, which is followed by a comparative analysis of their musical activities during the African Diaspora. Following this is a study of Colon...

Physics 2111/2511 Laboratory Manual: Physics I Laboratory Classical Mechanics

Author(s): Prairie View A & M University

Physics 2111/2511 Laboratory Manual: Physics I Laboratory Classical Mechanics teaches students how to apply the scientific method in various physics situations. It gives descriptions of each laboratory and explains some of the concepts required to be understood in order to complete the course. This ...

Entrepreneurship in the 21st Century

Author(s): James Traylor

James Traylor’s Entrepreneurship in the 21st Century introduces students to the dynamic world of business entrepreneurship.  The publication provides examples of leaders that are passionate in different areas (athletics, business, etc.) and helps the reader to create a business plan to succeed in hi...

A Discourse in the African American Experience: Black Star

Author(s): Regina M Williams Davis, Temeka L Carter, Robin N Buckrham

This text serves as a springboard for learning and a roadmap to help readers create a knowledge of what it means to be African American in this country.  Each section of this book provides basic concepts and ideas for the reader to actively participate in the learning process by researching, writing...

Public Speaking for Students at Norfolk State University

Author(s): Wanelle Anderson, RONALD JONES

By providing complete and thorough coverage for the study and practice of public speaking, this publication offers Norfolk State University students theory and practical skills by presenting public speaking as an art form for transactional communication between speaker and audience.  It explores the...

The African American Experience in a Pluralistic Society

Author(s): LEONARD GADZEKPO