Sylvan Dell eBooks

It is safe to say that in the future the grand majority of books will be eBooks.  Sylvan Dell is now offering eBook formats of all their hardcover and softcover texts.

Their eBooks are accessed online and feature: auto-flip, auto-read, 3D page flipping, and selectable English and Spanish text and audio. The eBooks can also be viewed using smartboard technology or projectors.

A one-year site license provides unlimited access to all Sylvan Dell eBooks. The license can be used on all school computers and can be shared with parents to access the eBooks at home.

Taking Gender Differences into Account

A few differences have been noticed between the way boys and girls learn and develop certain skills.  It is important to understand the differences between their learning styles before being able to successfully engage and teach them.

Reading and comprehension is one subject in which girls excel at while boys take a little longer to learn and to grasp new concepts.

Boys, in general, take longer to learn something new, especially reading. This could be partly because boys tend to read less than girls and therefore don't get the same amount of practice.

Reading: Make it a Habit!

Cultivating a student who enjoys reading and writing can be tricky. The key is to find something that they enjoy reading and to make the act of reading more interesting and hands-on.

There are a few group and individual activities you can create to help engage students in a hands-on way.

For example, have students create a fantasy sports league. They can nominate players for a fictional team only after they have read about that athlete and can make a case for why that athlete should be included on the team.