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First published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Primary teachers need to incorporate the use of computers in their daily lesson plans, but how can this be done most effectively to promote learning skills in the classroom? In this fascinating book, Lyn Dawes and Rupert Wegerif outline a strategy for enhancing the effectiveness of computers for teaching and learning with an emphasis on:

* raising pupil achievement in the core subject areas
* developing collaborative learning in small groups
* using group discussions as a way of improving general communication, as well as thinking and reasoning skills.

The approach is...

Small Mercy is the tale of a young whipper snapper by the name of William Stickers. Inventor of pub paste and also the owner of a certain garment that has the potential to cross space and time as well as other natty functions. Unfortunately Bill's handy anorak is also wanted by that traditional foe "The Baddies," namely two individuals who bear an uncanny resembalance to a comedian from the 80s, and some rather over acted Pirates. But our hero teams up with a washed up Rockstar, his eccentic mother and the regulars of that world renowned ale house The Kings Appendix. This is the story told...

Talk is the medium through which children learn; and yet children may not realise why their contributions to classroom talk are so important. This book provides teachers with resources for developing children's understanding of speaking and listening, and their skills in using talk for learning.

The Essential Speaking and Listening will:

• help children to become more aware of how talk is valuable for learning
• raise their awareness of how and why to listen attentively and to speak with confidence
• encourage...

Primary teachers need to incorporate the use of computers in their daily lesson plans, but how can this be done most effectively to promote learning skills in the classroom? In this fascinating book, Lyn Dawes and Rupert Wegerif outline a strategy for enhancing the effectiveness of computers for teaching and learning with an emphasis on:

* raising pupil achievement in the core subject areas
* developing collaborative learning in small groups
* using group discussions as a way of improving general communication, as well as thinking and reasoning skills.

The approach is...

A searching meditation on our all-too-human capacity for inhumanity, Evil Men confronts atrocity head-on how it looks and feels, what motivates it, how it can be stopped. James Dawes s unflinchingly honest account, drawing on firsthand interviews, is not just about the things Japanese war criminals did, but about what it means to befriend them.

A prominent Jamaican reggae singer falls in love with an African American woman while on tour in South Carolina. The two struggle to forge a relationship across a cultural and psychological divide in a story that spans from Jamaica to South Carolina to New York City.

Spiritual Counselor Hillary Dawes shares with readers her personal struggles with financial hardships, and how she was able to overcome by using spiritual principles that anyone can apply to better their life, whether they are in debt, struggling to make ends meet, or just simply wanting to enjoy more of what they have worked to achieve. This book will show the reader how to apply these spiritual principles in their lives, in order to reap the benefits of true success and abundant living.

When the Rewards Can Be So Great is a selection of craft talks delivered by faculty at the Pacific University MFA in Writing program. The essays in this exciting collection are at times deeply personal, providing insight into the development of the writers in their craft; and at times sharply practical and filled with long-tested approaches for writing with power and effectiveness. All are characterized by care, generosity, and good humor and reflect a wonderfully welcoming eclecticism of styles, interests, traditions, and diversity of voices.

Includes essays by Carolyn...