This book investigates inherent, structural differences in the Chinese and English writing systems which predispose learners from childhood to develop specific literacy-learning strategies, which can impair later efforts at learning foreign language literacy if the foreign language script varies significantly from the native language script.

This book describes projects in a Mathematical "Circle," i.e., an organization that discovers and nurtures young mathematical talents through meaningful extra-curricular activities. This is the second volume in a trilogy describing in particular the S.M.A.R.T. Circle project, which was founded in Edmonton, Canada in 1981. The acronym S.M.A.R.T. stands for Saturday Mathematical Activities, Recreations & Tutorials.
This book, Volume II, is based on the papers published in scientific and education journals by the Circle members while they were still in junior high school (some still in...

This book is the first volume of a trilogy describing the S.M.A.R.T. Circle, which was founded in Edmonton, Canada, in 1981. Mathematical Circles are organizations that discover and nurture young mathematical talents through meaningful extra-curricular activities. (The acronym S.M.A.R.T. stands for Saturday Mathematical Activities, Recreations & Tutorials.) This Volume I provides an overview how to run a Circle, and it is a sampling of many things, including projects and mini-courses. Volume II, which consists of student-projects, outlines why the Circle is run, and Volume III, consisting of...

This book describes mini-courses in a Mathematical "Circle," i.e., an organization that discovers and nurtures young mathematical talents through meaningful extra-curricular activities. Volume I describes how to run a Circle, and Volume II, consisting of student projects, addresses the purpose of the Circle.