New Releases by Jessica Williams

Academic Encounters Second edition is a paired skills series with a sustained content approach to teach skills necessary for taking academic courses in English. Academic Encounters Level 2 Student''s Book Reading and Writing: American Studies engages students through academic readings, photos, and charts on stimulating topics from U.S. History and Culture. Topics include the foundations of government, equal rights, and the American Dream. Students develop important skills such as skimming, reading for the main idea, reading for speed, understanding vocabulary in context, summarizing, and note-taking. By completing writing assignments, students build academic writing skills and incorporate what they have learned. The topics correspond with those in Academic Encounters Level 2 Listening and Speaking: American Studies. The books may be used independently or together.

Making Connections Second edition teaches an extensive range of reading skills and strategies to prepare students for the challenges of reading college textbooks. Making Connections Third edition Level 3 Teacher''s Manual contains teaching suggestions for each activity type as well as a complete answer key. Photocopiable unit tests contain additional thematic readings and assess how well students have learned the unit''s reading skills and the unit''s target vocabulary.

Making Connections teaches an extensive range of reading skills and strategies in order to prepare students for college reading. Making Connections Third edition Level 3 Student''s Book develops key reading skills and strategies such as recognizing patterns of textual organization, understanding how writers create connections within and across sentences, and learning how to process academic language and vocabulary. It features high-interest topics, including health, immigration, language learning, and the environment.

Academic Encounters Second edition is a paired skills series with a sustained content approach to teach skills necessary for taking academic courses in English. Academic Encounters Level 3 Teacher''s Manual Reading and Writing Life in Society will contain general teaching guidelines for the course, tasks by task teaching suggestions, answers for all tasks, and chapter quizzes and quiz answers.

A collection of short stories and poetry with words of inspiration and hope.

Revised, updated, and every bit as vital as the first edition!...

Comprehensive course introducing academic texts on high interest topics, with advice on reading strategies and vocabulary building skills. With Teacher''s Manual featuring answer key and teaching suggestions for the activities. Suitable for self-study, building vocabulary, and developing reading, writing, and study skills.

Could We? A Book of Wishes is a charming read-aloud book for young children, perfect for parents and family to reinforce a positive can-do attitude in children. Inspired by her sassy, independent, and energetic daughter, Jessica Williams Hasley wrote Could We? A Book of Wishes to instill creativity and imagination in her daughter every day. We can teach our children they can do anything. They can believe in fairies and mermaids. They can grow flower gardens and build forts. And they can paint, dance, twirl, and love with all their hearts. This is an eLIVE book, meaning each printed copy contains a special code redeemable for the free download of the audio version of the book.

''A Journey to Home'' is a comprehensive Preemie Baby Book and NICU Journal. Over three years in the making, this journal will be a companion during the NICU stay, and a book of memories in the future. It is a book of expectations, setting parents up for a true understanding of what is to come. It builds resources while celebrating the joys of their baby''s life. "The development of this book began 4 hours after the birth of my son. I longed to be able to journal and have a keepsake that was adjusted to my premature child." "In my personal journey, I have found that you must find peace with being a parent of a preemie. It is only after much time that I have been able to rejoice with my toddler, and shed layers of protection that sheltered us from harm in the past. I will look at him with a little less guilt in my heart, and continue to treasure every breath, word, and step that he takes in his life."

The Teacher''s Manual contains teaching suggestions and an answer key for the Student''s Book.

"A Strategic Approach to Academic Reading". Prepares students to read at university level, with advice on reading skills and strategies. Suitable for self-study and improving reading and study skills. Teacher''s manual with teaching suggestions and answer key also available.

The Academic Encounters series uses a sustained content approach to teach skills necessary for taking academic courses in English. There are two books for each content area. The Teacher''s Manual for this title contains general teaching guidelines for the course, task-by-task teaching suggestions, answers to all tasks, content quizzes, and content quiz answers.

Getting There is organized around five stages of apprenticeship for the student writer and five different themes that guide the readins and lead to various thinking and writing tasks. The student becomes more competent at developing effective essays through practice, peer review, discussions, research, and group work that relies on critical thinking skills.