Hands-On English - Softcover

Fran Santoro Hamilton

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0966486706 ISBN 13: 9780966486704

Publisher: Portico Books, 1998

Hands-On English is a concise handbook that makes the fundamentals of English easily accessible to anyone nine years or older. The book includes sections on grammar, usage, mechanics, vocabulary, reading, and writing. The appendix, Tips for Success in School, emphasizes efficient study.

The feature that most distinguishes Hands-On English from other English books is the use of icons to represent parts of speech. These icons provide visual representations of abstract concepts and depict the components of various kinds of sentences.

Throughout the book, concise explanations are followed by clear examples. Highlighting and illustration make examples easier to understand and remember.

The extensive vocabulary section includes nearly 200 word parts with their meanings and examples. Once a person masters these word parts, he or she will understand thousands of words the first time they are encountered.

The reading section offers tips for comprehension: using the SQ3R process, taking clues from signal words, and visualizing.

The writing section recommends breaking the complex writing process into manageable steps. Proper form is shown for outlines, friendly letters, business letters, bibliographies, and footnotes. Proofreader's marks are introduced individually and then shown in an edited passage.

Because information in Hands-On English is easy to find and easy to understand, readers are able to increase their independence and confidence in their use of English. Hands-On English is a handy reference book for children or adults, including people learning English as their second language.

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From the Publisher:

The Activity Book To Accompany Hands-On English is now available. It consists of 158 reproducible pages which provide practice with the concepts presented in the handbook. The book also includes 23 pages of answers and teacher's notes.

From the Author:

Without communication each of us would be isolated; we would have access only to the information we gain from our own experience. With communication, however, we have potential links not only to everyone on earth but also to everyone who has lived since history has been recorded and anyone who will live in generations to come. With communication we can learn from others' mistakes, we can cooperate to solve problems, we can share appreciation for truth and beauty. I hope that Hands-On English will facilitate communication and will help people appreciate its value.

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