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If you're so smart, how come you can't spell Mississippi / by Esham, Barbara,author.(CARDINAL)558574; Gordon, Mike,1948 March 16-illustrator.(CARDINAL)770156; Gordon, Carl,1972-illustrator.(CARDINAL)560663;
Katie always thought her dad was smart--he is one of the busiest attorneys in town. People are always asking him for advice. She has been a bit confused ever since asking him for help with her weekly spelling list. How can her very smart dad struggle with one of her spelling words? This definitely didn't make sense. The word Mississippi has changed everything ... This frank and thoughtful approach to dyslexia is an important exploration of the various ways people learn and that some difficulties do not have to be restrictions on what a person can achieve.Ages 4 and up.
Subjects: Picture books for children.; Fiction.; Juvenile works.; Fiction.; Juvenile works.; School children; Dyslexia; Dyslexia.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Music theory for dummies / by Pilhofer, Michael,author.(CARDINAL)350959; Day, Holly,author.(CARDINAL)292970;
Getting started with music theory. What is music theory anyway? ; Determining what notes are worth ; Giving it a rest ; Introducing time signatures ; Playing with beat -- Putting notes together. Music notes (and where to find them) ; Mastering the major and minor scales ; Key signatures and the circle of fifths ; Intervals : the distance between pitches ; Chord building ; Chord progressions -- Musical expression through tempo and dynamics. Creating varied sound through tempo and dynamics ; Instrument tone color and acoustics -- Musical expression through form. The building blocks of music : rhythm, melody, harmony, and song form ; Relying on classical forms ; Tapping into popular genres and forms -- The part of tens. Ten frequently asked questions about music theory ; Ten keys to reading a musical score ; Ten music theorists you should know about -- Appendixes. A, Audio tracks ; B, Chord chart ; C, Glossary.Music Theory For Dummies makes music theory easy to understand, with a friendly, unintimidating overview of everything you need to know to become fluent at knocking out beats, reading musical scores, and learning to anticipate where a song should go whether you're reading someone else's music or writing your own. Whether you're a music student or a music lover, you'll learn to read, write, and understand music with this informative guide. With expert instruction, you'll put it all together as you compose, arrange, and create original melodies, harmonies, and chords of your own, with helpful tips for performing your pieces in front of an audience. This new third edition presents the most current teaching techniques, the newest music genres and examples, and updated information on all aspects of understanding, creating, and performing music. Studies have shown that music training improves children's' verbal and spatial abilities, and it's been associated with cognitive and mathematical benefits in adults. The music job market is expected to increase over the coming years, and music theory is becoming an increasingly common part of education at all levels. Music Theory For Dummies provides the instruction you need to get more out of music than you ever thought possible. * Master major and minor scales, intervals, pitches, and clefs * Understand basic notation, time signals, tempo, dynamics, and navigation * Employ melodies, chords, progressions, and phrases to form music * Compose harmonies and accompanying melodies for voice and instruments Whether you intend to pursue a degree or career in music, or just enjoy listening to it, understanding the theory behind it gives you a whole new appreciation for the artistry and craftsmanship behind the pieces that give you goose bumps. It's a mix of technical skill, inborn talent, and plenty of practice and now you can try your hand at it, with Music Theory For Dummies.
Subjects: Music theory.; Music theory;
Available copies: 6 / Total copies: 8
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Testing for kindergarten : simple strategies to help your child ace the tests for: public school placement, private school admissions, gifted program qualification / by Quinn, Karen,1955-(CARDINAL)466196;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Pt. 1: The secret world of kindergarten testing. What educators know and parents don't ; This is not about kinder-cramming ; The scoop on intelligence testing ; The 7 abilities of highly successful kindergarteners ; What is on the test? -- Pt. 2: Prepare your child to succeed--at tests and in life. Milestones that matter for school success ; Sneak learning into the moments you already spend with your child ; Reading to build all 7 abilities ; Instruments to strengthen all 7 abilities ; Conversing to support 6 abilities ; Language and more ; Knowledge/comprehension ; Memory: you must remember this-- ; Mathematics ; Visual-spatial reasoning ; Cognitive skills ; Fine-motor skills ; Beyond testing success ; How to get started -- Pt. 3: What these tests really mean : how your child's test scores will affect the options available to her. Your best public school options : gifted programs, magnet and charter schools ; Getting past the velvet rope : private school admissions ; How public schools use testing ; Testing for support services for children with delays.Whether your child is going to a private kindergarten or a public school, he or she will most likely be tested--and placed in classrooms according to those results. But information about intelligence tests is closely guarded, and it can be difficult to understand what your kids need to know. As an expert who has successfully taught hundreds of parents how to work with their own children, Karen Quinn has written this guide to activities for preparing your child for kindergarten testing. They are about having fun while teaching to the underlying abilities every test assesses. From the "right" way to have a conversation to natural ways to bring out your child's inner math geek, Quinn shares techniques that every parent can use to give their kids the best chance to succeed in school and beyond.--From publisher description.
Subjects: Child development; Educational tests and measurements; Kindergarten;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 3
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Choo choo to the zoo [sound recording] / by Stewart, Georgiana Liccione.(CARDINAL)385878; Dana, Al.(CARDINAL)385888; Kimbo Educational (Firm);
Producer, James Kimble.Narration: Al Dana. Music by special permission of Musicues, NYC, Thomas J. Valentino, Inc., NYC."This activity is meant to be a cooperative activity for several children and can be done with a group of mixed ages. It involves role-playing and identification, spatial relationships, environmental awareness, rhythmic coordination patterns, and conditioning exercises."--Insert.
Subjects: Physical education for children; Perceptual-motor learning; Motor ability; Games with music; Movement education; Children's songs.; Physical education for children.; Perceptual-motor learning.; Motor ability.; Games with music.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 4
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A choice of catastrophes / by Schuster, Michael,1980 July 24-(CARDINAL)598720; Mollmann, Steve.(CARDINAL)598553;
The U.S.S. Enterprise, under the command of Lieutenant Hikaru Sulu, is returning from a routine mission delivering medical supplies to one of Starfleet's most distant installations when the ship is suddenly thrown from warp, having run aground on a spatial distortion. Dr. Leonard McCoy, caring for officers who have suddenly fallen into comas, soon discovers that the dying officers possess a rare and abnormal level of telepathic and psychic ability. Linking to their minds to save them, McCoy is plunged into a nightmarish dream-world, with the end result the possible destruction of the Enterprise and all aboard her.
Subjects: Science fiction.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Environmental assessment of air and high-speed rail corridors / by Chester, Mikhail Vin,author.(CARDINAL)321332; Smirti Ryerson, Megan,author.(CARDINAL)321331; United States.Federal Aviation Administration,sponsor.(CARDINAL)139906; Airport Cooperative Research Program,sponsor.(CARDINAL)307624; National Research Council (U.S.).Transportation Research Board,issuing body.(CARDINAL)141287;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 32-34).Summary -- Introduction -- Spatial incompatibility -- Modeling complexity -- National environment policy act process -- Local and regional impacts -- Greenhouse gas emissions -- Unifying frameworks -- Conclusions."TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Synthesis 43: Environmental Assessment of Air and High-Speed Rail Corridors explores where additional research can improve the ability to assess the environmental outcomes of these two systems"-- Publisher's description.Research sponsored by the Federal Aviation Administration
Subjects: Technical reports.; Aeronautics, Commercial; High speed trains; Transportation corridors; Environmental impact analysis;
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Stay Sharp: Homemaker kit [kit] / by Penworthy Company, LLC;
Everyday fashions of the fifties book -- The baking cupboard magnetic picture board -- Sew fast game -- Coastal escape aquapaintsThis kit features the book Everyday Fashions of the Fifties, The Baking Cupboard, Sew Fast Game, and Costal Escape Aquapaints. The first activity will elicit memories and stimulate conversation with the retro illustrated pieces. The second activity focuses on fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, spatial reasoning, and problem solving. The last activity allows for relaxation and calmness of the mind through painting.
Subjects: Educational games.; Kits.; Homemakers; Motor ability;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 5
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The dyslexia empowerment plan : a blueprint for renewing your child's confidence and love of learning / by Foss, Ben,author.(CARDINAL)404442;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-291) and index.Know the facts -- Empowering your child -- Changing the world -- Appendices: What dyslexia looks like -- Independent schools focused on dyslexia -- Useful resources -- The National Center for Learning Disabilites checklist."More than thirty million people in the United States are dyslexic?́?a brain-based genetic trait, often labeled as a ?́?learning disability?́? or ?́?learning difference,?́? that makes interpreting text and reading difficult. Yet even though children with dyslexia may have trouble reading, they don?́?t have any problems learning; dyslexia has nothing to do with a lack of intellect. While other books tell you what dyslexia is, this book tells you what to do. Dyslexics?́? innate skills, which may include verbal, social, spatial, kinesthetic, visual, mathematical, or musical abilities, are their unique key to acquiring knowledge. Figuring out where their individual strengths lie, and then harnessing these skills, offers an entry into learning and excelling. And by keeping the focus on learning, not on standard reading the same way everyone else does, a child with dyslexia can and will develop the self-confidence to flourish in the classroom and beyond"--Amazon.
Subjects: Dyslexia.; Dyslexic children; Parents of children with disabilities.; Dyslexia; Dyslexic children;
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The metaverse : building the spatial internet / by Ball, Matthew(Matthew L.),author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 391-425) and index.Preface to the revised edition -- I. A CENTURY OF DEFINITIONS AND DEVELOPMENTS. A fictitional history of the future -- What the "metaverse" is (and isn't) -- Why now? -- II. BUILDING THE METAVERSE. A guide to the "full-spec" metaverse -- Networking versus the speed of light -- Computing entire universes -- Virtual world engines and platforms -- The technologies, philosophies, and economics of interoperability -- Hardware, HMDs, and the hardest technology challenge of our time -- Payment rails, platform preferences, and public policies -- The cases for and against a blockchain-based metaverse -- The role and accelerants of AI.In this substantially revised and updated edition of his internationally best-selling book, pioneering theorist and entrepreneur Matthew Ball goes beyond the hype cycle to present a definitive account of the future of the internet. The Metaverse, according to Ball's industry-shaping definition, is a persistent and interconnected network of 3D virtual worlds that will eventually serve as the gateway to most online experiences and underpin much of the physical world. As Ball recounts, the Metaverse is a thirty-year-old term, and the core ideas and technologies behind it have been in development for nearly a century. Only recently, however, did this fantastical concept begin to leap from the pages of science fiction and depths of national research labs to the forefront of consumer technology, industrial engineering, healthcare, education, dating, and more. From the history of video games and virtual reality to "proto-metaverses" such as Second Life, Fortnite, and Roblox to Generative AI and the groundbreaking films and television series of the Walt Disney Company, Ball points out that the Metaverse is already emerging around us (and doesn't require a headset). Still, there are many breakthroughs required to fully realize the Metaverse, and he describes each in approachable but expert detail. Ball also lays out how governmental policy, the philosophy of Big Tech leaders, artificial general intelligence, economics, and human rights will shape the development of the Metaverse. Famous for his ability to bring clarity to complex and misunderstood topics, Ball demonstrates that the race to build the Metaverse--also known as the "spatial" or "immersive" internet--is only accelerating. The Metaverse will endure as an indispensable guide for enthusiasts, tech aficionados, and anyone curious about the profound transformations underway in our increasingly interconnected world.
Subjects: Metaverse.; Shared virtual environments; Mixed reality; Internet; Geospatial data.;
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Your brain is a time machine : the neuroscience and physics of time / by Buonomano, Dean,author.(CARDINAL)345006;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-278) and index."In Your Brain Is a Time Machine, brain researcher and best-selling author Dean Buonomano draws on evolutionary biology, physics, and philosophy to present his influential theory of how we tell, and perceive, time. The human brain, he argues, is a complex system that not only tells time but creates it; it constructs our sense of chronological flow and enables 'mental time travel'-simulations of future and past events. These functions are essential not only to our daily lives but to the evolution of the human race: without the ability to anticipate the future, mankind would never have crafted tools or invented agriculture. The brain was designed to navigate our continuously changing world by predicting what will happen and when. Buonomano combines neuroscience expertise with a far-ranging, multidisciplinary approach. With engaging style, he illuminates such concepts as consciousness, spacetime, and relativity while addressing profound questions that have long occupied scientists and philosophers alike: What is time? Is our sense of time's passage an illusion? Does free will exist, or is the future predetermined? In pursuing the answers, Buonomano reveals as much about the fascinating architecture of the human brain as he does about the intricacies of time itself. This virtuosic work of popular science leads to an astonishing realization: your brain is, at its core, a time machine" --Part I: Brain time -- Flavors of time -- The best time machine you'll ever own -- Day and night -- The sixth sense -- Patterns in time -- Time, neural dynamics, and chaos -- Part II: The physical and mental nature of time -- Keeping time -- Time: what the hell is it? -- The spatialization of time in physics -- The spatialization of time in neuroscience -- Mental time travel -- Consciousness: binding the past and the future.
Subjects: Brain; Time perception.;
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