Social Learning

Add some kick to your characters with some quick and simple dialect training. Paul Meier has been training actors for over 25 years and now offers his experience to the casual pretender in these entertaining presentations.

Audiobook summary of Nonviolent Communication by Marshall B. Rosenberg.

When author Sally Rippin discovered her child was struggling to read, she assumed it would sort itself out over time. She couldn’t have been more wrong. Her son’s dyslexia and ADHD went unsupported for years, leaving him behind his peers and labelled ‘difficult’ by an education system that couldn’t easily cater to neurodivergent kids. By the time Sally learned how to advocate for him, it was—almost—too late. Told through the eyes of a parent who started out by doing everything wrong, Wild Things is about how we can help all kids find the joy in reading.

Martial arts. Broken toes. Pesky curses. And … goat-sitting?! Discover all these adventures and more with Matt Sprouts, in this HILARIOUS collection from New York Times best-selling author Matt Eicheldinger! Eleven-year-old Matt Sprouts is in big trouble. He didn't mean to hurt his neighbor...

The inspirational story of a former Microsoft executive’s quest to build libraries around the world and share the love of books What’s happened since John Wood left Microsoft to change the world? Just ask six million kids in the poorest regions of Asia and Africa. In 1999, at the age of 35, Wood quit a lucrative career to found the nonprofit Room to Read. Described by the San Francisco Chronicle as "the Andrew Carnegie of the developing world", he strove to bring the lessons of the corporate world to the nonprofit sector - and succeeded spectacularly.

Colleges and universities constitute a special type of organization; and their complex mission, dynamics, personnel structures, and values require a distinct set of understandings and skills to lead and manage them well.

Education policy sentinel Frederick M. Hess offers a pithy and perceptive appraisal of American schooling and finds, in the uncertain period following pandemic disruption, an ideal moment to reimagine US education. Now is the time, he asserts, to ask hard questions about how schools use time and talent, how they work with parents, what they do with digital tools, and how they meet the needs of their communities.

If you want to discover the captivating history of Russia, then pay attention...Four captivating manuscripts in one audiobook: Russian History, Ivan the Terrible, The Russian Revolution, and The Cambridge Five. So if you want to learn more about the history of Russia, get this audiobook now!

Firefighter Greg has a physical job to do so he stays strong and fit. He gets up early in the morning and sleeps where he works. Did you know that Firefighter Greg practices putting on his safety gear–in less than one minute? Or that his gear–helmet, facemask, air pack, boots and jacket–weighs 75 pounds? Find out how firefighters practice putting out fires in a training tower!

The office of the U.S. President is designed to share power between the three branches of government—executive, legislative, and judicial. These three branches balance each other's power to keep the peace and respect the rules.

Why are so many old things buried in the ground—and who finds them?

What does a city mayor do? Learn about the duties of a city mayor and how the mayor serves people in the city. Descriptive main text, fast facts, and callout definitions work together to support understanding.

This series explores the community helpers of today and how their work keeps our communities running safely and smoothly. This volume includes Flight Attendants, Hairstylists, Truck Drivers, Welders, Carpenters, Judges, Reporters, and Servers.

This series explores the community helpers of today and how their work keeps our communities running safely and smoothly. This volume includes Dentists, Doctors, Firefighters, Mail Carriers, Police Officers, Teachers, Bakers, and Electricians.

Meet the Community Helpers! introduces beginning listeners to a day in the life of community helpers with fun, simple storylines. Each title focuses on one kind of community helper, highlighting roles and responsibilities, equipment and machinery they use, and the safety rules they follow.

How old is the Colosseum in Rome? How long is the Great Wall of China? Listeners will find these answers and more as they learn about the location, history, architecture, and special uses of some of the world's most iconic landmarks in Whole Wide World. This volume includes Easter Island, Golden Gate Bridge, and Leaning Tower of Pisa.

Time for errands! We drop off books at the library and send letters at the post office. Places like these keep our communities running! This series takes students into familiar places in their communities. Take a walk around your community with this fun series!

What do you want to be when you grow up? After listening to this series, kids will be shouting out answers to that question. This series gives young listeners a basic introduction to people in their communities that they will meet around town.

Police officers. Teachers. Bus drivers. Families. They help us learn, keep us safe, help us get around, and more. Who Helps? teaches children about these community helpers while helping them develop literacy skills. Carefully crafted text supports emergent listeners, making sure they aren’t facing too many challenges at once.

With all that is happening on Capitol Hill, it can be hard to understand the United States Government. That’s why U.S. Government: Need to Know walks struggling listeners through key concepts about the U.S. government, including who works in each branch, what they do, and how all of the branches work together.