The Absolutely Essential Grammar Guide by Nancy Atlee. Dandy Lion Publications, 2004. This handy book makes editing and revising a snap. This tool helps students with the correct use of punctuation, the rules for capitalization, the definitions and the correct use of the parts of speech, definitions and examples of sentence parts and types, and the correction of common usage errors. There is a helpful reference section at the back. With each explanation you will find an example to clarify it so that you will understand the correct usage. 87 pages. This book will supplement any language curriculum and be a wonderful reference to have on hand at home. For grades 5 and up.  BTH-2460. $12.56-D

Assessing Language Grade 4 by Evelyn Riddle and Kathleen Wall. Milliken, 2007. Contains 56 reproducible student assessments over a broad area of language skills, including grammar, writing, parts of speech, punctuation. word usage, prefixes and suffixes, figures of speech, and more. Answers are at the back. Aligned with national standards. This is useful for both assessment and practice. Activities are varied, including puzzles, filling in blanks and charts, underlining, writing, and more.  63 pages. BTH-5558. $8.96-D

Assessing Language Grade 5 by Evelyn Riddle and Kathleen Wall. Milliken, 2007. Contains 56 reproducible student assessments over a broad area of language skills, including grammar, writing, parts of speech, punctuation. word usage, prefixes and suffixes, figures of speech, and more. Answers are at the back. Aligned with national standards. This is useful for both assessment and practice. Activities are varied, including puzzles, filling in blanks and charts, underlining, writing, and more.  63 pages. BTH-5559. $8.96-D

Assessing Language Grade 6 by Rosemary Hug. Milliken, 2007. Contains 56 reproducible student assessments over a broad area of language skills, including grammar, writing, parts of speech, punctuation. word usage, prefixes and suffixes, figures of speech, and more.  Answers are at the back. Aligned with national standards. This is useful for both assessment and practice. 65 pages. BTH-4743. $8.96-D

Assessing Language Grade 7: 56 Student Assessments with Teacher's Guide and Answer Key. by Rosemary Hug. Milliken, 2007. Contains 56 reproducible student assessments over a broad area of language skills, including grammar, writing, parts of speech, punctuation. word usage, prefixes and suffixes, figures of speech, and more.  Answers are at the back. Aligned with national standards. This is useful for both assessment and practice. 65 pages. BTH-5560. $8.96-D

Assessing Language Grade 8: 56 Student Assessments with Teacher's Guide and Answer Key by Rosemary Hug. Milliken, 2007. Contains 56 reproducible student assessments over a broad area of language skills, including grammar, writing, parts of speech, punctuation. word usage, prefixes and suffixes, figures of speech, and more.  Answers are at the back. Aligned with national standards. This is useful for both assessment and practice. 65 pages. BTH-5561. $8.96-D

Basic / Not Boring Grammar and Usage for Middle Grades:  Inventive Exercises to Sharpen Skills and Raise Achievement. Series concept and development by Imogene Forte and Marjorie Frank. Exercises by Joy MacKenzie. Incentive Publications, ©1997. Books in this series present a carefully researched skill sequence with exercises based on age-appropriate, high-interest themes developed by experienced teachers to make learning basic skills interesting and achievable. The exercises in this book can be used to introduce new skills, review previously taught material, assess skills and content, and encourage the use of higher order thinking skills.

The theme in this book is the beach. Students will discover commas lost in the surf, meet subjects and verbs more disagreeable than crabs, and find clauses that are caught in lobster claws. As they encounter various ocean and beach related exercises, students will learn to find subjects and predicates; identify simple, complex and compound sentences; identify parts of speech; identify, form and use possessive nouns; identify and use verb tenses; understand and use subject-verb agreement; identify and correct dangling modifiers; identify and use independent and subordinate clauses; use proper punctuation and capitalization; and create, explain, and properly  punctuate common contractions. 64 pages, including answers. Limited reproduction rights for classroom use. For grades 6-8. BTH-3041. $8.06-D

Core Skills Grammar Review for Middle Grades and Up: The Ultimate Grammar Refresher by Steck-Vaughn. 124 pages with index and answers. This is it --  the grammar program you've needed for the middle grades to bring it all together and make sure that everything important is mastered. This consumable worktext meets state and national standards and contains instruction and practice in vocabulary, sentences, grammar and usage, and capitalization and punctuation. It provides a solid foundation for secondary work.

This book uses the "Rule-Example-Practice" format that is very effective for independent learning. It provides an assessment at the beginning to see what needs to be learned, has reviews at the end of each of the four units, and a test at the end to compare with the one at the beginning to see what has been learned. Special features include a thorough Table of Contents, a list of over 70 language terms, a list of irregular verbs for reference, a list of commonly misused words and their meanings, along with examples, an answer key, and an index. BTH-1150. $13.46-D

Daily Language Review, an Evan-Moor series. Book in this series help students keep language skills sharp with focused practice presented in standardized test formats. Each book provides four or five items for every day of a 36-week school year.  Scope and sequence charts are provided for the teacher, along with the answer keys. Available for grades 1-6. Each book is $17.99-D

Daily Language Review Grade 1    BTH-775
        Daily Language Review Grade 2    BTH-776
        Daily Language Review Grade 3    BTH-777
        Daily Language Review Grade 4    BTH-778
        Daily Language Review Grade 5    BTH-779
        Daily Language Review Grade 6    BTH-780

I Have, Who Has? by Trisha Callella. Creative Teaching Press, 2007. These interactive card games consist of a series of question and answer cards. Students are actively engaged as each player answers a question and then asks the next one. When students reach the last card, they will find that it refers back to the first card. Requires minimal preparation but results in maximum participation and effort. Each book has about 206 pages and reviews a variety of standards-based language topics that are grade-appropriate in content areas of comprehension, vocabulary, grammar, and more.
    I Have, Who Has? Grades 1-2, BTH-4551. $19.79-D

    I Have, Who Has? Grades 3-4, BTH-4550. $19.79-D

    I Have, Who Has? Grades 5-6, BTH-4549. $19.79-D

Language Boosters, Creative Teaching Press, 2009.  This is just right for ESL and ELL students in primary grades. Each book in this series has 100 practice pages to strengthen English Language Proficiency. Each page features four questions that correspond to four fundamental components of language instruction: letters and sounds; vocabulary; comprehension; and cognitive and written language. While all students will benefit from repeated practice with language skills and content themes presented, Language Boosters offers a variety of features to specifically support English Language Learners. Each practice page contains repetition of predictability of skills and tasks through consistent wording of directions, repeating question formats, simple sentence structure, and numerous illustrations for strong visual reference. ELD Level: Intermediate. 112 pages.

   Language Boosters Grade 1 by Roseanne Thong. BTH-5475. $14.39-D

   Language Boosters Grade 2 by Collene Dobelmann and Amy Stern. BTH-5476. $14.39-D

   Language Boosters Grade 3 by Collene Dobelmann and Amy Stern. BTH-5477. $14.39-D

Language Usage and Practice Series, Harcourt Achieve (Steck-Vaughn), 2007. Books in this series focus on the key language skills of capitalization, punctuation, grammar, usage, vocabulary, sentences, and composition. Books in this series are easy for students to use independently for practice, but in lower grades the teacher will need to explain the directions. Lessons are organized into a series of units arranged in a logical sequence. Students focus on one selected skill at a time, rules are clearly stated at the beginning of the each lesson, and there are examples to illustrate the rules. Key terms are introduced in bold type and directions are clear and uncomplicated. The exercises themselves take a variety of forms: Students are sometimes asked to match, circle, or underline sentence elements, but they are also asked to use what they have learned by writing an original sentence or rewriting a sentence. Each book has a special unit for teaching composition skills. Additional features include unit tests to check student progress, assessments to determine which skills your students need to practice, a reproducible Language Tips hand-out to give each student for reference. There is also a skills correlation chart for teacher use that covers all levels from grades 1-high school. 128 pages, includes answers.

    Language Usage and Practice Grade 1: BTH-3057. $13.49-D

    Language Usage and Practice Grade 2: BTH-3058. $13.49-D

    Language Usage and Practice Grade 3: BTH-3059. $13.49-D

    Language Usage and Practice Grade 4: BTH-3060. $13.49-D

    Language Usage and Practice Grade 5: BTH-3061. $13.49-D

    Language Usage and Practice Grade 6: BTH-3062. $13.49-D

    Language Usage and Practice Grade 7: BTH-3063. $13.49-D

    Language Usage and Practice Grade 8: BTH-3064. $13.49-D

    Language Usage and Practice Grade High School : BTH-3065. $13.49-D

Use It! Don't Lose it! Daily Language Practice by Marjorie Frank. Incentive Publications, 2006. For Middle School Grades. Books in this series  provide the perfect review for helping student retain knowledge they've learned. They contain a carefully correlated set of practice exercises -- five problems a day for 36 weeks. Each week's practice is centered around a theme (volcanoes, scouting, recycling, ants, travel, earth science, etc.) Students learn new facts and expand their vocabularies in content areas as they practice the language skills, concepts, and processes they should know. The practice is set up with a regular spiraling sequence to ensure that students will keep using each skill in different contexts as they progress. A Scope and Sequence chart is included. 127 pages each book. Cover art is the same for all books in the series, except for the grade level number.

    Use It! Don't Lose it! Daily Language Practice Grade 6: Skills practiced in this book include vocabulary, spelling, mechanics, reading comprehension, grammar and usage, research and information skills, literature, writing, and more. BTH-3031. $13.46

    Use It! Don't Lose it! Daily Language Practice Grade 7: Skills practiced in this book include vocabulary, spelling, mechanics, reading comprehension, grammar and usage, research and information skills, literature, writing, and more. BTH-3032. $13.46

     Use It! Don't Lose it! Daily Language Practice Grade 8: Skills practiced in this book include vocabulary, spelling, mechanics, reading comprehension, grammar and usage, research and information skills, literature, writing, and more. BTH-3033. $13.46