READING SKILLS FOR LOW LEVEL READERS
IN UPPER GRADES
This high interest series is written at grade level 5-7 for
interest grade levels 8-12. Its colorful graphics, photos, maps, and engaging
text hooks are guaranteed to grab the attention of reluctant readers and draw
them in. These books also sneak in science terms and techniques and offer a look
at interesting occupations behind the scenes that might motivate someone to
study harder and make a new goal. Each book focuses on one fascinating aspect of
how science is used in the real world to detect disease, catch criminals, gather
intelligence to help protect the nation, and solve mysteries which have puzzled
people for a long time.
Read details and see titles
This group of series for reluctant readers are geared toward an interest level of grades
7-12 with a reading level of grades 4-7. Each book is clearly written in simple
sentences using familiar vocabulary. Other features include brilliant color photos,
fascinating sidebars, and user-friendly fact boxes, charts, and tables which highlight key
information in the text.
On Duty Series: This group of
books offers an insider's look at how America's heroes in the armed forces train to be the
best. 48 pages each, trade paperback, full-color photos. There are more in this series
than I stock at present, so if this series especially interests you, please email for a
list of other titles and I'll send it. Then you can special order all that you want. Click
image to enlarge it. $6.26-D each.
Life as an Air Force Fighter Pilot,
by Robert C. Kennedy, Cat. #235451. $6.26-D
Life With the Navy Seals,
Cat. # CP-235516. $6.26-D
High-Tech Military Weapons
Series: As the name implies, this series introduces the military weapons that seem to
fascinate boys of all ages. There are more in this series than I stock at present, so if
this series especially interests you, please email for a list of other titles and I'll
send it. Then you can special order all that you want. 48 pages, trade paper.
Combat Fighter: CP-187063
Natural Disasters Series: Read about
the reasons for and response to some of our most damaging natural disasters and
how you can try to protect yourself when they happen. There are more
titles in this series than I stock at present, so if this series especially
interests you, please email for a list of other titles and I'll send it. Then
you can special order all that you want. 48 pages, trade paper.
 Earthquakes. BTH-3243.
$6.26-D: Sold Out
 Forest Fires. BTH-3244.
$6.26-D- Sold Out
Survivor Series: Sometimes
people encounter challenging situations which only the most courageous individuals can
handle and come through intact. Perhaps they struggle against a raging sea or the jagged
slopes of a mountain or even the emptiness of space. The books in this series celebrate
the human spirit and provide the true stories of people who faced what seemed to be
impossible conditions and survived. 48 pages each. Contain full-color and black-and-white
photos and maps. There are more in this series than I stock at present, so if this series
especially interests you, please email for a list of other titles and I'll send it. Then
you can special order all that you want.
Crisis in Space: Apollo
13 by Mark Beyer. Cat. #BTH-3235. $6.26-D
The Donner Party by Scott Werther. Cat.
#BTH-3233. $6.26-D
Dr. Jerri Nielson: Cheating Death in Antarctica.
What does the only doctor in a research facility in Antachtica do when she is
confined for the winter, cut off from the outside world, and discovers she has
breast cancer? Cat. #BTH-3240. $6.26-D
 Jon Krakauer's Adventure on Mt. Everest, Cat.
#BTH-3232. $6.26-D- Sold Out
 The Shackleton Expedition, Cat. #BTH-3241.
$6.26-D- Sold Out
Steven Callahan, Cat. #BTH-3242. $6.26-D
Other series are also available in the High
Interest Group of books: Animal Attack! (Deals with attacks of wild
creatures on people), Built for Speed (Deals with speedy race cars, jet
skis, trains, etc.), Stock Car Racing, Cool Collectibles (Things teens might collect such
as dolls, coins, rocks, stamps, trading cards, butterflies, military collectibles, and
miniature cars), Life in the Future (Cloning, genetic engineering,
robotics, space exploration, ), Natural Disasters, Outdoor
Life ( Snowmobiling,
and waterskiing --all for teens), and Top Secret (books on the FBI, Sky Marshals, and Undercover Agents.). Unfortunately I can't afford to stock
them all, but I can give you more detailed information on any series and special order it
for you. Please allow about two-four weeks for special orders to arrive.
Crabtree Contact Series
A sophisticated, edgy series of
reading books designed to appeal to reluctant readers. Dramatic imagery of both
popular and unusual subjects makes each book appealing to both children and
early teens. Different reading levels allow readers to progress from one level
to the next. Contain a glossary of "Need-to-Know-Words",related web links, and
an index at the end. 32 pages each. Reading levels grades 2-3. Grade levels 4-8.
Air War by Antony Loveless. This fascinating book describes the work
of both the American and British Air Force in war and peace. The amazing color
photographs take the readers right inside the planes and also allow them to see
what the pilots see from the cockpit. There are also labeled photos of the
flight gear used by pilots and air-to-air refueling. The book also describes and
pictures the most popular aircraft of the RAF and USAF. Reluctant readers,
especially males, will devour this book.
Guided Reading Level M. BTH-5098. $8.06-D
Bigfoot and Other Mysterious Creatures
by John
Townsend. With simple text and full-color illustrations, including photographs,
this fantastic book looks at the history, legend, and evidence behind the
world's mysterious creatures. Come along for a revealing look at the mysterious
creatures that have eluded man for decades. Contains a glossary of
"Need-to-Know-Words", related web links, and an index at the end. Reading Level
2-3. Interest Level Gr. 5-8. Guided Reading Level N. BTH-5396.. $8.06-D
Bone Detectives
by John Townsend.
With simple text and full-color illustrations, including photographs, this book
tells what happens
when a skeleton is discovered where it shouldn't be. This amazing book takes
readers step by step through the process of trying to determine a person's
identity and facts about their life from nothing more than bones.
Reading Level 3-4. Interest
Level Gr. 6-9. Guided Reading Level N. BTH-5399..
$8.06-D
Crime Lab Technician
by John Townsend.
This book will attract not only reluctant older readers who are below grade
level, but also younger children who read at grade level. With simple text and
full-color illustrations, including photographs,
this exciting book shows readers what it's like to be a crime lab technician-one
of today's hottest careers. Follow an investigation as it unfolds from the jobs
performed at a crime scene to the tests performed back at the lab.
Contains a glossary of "Need-to-Know-Words", related web links, and an index at
the end. Reading Level 3-4. Interest Level Gr. 6-9. Guided Reading Level N.
BTH-5395..
$8.06-D
Comic Books and Manga by Eddie
Robson. This
book will attract not only reluctant older readers who are below grade level,
but also younger children who read at grade level. With simple text and
full-color illustrations, including photographs,
this exciting book shows readers what's behind the drawings in graphic
novels, manga and comic books,
and how they are created. Contains a glossary of "Need-to-Know-Words",
related web links, and an index at the end. Reading Level 3-4. Interest Level
Gr. 6-9. Guided Reading Level N. BTH-5400..
$8.06-D
Escape From the Towers by Andra Serlin Abramson. Exciting color
photographs show the moment by moment countdown and on-scene action as
terrorists flew two planes into the twin towers in New York on September 11,
2001. Guided Reading
Level N. BTH-5097. $8.06-D
Forensic Evidence: Blood by
Darlene Stille. With simple text and full-color illustrations, including
photographs, this book shows how crime scene investigators (CRIs) search for
evidence in a man's apartment when he is missing. There are two suspects. The
author takes the reader from the crime scene to the lab and to the questioning
of the suspects until the murder is solved. Guided Reading Level O. BTH-5096.
$8.06-D
Forensic Evidence: Hairs and Fibers by
Darlene Stille.
This book will attract not only reluctant older readers
who are below grade level, but also younger children who read at grade level.
With simple text and full-color illustrations, including photographs, it shows
how forensic scientists look through the microscope at hair samples that reveal
tell-tale DNA and fibers whose material or ink is like the DNA of manufactured
products. Contains a glossary of "Need-to-Know-Words",related web links, and an
index at the end. Reading Level 3-4. Interest Level Gr. 6-9. Guided Reading
Level O. BTH-5393..
$8.06-D
Forensic Evidence: Prints by
John Townsend. This book will attract not only reluctant older readers who are
below grade level, but also younger children who read at grade level. With
simple text and full-color illustrations, including photographs, it shows how
crime scene
investigators (CRIs) use fingerprints to investigate a bank robbery. Will a
fingerprint lead police to the robber?
Contains a glossary of "Need-to-Know-Words", related web links, and an index at
the end. Reading Level 3-4. Interest Level Gr. 6-9. Guided Reading Level O.
BTH-5394..
$8.06-D
Monster Crocs by Tom Jackson.
Urban legends
abound that prehistoric crocodiles still exist in lakes and rivers around the
world. This book hunts down these monster crocodiles and features spectacular
photographs of the largest ones found to date in all of their jaw-snapping
glory.
Contains a glossary
of "Need-to-Know-Words", related web links, and an index at the end.
Reading Level 2-3.
Interest Level Gr. 5-8. Guided Reading Level L. BTH-5397.. $8.06-D
NASCAR Blast by David Clayton.
See the top NASCAR racers and their cars in action. Text is simple and
accompanied by spectacular illustrations, including photos. You will also
learn the rules of the sport so you can understand the tactics used. Feel what
it's like to sit in the driver's seat. Contains a glossary of
"Need-to-Know-Words", related web links, and an index at the end. Reading Level
3-4. Interest Level Gr. 6-9. Guided Reading Level N. BTH-5401..$8.06-D
Piranhas and Other Small Deadly Creatures
by Tom Jackson. I've never really been a water person, but after reading this I
have even more reasons to want to stick to dry land. Although most of the
creatures featured in this book do not live near me, I am now informed of the
dangers they are to those who do live near them. And some don't live in the
water. Creatures described and pictured include various jellyfish, the
pufferfish, the stonefish (another reason to keep off those coral reefs), the
blue-ringed octopus, piranhas, the golden poison dart frog, the cone snail, the
Sydney funnel-web spider, the tsetse fly, and the mosquito. Descriptions include
habitat locations, how the animals kills, and possible treatments that help some
people. Full color photographs show you exactly what each dangerous creature
looks like. Guided Reading Level M. BTH-5099. $8.06-D
Shark Attack
by Tom Jackson. This book
will attract not only reluctant older readers who are below grade level, but
also younger children who read at grade level. Loaded with full-color
illustrations, including photographs!
This fascinating book explores
just what makes some kinds of sharks attack and the kind of damage powerful jaws
and hundreds of teeth can do.
Contains a glossary of "Need-to-Know-Words", related web
links, and an index at the end.
Reading Level 2-3. Interest Level Gr. 5-8.
Guided Reading Level M. BTH-5398. $8.06-D
Snake Bite by
Tom Jackson. If snakes make
you nervous, you might not enjoy this book. But middle school students who love
to be grossed out will probably read this eagerly. Watch the corn snake swallow
a mouse whole. See a hog-nosed pit viper kill and swallow a frog. See the open
mouth of a snake in the "Say, ahh" position. Gross enough yet? Learn about the
different kinds of venom and their effect and which snakes offer which venom.
Watch the rock python give a crocodile the squeeze treatment. Learn to identify
poisonous snakes, how to survive a snake bite, what cures are available, and
best, how to avoid being bitten. Some of these snakes are endangered, so you
will be happy to know that zoos are protecting and breeding them so they can be
saved and released back into the wild areas they came from. Guided Reading Level
L. BTH-5100. $8.06-D
Stunt Pros by Frances Ridley.
This book
will attract not only reluctant older readers who are below grade level, but
also younger children who read at grade level. With simple text and full-color
illustrations, including photographs, this book
looks behind the scenes into the
lives of the men and women who risk everything to excite an audience. Learn what
it takes to put your life on the line to perform thrilling stunts—and survive!
Reading Level 2-3.
Interest Level Gr. 5-8. Guided Reading Level L. BTH-5402. $8.06-D
Tank Warfare
by Antony Loveless. This pictorial history of the tank
and tank warfare includes the British FV4034 Challenger 2 and the American M1
Abrams tanks. It describes how a tank crew lives and fights and what each crew
member's job is. It shows tank platoons in action and explains how tanks can be
stopped. Also pictured and described are the newer, smaller tanks of the future,
including Scimitars and Spartans. For young people with low reading skills who
are interested in weapons and how warfare is conducted, this book will prove
motivating. The color photographs make the text more understandable because the
reader can immediately see such things as where a tank is vulnerable.
Guided Reading Level N.
BTH-5101. $8.06-D
Frank Schaffer
High Interest/Low Readability Workbooks
High Interest / Low Readability Action Adventure, Middle School. by
Richard Gifford. Milestone / Frank Schaffer, 2007. These
attention-grabbing, age-appropriate original short stories and activities are
perfect for readers struggling below their grade level.. The stories are
accompanied by pre-reading activities, vocabulary exercises, discussion
questions, homework, and extension activities. There are six stories in all.
Answers for activities are included. Reproducible for classroom use. 80 pages.
BTH-4541. $9.89-D
High Interest / Low Readability Biographies, Middle School. by Delan
Heidrich. Milestone / Frank Schaffer, 2007. These attention-grabbing,
age-appropriate biographies are perfect for struggling readers. Articles are at
a lower reading level than the grade and are accompanied by pre-reading
activities, vocabulary exercises, discussion questions, homework, and extension
activities. The biographical stories emphasize triumph over poverty,
misfortunes, bad choices, and failures. Biographical figures include authors
like Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Hans Christian Andersen, political leaders like
Abraham Lincoln and Thomas Paine, old ladies such as Maggie Kuhn and Mother
Jones, food product producers such as Milton Hershey and Colonel Sanders,
batters such as Babe Ruth, and the circus figure, P.T. Barnum. Topics and
illustrations will appeal to middle school students. Answers for activites are
included. Reproducible for classroom use. 80 pages. BTH-4540. $9.89-D
High Interest / Low Readability Inventions, Middle School. by Delan
Heidrich. Milestone / Frank Schaffer, 2007. These attention-grabbing,
age-appropriate stories behind inventions we use all the time are perfect for
readers struggling below their grade level.. The stories are accompanied by
pre-reading activities, vocabulary exercises, discussion questions, homework,
and extension activities. There are eight fascinating stories of chance and
error that led to the invention of such things as jeans, Band-Aids®, Teddy
Bears, Velcro®, Silly Putty®, Slinky®, chewing gum, ice cream, and more. Answers
for activities are included. Reproducible for classroom use. . 80 pages.
BTH-4542. $9.89-D
High Interest / Low Readability Mysteries. Milestone /
Frank Schaffer, 2007. These attention-grabbing, age-appropriate mysteries
are perfect for struggling readers. Stories range from a 2.0 to 5.0 reading
level and are accompanied by pre-reading activities, vocabulary exercises,
discussion questions, and writing activities. Topics and illustrations will
appeal to middle school students. Answers for activities are included.
Reproducible for classroom use.
High Interest / Low Readability Mysteries Grade 6 by Jennifer Tendero. BTH-4537. $9.89-D
High Interest / Low Readability Mysteries Grade 7, by Q.L. Pearce. BTH-4539. $9.89-D
High Interest / Low Readability Mysteries Grade 8 by Q.L. Pearce. BTH-4538. $9.89-D
High Interest / Low Readability Nonfiction, Volume 1 by Richard
Gifford. Milestone, C. 2004. This book includes engaging articles to stimulate
and hold the interest of students who are reading below grade level. Lower
reading levels are achieved through the use of controlled vocabulary, simple
sentence structure, and clear illustrations. The questions and student activity
sheets are designed to improve the reading comprehension skills of remedial
readers. The articles and activities can be used as part of a teacher-directed
lesson or assigned as independent work. The selections are engaging and of high
interest. There are pre-reading activities that include prediction skills,
during- reading reinforcement and open-ended question activities, and
after-reading exercises for vocabulary attainment and comprehension. This title
is aligned to state and national standards and promotes Reading Next and
Adolescent Literacy Initiatives. 80 pages.
BTH-5384. $9.89
High Interest / Low Readability Nonfiction, Volume 2. by Richard
Gifford. Milestone, C. 2004. This book includes engaging articles to stimulate
and hold the interest of students who are reading below grade level. Lower
reading levels are achieved through the use of controlled vocabulary, simple
sentence structure, and clear illustrations. The questions and student activity
sheets are designed to improve the reading comprehension skills of remedial
readers. The articles and activities can be used as part of a teacher-directed
lesson or assigned as independent work. The selections are engaging and of high
interest. There are pre-reading activities that include prediction skills,
during- reading reinforcement and open-ended question activities, and
after-reading exercises for vocabulary attainment and comprehension. This title
is aligned to state and national standards and promotes Reading Next and
Adolescent Literacy Initiatives. 80 pages. BTH-5385. $9.89
High Interest / Low Readability Short Stories Grade 6 by Ann Fisher.
Milestone, 2005. These attention-grabbing, age-appropriate stories are perfect
for struggling readers. Stories range from a 2.0 to a 5.0 reading level and are
accompanied by pre-reading activities, vocabulary exercises, discussion
questions, and writing activities. Topics and illustrations will appeal to
middle school students. Reproducible. Answers included. BTH-5386. $9.89-D
High Interest / Low Readability Short Stories Grade 7 by Delana
Heidrich. Milestone, 2005. These attention-grabbing, age-appropriate stories are
perfect for struggling readers. Stories range from a 2.0 to a 5.0 reading level
and are accompanied by pre-reading activities, vocabulary exercises, discussion
questions, and writing activities. Topics and illustrations will appeal to
middle school students. Reproducible. Answers included. BTH-5387. $9.89-D
High Interest / Low Readability Short Stories Grade 8 by Delana
Heidrich. Milestone, 2005. These attention-grabbing, age-appropriate stories are
perfect for struggling readers. Stories range from a 2.0 to a 5.0 reading level
and are accompanied by pre-reading activities, vocabulary exercises, discussion
questions, and writing activities. Topics and illustrations will appeal to
middle school students. Reproducible. Answers included. BTH-5388. $9.89-D
Beginning Reading for Older
Students: 30 Reproducible High-Interest / Emergent-Skills Stories for the
Classroom and the Home by Gloria
Lapin. Good Apple, 2002. This book will be a valuable resource for those who
teach upper elementary through high school students, ESL students, students with
special needs, high-risk students, or others with reading difficulties. The 30
reproducible stories are in graphic format, a format which is becoming popular
with young people. The main characters are not little kids. There is nothing
here to make an older student feel he or she is reading baby stuff. Subjects
include things like watching TV, getting a haircut, shopping, eating out,
looking for keys, sports, taking the bus, talking to friends on the phone,
looking for someone in a public place, and more. Stories are very short.
Included
are an introduction to all 220 Dolch words, frequent repetition of words to help
retention, a master vocabulary list with reproducible word cards for
reinforcement, comprehension questions to strengthen understanding, and forms
for making one's own stories or continuing some that are here. 80 pages. If
you''ve had a tough time finding emergent readers in a form that teens can
relate to, you should definitely try this. BTH-2957. $11.69-D
This series is designed for grades 5 and up and ELL.
It is great for older students who require additional support in reading and
spelling, since it will help them improve their basic literacy skills. The
lessons are designed to be used in extra daily sessions, such as tutoring
programs. . Structured and sequential lessons help build competence in reading,
spelling, and contextual use of single and multi-syllable words. Lessons follow
similar patterns of delivery so that students may work with a minimum amount of
tutor preparation and guidance. Each book is organized into cumulative units
that focus on a distinct group of skills. There are seven 80-page books in the
series, with limited reproduction rights.
They are $9.89-D each.
Available titles:
Words covers
the building and splitting of simple c-v-c (consonant-vowel-consonant)
combinations and consonant blends. BTH-1170. $9.89-D
Syllables
covers breaking words into syllables and long vowel sounds. BTH-1171.
$9.89-D
Vowel Sounds
covers the long vowel combinations and splitting syllables with long vowel
sounds. BTH-1172. $9.89-D
Word Beginnings and
Endings deals with common prefixes and suffixes. BTH-1173. $9.89-D.
Complex
Words deals with more complex multi-syllabic words and more common
prefixes and suffixes. BTH-1174. $9.89-D
Irregular Words
deals with words that follow less common or seemingly no spelling patterns
(better known as "instant" or "sight" words. BTH-1175. $9.89-D
Spelling
introduces a range of methods and activities to help students learn and retain
these words for use in their everyday written work. The author recognizes that
students need to be able to use what they have learned outside of workbooks and
learning tasks, so she has included spelling sheets, short dictation passages,
and simple "Find the Errors" texts. BTH-1176. $9.89-D
This series is designed for low-level readers having
trouble in content areas. The reading books are written at level 5-8. Connections
is a self-directed program. Because of its low reading levels and straightforward
directions, students can measure their own progress with pretests and posttests.
Interpretive correlation charts help students find the precise pages for remedial
instruction. Each book comes with bound-in answer key. 250 pages in each book. Illustrated
with photos and art. Each book is $15.75-D
 Connections: Basic Skills in Writing: Covers the
writing process, narrative writing, descriptive writing, expository writing, and
persuasive writing in the first unit. the second unit, Workplace and Personal Writing,
covers letter writing, job search writing, workplace writing, explanatory writing, and
report writing. The third unit is a Grammar Guide that covers mechanics, usage and
sentence structure. The last unit is a writing handbook. Connections are given for writing
in the real world of work. Cat. #BTH-211. $15.75-D
 Connections: Basic Skills in
Reading: Helps students develop skills needed to read and understand the
various kinds of literary, popular, academic,and practical writing. There are selections
from many types of popular and classical literature, introductions to help students know
what to look for so they learn to read actively, and follow up exercises to help students
determine how well they have understood what they have read. Each unit also connects the
skills practiced to other subject areas and to the real world of work.
Fiction selections are taken from works such as The
Ghostway by Tony Hillerman; I, Robot, by Isaac Asimov; Salem's Lot
by Stephen King, "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Poe, and more.
Nonfiction selections are taken from the following:
Biography: Langston Hughes: A Biography by Milton Meltzer
Biography: Luis W. Alvarez by Corinn Codye
Autobiography: Say Hey by Willie Mays
Autobiography: Black Elk Speaks as told through John G.
Niehardt
Essay: "Street Directions" by Andy Rooney
Persuasive Essay: "Thoughts on Peace in an Air Raid" by
Virginia Woolf
Magazine Article: "A Courageous Stand" by Kenny Moore
TV Review: "Jimmy, we hardly knew ye -- the real story behind
Smit;s departure from NYPD Blue"
Book Review: Get Shorty by Elmore Leonard, reviewed by Ralph
Novak
Poetry and Drama selections are taken from the
following:
Popular Drama: "Crimes of the Heart: by Beth Henley
Social Drama: "A Raisin in the Sun" by Lorraine Hansberry.
Popular Poetry: "The Thirty-Eighth Year" by Lucile Clifton
and "A Picture on the Mantel" by James Walker
Classical Poetry: "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost,
"The Minuet" by Mary Mapes Dodge" and
"Richard Cory" by Edwin Arlington
Robinson
Practical selections include brochures and
advertisements, calendars and schedules, forms and documents, manuals and handbooks,
drawings and diagrams, and charts and graphs. Cat. #BTH-212, $15.75-D
Connections: Basic Skills in Mathematics: Covers
operations with whole numbers, fractions, decimals, ratios, proportions, percents, some
algebra formulas and topics, and some statistics, probability and geometry topics. Shows
connections of topics to other subject areas and also their applications in the world of
work.
Cat. #BTH-215, $15.75-D
Connections: Basic Skills in Science: Life
Science topics include scientific methods, the cell, blood vessels, bones and
muscles, the reproductive system, genetics, bacteria and viruses, plants, animal behavior,
life cycles, the environment, ecosystems, and evolution. Earth and Space Science
topics include weather, the atmosphere, natural resources, the solar system, and
space exploration. Chemistry topics include Matter, changes in matter,
mixtures and solutions, combustion, and nuclear fission. Physics topics
include machines, momentum, electricity, light, and lasers. Applications are shown in
other subjects and in the world of work.
Cat. #BTH-214, $15.75-D
Connections:
Basic Skills in Social Studies: Units
studied are Geography, World History, American History, Government and Civics, and
Economics. Careers involving these areas of knowledge are introduced, as are connections
to other subject areas. Cat. #BTH-213, $15.75-D
Grammar Basics Plus is designed
for struggling learners who need to understand the building blocks of language.
The easy-to-follow lessons are divided into three units -- Parts of Speech,
Usage, and Mechanics. Each page presents clear directions and a model example to
guide students in their work. Also included are assessment pages for each unit
and a checklist of skills for tracking student progress. Each exercise has a
unified theme, with one selection on the theme being fiction and the other being
nonfiction. This helps students learn to practice their skills in a variety of
genres. There are several suggestions for varying the ways in which
students can record their responses. Books in this series are aligned to state
and national standards. Limited reproduction rights and an answer key are
included in each book. These books are not closely graded. Book A is for
beginners of any age past primary. Book B is for students at the next level.
Published by LDA, an imprint of McGraw-Hill Children's Publishing. 128 pages
each.
Grammar Basics Plus Book A: BTH-2958. $12.59-D
Grammar Basics Plus Book
B: BTH-2959. $12.59-D
Other
Resources for Remedial / Special Education Teachers
 How
to Teach Reading When you're Not a Reading Teacher by Sharon H. Faber.
Incentive Publications. This book was written for middle grade teachers who
realize that some of their students can't read at all or have great difficulty
reading. Though most middle school teachers haven't been trained as reading
teachers, they do know that when they have students who can't read their
textbooks, they have a responsibility to help these students with learning
disabilities. Many teachers are already doing some of the right things by
instinct as they break down textbooks into manageable units, preview a
textbook's features, and teach content-specific vocabulary before an assignment.
This book reinforces those strategies already in use and provides new and
practical approaches for teaching students how to read. If you have children in
your class who have been left behind, this book will give you the tools you need
to help them catch up. 135 pages, including bibliography. BTH-660. $13.46-D
Reading
Success Book 4: A Multisensory Reading Intervention Program
by Celia Stone, Elizabeth Franks, and Myra. Nicholson. Instructional Fair
/ LDA, 2000. This book is designed to help students with learning disabilities
as well as those who have various spelling and reading difficulties to acquire
the confidence, self-esteem, and skills necessary to achieve success. It will
guide students progressively from the very first stages of letter recognition to
full literacy. This sequential learning program consists of six cumulative
ungraded levels. It is a reading through spelling process which ensures that the
problems of spelling and writing are overcome as the child learns to read. In
addition, Reading Success: A Multisensory Reading Intervention Program is
full of varied and fun activities and self-affirming review pages to encourage
learners. This volume covers ee, ar, or, -y, i-e, a-e, ay, ce, ci, cy, er, oo,
ge, gi, gy, -dge, o-e, and u-e. Pages are reproducible for students in one
classroom. This book is useful for teachers and parents of those with learning
disabilities. If students have not worked through the first three books in the
series, there is an assessment in this books to determine if a student is ready
for it. This series is out of print, though I do expect to also have Book 2 in
by October, 2007. 176 pages. BTH-3978. $8.93-B
Vocabulary Builders by Donald
Skrabanek. Published by LDA, an imprint of McGraw-Hill Children's Publishing.
Books in this series are aligned to state and national standards. They are
designed to help struggling readers develop better vocabularies so that reading
will not be such a chore. The cross-curricular reading selections help students
learn vocabulary in context for math, literature, language arts, social studies,
science, and life survival skills. Each lesson focuses on only five or six new
vocabulary words. The vocabulary words and high-interest content are drawn from
the upper elementary grade levels, but the reading level is targeted for
struggling readers at the primary reading level so they can learn the words they
need to function effectively at their grade levels. Multi-page lessons include a
reading comprehension selection to introduce the vocabulary words followed by
extension activities to reinforce learning. Several assessments are provided to
gauge student performance and progress. Book A is correlated to basal textbooks.
The books are not closely graded, but Book A appears to be at about grade 2 or 3
level. Book B is at a higher level. Illustrations are suitable for middle school
or even higher grades. Limited reproduction rights and answer keys are provided.
128 pages. BTH-2960
Vocabulary Builders Level A: BTH-2960. $12.59-D
Vocabulary Builders Level B:
BTH-2961. $12.59-D
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