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LANGUAGE ARTS TITLES The books on this page have a mixture of language arts subjects instead of just focusing on grammar, vocabulary, literature, reading, or spelling. They may also be found on more specialized pages. Bilingual Instruction and English as a Second Language Dr. Edward Fry's Books on Reading, Phonics, Language and Spelling Click on any blue title to put it in a shopping cart on our sister site, BarbsTeachingHelp.com, where you can use our secure server to make your purchases on line with a credit card.
Speakers' Club: Public Speaking for Young People A complete developmental program from Dandy Lion which prepares young people to become confident speakers. It includes lessons, student information, and evaluation forms for making introductions, doing oral reports, writing a speech, mastering speaking techniques, and delivering a polished presentation. Reproducible. Cat.#BTH-585. $8.96-D Most of our books on grammar, writing composition, vocabulary, and spelling are described in the following articles: How to Teach English, Part I / How to Teach English, Part II One of the cheapest and best ways to teach the
fundamentals of parts of speech, Be sure and read my comments and
recommendations in the Swap Forum
Ruth Beechick's Books Language and Thinking for Young Children (with Jeannie Nelson) An oral language manual for parents and teachers of kindergarten and primary children. Is ideal for helping children who have not yet learned to read grow in their language skills to lay the foundation for writing later on. BTH-4476. $7.15-D The Language Wars and Other Writings for Homeschoolers: A series of essays that are especially useful in helping one evaluate whether one needs to buy a curriculum or just use real books, whether one should teach phonics and /or grammar as separate subjects or use a whole language or "living books" approach. The book also gives you Dr. Beechick's thoughts on the other school subjects. Paper, $14.40-D The Three R's: All you really need to start teaching the basics, reading, language skills, and arithmetic to children in grades K-3. A packet of three booklets with an enclosed wall chart to help teach phonics and arithmetic. BTH-2337.$10.80-D
The Elements of Style, by William Strunk Jr. and E.B.White, third edition, with index. This is the classic for teens and adults who want to improve their writing style and usage. It presents the most important rules of usage and the basic principles of composition. It has a long section that explains misused words and expressions, and summarizes everything with a simple list of reminders to help with any piece of writing. This should be in every library. $5.35-D
Learning Language Arts Through Literature, by Common Sense Press, for all grade levels. This is an integrated Christian curriculum that gives form to the ideas of Dr. Ruth Beechick.
The Lively Art of Writing, by Lucile Vaughn Payne. This handy little pocket book is designed to teach adults in college or in the business world how to express their ideas, opinions, arguments, problems, explanations, or instructions successfully in writing. It teaches one how to choose a subject, work with words, write more powerful paragraphs, and improve one's style. It also teaches one how to write an interesting and successful term paper. If you have any writing to do in your life, you should have this book. But it won't replace a good English handbook. $6.29.
Mystery and Suspense: Skill Oriented language Arts Activities by Judith Steffens and Judy Carr. Learning Works.112 pages, including answers. This reproducible book, with a special appeal for adolescents, puts individual and group reading skill lessons in a framework of suspense, horror and creative imagination. It is divided into five sections : Detective Stories; The Mind of the Criminal; Horror and Imagination; Vocabulary; and Skill Stretchers. Activities are identified by both title and skill to teach in the Table of Contents. There are three book report forms especially designed to go with detective and mystery books. The attractive graphics add appeal. BTH-1251. $10.79-D
Vocabulary Development skills include creating analogies, differentiating between connotation and denotation, understanding synonyms, being aware of multiple meanings, recognizing common root words, and using a dictionary and thesaurus. Literal Comprehension skills include comparing and contrasting characters or events; distinguishing fact form opinion; locating specific information; identifying supporting details; recognizing the main idea of a passage or story; understanding the author's purpose; imposing order on ideas; and placing events in sequence. Interpretive Comprehension skills include identifying cause and effect; making inferences; drawing conclusions; and recognizing point of view. Activities are identified by both title and skill to teach in the Table of Contents. The attractive graphics add appeal. Cat# BTH-1350. $10.79-D
Note-Taking and Outlining by Steck-Vaughn. Part of the Middle School Collection series. Contains pretest followed by information on reference materials and using the library. This is followed by a unit on note-taking, including taking notes based on an interview. Students learn to take notes on what they read and on what they find on the Internet as they prepare to make written reports. Students also learn what to do with notes after they take them -- how to organize, summarize, paraphrase. Students are then given some passages to practice what they've learned about taking notes. The second part of the book focuses on how to outline a topic, use supporting details in outline form, use footnotes and the appendix of a book, document sources, and write a bibliography. There is a posttest at the end of the book. 48 pages. For Junior High, or High School students in need of remediation. Cat. #BTH-1004. $7.16-D
Appetizers
-- poetic devices This book provides opportunities for creative young poets to write, publish, read, embellish, and perform their work before their peers. The lessons can be adapted for higher and lower grade levels, different ability levels, and varying classroom structures. 120 pages. Reproducible for classroom use only. BTH-169. $15.26-D
Research and Reference by Steck-Vaughn. Part of the Middle School Collection series. Paper, reproducible, 49 pages with answers. Contains pretest followed by information on choosing and using various reference materials and finding what one needs in the library adn on-line. This section is followed by a posttest. The next section begins with an Analysis Test and then teaches students how to write a research report. At the end they are asked write four brief reseach reports. For Junior High, or High School students in need of remediation. Cat. #BTH-1005. $7.16-D
Take It to Your Seat Literacy Centers from Evan-Moor are available for grades 1-4 and address a number of different language arts skills. $17.99-D each. Follow link for more detailed information.
Word, Words, Words: A Reference Book for Beginning Writers with Rhyming Dictionary, by Babs Hajdusiewicz. A Good Year Book, paper, 8.5" x 11." For ages 5-8. This book provides a single source for beginning writers who need to look up words of all kinds. Thousands of words have been carefully selected and organized into comprehensive lists of synonyms and antonyms; metaphors and similes; homophones and homographs; compound words and contractions; fun words, and over two-hundred families of rhyming words. As if this weren't enough, children can also find proofreader's marks, library classifications, and specialized indexes to the synonyms and rhyming word families. A glossary and regular index are also included. 232 pages of comfortable size print for little eyes. $11.65-D Wordsmith Apprentice, by Janie Cheaney. This book for grades 4-6 uses the newspaper as the basis for learning to write. $14.40-D Wordsmith: A Creative Writing Course for Young People, Revised, by Janie Cheaney. I like this book for teaching grammar and composition to middle school students because whenever a point of grammar is taught, it is integrated into a writing assignment. Grammar is taught in its natural context -- writing. BTH-1662. $14.40-D Wordsmith Craftsman, Revised, by Janie Cheaney. A self-directed program, building, integrating, and polishing practical writing skills to prepare young adults for a lifetime of excellence in communication. BTH-1683. $14.40-D Write Source: Simply the best
English handbook available for grades 4-8. Cat. #01509, $16.50* Write Source 2000: Same content as Write Source with more modern format. Writing information is in the front with grammar and usage information in a "yellow pages" section at the back. The book itself is more up-to-date in its maps and calendar pages, since it was published later. Cat. #BTH-1664, $18.50* Writers Inc: The BEST English handbook for grades 8-13. Same format as Write Source 2000. Cat. #1511, 19.95, softcover. *
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