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STRAIGHT FORWARD ENGLISH SERIES
THE QUICKEST, CHEAPEST WAY TO TEACH OR REVIEW ENGLISH GRAMMAR AND USAGE

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English Series: Each of these books begins with a diagnostic test of the skills that will be taught in the book. Then it teaches the basic information needed for the student to learn the topic the book centers on. Each lesson covers a small chunk of information and is from one to five pages long. Longer lessons are divided into small sections. The teaching part covers about half a page. Then there are exercises for the student to practice what he has learned to see if he understands it.At the end of the book there is a final test to see how well the student has learned the concepts. Answers to all exercises and tests are in the back and can be easily removed from the book. The series is called Straight Forward because there's no fluff. Pages contain all content with no "distracting or unrelated pictures." (publisher's words). There is still plenty of white space on each page, though, so that the material is easy to read and does not overwhelm a student. The books in the beginning series are 3.56-D each and are about 34 pages long. Books in the advanced series are 8.96-D and are about 70 pages long. Students of sixth grade and up can begin their work in the advanced series.

All-in-One English Series Master Book by S. Harold Collins. ©2004. This is for those who really need all the books in the beginning series below. It contains all the English skills of capitalization and punctuation and all eight parts of speech in one reproducible volume. In each section a skill is modeled, and this is followed with  focused practice exercises, periodic review and testing to help measure progress. There is a general assessment test covering everything at the beginning so students can learn and practice what they most need to know. 142 pages. BTH-2613. $13.46D

Titles in Beginning Series, $4.46-D each

Capitalization and Punctuation, BTH-93
Nouns and Pronouns, BTH-94
Verbs, BTH-96
Adjectives and Adverbs, BTH-95
Sentences, BTH-97
Prepositions, Conjunctions, and Interjections, BTH-98

Titles: Advanced Series, $9.86-D each

Clauses and Phrases, BTH-91
Mechanics, BTH-89
Grammar and Diagramming Sentences, BTH- 47
Troublesome Grammar, BTH-92

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