Academic Instruction Material: Mainstream, Remedial && ESL
APPLIED VOCATIONAL MATH SERIES (AVMS)
Ellyson, Gary
~ teaches math skills by presenting problems in terms of occupations. Each book in the series covers: whole numbers, percentages, decimals, fractions, ratios and equations, measurements, graphs and geometric figures.
RANGE: grades 6-10
ADMINISTRATION: Individual
LEVEL: B
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BASIC ENGLISH COMPOSITION
~ provides an easy to read text for teaching basic writing skills to students with reading problems. BEC teaches basic sentence construction, paragraph development, and the use of sentences and paragraphs in everyday writing.
The BEC textbook is divided into 3 parts: (1) Writing sentences, Sentences in general, Punctuating sentences, Writing Correct Sentences, Spelling counts, Writing Complete sentences, Making each sentence count (2) Writing Paragraphs, Parts of a Paragraph, Purpose of a Paragraph, Improving your Paragraphs (3) Everyday writing, Answering questions, Messages and memoranda, Writing letters, Writing a report
Computer classroom set includes: 10 Student Texts, Teacher's Edition, and Teacher's Resource Library CD-ROM (Windows and Macintosh).
RANGE: grades 6-12
ADMINISTRATION: Group
LEVEL: A
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BASIC ENGLISH GRAMMAR
~ (2003) uses 400 skill building activities and short concise lessons to build and reinforce basic language skills. The BEG text is divided into 2 parts. Part 1: Grammar 7 Usage, Nouns, Promouns, Adjectives, Action Verbs, the State-of-being Verb, Adverbs, Prepositions, Conjunctions, and Interjections. Part 2: Sentence Structure, Subject & Predicate, Sentence Patterns, Sentence Patterns with Linking Verbs, Complex Sentences, Verbal Phrases. The teacher's resource library is available on CD-ROM or disk for Windows or Macintosh, that features a reference guide as students prepare compositions, community connections activities, two forms of chapter tests for pre and post-testing, and a midterm and final test. The Skill Track software tracks and manages students' progress using hundreds of multiple choice quetions that directly relate toteh textbook's content.
Classroom sets include: 10 Student Texts, Teacher's Edition, and Teacher's Resource Library CD-ROM (Windows and Macintosh).
RANGE: greades 6-12
ADMINISTRATION: Group
LEVEL: A
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BASIC MATH SKILLS
~ (2003) teaches basic computation to students who require remedial instruction. Real-life situations cover the following topics: whole numbers, number theory, fractions, ratio and proportion, percent, metric measurement, customary measurement, graphs, scale drawing and pre-algebra. The teacher Resource Library is available on CD-ROM or disk and includes problem-solving worksheets, community connection worksheets, two forms of chapter tests for pre and post testing, and a midterm and final test. The Sill Track Software assesses and manages student progress.
The Classroom Set includes: 10 student texts and Teacher Edition, software package including the Teacher's Resource Library on CD-ROM
RANGE: grade 6-12
ADMINISTRATION: Group
LEVEL: A
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BEGINNING READING WITH SIGHT WORDS
Johnson, Betty Kracht
~ (2003) reinforces 52 sight words through stories, writing lessons, activities and games. Reproducible blackline masters are included.
RANGE: grades K-1
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BRAIDY, THE STORY BRAID (BRAIDY)
Rooney Moreau, Maryellen
~ offers a creative way to teach narrative structure to students in preschool and early primary grades. Braidy is based on the same concept as the author's Story Grammar Marker (for grades 2-8, listed separately in this catalog).
The Building a braidy is a multi-sensory activity that leads students to identify a connection between the stages of narrative development. Braidy activities can be used to target oral language proficiency in the areas of conversation and narrative development, to engage young children to incorporate structure when recounting personal narratives and stories, or to provide direct instruction as part of language-literacy curriculum.
Kit includes: Manual, One plush Braidy Doll, 20 literacy planners, 5 wrist-bands for students, 4 character-change plush icons (girl, boy, rabbit, dog), student grammar marker, Build-A-Braidy Pad, and 2- Bunch of Braidy Posters.
Braidy dolls are available in 3 varieties (Caucasian appearance, light ethnic appearance, or dark ethnic appearance).
RANGE: Early Childhood to Grade 2
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CAPITALIZATION AND PUNCTUATION - RULES AND WRITING
Anton, Kim and Maria Sweeney
~ this workbook teaches capitalization and puncuation rules to improve writing skills. Students must identify and correct mistakes embedded in sentences and write their own sentences and paragraphs on specific topics. Review exercises and models are included throughout.
RANGE: grades 4-6
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CAPS, COMMAS, AND OTHER THINGS
Patorek, Sheryl
~ is a flexible program to teach writing skills to students whose knowledge of English varies widely. Concentration is on capitalization and punctuation (6 levels) and written expression (4 levels). The reproducible worksheets and lesson plans are appropriate for regular, remedial and ESL students in grades 3-12 and adult/basic education classes.
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CLUES TO MEANING
Staman, Ann
~ teaches beginning readers to use the sounds of letters as one strategy in learning to read. This series provides phonetic practice in decoding and encoding in logical sequence. Also included are exercises such as: matching pictures to words, filling in missing words, crossword puzzles and acrostics, categorizing, and thinking about sounds and meanings.
RANGE: grades K-2
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CONSUMER MATHEMATICS
~ is a fun to use text for teaching basic math with practical everyday applications. This text covers several topics including earning money, buying food, shopping for clothes, managing a household, buying and maintaining a car, working with food, improving your home, traveling, budgeting, banking and investing, paying taxes, and preparing for careers.
The Classroom Set includes 10 student texts and the Teacher's Edition and Teacher's Resource Library CD-Rom
RANGE: grades 6-12
ADMINISTRATION: Individual or Group
LEVEL: A
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DORMAC EASY ENGLISH DICTIONARY
Baker, Dorothee, and C. Bettino
~ this 512 page dictionary contains 5,000 entries. It has been designed to meet the needs of those who have limited reading and comprehension abilities and may be used for students who are hearing impaired and language impaired. The large number of illustrations makes this dictionary invaluable to students with special needs.
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EARTH SCIENCE
~ is an easy to comprehend text to help students overcome common misconceptions about scientific concepts. The teacher's edition of the textbook presents teaching suggestions and learning objectives along with a copy of the student text. The topics in ES include Mapping, mapping the earth, the earth and the moon system, the solar system, stars and galaxies earth chemistry, minerals, rocks, earth's atmosphere, weather and climate, the earth's water, weathering and erosion, forces in the earth, and earth's history. The Teacher's Resource Library is available for Windows and Macintosh, and includes two forms of chapter tests for pre and post testing, midterm and final tests, reproducible activities that encourage students to look beyond the classroom.
Classroom Set includes: 10 hardcover student texts and Resource Library
Reading Level 3.5 Spache
RANGE: greades 6-12
ADMINISTRATION: Individual or Group
LEVEL: A
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EDMARK READING PROGRAM
~ teaches students to read using either the print or computer edition of the program. The computer edition has the same lesson structure and sequence as the print edition and can be used independently or along with the print edition. The school edition software tracks 200 students, the home edition tracks 2 students. Level 1 teaches: 150 Dolch words, capitalization and punctuation, visual memory, left-to-right reading, thinking and discrimination skills, combined words, oral language and print association, and -ing, -s, -ed endings. Level 2 includes: 200 Dolch words, compound words, words, sentences, and phrases, vocabulary, thinking and discrimination skills, reading practice, and oral language and print association. The Homework and Supplemental Worksheets are reproducible. Please contact us for information regarding network or site licensing.
Kit includes: all materials for 10 students
RANGE: Level 1: K-1; Level 2: 1-3
ADMINISTRATION: Individual
LEVEL: A
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ENGLISH FOR THE WORLD OF WORK
~ provides an easy to understand text for helping students make the transition between school and career. The EFWW covers several topics, including: applying for work, job interviews, business forms, meeting work emergencies, writing reports, and travel and expenses. The Teacher's Resource Library is available on disk or CD-ROM for Macintosh or Windows and includes reproducible activities, career portfolio worksheets, community connection activities, and tests for pre, post, midterm and final exams. The Skill Track Software tracks and manages students' progress using hundreds of multiple choice questions that directly relate to the textbooks's content.
Classroom set includes: 10 Student Texts, Teacher's text & resource library CD-ROM (Windows and Macintosh).
RANGE: Grades 6-12
ADMINISTRATION: Group
LEVEL: A
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ENGLISH TO USE
American Guidance Service
~ is a high interest text for teaching the essentials of communication to those who need to review writing and speaking skills, and for ESL students. ETU uses short, manageable lessons, each focusing on one concept at a time to teach sentence patterns and parts of speech. The teacher's edition of the textbook presents teaching suggestions and learning objectives, and includes a copy of the student text. The topics covered in the ETU include: How you learn about your world, building a sentence, adding prepositions, using compound parts, direct objects, practice with parts of speech, more sentence patterns, sentences with linking verbs, verbs tell time, using sentences, writing for others, spelling, and fine tuning your writing.
The classroom set includes: 10 Student Texts, Teacher's Edition, and Teacher's Resource Library CD-ROM (Windows and Macintosh).
RANGE: Grades 6-12, ABE, ESL.
ADMINSTRATION: Group
LEVEL: A
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ESSENTIAL SIGHT WORDS PROGRAM (ESWP)
Sundbye, Nita, Norma Dyck, and Flora Wyatt
~ teaches children to identify 200 often used English words that are key to success in reading. Learning occurs following a five step instruction: pretest, worksheets, mastery tests, books, and post test.
Complete kit includes: teacher's guide, 100 blackline master worksheets, 50 record forms, pre/post and mastery tests, tachistoscope and 30 books.
RANGE: grades 1-5
ADMINISTRATION: Individual
LEVEL: A
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HOW TO WRITE AN I.E.P., THIRD EDITION
Arena, John
~ includes suggestions on how to write educational goals and objectives, how to work with families, find appropriate outside services, and how to formulate a workable IEP.
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I CAN WRITE (ICW)
McCarr, Dorothy
~ Each of these workbooks develops the use of eight action verbs, and leads the student to write simple sentences through a systematic fade-out program.
The books are an excellent supplementary material to the Apple Tree Language Program (also found in this catalogue) with students who are in need of repetition and reinforcement.
RANGE: 6+ years (1.0-1.5 reading level)
ADMINISTRATION: Individual
LEVEL: B
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I CAN: PRIMARY SKILLS - 2ND EDITION
Wessel, Janet and Lauriece Zittle
~ (2000) uses reproducable assessment checklists and game ideas to help create an adaptive physical education program for all students regardless of ability. Program objectives are: 11 Locomotor and Rhythmic skills, 12 Orientation skills, 12 Object Control skills, and 6 Personal/Social Participation skills.
RANGE: grades K-3
ADMINISTRATION: Individual
LEVEL: A
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IEP PRIMER, THE
School, Beverly and Arlene Cooper
~ (1999) takes the reader step-by-step through the assessment precess, the IEP meetings, writing the finished product and implementing the IEP, icluding its important link with daily lesson plans.
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INDIVIDUALIZED MATHEMATICS PROGRAM (IMP)
~ is an individually prescribed instructional management system based on stated performance objectives and contatining assessment and diagnostic devices with correlated teaching materials and methods. The IMP kit enables the teacher to individualize instruction within the classroom. Pre-assessments, diagnostic instruments, checklists of performance objectives and lesson units are included.
Kit includes: all materials for use in classes of up to 35 students
RANGE: 5+ years
ADMINISTRATION: Group
LEVEL: B
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INSTANT SPELLING WORDS FOR WRITING
Forest, Robert and Rebecca Sitton
~ teaches 1,500 of the most often used words with emphasis on proof-reading, self-directed practice and review lessons. Teacher's guide includes reproducable masters. Spelling Power supplement includes extended word lists and challenge word lists for students who are ready for more difficult spelling words.
Level AA:Readiness, Level A:grade 2, Level B:grade 3, Level C:grade 4, Level D:grade 5, Level E:grade 6, Level F:grade 7, Level G:grade 8+
RANGE: all ages
ADMINISTRATION: Individual or Group
LEVEL: A
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LEARN TO READ PROGRAM
Gould, Toni and Marie Warnke
~ provides controlled practice reading to beginning readers and older students who are in remedial programs. This series contains six sets of six books with each one gradually increasing in difficulty.
RANGE: grades 1-3
LEVEL: A
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LEARNING AND USING PRIMES,FRACTIONS,DECIMALS CREATIVELY
Torrance, Paul and Fredricka Reisman
~ discusses creative procedures for solving mathematical situations involving prime, fractions and/or decimals.
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LEARNING TO SOLVE MATHEMATICS WORD PROBLEMS CREATIVELY
Torrance, Paul and Fredricka Reisman
~ offers teachers and parents creative ways to address difficult mathematical concepts.
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LEARNING TO USE PLACE VALUE CREATIVELY
Torrance, Paul and Fredricka Reisman
~ presents and in-depth explanation about the origination of place value while developing creative ways to learn place value.
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LIFE SKILLS ENGLISH
~ (2003) uses a practice and review method to teach students fundamental English skills. LSE helps students with language difficulties (or ESL students) master daily communications skills such as: using a telephone book; library skills; finding expert help; media information; completing applications and other forms; and shopping by catalogue. The Teacher's Resource Library is available for Macintosh or Windows on CD-ROM or disk. It includes reproducible activities, community connection activities, pre, post, midterm and final tests. The Skill Track Software tracks and manages students' progress and includes hundreds of multiple choice questions that diretly relate to the texbook's content.
The Classroom Set includes: 10 Student Texts, Teacher's Edition, and Teacher's Edition Resource Library CD-ROM (Windows and Macintosh).
RANGE: Grade 6-12
ADMINISTRATION: Individual or Group
LEVEL: A
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LIFE SKILLS MATH
~ uses everyday experiences, such as sports statistics, recipe adjustments or money management to improve basic computational skills.
The Class Set includes: 10 hardcover student texts, and the Teacher's Edition and Teacher's Resource Library
RANGE: grades 6-12
ADMINISTRATION: Group
LEVEL: A
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LIFE SKILLS MATHEMATICS SERIES
~ is a series of 6 worktexts each containing 96 pages of examples, practice, review, and a final test. The available answer key covers all six texts. The six worktexts are: Basic Math; Consumer Math; Practical Math; Using Money; Learning to Budget; and Using Fractions.
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LISTEN AND LEARN CONNECTION, THE
Frank, Grace W.
~ this program is comprised of 67 lessons covering subjects such as biology, geology, language arts, history, astomony, etc. The teacher reads a short paragraph, and then the students respond to questions on reproducible worksheets.
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MCCALL CRABBS STANDARD TEST LESSONS IN READING (MC)
McCall, Williams and Lelah Crabbs Schroeder
~ provides criterion referenced assessment of students' literal reading comprehension and acts as supplementary reading instruction to augment a basal reading program. The program is suited for use in motivating reluctant readers, and may be used with learners of all ages including adult basic education.
As with other criterion referenced testing systems, the student's ability is measured in the difficulty of material s/he is able to master -- not in norm-referenced scores.
Complete Kit: includes all books, manual & pkg./30 Answer sheets.
RANGE: Grades 3-8
ADMINISTRATION: Individual or Group
LEVEL: B
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MICHIGAN PROGRAMMED SPELLING
Huelsberg, Enid L.
~ a reproducible program for developing spelling, language development, and communication skills. Topics include: visual and auditory discrimination, vocabulary, sight word development, reading, penmanship, sentence structure, creative writing, and phonics.
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