Language Mechanics

$Ready Writer® $16.95
A FUN one-year unit of stylus skills and beginning penmanship for ages 4-7. From Calculadder™ Resources.

Reason for Handwriting®
Students enjoy writing Bible verses on beautifully bordered sheets, which they color. They find satisfaction in sharing these pages of good news with grandparents, a friend, someone in a nursing home, someone who’s sick or even brightening up the mail carrier’s day. Three major goals of A Reason for Writing:
! To help each student develop good handwriting skills.
! To provide character building handwriting lessons.
! To encourage each student to share God’s love with others.

$Book K (Kindergarten)$11.98$10.50
A great way to begin your phonics program.
Instruction Guidebook (Kindergarten) $14.98
Includes mini unit study information.
$Book A (1st Gr) Psalms & Proverbs. manuscript $10.50
$Book B (2nd Gr) The Gospels. man/tran $10.50
$Transition manuscript/ transition/ cursive $10.50
$Book C (3rd Gr) transition $10.50
$Book D (4th Gr) cursive $10.50
$Book E (5th Gr) cursive $10.50
$Book F (6th Gr) cursive $10.50

Extra Border Sheets $19.95
Specify: Manuscript or Cursive. 96pp./20 designs.

Teachers Edition (Covers K-6th Grades) $10.98
Includes mini unit study information for K level.

*Italic Handwriting Books $6.75 each

Specify: Book A, B, C, D, E, F, G, or Teacher’s Manual.
Book A is Kindergarten, Book B is 1st Grade, etc.

Buy Books A-G and recieve...
...Teachers' Manual & Desk Strips FREE

Alphabet Desk Strip Specify: Basic or Cursive 75˘

Saxon Phonics Free S&H on orders over $100!

Phonics K—Homestudy Kit $110.00
Phonics K—Teaching Tools $36.00
Phonics K—Student Workbooks/Readers $29.00

Phonics 1—Homestudy Kit $130.00
Phonics 1—Teaching Tools $51.00
Phonics 1—Student Workbooks/Readers $34.00

Phonics 2—Homestudy Kit $125.00
Phonics 2—Teaching Tools $49.00
Phonics 2—Student Workbook/Readers $31.00

Homestudy Teachers Manual (specify level) $55.00

Beginning Phonetic Readers

*Thoburn Press First Readers Each Set $14.95
Large, easy-to-read type with simple B & W illustrations. Each story illustrates a biblical principle and ends with related scripture. Specify: Short Vowel Sounds Set or Long Vowel Sounds Set.

*Phonics Readers (Set of 4) $11.00
Delightfully illustrated by Vic Lockman. Each lesson consists of a brief wordlist followed by a short and pleasant story. Book 1: starts with short one-syllable vowel sounds. Book 2: short vowel sounds with phonograms. Book 3: Simple long vowel sounds. Book 4: elementary complex long vowel sounds and phonograms. Once your child is familiar with the phonetic sounds of the alphabet, you could easily use this as your phonics curriculum.

Hear Me Read Books
18 book package $44.82 $39.95
Easy-to-read Bible-based books. Simplicity level progresses from 13 words in the first book to 25 in the last. Colorfully illustrated.

*Bible Stories for Early Readers
Quality paperback. Made to last.
*Level One/Books 1-5 $24.75
Short vowel sounds with one-syllable words.
*Level Two/Books 1-5 $24.75
Long vowel sounds introduced with mostly one-syllable words.
*$Set of 10 $49.50$39.95

Original McGuffey Readers
Paperback Complete Set $44.95$39.95
Hardcover Complete Set $99.95$89.95
Teachers Manual for HC by Ruth Beechick $12.99

Instructional Books

A Home Start in Reading by Ruth Beechick $4.00
Includes complete, logical instructions for how to teach phonics, plus pre-reading activities, K-3.

A Strong Start in Language by Ruth Beechick $4.00
Grade level guidelines, 14 sample lessons, instruction for spelling improvement and more, K-3.

Language & Thinking for Young Children $7.99
By Ruth Beechick and Jeanie Nelson. A complete full year’s worth of curriculum for children ages 4-7. Very easy to use.

English for the Thoughtful Child $18.95
Originally published in 1902, revised and edited by Cyndy Shearer of Greenleaf Press. A first grammar/composition text for 2nd grade students (or older reluctant writers). Includes narration, oral and written composition, enough grammar necessary for writing process, memorization assignments and practice assignments. Wonderful pictures draw the child into writing. Simple and fun.

Spelling

How to Teach Any Child to Spell $8.00
Tricks Of The Trade (Student Book) $12.00
If you happen to be a person with a strong visual memory, you remember how words look. You write a word and look at it. You say, "That looks funny. Let me try it a different way." However, poor spellers can’t recall how a word should look. In How to Teach any Child to Spell, Gayle Graham offers a simple solution to the problem: Pull the child’s own misspelled words from the context of his own writing. Categorize and study those words using the child’s individualized spelling notebook, Tricks of the Trade.
$Special Price For Both Books $20.00$17.50

*Spelling Power $49.95
Non-consumable, easy to use, comprehensive program for all levels. Based on most frequently used work lists. Utilizes many different learning styles. Requires only 15 minutes per day.
Optional Resources:
Student Record Books
(specify) $5.95
Red: K-3rd, Blue: 2-4th, Green: 4-6th, Yellow: 6th & up.
Activity Task Cards $29.95
Quick Start Video $24.95

Thesaurus

First Thesaurus $8.99
A basic thesaurus for children. Over 2,000 entry words with synonyms and antonyms. Illustrated throughout. Ages 8-11.

Roget’s Dictionary Form Thesaurus $6.50
Once you and your students start using this tool, you’ll not want to do without it! We consider "Roget" a good friend.

$Alpha Better® From Calculadder™ Resources. $16.95
Alphabetizing skills and reference book usage for grades 3 and up.

Grammar

$Learning Grammar Through Writing $11.00$9.95
This comprehensive grammar book is an invaluable reference tool to assist in the task of writing. Grades 2-9.

*English Grammar & Stories with Cartoons for Young Children by Vic Lockman $5.00
A condensed and precise introduction to English grammar. Covers eight parts of speech and much more. Great Fun – Great Cost!

Winston Grammar By Paul Erwin
A fun and non-threatening method of learning grammar in a practical way. Easy to teach and easy to learn.

Basic Winston Grammar Kit, 4th grade & up $40.00
The kits are complete. (Teachers manual, student wkbk, clue cards)

Basic Supplementary Wkbk with answer key $17.50
For those who want more work at the basic level.

$Winston Word Works $26.50$24.95
A Usage Program. A bridge between the Basic and Advanced Grammar Programs or it could be used in conjunction with another language program. It applies the concepts used in basic grammar including understanding when to use commonly misused words such as lie and lay, who and whom, I and me, etc.

Advanced Win. Grammar, 7th grade & up $40.00

Winston 2nd Student Packs $13.50$12.50
Includes student workbook and clue cards.
For use with two or more students. Specify Basic or Advanced.

Extra Student Workbook $11.00
Specify: Basic, Basic Supplementary, Word Works, or Adv.

Cards Only Specify Basic or Adv. $7.50

The Great Editing Adventure Series
From the producers of Learning Language Arts Through Literature. Three separate adventure stories, a total of 90 lessons. Editing exercises teach and review grammar, writing mechanics, spelling, vocabulary, finding synonyms with a thesaurus, and dictionary use. Children learn as they find the grammatical errors in these exciting stories. 4th-6th grade skills, 7th-8th grade review.

Volume 1 $15.00
Volume 2 $15.00

Student Books (A time saver for the teacher) $9.99
Specify Volume 1 or Volume 2.

Great Explorations In Editing $14.99
Since introducing the Great Editing Adventure Series, many have requested a similar program for the higher levels. This new advanced series uses the same practical, easy-to-use approach. 7th Grade & up.

Student Book $9.99

At Home With Writing Series:
By Chris Roe (author of Trailblazer Study Guides)

My Student Wrote Something - Now What? $3.99
An Introduction to Editing. Wondering how to improve your student's writing? The simple editing principles introduced will help.

My Student Wrote Something GOOD! How Can We Share It? $3.99
Share your student's work through self-publishing, outside your home publishing, and writing opportunities on the Internet.

20 Easy to Learn Fiction Writing Techniques $3.99
Teaches skills like foreshadowing, introspection, allusion, transitions, plus many others.

Design a Reading Quilt-Plus More Than 100 Other Activities to Enhance Your Literature Experiences. $3.99
Contains directions for making a setting, character, mystery, or book review quilt square or a complete quilt out of paper. More than 100 additional activities that can be applied to any fictional book. Included are: characterization, vocabulary, settings, plot, and context. The activities encourage critical thinking and include games, writing opportunities, and hands-on projects.

*Launch a Reading Rocket Plus 39 More Projects $3.99
Companion to Design… More activity-based crafts, games, and creative projects to enhance literature experience.

*Writing Power $49.95
From the producers of Spelling Power.

Optional Resources:
Student Journals (specify) $5.95
Red: K-3rd, Blue: 2-4th, Green: 4-6th, Yellow: 6th & up.
Activity Cards $29.95
Quick Start Video $24.95

If You’re Trying to Teach Kids to Write, You’ve Gotta Have This Book! $19.95
Marjorie Frank has packed into these 220 pages, oodles of great thoughts, tips, philosophy, examples, resources, and helps for teaching creative writing. A potpourri of ideas. The title says it all!!

Any Child Can Write (Revised Edition) $15.95
In this delightful and engaging book, Dr. S. Harvey S. Wiener shows how parents can encourage their children to write with a program that can be used from preschool through HS. "Excellent… [A] very practical guide." Library Journal. "Absolutely the best book every written, and quite possibly the best that ever will be written, on teaching children to write." Mary Pride.

Any Child Can Read Better (2nd Edition) $13.99
Dr. S. Harvey S. Wiener.

$Set of 2 Any Child Can… $27.98$24.99

Wordsmith Series

Wordsmith Apprentice (Ages 9-12) $16.00
Writing excellence through unique, skill-building exercises.

Wordsmith-Teacher’s Guide: $5, Student $14.00
A creative writing course for 6th grade and up.

Wordsmith Craftsman Grade 10 and up $13.99
A self-directed program, building, integrating, and polishing practical writing skills to prepare for a lifetime of excellence in communication. Diligent users will be able to organize and classify ideas, write letters to suit any occasion, analyze the structure and effectiveness of everyday written material, and generate, organize and express original ideas. This self-teaching program directs students to take charge of their assignments and schedules.

$Writing to God’s Glory $39.99$34.95
By Jill Bond. A non-consumable full writing curriculum for children of all ages. One book will teach the whole family. The large format includes pre-punched reproducible pages. Based on Jill’s popular writing seminars. Foreword by Cathy Duffy.

Creating Books with Children $17.99
By Valerie Bendt. Help your children create their own books! Easy to follow instructions, step-by-step weekly lessons, and samples from more than 50 books created by children. Completely diagramed. Create keepsakes that you’ll cherish forever!

The Element’s of Style 4th Edition $7.95
With index. High school & up. Contents include: elementary rules of usage, elementary principles of composition, a few matters of form, words and expressions commonly misused, and an approach to style. Convenient pocket sized book. Buy one for each of your students (and one for their teacher).

*Rummy Roots $11.95
*More Roots $11.95
$Set Rummy Roots/More $23.90 $20.95

Vocabulary-Building Games for 2-4 Players. Third Grade-Adult. Have fun while learning the meaning and uses of many Greek and Latin roots in the English language. Each set includes instructions for four different challenging games that build on one another.

Typing

Touch Typing in Ten Easy Lessons $9.95
The famous Ben’Ary method. The shortest complete home-study course in the fundamentals of touch-typing. Includes tactics & tips to help you quickly master and improve your technique. Methods for learning basic combinations and preventing common pitfalls.