Title	Author	Type of Material	Annotation
Educational Assessment of Emotional Disturbance - An Evaluation Guide	Wisconsin Dept. of Public Instruction	3-ring Bound	Includes chapters on: Screening for Emotional Disturbance, The Multidisciplinary Team Process, Definition of and Criteria for Emotional Disturbance, Techniques for Evaluating Emotional Disturbance, Sample M-Team Reports and Corresponding IEPs, and Sample Forms.
Assessment in Special and Remedial Education 4th Ed.	Ysseldyke, Salvia	Text	This survey of psychoeducational assessment applies guidelines of the APA, the AERA, and the NCME to test reviews and issues. It includes evaluations of published tests in domains such as IQ, perceptual motor skills, reading, and diagnostic systems; coping with dilemmas in assessment; and new study guide with exercises and problem solving activities.
Mainstream Survival Skills Assessment - Administration and Technical Manual	Canter, Schrot & Heistad	Spiralbound	The MSSA is a multi-faceted procedure addressing school-based adaptive behavior. It includes a teacher rating scale (normed exclusively in Minnesota schools), teacher expectancy scale (template), a structured student interview, and quantitative and qualitative observations of the student in the school setting. Although not intended to serve as the only measure of adaptive behavior in a comprehensive evaluation, the MSSA is appropriately used to help determine appropriate and least restrictive special education placements and to guide consultation and intervention planning for handicapped and at-risk students in grades K-6.
Resource Consultant Training Program: Training Module No. 1 - Activity Structures Observation System	Parker, Hasbrouck & Tindal	Spiralbound
Resource Consultant Training Program: Monograph No. 1 - Assessment in Preschool and Kindergarten	Hasbrouck, Jan	Spiralbound
TOAL-2: Test of Adolescent Language	Hammill, Brown, Larsen& Wiederholt	Kit	Includes: Manual, Student Booklet, Summary/Profile Sheet, and Answer Booklets. Using listening, speaking, reading and writing this tool will provide a profile of an adolecents language skills. TOAL is for students ages 12 to 18 uears of age. The student responds to multiple choice questions, by providing spoken responses, writing from dictation, and sentence generation when given a series of ideas to combine. Percentiles rank, composite and subtest scores, NCE score, T-scorem z-score and stanine are available.
TIES: The Instructional Environment Scale	Ysseldyke & Christenson	Kit	Assessment tool of the instructional environment. The observer looks at qualities of education effectiveness and instructional style in the classroom.
Test of Written Language - 2 (TOWL-2)	Hammill & Larsen	Kit	Students are asked to write a story from a picture, generate a sentence from a word, write a sentence from dictation, combine simple sentences without altering the meaning and rewrite illogical statements to make sense. Student's performance is compared with age mates. Scores are reported as raw score, percentile rank and standard scores. Two forms of the test are provided.
Redesigning Assessment: Introduction, Performance Assessment, and Portfolios	ASCD	Video (3) and Booklet (3)
Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test - Revised Forms L and M	Dunn & Dunn	Kit includes Form L and Form M plates and test records, Manual	The PPVT is designed to measure a subject and receptive (hearing) vocabulary of standard american english. This tool measures only vocabulary. The scores are reported as raw score, standard score, percentile rank, stanine and grade equivalent scores.
Woodcock Reading Mastery Tests - Revised Forms G and H	Woodcock, Richard W.	Kit	Kit includes: Examiner's Manual, Form G Test Book, Form H Test Book, Pronunciation Guide Cassette, Form G Test Records, and Form H Test Records. This is a comprehensive battery of tests measuring several important aspects of reading ability. Norms are provided for grade levels from Kindergarten to college senior and for adults to age 75 and older. The manual presents information on the proper use and interpretation of the test.
Slingerland Screening Tests	Slingerland, Beth H.	Kit	Includes: Teacher Manual, Screening Procedures, Forms A, B, C, D and charts and cards for each Form. Singerland screening may identify processing difficulties. Although there are no national norms for the Singerland Screening Test there are general guidelines of evaluation of test performance. There are 4 forms of the tool, one each for grades 1/2, 2/3, 3/4, 5/6. The subtests are: For Point Copy, Near Point Copy, Visual Perception Memory, Visual Discrimination, Visual Perception Memory, Auditory Perception (AP) and Recall, AP and Discrimination, AP and Visual Association, and AP and Individual Orientation.
Detroit Tests of Learning Aptitude - Third Edition	Hammill, Donald D.	Text	The DLTA is a battery of 11 subtests that measure different but interrelated mental abilities. The battery is designed for ages 6-17. The battery can be used by psychologists, diagnosticians, special educators, S/L pathologists, and others interested in examining the psychological constition of examinees. The subtests are: Word Opposites, Design Sequences, Sentence Imitation, Reversed Letters, Story Construction, Design Reporduction, Basic Information, Symbolic Relations, Word Sequences, Story Sequences, and Picture Fragments.
Gray Oral Reading Tests - Third Edition	Wiederholt & Bryant	Kit	The student's reading skill is measured using oral reading rate and accuracy and comprehension is measured through multiple choice questions following each story. Results are reported as raw score, grade equivalent, percentile rank, and standard scores. Two forms of the test are provided as well as an Examiner's Manual and Student Book.
KeyMath Revised - Form B	Connolly, Austin J.	Kit includes Easel 1, Easel 2, and Form B	KeyMath Revised Form B is an individually administered instrument that can provide a comprehensive assessment of a student's understanding and application of important mathematical concepts and skills in 35 to 50 minutes. The assessment contents are as follows: Basic Concepts (Numeration, Rational Numbers, Geometry); Operations (Additions, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division, Mental Computation); Applications (Measurement, Timed Money, Estimation, Interpreting Data, Problem Solving).
KeyMath Revised - Form A	Connolly, Austin J.	Kit	Includes: Manual, Easel 1, Easel 2, and Individual Test Records. KeyMath Revised Form A is an individually administered instrument that can provide a comprehensive assessment of a student's understanding and application of important mathematical concepts and skills in 35 to 50 minutes. The assessment contents are as follows: Basic Concepts (Numeration, Rational Numbers, Geometry); Operations (Additions, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division, Mental Computation); Applications (Measurement, Timed Money, Estimation, Interpreting Data, Problem Solving).
Test of Reading Comprehension (TORC): A Method for Assessing the Understanding of Written Language	Brown, Hammill & Wiederholt	Kit	Using paragraph readings and multiple choice questions this tool will provide scores for vocabulary, syntactic similarities, and sequencing. There is also information about basic knowledge vocabulary and following written directions skills. Standard scores and percentile rank are available. Includes Manual, Student Answer Sheet, Summary and Profile Sheet, Student Booklet, and Subtest #7.
Test of Legible Handwriting (TOLH)	Larsen & Hammill	Kit	Includes: manual and test forms. A writing sample is taken when the student is provided a story picture stimulum. The writing sample is analyzed for letter formation, spatial relationship, rate of writing. Percentile rant and standard scores may be obtained.
Test of Written Spelling - 2	Larsen & Hammill	Kit	Spelling from dictation tool. Analizes predictable and unpredictable spelling patterns. Percentile rank, T-score, z-score and stanine may be obtained.
Gold File - Authentic Assessment	Arizona Educational Information System	Packet	This is a selection of articles regarding Authentic Assessment of student achievement. This method is incorporated into the learning situation and yeilds information immediately translated for classroom use and useful for ongoing evaluation of student growth.
Social Skills Rating System - Preschool and Elementary	Gresham & Elliott	Spiralbound Manual and forms	The Social Skills Rating System (SSRS) provides a broad, multirater assessment of student social behaviors that can affect teacher-student relations, peer acceptance, and academic performance. These standardized, norm-referenced scales may be used with preschool, elementary, and secondary students. the SSRS documents the perceived frequency and importance of behaviors influencing the student's development of social competence and adaptive functioning at school and at home. The SSRS is a useful tool when making decisions regarding screening, classification, and intervention planning. There are protocols for ages 3-5, grades K-6, and grades 3-6.
Social Skills Rating System - Secondary	Gresham & Elliott	Kit	Includes: Manual, Assessment-Intervention Records, Social Skills Questionnaires for Parents, Teachers, and Students. The Social Skills Rating System (SSRS) provides a broad, multirater assessment of student social behaviors that can affect teacher-student relations, peer acceptance, and academic performance. These standardized, norm-referenced scales may be used with preschool, elementary, and secondary students. the SSRS documents the perceived frequency and importance of behaviors influencing the student's development of social competence and adaptive functioning at school and at home. The SSRS is a useful tool when making decisions regarding screening, classification, and intervention planning. There are protocols for grades 7-12 both student and teacher forms.
Resource Consultant Training Program - Monograph No. 3 - Curriculum-Based Measurement Research: Reports From the Oregon Conference, 1989-91	Marr & Tindal	Spiralbound
Writing Portfolios at the Elementary Level: A Study of Methods for Writing Assessment - CSE Technical Report 337	Gearhart, Herman, Baker & Whittaker	Softbound	This report is an investigation of portfolio assessment as a method of evaluating elementary students' competence in writing. The study contained two components: (a) an empirical study of the utility and meaningfulness of using a holistic/analytic rubric to score students' portfolios; and (b) a qualitative analysis of scoring approaches, drawing particularly on raters' critiques of the analytic scoring approach.
Portfolios: How Are They Being Used For Assessment?	Koepp, Vern	Text (Spiralbound)
Expanding Student Assessment	Perrone, Vito	Paperback	This book is dedicated to furthering constructive discussion about assessment and to providing concrete directions for change. Throughout there is a strong focus on teachers and classroom practice.
Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals-Revised (CELF-R) Screening Test	Semel, Wiig & Secord	Examiner's & Stimulus Manual with Test Record Form	A measure designed to screen elementary and secondary school students for language disorders. Specifically, it assists in the identification of children, in the age range from 5 to 16 years, who may need in-depth assessment of language abilities. It was not designed to identify specific strengths and/or weaknesses in language or the degree of impairment of language abilities; nor was it designed to provide a diagnosis of language disability. Rather, the test can be used to identify children for follow-up referral/evaluation.
Test of Visual-Perceptual Skills (non-motor) TVPS	Gardner, Morrison	Manual and Test Plates
Gold File - Portfolio Assessment	Arizona Educational Information System	Packet
Resource Consultant Training Program - Research Report No. 5 - The Utility of Pflaum's Oral Reading Miscue Categories	Parker, Hasbrouck & Tindal	Spiralbound
Research, Consultation, & Teaching Program - Training Module No. 4 - Focus on Assessment and Learning in Content Classes	Nolet, Tindal, & Blake	Spiralbound	Picks up where Training Module 3 left off, offering some concrete guidelines that you can use in developing a variety of assessment items. The objectives of this training module are 1) Decide what information you need to collect in order to evaluate the effects of your instruction; 2) Design assessment tasks that provide students opportunities to use intellectual operations beyond reiteration; 3) Design assessment tasks that are reliable and valid; and 4) Employ quantitative as well as qualitative scoring methods to evaluate student performance.
Resource Consultant Training Program - Research Report No. 12 - Analysis of Grades 3-5 Math Curricula for Production of Survey Diagnostic Tests	Parker, Richard	Spiralbound
Resource Consultant Training Program - Training Module No. 8 - Analytic Scoring of Writing	Jentzsch & Tindal	Spiralbound
Research, Consultation & Teaching Program - Research Report No. 11 - Case Studies in Reading and Writing Progress Monitoring	Tindal, Shuey & Merchant	Spiralbound	Includes chapters on: A Case Study in Oral Fluency and Prosody; A Longitudinal Study of Progress Monitoring in Expressive Writing; A Case Study in Written Story Retell; The Effects of Semantic Maps on Expository Story Retells; Validating Portfolio Assessments in Writing with Curriculum-Based Measurement; Progrss Monitoring of Bilingual Students; A Study in Goal Setting; and Individualized Education Plans as Working Documents.
Resource Consultant Training Program - Research Report No. 4 - Combining Informal Teacher Judgment and Objective Test Scores to Make Cross-Classroom Reading Group Placements	Parker, Hasbrouck & Tindal	Spiralbound
Resource Consultant Training Program - Research Report No. 1 - Progress Monitoring With Direct, Objective Writing Assessment for Middle School Students in Special Education	Tindal & Parker	Spiralbound	Writing skills assessment in special education can serve any of three decisions: determining eligibility, planning individualized programs, or evaluating instruction through progress monitoring.
Resource Consultant Training Program - Research Report No. 13 - The Portfolio Concept with Applications in Curriculum-Based Measurement	Hall & Tindal	Spiralbound
Resource Consultant Training Program - Research Report No. 3 - The Reliability of Concept Comparisons and Concept Maps for Measuring Text Comprehension	Parker & Tindal	Spiralbound
Basics of Creating Print Materials	Naborowski & Waterbury	Stapled Looseleaf	Good design comes from having a basic knowledge of all the elements of graphic design and then using those elements appropriately for your project. Good design brins together all the elements: words, photographs, illustrations, graphics, etc. This material follows the first steps in acquiring the knowledge of good design and in tying all the elements together.
Guide to Marketing and Publicizing Adult Literacy Programs	Carlson, Patricia	3-Ring Bound	This guide was prepared as a tool to help you maximize your student recruitment and public awarenes efforts. You will be introduced to the marketing process and how to develop a marketing plan for your program. It will help you to develop communication objectives, strategies, tactics and action plans. An overview of publicity and promotion tactics is also included. There are specific uses and examples of some of the most common publicitiy methods as well as listing their strengths and limitations. By using this guide, you should have enough background information and specifics to develop a workable marketing plan for your basic skills program.
CBAE (Competency-Based Adult Education) - Program Management Guide	Gardner & Blank	Spiralbound
CBAE (Competency-Based Adult Education) - Student Services Guide	Gardner & Blank	Spiralbound
CBAE (Competency-Based Adult Education) - Classroom Management Guide	Gardner & Blank	Spiralbound
Adult Learner - a Unique Entity	Krupp, Judy-Arin	Spiralbound	This book presents in both a theoretical and practical manner 34 characteristics affecting adult learners. It organizes and integrates knowledge fro mpersonal experiences, observation, and such disparate disciplines as biology, education, human development, philosophy, psycholoyg and sociology.
Toward Integrated Adult Learning Systems: The Status of State Literacy Efforts	Silvanik, Robert A.	Text (large paperback)	This report focuses on the current status of state literacy and basic skills efforts based on information collected through a comprehensive survey of state literacy initiatives conduced in the summer of 1990. The report is structured around two broad themes: state leadership for literacy and state strategies for literacy.
Dropout Prevention - Academy Final Report	Chynoweth & Souby	Looseleaf
Retaining Adult Education Students - A How To Guide for Practitioners	Davis, Richard Dr.	Spiralbound	This book attempts to provide the adult educatio npractitioner with a concise, east to read guide to ABE/GED/AHS student retention. It has been prepared with one thought foremost. Keep the information accessible!
Constructing and Using Adult Literacy Portfolios for Participatory (Learner-Centered) Assessment	Minnesota Department of Education and the Literacy Training Network	Spiralbound
Recruiting Adult Education Students	Learning Resources Network	Spiralbound	This work is the first nationwide compilation of successful recruiting techniques for students in adult basic education, literacy, GED classes and adult high school degree programs.
Childhood History Form	Goldstein & Goldstein	Packet of Individual Tests	This form is designed to be completed by the child's parents or primary caretaker prior to the history-taking session. The form can then be used as an outline by the evaluator to review, clarify and discuss parent's responses and perceptions. The form can be used with children and adolescents of all ages. While it was designed to be sensitive to the behavioral and developmental problems frequently exhibited by inattentive and hyperactive children, the form can be used quite effectively as a history gathering device for any disorder of childhood.
ADD-H Comprehensive Teacher's Rating Scale (ACTERS) - 2nd Edition	Ullmann, Sleator, & Sprague	Test Sheets & Manual	The ACTERS includes 24 items relevant to classroom behavior. The items are reated on a five-point scale and fall into four factors: attention, hyperactivity, social skills and oppositional behavior. The ACTERS factors have high internal consistency and test-retest reliability, factor-pure items, and good interrater agreement.
Access - A Manual for Adult Basic Educaton Teachers Working with Adults with Physical Disabilities and Sensory Impairments	Strand, Linda	Spiralbound	Includes sections on ADA (building accessibility), Awareness & Etiquette (person first, tips for instructors), Brain Injuries, Congenital Disabilities (sample tutoring ), Sensory Impairments (TTY guide, problems, explanations, solutions), and Spinal Cord Injuries. Also has a section for references and resources.
Research, Consultation, & Teaching Program - Training Module No. 4 - Focus on Assessment and Learning in Content Classes	Nolet, Tindal & Blake	Spiralbound	Picks up where Training Module 3 left off, offering some concrete guidelines that you can use in developing a variety of assessment items. The objectives of this training module are 1) Decide what information you need to collect in order to evaluate the effects of your instruction; 2) Design assessment tasks that provide students opportunities to use intellectual operations beyond reiteration; 3) Design assessment tasks that are reliable and valid; and 4) Employ quantitative as well as qualitative scoring methods to evaluate student performance.
Data-Based Program Modification: A Manual	Deno & Mirkin	Spiralbound	This is a systematic method of individualizing educational plans for children with any kind of learning or behavior problem. It is geared to implementing P.L. 94-142.
Resource Consultant Training Program Research Report No. 9 - Pilot-Test Results on Written Retell: An Ecological Curriculum-Based Measure for Secondary Students	Parker & Tindal	Text
Research, Consultation, & Teaching Program - Training Module No. 9 - District-Wide Performance Assessment Using Curriculum-Based Measures	Tindal, Hall & Nolet	Spiralbound
Resource Consultant Training Program - Monograph No. 2 - Assessment Practices for Determining Instructional Level and Learning Rate	Tindal, Gerald	Spiralbound	This monograph describes procedures for placing students into instructional levels (materials) and ascertaining their learning rates.
Resource Consultant Training Program - Monograph No. 3 - Curriculum-Based Measurement Research: Reports From the Oregon Conference, 1989-91	Marr & Tindal	Spiralbound
Resource Consultant Training Program - Research Report No. 6 - Use of Two Metrics in Direct Observation for Evaluating Effectiveness of Special Education Programs	Parker & Tindal	Spiralbound	This study employed two direct observation instruments concurrently within two reading programs - Breaking the Code and an Eclectic Program - in middle school resource rooms. A momentary time sample of task engagement and an event record of discrete student responses were used in six classrooms representing the two programs. A multi-method validation process was implemented that focused on treatment and criterion-related validities. An argument is presented for structuring observation in a manner sensitive to classroom activity structures.
Research, Consultation, & Teaching Program - Training Module No. 10 - Portfolio Assessment Using Curriculum-Based Measurement: A Model for Schools	Hall, Tindal, & Flick	Spiralbound
GED on TV		Videos (11)	GET Series on Video. Includes 11 videos.
Curriculum and Evaluation Standards for School Mathematics	National Council of Teachers of Mathematics	Large Paperback	This document contains a set of standards for mathematics curricula in North American Schools and for evaluating the quality of both the cirriculum and student achievement. As school staffs, school districts, states, provinces, and other groups propose solutions to curriculeproblems and evaluation questions, these standards should be used as criteria against which their ideas can be judged.
Reading-Free Vocational Interest Inventory	Becker, Ralph L.	Kit	Contains a Manual, Occupational Title Lists, and tests. It is a non-reading vocational preference test for use with mentally retarded, learning disabled, and disadvantaged invididuals from age 13 to adult. The non-reading feature of the Inventory requires no verbal symbols or written statements for interpretation by examinees. Instead, pictorial illustrations with occupational significance are presented in forced-choice approach for selections. May be administered within a 45 minute class period.
Functional Assessment Resource File	Attainment Company	Looseleaf	Includes Home Questionnaire, Looking Good Progress Report, Keeping House Progress Report, Site Survey, Table Service Checklist, Fast Food Checklist, Dining Out Goals, Shopping Smart Goals, Store Survey, Work Perfmance Data Sheet, Work Behavior Sheet, Data Display, and others.
LET-II (Learning Efficiency Test) 1992 Revision Manual	Webster, Raymond E.	Kit	The LET-II is a norm-referenced diagnositc test which examines how effectively and efficiently a person processes and retains information presented visually and auditorily. Provides the psychologist or diagnostician with a profile which shows 1) the student's learning style; 2) the amount of information the student is capable of recalling in an immediate memory task; 3) the effects on short term memory of an intervening verbal task containing non-essential information; and 4) how well the student can transfer information from short term memory to long term memory. Kit consists of Manual, Addendum, Test Sheets, Stimulus Cards (2 sets).
Test of Nonverbal Intelligence (TONI-2) A Language-Free Measure of Cognitive Ability - Second Edition	Brown, Sherbenou, Johnsen	Kit	Kit includes Answer Booklets, Picture Book & Examiner's Manual. This material is a language-free measure of abstract/figural problem solving. It is intended to be used with subjects ranging in age from 0-5 and 11-85 years. This test is particularly valuable in the intellectual appraisal of subjects whose test performance may be confounded by language and motor impairments arising from such conditions as aphasia, hearing impairments, lack of proficiency with spoken or written English, cerebral palsy, stroke, head trauma, and lack of familiarity with the culture of the United States.
Generation to Generation - Realizing the Promise of Family Literacy	Brizius & Foster	Softbound	This book is about family literacy and its future. It traces the history of family literacy as an idea, as fledgling programs, and as a public policy movement. It tackles some tough definitional issues surrounding a seemingly simple and appealing idea. This book also shows state policymakers and program managers how to anticipate and grapple with the issues surrounding family literacy. Then it suggests how you can start new family literacy programs tailored to your own communities. Finally, it addresses key issues about the future of the family literacy concept and the movement that has grown up around it.
Guidebook for State Literacy Leaders: Implementing an Integrated System for Meeting Adult Learning Needs	State Literacy Exchange	Spiralbound	This guidebook was developed to help state literacy leaders evaluate their states' progress in implementing each of five strategies: 1) determining the dimensions of the literacy problem; 2) setting priorities and performance expectations; 3) creating quality criteria and performance standards; 4) expanding opportunities for learning; and 5)promoting professional development.
How to Evaluate Adult Education	Dusewicz, Biester & Kenney	Spiralbound	This guide is designed to help educators plan and carry out evaluations of adult education programs. It describes some of the more common approaches to program evaluation which can easily be adapted to and implemented by adult education programs.
Childhood Language Disorders in Context - Infancy through Adolescence	Nelson, Nickola Wolf	Text	This book's central focus is the development of language and communication. It is not about a particular kind of child; it is about all kinds of children at all ability levels and ages from infancy through adolescence. The common factor is their difficulty in learning to communicate with language. Includes 2 parts: 1) Taking a Broad View of Language-Learning Systems and 2) Balancing Ages and Developmental Stages.
Community Collaborations for Family Literacy Handbook	Quezada & Nickse	Softbound Text	This handbook is divided into three major sections. The first provides an overview of the history of family literacy with background information to provide a justification for family literacy programs. The second section contains specific suggestions for practical steps in convening a cross-section of community providers to develop a shared plan for specific famly programs. The third section details a step-by-step process which will help the reader to write a successful family literacy proposal.
TIES II: The Instructional Environment System II	Ysseldyke & Christenson	Spiralbound	Comes with Instructional Needs Checklist. These materials are designed to assist education professionals in a systematic analysis of a target student's instructional environment, which includes both school and home contexts.
Resource Consultant Training Program - Research Report No. 10 - Measurement Precision for Screening-Eligibility Decisions: An Application of Writing CBM	Parker, Tindal & Hasbrouck	Spiralbound
Resource Consultant Training Program Research Report No. 2 - Factor Structure of Direct, Objective Writing Indices for Students in Compensatory and Special Education Programs	Parker & Tindal	Spiralbound	For this study, eight methods were used to objectively score 6-minute writing samples from students in compensatory and specialized educational programs. Each sample also was evaluated subjectively by four trained judges who used a holistic judgment of "communicative effectiveness."
Resource Consultant Training Program - Training Module No. 2 - Objective and Holistic Scoring of Writing	Hasbrouck, Jan	Spiralbound	When directly scoring students' writing samples, teachers must decide what aspects of writing they will assess. A valid assessment procedure should measure properties of writing that clearly are related to communication. A number of researchers have identified six aspects of writing related to communication: legibility, spelling, syntax, use of mechanics, vocabulary usage, and content.
Life Centered Career Education Competency Assessment Performance Batteries	Brolin, Donn E.	3-Ring Notebook	The Performance Battery (PB) is a nonstandardized criterion-referenced instrument. It contains a combination of open-ended questions, role-playing scenarios, card sorts, and several hands-on activities which require the student, for example, to make a meal, use a telephone directory, fill out a credit application, etc. The PB presents a more realistic approach to assessing students' actual abilities and behaviors beyond what is gained from the more objective Knowledge Battery.
Life Centered Career Education Competency Assessment Performance Batteries	Brolin, Donn E.	3-Ring Notebook	The Performance Battery (PB) is a nonstandardized criterion-referenced instrument. It contains a combination of open-ended questions, role-playing scenarios, card sorts, and several hands-on activities which require the student, for example, to make a meal, use a telephone directory, fill out a credit application, etc. The PB presents a more realistic approach to assessing students' actual abilities and behaviors beyond what is gained from the more objective Knowledge Battery.
Life Centered Career Education Competency Assessment Knowledge Batteries	Brolin, Donn E.	3-Ring Notebook	The Knowledge Battery (KB) is a standardized criterion-referenced instrument. It uses objective questions to assess students' knowledge in critical areas. It has been developed for use with 7-12 grade special education students who are classified as educable mentally handicapped and severe/specific learning disabled. Its applicability for other populations has not yet been evaluated.
Life Centered Career Education Competency Assessment Knowledge Batteries	Brolin, Donn E.	3-Ring Notebook	The Knowledge Battery (KB) is a standardized criterion-referenced instrument. It uses objective questions to assess students' knowledge in critical areas. It has been developed for use with 7-12 grade special education students who are classified as educable mentally handicapped and severe/specific learning disabled. Its applicability for other populations has not yet been evaluated.
Peer Tutoring Training Packet	Walz, Axton, Hayes, and Hoaglund/McCann	Training Manual, Audio & Training Packet	This training includes: Program Explanation, Role of the Tutor, Ten Tutoring Strategies, Tutor Poster Directions, Suggestions for Reluctant Tutees, Record Keeping, Notetaking, Outlines, Study Guides, Worksheets and Charts, Grading Policy, and Training Checklist.
Peer Tutoring Training Packet	Walz, Axton, Hayes, and Hoaglund/McCann	Training Manual, Audio & Training Packet	This training includes: Program Explanation, Role of the Tutor, Ten Tutoring Strategies, Tutor Poster Directions, Suggestions for Reluctant Tutees, Record Keeping, Notetaking, Outlines, Study Guides, Worksheets and Charts, Grading Policy, and Training Checklist.
Kaffir Boy	Mathabane, Mark	Paperback	A true story about growing up black in South Africa. The author writes about a terrifying police raid on his home that took place when he was five years old. He also desribes the protests and riots against the South African government that took place when he was 16 years old. He talks about hatred, violence and fear under the system of apartheid and his hpe for freedom for his people.
Dark They Were and Golden-Eyed	Bradbury, Ray	Paperback	A man moves with his family to Mars. Harry isn't sure he likes life on a different planet. He wonders if he should return to Earth. When there is a war on Earth, he cannot go back.
Love Medicine	Erdrich, Louise	Paperback	This is about two brothers who are very different, but love each other very much. They live on a reservation in North Dakota. They buy a red convertible and have many adventures together. When the Vietnam War starts, the older brother becomes a Marine. When he teturns three years later, he has changed. Will his brother and the red convertible be able to make him laugh again?
Love Medicine	Erdrich, Louise	Paperback	This is about two brothers who are very different, but love each other very much. They live on a reservation in North Dakota. They buy a red convertible and have many adventures together. When the Vietnam War starts, the older brother becomes a Marine. When he teturns three years later, he has changed. Will his brother and the red convertible be able to make him laugh again?
20th Century American Poetry	Bly, Clifton, Frost, Giovanni, Harjo, Hughes, Millay and Williams	Paperback	An anthology of poems selected from the work of eight 20th-century American poets. These poems are about nature, aging and death, love and memory. They include a range of poetic techniques. They represent a wide variety of modern poets, from Robert Frost to Lucille Clifton. Includes a short biography of each poet.
20th Century American Poetry	Bly, Clifton, Frost, Giovanni, Harjo, Hughes, Millay and Williams	Paperback	An anthology of poems selected from the work of eight 20th-century American poets. These poems are about nature, aging and death, love and memory. They include a range of poetic techniques. They represent a wide variety of modern poets, from Robert Frost to Lucille Clifton. Includes a short biography of each poet.
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings and The Heart of a Woman	Angelou, Maya	Paperback	This book contains two autobiographical pieces. The first, Caged Bird, the author tells about listening to a Joe Louis fight and what it meant to her, her family, and her friends. In the second, Heart of a Woman, she writes about her mother and what it was like for the two of them to be among the first black gueses at a hotel that had just been desegregated.
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings and The Heart of a Woman	Angelou, Maya	Paperback	This book contains two autobiographical pieces. The first, Caged Bird, the author tells about listening to a Joe Louis fight and what it meant to her, her family, and her friends. In the second, Heart of a Woman, she writes about her mother and what it was like for the two of them to be among the first black gueses at a hotel that had just been desegregated.
Bless Me, Ultima	Rudolfo A. Anaya	Paperback	The story of Antonio, a young Chicano boy, and his family. A wise old woman called Ultima comes to live with the family. Ultima is a curandera (a healer). Antonio feels a special closeness to Ultima and her influence will change his life.
Bless Me, Ultima	Rudolfo A. Anaya	Paperback	The story of Antonio, a young Chicano boy, and his family. A wise old woman called Ultima comes to live with the family. Ultima is a curandera (a healer). Antonio feels a special closeness to Ultima and her influence will change his life.
Rashad: Vikes, Mikes, and Something on the Backside	Ahmad Rashad	Paperback	Ahmad Rashad's own life story. He writes about playing football with the Minnesota Vikings, becoming a TV sportscaster and proposing to Phylicia on national television. He also writes about his aprents, the strange skin disease he had as a child and growing up in Tacoma, Washington.
Rashad: Vikes, Mikes, and Something on the Backside	Ahmad Rashad	Paperback	Ahmad Rashad's own life story. He writes about playing football with the Minnesota Vikings, becoming a TV sportscaster and proposing to Phylicia on national television. He also writes about his aprents, the strange skin disease he had as a child and growing up in Tacoma, Washington.
Jaws	Peter Benchley	Paperback	Everyone in Amity, Long Island, ws terrified by the killer shark. No one wanted to go swimming and no tourists were coming to the beach. Can the Police Chief and a tough old fisherman capture and kill the deadly shark?
Right Stuff	Tom Wolfe	Paperback	Tells about John Glenn, the first man to go completely around the earth in space. In 1962, no one knew if a man in a rocket-launched space capsule could survive the lift-off and the orbit around the earth. Even if he survived this, would John Glenn be able to guide his space capsule back to earth? Did he have "the right stuff" to stay calm and do his job?
Fatherhood and Time Flies	Bill Cosby	Paperback	This book contains six pieces from Bill Cosby's own books. In the selections from Fatherhood, he writes about being a husband and father. In the selections from Time Flies, he writes about growing older. The stories are both funny and serious. They will make you laugh and also think.
Godfather	Mario Puzo	Paperback	Johnny Fontane goes to the Godfather for help. A major movie is about to be made and it has a part that Johnny needs to make his comeback. But the studio owner refuses to give Johnny the part. How will the Godfather use his power and influence to get the part for Johnny?
Godfather	Mario Puzo	Paperback	Johnny Fontane goes to the Godfather for help. A major movie is about to be made and it has a part that Johnny needs to make his comeback. But the studio owner refuses to give Johnny the part. How will the Godfather use his power and influence to get the part for Johnny?
Coal Miner's Daughter	Loretta Lynn	Paperback	Loretta Lynn talks about many of the events and people that have influenced her life. She writes about her parents, getting started as a singer, and her career as a songwriter. She tells what life was like for a coal miner and his family.
Coal Miner's Daughter	Loretta Lynn	Paperback	Loretta Lynn talks about many of the events and people that have influenced her life. She writes about her parents, getting started as a singer, and her career as a songwriter. She tells what life was like for a coal miner and his family.
Giant Steps	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	Paperback	The author writes about his parents; the great Wilt Chamberlain; his coach at UCLA, John Wooden; and many of th eplayers he has played with and against. He also writes about his childhood and schooling, his growth as a basketball player, and his professional basketball career.
Giant Steps	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	Paperback	The author writes about his parents; the great Wilt Chamberlain; his coach at UCLA, John Wooden; and many of th eplayers he has played with and against. He also writes about his childhood and schooling, his growth as a basketball player, and his professional basketball career.
China Men and the Woman Warrier	Maxine Hong Kingston	Paperback	The selection from China Men tells how Maxine Hong Kingston's mother came from China to join her husband in New York City. In the selection from Woman Warrior, Maxine and her mother have a long night-time conversation.
Kramer vs. Kramer	Avery Corman	Paperback	When two people have a child, they share the pleasures and pains of parenthood. But what happens if the couple splits up? Which parent will care for the child? This is the touching story of two people who were in love and had a child they both loved. Now they are fighting for custody of their child. Which parent will be the best parent for the child?
Kramer vs. Kramer	Avery Corman	Paperback	When two people have a child, they share the pleasures and pains of parenthood. But what happens if the couple splits up? Which parent will care for the child? This is the touching story of two people who were in love and had a child they both loved. Now they are fighting for custody of their child. Which parent will be the best parent for the child?
One More Time	Carol Burnett	Paperback	In this story of Carol Burnett's life, she writes about her childhood. She tels about being poor, about her parents' drinking problems, about living with her grandmother, and about her love of the movies. Originally written as a letter to her three daughters, this book captures the real Carol Burnett who most of us have never seen.
One More Time	Carol Burnett	Paperback	In this story of Carol Burnett's life, she writes about her childhood. She tels about being poor, about her parents' drinking problems, about living with her grandmother, and about her love of the movies. Originally written as a letter to her three daughters, this book captures the real Carol Burnett who most of us have never seen.
Women of Brewster Place	Gloria Naylor	Paperback	This is the story of Mattie Michael and her son Basil. They have just moved North. Miss Eva takes them into her home. Mattie raises Basil there and tries to keep him safe. What will Basil be like when he grows up? Will Mattie have to give up everything she owns to protect him? Includes an article about the great black migration from the South to the North.
Accidental Tourist	Anne Tyler	Paperback	About Macon Leary, a writer. Macon's 12 year old son has recently died. Macon and his wife try to cope with this loss but cannot help each other. They get a divorce and Macon must try to put his life back together. Through his dog, he meets Muriel Pritchett and her son, Alexander. Will Macon find new happiness in his life?
Accidental Tourist	Anne Tyler	Paperback	About Macon Leary, a writer. Macon's 12 year old son has recently died. Macon and his wife try to cope with this loss but cannot help each other. They get a divorce and Macon must try to put his life back together. Through his dog, he meets Muriel Pritchett and her son, Alexander. Will Macon find new happiness in his life?
Best of Dear Abby	Abigail VanBuren	Paperback	Favorite letters from people to the newspaper advice column over the years. Includes 16 letters and replies. Abby also tells how she became "Dear Abby." People write to "Dear Abby" about their personal problems. Some letters are funny and some are sad. Abby does her best to give good advice that many people can share.
Lost Angel	Mary Higgins Clark	Paperback	A suspenseful story of Susan Ahearn's search for her kidnapped daughter, Jamie. The first part of the story takes place in Chicago, where Susan lives. The second part of the story takes place in New York City on the day before Christmas. Jamie has been abandoned by her father and is lost in the big city. Will Susan be able to find little Jamie before something terrible happens to her?
Lost Angel	Mary Higgins Clark	Paperback	A suspenseful story of Susan Ahearn's search for her kidnapped daughter, Jamie. The first part of the story takes place in Chicago, where Susan lives. The second part of the story takes place in New York City on the day before Christmas. Jamie has been abandoned by her father and is lost in the big city. Will Susan be able to find little Jamie before something terrible happens to her?
Windmills of the Gods	Sidney Sheldon	Paperback	The story of Mary Ashley, a teacher from Kansas chosen to be ambassador to Romania. Mary's job is very important. The President is counting on her to represent the United States. Some people in the embassy hope she will fail. Will Mary be able to succeed as ambassador?
Windmills of the Gods	Sidney Sheldon	Paperback	The story of Mary Ashley, a teacher from Kansas chosen to be ambassador to Romania. Mary's job is very important. The President is counting on her to represent the United States. Some people in the embassy hope she will fail. Will Mary be able to succeed as ambassador?
Contemporary American Plays	Feiffer, Foote, Norman, Shange, Simon, Uhry & Wilson	Paperback	An anthology of scenes from some of the best known plays written from 1966 to 1990. The plays range from comedy to tragedy. They include a variety of play-writing techniques. They represent a wide spectrum of playwrights, from Neil Simon to Marsha Norman. They include character description and stage directions.
Contemporary American Plays	Feiffer, Foote, Norman, Shange, Simon, Uhry & Wilson	Paperback	An anthology of scenes from some of the best known plays written from 1966 to 1990. The plays range from comedy to tragedy. They include a variety of play-writing techniques. They represent a wide spectrum of playwrights, from Neil Simon to Marsha Norman. They include character description and stage directions.
Contemporary American Plays	Feiffer, Foote, Norman, Shange, Simon, Uhry & Wilson	Paperback	An anthology of scenes from some of the best known plays written from 1966 to 1990. The plays range from comedy to tragedy. They include a variety of play-writing techniques. They represent a wide spectrum of playwrights, from Neil Simon to Marsha Norman. They include character description and stage directions.
Different Kind of Christmas	Alex Haley	Paperback	About Fletcher Randall, a young Southerner going to school in the North. The time is 1855 and slavery exists in the United States. Fletcher's family has slaves. But, in the North, he begins to doubt whether people should own other people. What will he decide and what action will he take? Contains an article about the Underground Railroad and a short biography of Alex Haley.
Different Kind of Christmas	Alex Haley	Paperback	About Fletcher Randall, a young Southerner going to school in the North. The time is 1855 and slavery exists in the United States. Fletcher's family has slaves. But, in the North, he begins to doubt whether people should own other people. What will he decide and what action will he take? Contains an article about the Underground Railroad and a short biography of Alex Haley.
Different Kind of Christmas	Alex Haley	Paperback	About Fletcher Randall, a young Southerner going to school in the North. The time is 1855 and slavery exists in the United States. Fletcher's family has slaves. But, in the North, he begins to doubt whether people should own other people. What will he decide and what action will he take? Contains an article about the Underground Railroad and a short biography of Alex Haley.
Elvis and Me	Priscilla Beaulieu Presley	Paperback	The author tells of how she first met Elvis and how they fell in love. She writes about what Elvis' lifestyle was like and about their marriage and their divorce. This book gives the inside story on how it was to live with the King of Rock and Roll. Includes short biographys of Priscilla Presley and Elvis Presley.
Elvis and Me	Priscilla Beaulieu Presley	Paperback	The author tells of how she first met Elvis and how they fell in love. She writes about what Elvis' lifestyle was like and about their marriage and their divorce. This book gives the inside story on how it was to live with the King of Rock and Roll. Includes short biographys of Priscilla Presley and Elvis Presley.
Elvis and Me	Priscilla Beaulieu Presley	Paperback	The author tells of how she first met Elvis and how they fell in love. She writes about what Elvis' lifestyle was like and about their marriage and their divorce. This book gives the inside story on how it was to live with the King of Rock and Roll. Includes short biographys of Priscilla Presley and Elvis Presley.
Social Skills Rating System - Preschool and Elementary	Gresham & Elliott	Spiralbound Manual and forms	The Social Skills Rating System (SSRS) provides a broad, multirater assessment of student social behaviors that can affect teacher-student relations, peer acceptance, and academic performance. These standardized, norm-referenced scales may be used with preschool, elementary, and secondary students. the SSRS documents the perceived frequency and importance of behaviors influencing the student's development of social competence and adaptive functioning at school and at home. The SSRS is a useful tool when making decisions regarding screening, classification, and intervention planning. There are protocols for ages 3-5, grades K-6, and grades 3-6.
Teamsters Minnesota Service Bureau - A Guide for Evaluating Workplace Literacy Training Programs in Minnesota	Minnesota Teamsters Service Bureau	Softbound	This guide contains step-by-step strategies for evaluating workplace literacy training programs through collaborative worker, union, business, and ABE partnerships. It stresses the importance of their involvement in all aspects of program evaluation deisgn, implementation, analysis, and reporting.
Dynamic Openers & Energizers	Pike, Bob	Text	Make your sessions more dynamic, your presentaton style more powerful with this collection of fast, effective openers and energizers. This book represents the industry's best thinking on how to open and sustain a session with style. Practical tips on how to: mentally involve and challenge your participants; facilitate networking with innovative ice breakers; relieve stress and energize a group during intense training sessions; and engage learners with resources from mind-benders to music.
Wuzzles	Wood, Tom	Softbound	464 brain-teasing word puzzles for presenters to challenge, enlighten, and entertain. Includes 14 categories of puzzles on different topics, including business, education, management, sports, and more.
Internet Directory of Literacy and Adult Education Resources - 2nd Edition	Eland, Thomas W.	Softbound	Provides the adult educator with the information they need to begin their navigation of the Internet. The Directory reflects four categories of Internet resources: Litservs, Gopher sites, World Wide Web sites, and FTP and Telnet sites. The first part provides the information on how to get connected to the Internet, search the Internet using various tools, and use of the Internet for professional development. The second part catalogs Internet sites that will be of value to the adult educator.
Building Strategies - Writing	Steck-Vaughn	Softbound	In this material the learner will study capitalization, punctuation, sentences, parts of speech, spelling, and writing paragraphs. The learner will also learn how to use these skills to write interesting sentences and paragraphs. Includes the following features especially designed to help develop writing skills: Skills Inventories, Introduction to Writing, Strategies for Success, Thinking and Writing, Practice, Applying Skills to Writing, and Extension Activities.
Complete GED Preparation	Steck-Vaughn	Softbound	Everything you need to prepare for the GED Tests in one volume. Includes expanded training and testing sections and provides simulated tests.
Cambridge GED Program: Comprehensive Book - New Revised	Cambridge Adult Education	Softbound	Contains everything needed to pass the GED Test. Teaches test-taking and reading skills instruction and practice in every lesson. Alsoincludes two complete five-part GED tests. The sections are color-coded to make it easier to find any part of the book, especially the answer keys for each section.
Literacy Enhancement Project Report - Roadmap to Accountability	Illinois Literacy Resource Development Center	Large Paperback	The purpose of this report is to describe the development and implementation of the LEP, present summaries of studies of literacy sites which participated in the project, report on the evaluation findings from the fifteen sites involved and provide recommendations on local, state and national policy changes suggested by the findings. This report has been written for an audience of providers, policy-makers and interested parties, and will serve as a roadmap by providing insight into the process of evaluation, as well as recommendations for improving program accountability measures and standards.
Language Exercises - Review - For Adults	Steck-Vaughn	Softbound & Teacher's Guide	A program designed for students who require additional practice in the basics of effective writing and speaking. Focused practice in key grammar, usage, mechanics, and composition areas helps students gain ownership of essential skills.
Language Exercises - Level A - For Adults	Steck-Vaughn	Softbound & Teacher's Guide	A program designed for students who require additional practice in the basics of effective writing and speaking. Focused practice in key grammar, usage, mechanics, and composition areas helps students gain ownership of essential skills.
Language Exercises - Level B- For Adults	Steck-Vaughn	Softbound & Teacher's Guide	A program designed for students who require additional practice in the basics of effective writing and speaking. Focused practice in key grammar, usage, mechanics, and composition areas helps students gain ownership of essential skills.
Language Exercises - Level C- For Adults	Steck-Vaughn	Softbound & Teacher's Guide	A program designed for students who require additional practice in the basics of effective writing and speaking. Focused practice in key grammar, usage, mechanics, and composition areas helps students gain ownership of essential skills.
Language Exercises - Level D- For Adults	Steck-Vaughn	Softbound & Teacher's Guide	A program designed for students who require additional practice in the basics of effective writing and speaking. Focused practice in key grammar, usage, mechanics, and composition areas helps students gain ownership of essential skills.
Language Exercises - Level E- For Adults	Steck-Vaughn	Softbound & Teacher's Guide	A program designed for students who require additional practice in the basics of effective writing and speaking. Focused practice in key grammar, usage, mechanics, and composition areas helps students gain ownership of essential skills.
Language Exercises - Level F- For Adults	Steck-Vaughn	Softbound & Teacher's Guide	A program designed for students who require additional practice in the basics of effective writing and speaking. Focused practice in key grammar, usage, mechanics, and composition areas helps students gain ownership of essential skills.
Language Exercises - Level G- For Adults	Steck-Vaughn	Softbound & Teacher's Guide	A program designed for students who require additional practice in the basics of effective writing and speaking. Focused practice in key grammar, usage, mechanics, and composition areas helps students gain ownership of essential skills.
Language Exercises - Level H- For Adults	Steck-Vaughn	Softbound & Teacher's Guide	A program designed for students who require additional practice in the basics of effective writing and speaking. Focused practice in key grammar, usage, mechanics, and composition areas helps students gain ownership of essential skills.
Maps Globes Graphs	Steck-Vaughn	Softbound (3)	A series of three books designed to help the student learn the skills necessary for understanding and using maps, globes, and graphs. Each of the units focuses on one skill. The first 8 units deal with map and globe skills. The last unit focuses on skills needed to read bar graphs, circle graphs, line graphs, time lines, and flow charts.
Directions - An Adult Reading Skills Series	Steck-Vaughn	Softbound (4)	Features include: previewing and predicting, writing, journal writing, and making decisions.
Basic Essentials of Mathematics: Book 1 - Whole Number, Fractions, & Decimals & Book 2 - Percent, Measurement & Formulas, Equations, Ratio & Proportion	Steck-Vaughn	Softbound (2)	This material has been written for the adult learner who wants to brush up on math skills in a minimum amount of time. The book allows the adult learner to act as their own teacher and check their own work.
Life Skills for Today's World - Community and Government	Vivian Bernstein	Softbound	The full set includes 5 books. Includes chapters on: American Government, Government Services, Know Your Rights, Discrimination, Getting a Driver's License, Traffic Laws, Social Security and Voting in Elections.
Life Skills for Today's World - Personal Health	Vivian Bernstein	Softbound	The full set includes 5 books. Includes chapters on: Good Health Habits, Choosing Healthy Foods, Staying Fit and Healthy, Caring for Your Health, Health Care, Taking Medicine Safely, Health Emergencies, and Preventing Accidents.
Life Skills for Today's World - Your Own Home	Vivian Bernstein	Softbound	The full set includes 5 books. Includes chapters on: Different Kinds of Housing, Renting a Home, Setting Up Your New Home, Setting Up Your Kitchen, Planning Healthy Meals, Caring for Your Home, Home Emergencies, and Preventing Crime at Home.
Life Skills for Today's World - The World of Work	Vivian Bernstein	Softbound	The full set includes 5 books. Includes chapters on: Choosing the Right Kind of Work, Finding a Job, Applying for a Job, Your Job Interview, Getting to Work, Keeping Your Job, Success at Work, and Your Paycheck and Benefits.
Life Skills for Today's World - Money and Consumers	Vivian Bernstein	Softbound	The full set includes 5 books. Includes chapters on: Using Banking Services, Using a Checking Account, Credit and Interest, Planning Your Budget, Paying Bills, Being a Smart Shopper, Buying Insurance, and Owning a Car.
America's Story	Vivian Bernstein	2 Books & Teacher's Guide	Book 1 presents the history of the United States beginning with the cultural heritage of Native Americans and concluding with the Civil War. Book 2 begins with the period of Reconstruction and concludes with American achievements in world leadership and technology. The teaching guide contains teaching strategies for both units and chapters, an answer key for all pupil edition activities, as well as blackline masters for review and assessment.
Basic Science for Living - Physical Science	Jewell Varnado	Softbound	This two book program specially designed for students who need to learn or review the basic scientific facts covered in a general science course. Students are introduced to science concepts through an explanation of the real-life science they experience every day. Students gain a thorough understanding of scientific terms and concepts from e relevant setting in which terms and concepts are presented.
Basic Science for Living - Earth and Life Science	Jewell Varnado	Softbound	This two book program specially designed for students who need to learn or review the basic scientific facts covered in a general science course. Students are introduced to science concepts through an explanation of the real-life science they experience every day. Students gain a thorough understanding of scientific terms and concepts from e relevant setting in which terms and concepts are presented.
American Government - Freedom, Rights, Responsibilities	Vivian Bernstein	Softbound & Teacher's Guide	A course on government in the United States that covers how the Constitution was written; the principles and philosophies of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights; the structure of federal, state and local governments; adn the actions government takes to serve the American people. The material is written on a fourth to fifth grade level and covers high school government curriculum.
Strategies for Success - Writing	Steck-Vaughn	Softbound	5 volume set. This book includes chapters on: - Capitalizing Correctly - Using Punctuation - Writing Clear Sentences - Nouns, Pronouns, and Adjectives - Using Verbs and Adverbs - Correcting Your Spelling
Strategies for Success - Social Studies	Steck-Vaughn	Softbound	5 volume set. This book includes chapters on: - Geography - History - Political Science - Economics - Behavioral Science
Strategies for Success - Science	Steck-Vaughn	Softbound	5 volume set. This book includes chapters on: - Biology - Earth Science - Chemistry - Physics
Strategies for Success - Reading	Steck-Vaughn	Softbound	5 volume set. This book includes chapters on: - Finding Information - The Meaning of Words - The Main Idea - Organization of a Paragraph - Interpreting What you Read
Strategies for Success - Mathematics	Steck-Vaughn	Softbound	5 volume set. This book includes chapters on: - Whole Numbers: Addition and Subtraction - Whole Numbers: Multiplication and Division - Fractions - Decimals - Percent - Measurement
Great Disasters	Billings & Stone	Softbound	A total of 8 in this set. Includes a glossary and answer key.
Great Rescues	Billings & Stone	Softbound	A total of 8 in this set. Includes a glossary and answer key.
Great Escapes	Billings & Stone	Softbound	A total of 8 in this set. Includes a glossary and answer key.
Great Mysteries	Billings & Stone	Softbound	A total of 8 in this set. Includes a glossary and answer key.
Great Adventures	Billings & Stone	Softbound	A total of 8 in this set. Includes a glossary and answer key.
Great Challenges	Billings & Stone	Softbound	A total of 8 in this set. Includes a glossary and answer key.
Great Firsts	Billings & Stone	Softbound	A total of 8 in this set. Includes a glossary and answer key.
Great Heroes	Billings & Stone	Softbound	A total of 8 in this set. Includes a glossary and answer key.
Reading Skills for Adults	Swinburne & Warner	Softbound (4)	This set of 4 books (blue, brown, green, red) using the three step process for reading for success; Preview; Read; and Summarize.
Pre-GED Writing	Steck-Vaughn	Softbound	An easy-to-read series that bridges the gap between ABE studies and GED preparation. Pretest and posttest isolate areas for additional study. Correlation charts list pages for skill practices. Answers and complete explanations in each book. This book includes: The Writing Process; Narrative Writing; Descriptive Writing; Explanatory Writing; Persuasive Writing; Letter Writing; Report Writing; Expository Writing; Creative Writing; and Special Writing Situations.
Pre-GED Literature and the Arts & Exercise Book	Steck-Vaughn	Softbound & Exercise Book	An easy-to-read series that bridges the gap between ABE studies and GED preparation. Pretest and posttest isolate areas for additional study. Correlation charts list pages for skill practices. Answers and complete explanations in each book. This book includes: Classical Literature; Popular Literature; and Commentary on the Arts. The Exercise Book provides practice in answering the types of questions found on the GED Interpreting Literature and the Arts Test. This material can be used with the Steck-Vaughn GED Literature and the Arts book or with the Steck-Vaughn Complete GED Preparation book. Cross references are supplied. Has two sections: Practice Exercises and Simulated Tests.
Pre-GED Science	Steck-Vaughn	Softbound	An easy-to-read series that bridges the gap between ABE studies and GED preparation. Pretest and posttest isolate areas for additional study. Correlation charts list pages for skill practices. Answers and complete explanations in each book. This book includes: Life Science; Earth Science; Physics; and Chemistry.
Pre-GED Mathematics	Steck-Vaughn	Softbound	An easy-to-read series that bridges the gap between ABE studies and GED preparation. Pretest and posttest isolate areas for additional study. Correlation charts list pages for skill practices. Answers and complete explanations in each book. This book includes: Whole Numbers; Fractions; Decimals; and Ratio, Proportion, and Percent.
Pre-GED Social Studies	Steck-Vaughn	Softbound	An easy-to-read series that bridges the gap between ABE studies and GED preparation. Pretest and posttest isolate areas for additional study. Correlation charts list pages for skill practices. Answers and complete explanations in each book. This book includes: Geography; History; Economics; Political Science; and Behavioral Science.
Decisions for Health	Vivian Bernstein	2 Softbound and Teacher's Guide	Unit 1 focuses on wellness, emotional health, nutrition, personal health care, safety and first aid, and consumer health. Unit 2 focuses on human growth and development, family health, drug abuse, and diseases and disorders. Both books in is series stress the importance of developing high self-esteem, decision-making skills, and refusal skills. Students have an opportunity to apply these skills to the topics presented in both books and are encouraged to choose healthy, responsible behavior.
Reading for Today - Instructor Training Manual	Carolyn Hall	Videos (2), Manual & Certificates	A sequential reading program for adults. Is designed for easy use by both volunteers and certified reading teachers. It is for adults who have minimal reading/writing skills and consists of seven student books, six workbooks, and the Teacher's Guide. This material provides instructions for conducting a training workshop for the program.
Reading for Today - Introductory Book	Carolyn Hall	Softbound	A sequential reading program for adults. Is designed for easy use by both volunteers and certified reading teachers. It is for adults who have minimal reading/writing skills and consists of seven student books, six workbooks, and the Teacher's Guide.
Reading for Today - Teacher's Guide	Carolyn Hall	Softbound	A sequential reading program for adults. Is designed for easy use by both volunteers and certified reading teachers. It is for adults who have minimal reading/writing skills and consists of seven student books, six workbooks, and the Teacher's Guide.
Reading for Today - Book One	Carolyn Hall	Softbound & Workbook	A sequential reading program for adults. Is designed for easy use by both volunteers and certified reading teachers. It is for adults who have minimal reading/writing skills and consists of seven student books, six workbooks, and the Teacher's Guide.
Reading for Today - Book Two	Carolyn Hall	Softbound & Workbook	A sequential reading program for adults. Is designed for easy use by both volunteers and certified reading teachers. It is for adults who have minimal reading/writing skills and consists of seven student books, six workbooks, and the Teacher's Guide.
Reading for Today - Book Three	Carolyn Hall	Softbound & Workbook	A sequential reading program for adults. Is designed for easy use by both volunteers and certified reading teachers. It is for adults who have minimal reading/writing skills and consists of seven student books, six workbooks, and the Teacher's Guide.
Reading for Today - Book Four	Carolyn Hall	Softbound & Workbook	A sequential reading program for adults. Is designed for easy use by both volunteers and certified reading teachers. It is for adults who have minimal reading/writing skills and consists of seven student books, six workbooks, and the Teacher's Guide.
Reading for Today - Book Five	Carolyn Hall	Softbound & Workbook	A sequential reading program for adults. Is designed for easy use by both volunteers and certified reading teachers. It is for adults who have minimal reading/writing skills and consists of seven student books, six workbooks, and the Teacher's Guide.
Reading for Today - Book Six	Carolyn Hall	Softbound & Workbook	A sequential reading program for adults. Is designed for easy use by both volunteers and certified reading teachers. It is for adults who have minimal reading/writing skills and consists of seven student books, six workbooks, and the Teacher's Guide.
Connections - Reading & Science	Steck-Vaughn	Softbound	There are five books in this series. Includes an answer guide and glossary.
Connections - Reading & Social Studies	Steck-Vaughn	Softbound	There are five books in this series. Includes an answer guide and glossary.
Connections - Reading & Literature	Steck-Vaughn	Softbound	There are five books in this series. Includes an answer guide and glossary.
Connections - Life Skills & Writing	Steck-Vaughn	Softbound	There are five books in this series. Includes an answer guide and glossary.
Connections - Life Skills & Mathematics	Steck-Vaughn	Softbound	There are five books in this series. Includes an answer guide and glossary.
Study Skills for Adults - Preparing Written Assignments	Steck-Vaughn	Softbound	There are 5 books in this series of teaching study skills.
Study Skills for Adults - Using Resources	Steck-Vaughn	Softbound	There are 5 books in this series of teaching study skills.
Working With Numbers - Algebra	James Shea	Softbound & Teacher's Guide	Includes an easy to use Answer Key for all student exercises as well as a four-page blackline master Mastery Test. The Master Test parallels the skills in the final review and can be used as both pre- and post-tests.
Working With Numbers - Refresher	James Shea	Softbound & Teacher's Guide	Three books in this series. Answer key is included. Includes an easy to use Answer Key for all student exercises as well as a four-page blackline master Mastery Test. The Master Test parallels the skills in the final review and can be used as both pre- and post-tests.
Working With Numbers - Consumer Math	James Shea	Softbound & Teacher's Guide	Three books in this series. Answer key is included. Includes an easy to use Answer Key for all student exercises as well as a four-page blackline master Mastery Test. The Master Test parallels the skills in the final review and can be used as both pre- and post-tests.
Economics - Concepts and Applications	Larry Hodge	Softbound & Teacher's Guide	A course in economics and the American free enterprise system. This course provides students with essential information about how the world economic systems operate. Sufficient material is presented on each topic for this book to meet the requirements of a beginning course in economics.
Reading in the Content Areas - Social Studies 1	Laura Stark Johnson	Softbound	Covers the five areas of Geography, History, Political Science, Behavioral Science and Economics.
GED Social Studies	Steck-Vaughn	Softbound	Includes information about the GED and Test Two (Social Studies). Includes a pretest, posttest and simulated test.
GED Mathematics	Steck-Vaughn	Softbound & Exercise Book	Preparation for the GED Test Five covering all areas of Mathematics. Includes a Pretest, Posttest, and a full-length simulated test.
GED Writing Sample	Steck-Vaughn	Softbound & Exercise Book	Preparation for the GED Test One, Part Two covering the areas of writing process and essay writing. Includes writing topics and a writer's handbook.
GED Writing Skills	Steck-Vaughn	Softbound & Exercise Book	Preparation for the GED Test One covering all areas of writing skills: Sentence Structure, Usage and Mechanics. Includes a pretest, posttest, and a full-length simulated GED test. Features include: - Master list of frequently misspelled words - Format mirrors the GED tests - Content reflects the latest GED research findings - Separate performated answer sheets - Two full-length simulated practice tests - Analysis of test performance charts
GED Science	Steck-Vaughn	Softbound & Exercise Book	Preparation for the GED Test Three covering all areas of Science. Includes a pretest, posttest, and a full-length simulated GED science test. Provides practice in answering the types of questions found on the GED Science Test. This material can be used with the Steck-Vaughn GED Science book or with the Steck-Vaughn Complete GED Preparation book. Cross references are supplied. Contains both practice exercises and two complete simulated GED tests.
GED Literature and the Arts	Steck-Vaughn	Softbound	Preparation for the GED Test Four covering all areas of Literature and the Arts. Includes a pretest, posttest, and a full-length simulated GED test.
GED Social Studies	Steck-Vaughn	Softbound & Exercise Book	Preparation for the GED Test two covering all areas of Social Studies. Includes a pretest, posttest, and a full-length simulated GED test. Provides practice in answering the types of questions found on the GED Social Studies Test. This material can be used with the Steck-Vaughn GED Social Studies book or with the Steck-Vaughn Complete GED Preparation book. Cross references are supplied. Contains both practice exercises and two complete simulated GED tests.
Real-Life English Grammar 1 & 2	Richard Firsten	Teacher's Edition, Grammar 1 & Grammar 2	Includes 10 six-page units covering units of grammar which are significant in establishing a solid communicative foundation in English. Each page of the Teacher's Edition contains notes covering two pages of the pupil text. They address preparation of materials, presentation of the lesson, and suggestions for further practice. There is a comprehensive answer key as well as blackline masters.
Real-Life English Literacy - A Competency-Based ESL Program for Adults	Cogliano & Veramendi	Student and Teacher's Books	Intended for use with students who have no prior knowledge of English and few or no literacy skills in their own language(s). It is also designed for use with students who are literate in a language with a non-Roman alphabet.
Real-Life English - A Competency-Based ESL Program for Adults	Lynne Robinson	Teacher's Edition, Student Book & Workbook	For teaching ESL to adults and young adults. Follows a competency-based syllabus that is compatible with the CASAS and MELT competencies, as well as state curriculums for competency-based adult ESL from Texas and California.
Curriculum-Based Evaluation - Teaching and Decision Making - 2nd Edition	Howell, Fox & Morehead	Softbound	This book examines teacher-made tests and curricula as they relate to a child's success or failure. To break through the inertia of common practice in the classroom, the authors integrate the basic concepts of evaluation and instruction with the best current knowledge to generate productive classroom tools. Using a step-by-step approach, the authors show you: - How to use the curriculum to meet the child's needs, - How to assess in an ongoing way, and - How to recognize when instructional change is warranted.
Curriculum-Based Evaluation - Teaching and Decision Making Study Guide - 2nd Edition	Howell, Fox & Morehead	Softbound	Using the guide, you will: - Test your knowledge of critically important material, - Practice assessment techniques utilizing the work of real students, - Learn to write probes (criterion-referenced tests or observation procedures).
ESL Materials Guide	Minnesota Literacy Council	Softbound	Resource guide for materials on: -Series/Integrated Skills -Reading/Writing -Listening/Conversation -Grammar -Pronunciation -Activities/Pictures -Pe -Periodicals -Tutor Reference -Citizenship
South-Western GED Comprehensive	South Western Educational Publishing	Softbound	Contains 1,000 GED-type multiple choice questions; easy-to-use lessons with plenty of practice pretests, posttests, and practice tests; over 80 practical test-taking tips; full color connections; and everything needed for GED success.
Language Skill Book	Steck-Vaughn Company	Softbound	Pronouns, Adjectives, Adverbs, and Paragraphs.
Essay	Steck-Vaughn	Softbound & Skill Book	Contains Planning, Organizing, Writing, Evaluating, Revising, More on Prewriting, Raising Your Score, Power Review, Simulated Tests, Idea Map Form, Evaluation Check List, Writer's Handbook, Sample Essays, and an Answer Sheet. This book will help a student prepare for the GED Writing Skills Test, Part II: The Essay. It focuses on writing a five-paragraph essay, which is an effective way to present a GED essay. Each of the 10 lessons provides you with explanations, examples, and practice which will help you improve writing skills.
Building Strategies - Social Studies	Steck-Vaughn	Softbound	A study of geography, history, economics, political science, and behavioral science.
Evaluation Tool of Children's Handwriting (ETCH)	Susan J. Amundson	3-Ring Bound	ETCH is designed to evaluate manuscript and cursive handwriting skills of children in grades 1-6 who are experiencing difficulty with written communication. The primary focus is to assess a child's legibility and speed of handwriting in writing tasks which are similar to those required of students in the classroom. Each writing task is scored individually. It also examines specific legibility components of the child's handwriting, such as letter formation, spacing, size and alignment, as well as a variety of sensorimotor skills related to the child's handling of the writing tool and paper.
Reading in the Content Areas - Social Studies 1	Laura Stark Johnson	Softbound	Covers the five areas of Geography, History, Political Science, Behavioral Science and Economics.
Patterns in Spelling - Book 3 - Patterns with Consonant Blends and Digraphs	Brown & Knight	Softbound	Includes units on: -The blends that begin syllables -Digraphs and suffixes -Beginning blends of three letters -Blends with n that end syllables -Blends that end syllables -The silent partners
NTC's Dictionary of American English Phrases	Spears, Richard A.	Text	Includes the meaning of phrases as well as how to use them.
NTC's Thesaurus of Everyday American English	Bertram, Anne	Text	Gives definitions with the choices to help you make a better choice.
Essentials of English Grammar - A Practical Guide to the Mastery of English - 2nd Edition	L. Sue Baugh	Paperback	A handy reference to grammar, usage, and style for the person who needs an easy-to-use, reliable source to answer specific questions about the English language. Contains: Grammar Essentials; Style Considerations; and Appendixes.
Looking at American Signs - A Pictorial Introduction to the American Language and Culture	Jann Huizenga	Softbound with Teacher's Guide	This material introduces the beginning students of English to the language of American signs. It is meant to supplement the regular curriculum and can be used to achieve a number of goals. The principal goal of the text is to ease the entry into American culture by preparing students to cope with the signs ever present on the American landscape. Sequenced according to difficulty, signs have been selected from familiar, everyday contexts: the supermarket, the airport, the highway, the movie theatre, etc.
Getting to Know United States - 2nd Edition	Clark & Robinson	Text	This full-color book is in an easy to read format, presents an up to date view of the United States, including its geography, people, economy, natural resources, culture, and government. Includes photographs, maps, drawings, charts, and other illustrations to help provide a clear understanding of life in contemporary United States and its place in the global community.
Building Strategies - Mathematics	Steck-Vaughn	Softbound	This material inclues chapters on: Whole Numbers Place Value; Adding and Subtracting Whole Numbers; Multiplying and Dividing Whole Numbers; Decimals; Fractions; and Ratio, Proportion, and Percent.
Hmong American Partnership	Hmong American Partnership	Blue Folder	Several publications from the Hmong American Partnership
Stories in Thread	Marsha MacDowell	Sprial Bound with Audio Cassette	By seeing the visually-depicted text, reading the literal text, and listening to both Hmong and English versions of the oral text, it is hoped that a greater understanding of the rople of storytelling and textile production in Hmong life will be achieved.
Hmong New Year	Srisuda Walsh	Looseleaf Stapled	Simple book that describes the Hmong New Year celebration.
Hmong - Yesterday and Today	Patricia Moore-Howard	Spiralbound	This resource book includes chapters on: - History of the Hmong - Culture and Customs - Escape and Resettlement - Adjusting to a New Life Also includes lesson plans.
Free People - Our Stories, Our Voices, Our Dreams	Hmong Youth Cultural Awareness Project	Paperback	This book tells the story of the Hmong through the eyes of 14-18 year old students in the Minneapolis Public Schools. These young men and women are now struggling to find meaning in their new American culture, as well as in their traditional Hmong culture.
Minnesota and Wisconsin Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Journal, Vol. 13 1995-96	TESOL	Paperback	The first article "Iwareru and Meiwaku" offers a glimpse into the cultural attitudes of Japanese students and shows how these attitudes manifest themselves in a language class. In "Reading in the Upper-Elementary Classroom" there is a wealth of suggestions for dealing with the task of teaching beginning reading to older elementary students. Next is an article "Reading Lab: From Pleasure Reading to Proficiency?" which examines the impact of including an extensive reading lab component in reading classes for college-level intensive ESL students and the overall effect this has on reading comprehension. The article "An Overview of Hmong for ESL Teachers" has the goal of outlinging key characteristics of the Hmong language and culture and the implication these characteristics have on the teaching and learning of ESL. The final article "The Paraphrasing Process of Native Speakers" discusses the complexities of paraphrasing in a second language.
Jazz Chants	Carolyn Graham	Softbound with Audio Cassette	A collection of chants and poems that set everyday, situational English to jazz rhythms to demonstrate the rhythm and intonation pattern of conversational American English. Each change, recorded by the author and a choral speaking group, is accompanied in the text by structure notes, pronunciation notes, and presentation notes and is ideal for reinforcing specific language structures. The text and cassette are designed for class or individual use.
Sing It! Learn English Through Song, Level 1 Text	Millie Grenough	Softbound with Audio Cassette	Each song has several pages of learning ideas and fill-in exercises. Level one includes- Present Tense, Imperative, Future with "going to", and Beginning Vocabulary. Songs include: "Michael, Row the Boat Ashore", "Take Me Out to the Ball Game", "When the Saints Go Marching In", "Rhythm is Gonna Get You", "Turn, Turn, Turn" and eight others.
Tense Situations	Hartmann, Esparza & Zarian	Softbound	Intended for ESL/EFL students who have studied all or most of the tenses in English, but still haven't mastered them. It presents each tense in contrast with other tenses through challenging, contextualized oral and written activities. Features include: Explanations and exampled of the use of each tense; Special attention to shades of meaning; and Humorous strip stories and picture puzzles.
Sing It! Learn English Through Song, Level 4 Text	Millie Grenough	Softbound with Audio Cassette	Each song has several pages of learning ideas and fill-in exercises. Level four includes- Other Past Tenses (Past Continuous, Present Perfect, Past Perfect); and Intermedite to Advanced Vocabulary. Songs include: "Brazil," "Jamaica Farewell," "The Sound of Silence," "Strangers in teh Night," "Take Me Home, Country Roads," "This Land is Your Land," "We are the World," "You Belong to my Heart" and six others.
U.S. Citizen Yes - Interactive Citizenship Preparation	Ronna Magy	Softbound	This program is designed to prepare adult students of Citizenship and English as a Second Language for the naturalization process. The book consists of 10 chapters that present the content a student is required to learn to become a citizen. Activities encourage students to talk and interact in groups. The book builds on students' life skills and knowledge by encouraging them to systematically compare political systems and historical events in the United States with those in their native countries.
Teen Stories - Personal Stories for Students who are Beginning to Read	Koch, Mrowicki, & Ruttenberg	Softbound	Written for secondary students who are beginning to read English. Eighteen stories describe the lives of six central characters. These stories stimulate the students to compare and discuss cultural values. Each story is followed by exercises which check comprehension and develop reading skills such as making inferences, categorizing, predicting, and sequencing. The lessons conclude with the students writing their own personal stories.
Our Constitution	Linda Carlson Johnson	Softbound	Includes chapters on: -A new nation struggles to survive -A meeting of minds in Philadelphia -Will the Constitution be passed -Important rights are added to the Constitution -The Constitution: a living document Also includes a chronology
Time to Master English Verb Tenses	Melvin Shantz	Large Card	Useful tips to assist with English verb tenses. The card defines time frames for all English verb tenses and lists some common adverbs or time indicators associated with each one. It also models the basic conjugation, the negative form, the question form, and passive form and provides information regarding exceptions. The card also describes two special kinds of verbs - modals and gerunds - which have particular rules associated with them. The card gives a starter list of irregular verbs. This is not a complete list but does contain many of the most commonly used irregular verbs.
Symbols of America - Thematic Unit	Marcus & Dettloff	Softbound	For grades 4-8. Includes activites and a history on: -The Flag -The Declaration of Independence -The Constitution and Bill of Rights -The Great Seal of the United States -The Statute of Liberty -Washington, D.C. -American Holidays
Even More True Stories - An Intermediate Reader	Sandra Heyer	Softbound	Fifteen human interest stories adapted from newspapers and magazines for the intermediate-level student. Exercises in vocabulary, comprehension, discussion, and writing follow each reading selection. Students develop the reading skills they will need throughout their reading careers, such as guessing vocabulary from context, transferring vocabulary to new contexts, skimming and scanning for information, and understanding causal and temporal relationships. Spin-off discussion and writing activities in each unit encourage personalization of the themes and develop skills in problem solving, critical thinking, and communication.
World of Science & Technology - A Theme-Based, Study-Skills Approach	Frances Luttikhuizen	Paperback	The main emphasis is on English as a medium of communication. It is intended for the intermediate student who already knows how to handle the common English sentence patterns but needs practice using English within the broader context of academic discourse. The topics take a historical perspective on science and technology in the boradest sense. Listening, reading, and comprehension are taught, as are business skills such as classifying, outlining, drawing charts, and hypothesizing. An interactive, theme-based approach makes the material realistic and communicative.
Body English - A Study of Gestures	Thomas Adams	Paperback	Examines 50 common North American gestures and the idiomatic language that describes those gestures. Each of the book's ten units focus on five gestures and expressions that relate to a specific part of the human body. This is a resource for students and professionals seeking a deeper understanding of the culture, language, and body language of English-speaking North Americans. Each unit contains: A Reading; Cognitively-based Exercises; and Stimulating Discussion Questions to increase comprehension and cultural comparisons.
Food For Thought - American English Idioms	Teresa Delgadillo-Harrison	Paperback	Examines almost 100 common American English idioms that contain words for food, cooking, and eating. Each of the 10 units focuses on 5 to 10 idioms that are thematically related. Each unit contains; A Reading; Cognitively-based Exercises; and Discussion Questions. Additional practice is offered through Review sections; a General Test, a Notional Index, and an Alphabetical Index of Expressions with Verb Forms.
Picture is Worth...1000 Words	Anthony Mollica	2 Softbound	The first book is of reproducible photographs. The second book is questions about each photograph in Spanish.
Americana - A Basic Reader	Pamela McPartland	Softbound	This content-area reader for college-level students presents ten lively and informative passages about the history, people, and culture of the U.S. Topics include the discovery of America, the Statute of Liberty, the Stars and Stripes, Uncle Sam, and the American cowboy. Each chapter provides an opening illustration for pre-reading discussion; a short, high-interest reading of from 120-360 words; student-centered follow-up activities, featuring comprehension, vocabulary and role-play; and skill-building activities to develop skimming and "chunking" - reading in whole phrases rather than isolated words. Also includes an Appendix and Answer Key.
History of the United States - Volume 1	Robert J. Field	Text	Units included: - A New World - The First Colonies in America - England in the New World - Steps Toward Freedom - A New Country - The United States Grows - The Country is Divided Lists key words and questions for each unit.
History of the United States - Volume 2	Robert J. Field	Text	Units included: - Rebuilding the Country - The United States Grows Quickly - The United States Becomes a World Power - The Country Changes - Keeping World Peace Lists key words and questions for each unit.
English for a Changing World - Cue Book 1	Scott, Foresman and Company	Set of 8 booklets	Drawings of common things. Grouped together.
Study Skills for Adults - Taking Tests	Steck-Vaughn	Softbound	There are 5 books in this series of teaching study skills.
Study Skills for Adults - Working with Textbooks	Steck-Vaughn	Softbound	There are 5 books in this series of teaching study skills.
Study Skills for Adults - Preparing Written Assignments	Steck-Vaughn	Softbound	There are 5 books in this series of teaching study skills.
Study Skills for Adults - Writing Reports	Steck-Vaughn	Softbound	There are 5 books in this series of teaching study skills.
Basic Grammar in Use - Reference and Practice for Students of English & Answer Key	Raymond Murphy	2 Softbound	A unique combination of reference grammar and practice book, concentrating on the grammar problems encountered by beginning and low intermediate students. North American English - Reference grammar and practice book in one volume - Easy to use: grammar presentations on left-hand pages and corresponding exercise on right-hand pages - Clear explanations in simple language - 106 units organized by grammatical categories usable in any order - Detailed table of contents and index for easily locating grammar concepts - Separate Answer Key serving as a convenient reference for teachers or self-study users.
New Americans Guide: How to Become a Citizen - How to Become a Homeowner	National Immigration Forum	Softbound	There is a strong connection between citizenship and homeownership. One of the obstacles many immigrants face in realizing their dreams is a lack of information. This guide willprovide information on the processes of becoming a citizen and becoming a homeowner. This guide demystifys the process and shows that achieving these goals is within reach.
Learner Progress Resource Guide	Minnesota Literacy Council	Softbound	Includes chapters on: The Philosophy of Assessment; Assessment Case Studies; Commercially Available Tools; Locally Developed Tools; and Portfolio Assessment.
Initiating Practitioner Inquiry: Adult Literacy Teachers, Tutors, and Administrators Research Their Practice	Lytle, Belzer & Reumann	Spiralbound	This paper focuses on a particular type of inquiry-based staff development that is referred to as inquiry-centered, that is, staff development in which practicition (a) form a research community from within a program or across a range of program sites; (b) undertake a collaborative investigation of selected issues in the field, using the literature and their own experiences, through which they critically analyze current theory and research froma field-based perspective; (c) generate research questions and conduct systematic and intentional inquiries into teaching, learning, and administration in their own program settings; (d) organize their research as social and collaborative processes; and (e) disseminate their findings through a range of oral and written presentations.
Effective Service Delivery in Adult Literacy Programs: A Policy Review and Recommendations	Judith Koloski	Spiralbound	Includes information on: the history of federal literacy policy; current federal literacy programs; state coordination of adult literacy programs; what coordinationmeans at the local level; and recommendations.
Heinemann Children's Games - Teacher's Resource Book	Maria Toth	Spiralbound	The games in this book aim to provide the teacher of English with supplementary materials that can be used alongside a coursebook. The games have been organized according to the complexity of the game and relative language difficulty. Each has a focal practice point. Teachers are also provided with a set of instructions on how to set up the activity. Many of the games also include extra ideas on how to adapt the activity to practise other language areas. Pages can be photocopied.
Chocolate Cake - Songs and Poems for Children	Carolyn Graham	Paperback with Audio Cassette	A collection of poems and songs for children, designed to develop a love of language and to enable students of English as a Second Language to enjoy the sounds and rhythms. The first seven were written by students. The activities may be used for written work in class or at home. They may be used by students working alone as well as by students working cooperatively in pairs or in small groups. They may also be used orally as a basis for class discussion.
Classroom Teacher's ESL Survival Kit #1	Claire & Haynes	3-ring bound	This book includes tips on: making advance preparations; making a checklist for the newcomers' first days; therapy for newcomers' culture shock; strategies for two-way communication; sensitizing your class to newcomers' frustrations; ESL-preferred learning modes and corresponding teach strategies; what to include in a language learning center in your classroom; how to test, grade, and report to parents; and helpful district policies and practices.
ESL Teacher's Activities Kit	Elizabeth Claire	Spiralbound	Over 160 stimulating, easy-to-use games and activities to enhance language learning in any second-language teaching situation. Plus tips for managing the ESL classroom and a special "language needs checklist" to help you quickly locate activities to meet specific needs.
Find the Errors - Proofreading Activity Sheets	Nancy Lobb	Paperback	The exercises in proofreading are divided into two areas of writing skills: mechanics and problem-sentence revision. The mechanics section includes units on capitalization and punctuation. The problem-sentence revisision section includes units on usage, sentence structure, and style.
Best Board Games from Around the World	Robert Dugan	Spiralbound	Includes: Achi, Cliffhangers, Jumpers & Stumpers, Baffles, Seega, Horseshoe, Poindexter, Fox & Geese, Mu-Torere, Wari, Nine Men's Morris, Jungle Game, Bandits, Checkers, Reversals, and Go.
Let's Write English	C.J. Moore	Paperback	This is a basic introduction to the English alphabet and numbers. It teaches letter formation but not joined-up writing. Pupils are introduced letter-by-letter to the alphabet in both upper and lower case. The written formation of each letter is then practised. Varied writing activities, including games and puzzles, are provided.
Talk About Values - Conversation Skills for Intermediate Students	Irene Schoenberg	Paperback	This book presents 12 high-interest topics that stimulate conversation about cultural values. Each chapter includes: illustrations; short readings; surveys of personal experiences and options; role plays; proverbs and jokes; crossword puzzles; and sentence completions.
Grammar Games - Cognitive, Affective and Drama Activities for EFL Students	Mario Rinvolucri	Paperback	A resource book for teachers containing material for a wide variety of games which can be played in the English language classroom. Each game focusses on one or more points of English grammer. A specification is given for each game, describing its level, materials needed, grammar points practised and time required.
Tales from Many Cultures	Penny Cameron	Paperback	Offers familiar folktales from around the world to stimulate students to reach creatively and interactively. Stories from Mexico, Haiti, Jamaica, Cuba, India, the Middle East, Vietnam, China, Central America, and Puerto Rico encourage students to call on their prior knowledge and cultural values. Designed for beginning ESL/EFL students, features selections chosen for the universality of their appeal to adults and young readers.
Writing Inspirations - A Fundex of Individualized Activities for English Language Practice	Arlene Marcus	Paperback	Includes 176 activity cards with over 600 writing topics and photocopyable masters. Students choose activities from a Fundex of tasks involving the use of whole language in individual, pair, or small group work. Although the primary focus of each task is writing, the varied activities also engage the students in discussion and planning, information gathering research, and reading.
101 American English Idioms	Harry Collis	Kit of book and 2 audio cassettes	Common everyday idioms are arranged into sections including: the body has many uses; people do the strangest things; when things go wrong; and when things go well. Each idiom has a standard English translation and is placed in a real-life context, either in a natural dialogue or narrative.
Gold Mine	Melvin Shantz	Spiralbound	A treasury of language-teaching games and activities for teachers of English as a second or foreign language to use in the classroom. Includes cooperative and competitve activities played in pairs, small groups, large groups and as a class. Many of them work with students of all ages and are primarily geared to beginning and intermediate students.
How to Write Right: 1 - From Lists to Letters and 2 - Forms and More	Eleanor Segan	2 Paperbacks	Book 1 includes information to complete: notes to yourself; lists; notes to other people; memos and messages; friendly letters; invitations and thank you letters; address books; addresses on envelopes and packages; post cards; and business letters. Book 2 includes information to complete: information sheets; writing about yourself; Social Security card applications; job applications; money orders; banking forms; voter registration forms; driver's license applications; w-4 forms; and health insurance application forms.
Forms and You - Revised Edition	Nadine Stukel	Paperback	Includes chapters on: Social Security form; promise of vacation employment; unemployment compensation insurance claim; application for learner's permit; notificaton of change of address; application for international driving permit; application for certificate of title; college board admission testing application; college admission application; savings and checking accounts; loan applications; credit card applications; Ford Motor Credit Company customer statement; credit union applications; withholding and union forms; employment application; application for enlistment; traffic accident report; voter's registration; marriage forms; mail-order forms; application for food stamps; telegrams; and many more.
Scoring Higher on Tests - Understanding Directions, Formats, and Questions	George Mason	Test and Scoring Sheets	A group of fifty spirit masters written at two levels. Level 1 has readability levels between grades 3.8 and 5.5. Most of them are appropriate for pupils reading at about fourth or fifth reader level. Level 2 has a readability level between grades 6.0 and 7.5 with most being appropriate for pupils reading at about sixth or seventh reader level. Passages in Level 1 are written ona variety of topics, from "man-eaters" to computers. Nine different test formats are provided. Level 2 provides more practice on formats 1-6 with more difficult passages and vocabulary items.
Just a Minute	Elizabeth Claire	Game	Includes: English Directions, Spanish Directions, 96 cards, and scoring sheets This game fosters logical thinking and clarity of expression; it motivates fluency, distinct pronunciation, and careful listening. Excellent for all ages. Best for low-intermediate English ability levels and up. Second-grade reading level required.
101 Illustrated Crossword Puzzles	John Chabot	Spiralbound	The ten units in this book cover nine themes: Appliances, Weather, Fast Food, Signs, Furniture, Green (Environment), Things Found Around the House, Healthy Foods, Professions, and Combined. Each unit has 10 crossword puzzles.
TPR Is More Than Commands - at all Levels	Seely & Romijn	Paperback	This book shows how to teach a variety of language skills and structures at all levels. Among the many practical features are: 7 ways to teach tenses and verb forms; how to develop fluency and connected discourse; numerous examples in detail of how to bring about the natural acquisition of each of a variety of specific grammatical structures and idioms and expressions; 4 basic types of TPR exercises; a clear and detailed description of Blaine Ray's breakthrough TPR Storytelling, through which students unfailingly achieve fluency appropriate to their level; abundant practical tips and fine points of TPR; a variety of written exercises, including the extremely productive TPR Dictation; overcoming problems that are typically encountered in the use of TPR; and lists of TPR materials, sources of them, and TPR presenters.
Tales of Courage, Tales of Dreams - A Multicultural Reader	John Mundahl	Paperback	A collection of multicultural stories, poems, and folktales written especially for beginning to intermediate level ESL students. Includes authentic writings by immigrant teens; high interest, low readability; opportunities for personalized discussion and writing; and key vocabulary lists.
Profiles in Excellence - A Celebration of African American Heritage	Giant Food	Pamphlet	Reviews the lives of these African American people: Alijah J. McCoy, Walter E. Fauntroy, Dr. Ida Gray, Bill Pickett, Whitney Moore Young, Jr., Matthew Alexander Henson, Andrew Jackson Beard, Andrew Young, and Dr. Lloyd Augustus Hall.
Introduction to Hmong History and Culture	Yang, Thao, Yang & Yang	3-ring bound	Includes information on Hmong in Laos, Education, Hmong and Western Involvement in Laos, Hmong in The Refugee Camps in Thailand, Hmong in The United States. At the end is a listing of an Asian view of cultural differences as well as a Fact and Fallacies sheet.
Bell Atlantic Showcase - To be Free: the National Literacy Honors From the White House	Aired Nationally on ABC	Video	This video was aired nationally on ABC on March 18, 1990. Length is 49:46.
Bicultural/Bilingual Health, Math, Social Studies, Science - Grades 3 and 4	Minneapolis Public Schools	3-Ring Bound	The lessons and activities contained in this health book were written for the Minneapolis Public Schools' Bilingual/Bicultural program. The units parallel the district's 3rd and 4th grade curriculum for mainstream classroom instruction. The lessons are designed to be taught to native Spanish speaking Limited English Proficient children in their home language. Spanish is used to introduce new information, reinforce these learnings and develop new concepts appropriate to grade level. Worksheets are in both the native language and in English.
Bicultural/Bilingual Health - Grades 5 and 6	Minneapolis Public Schools	3-Ring Bound	The lessons and activities contained in this health book were written for the Minneapolis Public Schools' Bilingual/Bicultural program. The units parallel the district's 5th and 6th grade health curriculum for mainstream classroom instruction. The lessons are designed to be taught to native Spanish speaking Limited English Proficient children in their home language. Spanish is used to introduce new information, reinforce these learnings and develop new concepts appropriate to grade level. Worksheets are in both the native language and in English.
English as a Second Language - K-6 Curriculum - A Teacher's Guide	Minneapolis School District	3 ring bound	This Teacher's Guide has been prepared as a resource manual for elementary ESL teachers. It provides guidelines describing staff responsibilities within the program, performance objectives for the four language skill areas of the ESL curriculum, and extensive resource collections. Includes sections on: Role of the ESL Teacher; Factors Involved in Learning a Second Language; The ESL Curriculum; Resources; and Appendices.
Guidelines for Serving Students with Limited English Proficiency - Administrative Manual	Nelson, Gaskins, Erickson, & Montano	3 ring bound	Designed to help local school districts in Minnesota meet the educational needs of their LEP students in ways that are academically sound and administratively expedient. It is a revision of a manual first produced in 1980 and incorporates extensive modifications to accommodate the changing and developing needs of both students and districts. In addition, this manual provides responses to the kinds of questions that have come from district and program administrators as they establish and administer LEP programs.
Educator's Response to Southeast Asian Street Gangs	Carole Evenrud	3 ring bound	This study clarifys issues facing southeast Asian gangs and gang affiliated youth. It sets forth information for educators to aid them in understanding the problems facing these youth and their families.
English as a Second Language - ESL Secondary Curriculum Guide	Minneapolis Public Schools	3 ring bound	In the past 10 years many changes have occured in ESL methodology and second lanugage acquisition theory. The movement now is toward content based ESL, whole language, sheltered English, process writing, grammar taught in meaningful context, integrating reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills, developing critical thinking skills, multicultural perspective, academic English verses social English, bilingual education, and native language literacy skills. Many of these changes are usmmarized in the appendix to this curriculum guide as we feel these are important changes in second language instruction and learning theory.
Curriculum and Assessment Package	Hmong Preschool Program	3 ring bound	This is a literature-based curriculum developed for a Title 7 Grant for preschool Hmong children in the Minneapolis Public School District. Some of the stories were chosen from a multicultural-gender fair perspective. Others were chosen to introduce children to American classical children stories. Each story is intended to be used in a two-week period with the activities supplementing the story as well as introducing a particular theme.
Transitional Social Studies	Yang, Thao, & Krominga	3 ring bound	Developed for social studies classes in junior and senior high schools in Minneapolis. The content area material is similiar to mainstream beginning junior/senior social studies, but the English has been greatly simplified.
Monster Books Companion Activities and Lessons	Hilberer & Collier	3 ring bound	This packet of materials consists of lesson ideas for each of the 12 stories in set 1 of the Monster books. We have found the Monster books useful for building fluency and reading comprehension. The books were developed by having children tell stories based on the pictures, so teh language is conversational and accessible. The pictures and stories appeal to children in Kindergarten through grades 4 and 5, and even 6th graders at beginning reading levels enjoy them.
Minneapolis Public Schools LEP Assessment Package, K-12	Collaborative Services Department	3 ring bound	The content of this assessment package is organized and offered to LEP sites as a guide and resource in the continuing effort to improve entrance and on going assessments, and exiting procedures for students in the LEP program.
Culture from the Cloth - A Hmong Trunk Project	Merri Lynn Hoagland Yue	3 ring bound	This idea was based on a Hmong Trunk which may be rented on a weekly basis from the St. Paul Science Museum. The author worked on the curriculum which accompanied the trunk. It was more convenient and cost-effective to have their own version of the trunk to keep at the school. The trunk is filled with artifacts, books, and videos as hands-on tools for teaching about Hmong culture. This project could easily be done with other cultures as well. This focus on cloth or fabric is a logical choice for the Hmong who are known for their beautiful needlework.
Bicultural/Bilingual Social Studies - Grades 5 and 6	Minneapolis Public Schools	3-Ring Bound	The lessons and activities contained in this social studies book were written for the Minneapolis Public Schools' Bilingual/Bicultural program. The units parallel the district's 5th and 6th grade social studies curriculum for mainstream classroom instruction. The lessons are designed to be taught to native Spanish speaking Limited English Proficient children in their home language. Spanish is used to introduce new information, reinforce these learnings and develop new concepts appropriate to grade level. Worksheets are in both the native language and in English.
TERA-D/HH - Test of Early Reading Ability - Deaf or Hard of Hearing	Reid, Hresko, Hammill, and Wiltshire	Kit	Includes: Examiner's Manual, Picture Book, Form A & B Record Forms.
Bicultural/Bilingual Math and Science - Grades 5 and 6	Minneapolis Public Schools	3-Ring Bound	The lessons and activities contained in this health book were written for the Minneapolis Public Schools' Bilingual/Bicultural program. The units parallel the district's 5th and 6th grade science & math curriculums for mainstream classroom instruction. The lessons are designed to be taught to native Spanish speaking Limited English Proficient children in their home language. Spanish is used to introduce new information, reinforce these learnings and develop new concepts appropriate to grade level. Worksheets are in both the native language and in English.
Bicultural/Bilingual Science & Social Studies - Grades K-2	Minneapolis Public Schools	3-Ring Bound	The lessons and activities contained in this health book were written for the Minneapolis Public Schools' Bilingual/Bicultural program. The units parallel the district's Kindergarten thru 2nd grade science and social studies curriculums for mainstream classroom instruction. The lessons are designed to be taught to native Spanish speaking Limited English Proficient children in their home language. Spanish is used to introduce new information, reinforce these learnings and develop new concepts appropriate to grade level. Worksheets are in both the native language and in English.
Access to Math - Fractions	Nancy Seiler	Softbound	Lessons are easy to use. The guided practice section deomonstrates how to solve a problem similar to the sample problem. Answers are given in the first part of the problem to help find the final answer. The exercises section gives you the opportunity to practice the skill presented in the lesson. The application section applies the math skill in a practical or real-life situation. You will learn how to put your knowledge into action by using manipulatives and calculators, and by working problems through with a partner or a group.
Teaching Adults: An ESL Resource Book	Laubach Literacy Action	Paperback	A resource for every new or experienced ESL tutor or teacher, regardless of the teaching approach or materials used. It includes important background information on both the principles of second language acquisition and the process of learning a new culture. It also contains 61 specific activities that can be used with adult learners as well as an extensive description of the English sound system.
Teaching Adults: An ESL Resource Book	Laubach Literacy Action	Paperback	A resource for every new or experienced ESL tutor or teacher, regardless of the teaching approach or materials used. It includes important background information on both the principles of second language acquisition and the process of learning a new culture. It also contains 61 specific activities that can be used with adult learners as well as an extensive description of the English sound system.
Teaching Adults: A Literacy Resource Book	Laubach Literacy Action	Paperback	A resource for every new or experienced adult literacy tutor or teacher, regardless of teaching approach or materials used. It includes background information about adult learners and literacy, as well as 69 specific activities that can be used with learners. Appendixes contain valuable reference materials such as lists of frequently used words, common phonics principles, and prefixes and suffixes.
Monitoring Basic Skills Progress (MBSP) - Basic Spelling	Fuchs, Hamlett, & Fuchs	Kit	Includes: manual, sample student disk, master student disk, and teacher disk. Designed to monitor students' acquisition of basic skills. Spelling tracks development of students' spelling proficiency from Grades 1 through 6.
Monitoring Basic Skills Progress (MBSP) - Basic Math	Fuchs, Hamlett, & Fuchs	Kit	Includes: manual, blackline masters, sample student disk, master student disk, and teacher disk. Designed to monitor students' acquisition of basic skills. Math tracks development of students' computation skills from Grades 1 through 6.
Monitoring Basic Skills Progress (MBSP) - Basic Reading	Fuchs, Hamlett, & Fuchs	Kit	Includes: manual, sample student disk, master student disk, Grade 1 stories disk, Grade 3 stories disk, and Grade 5 stories disk. Designed to monitor students' acquisition of basic skills. Reading tracks development of students' reading proficiency from Grades 1 through 7.
Building Strategies - Writing	Steck-Vaughn	Softbound	In this material the learner will study capitalization, punctuation, sentences, parts of speech, spelling, and writing paragraphs. The learner will also learn how to use these skills to write interesting sentences and paragraphs. Includes the following features especially designed to help develop writing skills: Skills Inventories, Introduction to Writing, Strategies for Success, Thinking and Writing, Practice, Applying Skills to Writing, and Extension Activities.
LifePrints - ESL for Adults 1	Newman, Grognet & Crandall	Paperback with Teacher's Edition	The student book features authentic, natural language. The teacher's edition makes lesson planning easy and efficient.
Math Skills for the Workforce - Fractions	Karen Lassiter	Paperback	This material includes units on: The Meaning of Fractions; Adding Fractions; Subtracting Fractions; Multiplying Fractions; Dividing Fractions; and Putting Your Skills to Work.
Dictionary of Cultural Literacy	Hirsch, Kett, & Trefil	Text	Provides a comprehensive look at cultural literacy for the nineties and includes: - 23 sections covering every major area of knowledge. -Hundereds of individual entries identifying ideas, events, and individuals, explaining their significance in our culture and placing them in context. -More than 250 maps, charts, and illustrations providing information that cannot be conveyed by words alone. -Complete index enabling quick reference to any topic.
Choosing the Mortgage That's Right for You	Fannie Mae Foundation	Paperback	How big a loan can you get? How will the type of mortgage you get determine how much house you can afford? Which mortgage is best for your budget? Your future? This guide will answer these questions and many more. Also includes a listing of mortgage lenders in Minnesota.
Monitoring Basic Skills Progress (MBSP) - Basic Math	Fuchs, Hamlett, & Fuchs	Kit	Includes: manual, blackline masters, sample student disk, master student disk, and teacher disk. Designed to monitor students' acquisition of basic skills. Math tracks development of students' computation skills from Grades 1 through 6.
Addison-Wesley Kids: An English Course 1	Michael Walker	Teacher's Guide, Student Book, & Activity Book	This program is holistic and eclectic. They have interwoven a wide variety of approaches, activities, contexts, and skill-building techniques to crate a comprehensive and dynamic language program.
Addison-Wesley ESL Level A	Michael Walker	Kit	Includes: 2 Teacher's Guide, 2 Activity Books, 3 Student Books, Testing System, and 3 audios. Systematically recycles material, helping students use the "known" to unlock the meaning of the "unknown". Offers flexibility and a strong focus on the needs of the learner. Level A is designed for young learners ages 6-7 who are at pre-literate or eemerging literacy levels. Central to this level are activities that focus on aural/oral skills and reading and writing readiness.
Addison-Wesley ESL Level B	Michael Walker	Kit	Includes: Teacher's Guide, 2 Activity Books, 2 Student Books, 3 Audio Tapes, and Management Test. Systematically recycles material, helping students use the "known" to unlock the meaning of the "unknown". Offers flexibility and a strong focus on the needs of the learner. Level B is low intermediate primary level.
Addison-Wesley ESL Level C	Michael Walker	Kit	Includes: Teacher's Guide, 2 Activity Books, 2 Student Books, Management Test, Set of 3 Audio Tapes. Systematically recycles material, helping students use the "known" to unlock the meaning of the "unknown". Offers flexibility and a strong focus on the needs of the learner. Level C is designed for older learners ages 8-11 who are literate in their native languages or who are ready for reading and writing experiences in English. This level can also serve as a valuable transition for students who have had some English instruction, but who are not ready for level D. This level uses developmentally appropriate material to reintroduce and expand upon the basics covered in levels A and B.
Addison-Wesley ESL Level D	Michael Walker	Teacher's Guide, Management Test, Set of 3 Audios	Systematically recycles material, helping students use the "known" to unlock the meaning of the "unknown". Offers flexibility and a strong focus on the needs of the learner. Level D is the intermediate level.
Addison-Wesley ESL Level E	Michael Walker	Teacher's Guide, Set of 3 Audios, Management Test	Systematically recycles material, helping students use the "known" to unlock the meaning of the "unknown". Offers flexibility and a strong focus on the needs of the learner. Level E is the high intermediate/advanced level.
Adult ESL Literacy Student and Learning Disabilities	National Adult Literacy and Learning Disabilities Center	Pamphlet	This publication will provide an overview of learning disabilities, suggest techniques that teachers in adult education have found to be effective with students who are learning disabled, and lead the reader to other resources for a more extensive understanding of how to work with the ESL student whomay have a learning disabilitiy.
Assistive Technology - Meeting the Needs of Adults with Learning Disabilities	National Adult Literacy and Learning Disabilities Center	Pamphlet	This material contains a sampling of tools and technologies that have been designed or adapted to help "improve functional capabilities."
Idea Proficiency Tests (IPT) 1 Oral Grades K-6 English Form C	Ballard, Dalton & Tighe	Kit	Includes Examiner's Manual, Technical Manual, Group List, Test Level Summary, Form C Test Pictures, Form C Test. This test assesses four basic areas of English oral language proficiency: Vocabulary, Comprehension, Syntax, and Verbal Expression, which includes Articulation. At this level a student can: Identify common occupations, clothing, farm animals, and foods; Express himself or herself using the present progressive tense of common verbs; Use negatives and subject pronouns correctly; Use mass nouns appropriately; Follow the teacher's directions related to identifying positions on a page; Repeat simple sentences correctly; and Comprehend and remember major facts of a simple story.
Idea Proficiency Tests (IPT) 1 Reading & Writing Grades 2-3 English Form 1A	Amori, Dalton & Tighe	Kit	Includes Examiner's Manual, 2 Technical Manuals, Reading Test Booklets, Hand Scored Reading Test Booklets, and Writing Test Booklets. The purpose of this test is to provide, in conjunction with the IPT-Oral English Test, comprehensive assessment for the initial identification and redesignation of LEP students. The test measures the competencies necessary for language minority students to function successfully in the mainstream classroom. It is a group-administered, standardized test.
Idea Proficiency Tests (IPT) 2 Oral Grades 7-12 English Form A	Amori & Dalton	Kit	Includes 2 Examiner's Manuals, Technical Manual, Level Summary, 2 Test Pictures, Form A Oral Test Booklets, and Group List. The intent of this test is to assess the performance of students in response to items representative of common English language speech patterns.
Idea Proficiency Tests (IPT) 2 Reading & Writing Grades 4-6 English Form 2A	Amori, Dalton & Tighe	Kit	Includes Examiner's Manual, Technical Manual, Write Test Booklets, Reading Test Answer Sheets, Reading Test Booklets, and 2 Scoring Templates. The purpose of this test is to provide, in conjunction with the IPT-Oral English Test, comprehensive assessment for the initial dentification and redesignation of LEP students. The test measures the competencies necessary for language minority students to function successfully in teh mainstream classroom.
Idea Proficiency Tests (IPT) 3 Reading & Writing Grades 7-12 English Form 3A	Amori, Dalton & Tighe	Kit	Includes 2 Examiner's Manuals, Technical Manual, Write Test Booklets, Reading Test Answer Sheets, Reading Test Booklets, and 2 Scoring Templates. The purpose of this test is to provide, in conjunction with the IPT-Oral English Test, comprehensive assessment for the initial dentification and redesignation of LEP students. The test measures the competencies necessary for language minority students to function successfully in teh mainstream classroom.
Reading by the Colors - Overcoming Dyslexia and Other Reading Disabilities Through the Irlen Method	Irlen, Helen	Paperback with Overlays	This book explains in easy-to-understand language what the Irlen Method is, what it can do to improve reading skills, and what it cannot do. It also includes a color-keyed self-test.
Category Carnival	Patty R. Schuchardt	Paperback with 5 game sheets	For ages 4-8 years. A collection of reproducible games and worksheets for teaching children to group words into categories, to make comparisons, and to describe word relationships. The kit includes gameboards and an activity manual. Second language learners and students with oral language deficits will enjoy the practical vocabulary development activities in this book.
Exercises for Basic Language Concepts	Academic Communication Associates	Spiralbound	For ages 4-8 years. Students can learn basic concepts such as before/after, together/separated, top/bottom, long/short, and right/left as they interact with Harmon Hippo and his friends. A collectio of stories, thinking activities, and materials that you can use to promote the development of concepts relating to position, time, number, and size. The activities are especially useful in ESL programs and programs for children with language deficits.
Story Magic	Margaret Heiser	Spiralbound	For ages 5-8 years. Promote language learning using versions of Cinderella, The Three Little Pigs, Jack and the Beanstalk, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, and Chicken Little, written specifically for use in language development programs. Each story is presented at two levels of difficulty. The stories provide meaningful contexts for developing receptive and expressive language skills. Each story is followed by activities and materials that you can use to facilitate the development of vocabulary, articulation, sentence structure, sequencing, and the pragmatic uses of language. A story grammar activity is included for each story. Pupet patterns for each of the story characters are included. Students can cut these out tomake their own puppets.
Sequence Tales for Language Development	Schuchardt and Mattes	Spiralbound	For ages 3-8 years. This is a collectio of simple sequencing stories designed for young children with limited English skills or children with language delays. Four pictures are included for each story. Stories are under 50 words in length. The story pictures can be reproduced to create sequencing cards.
Teach a Child to Read with Children's Books	Mark B. Thogmartin	Paperback	Combining story reading, phonics, and writing to promote reading success. You will learn: How to prepare your child for reading success, long before lessons begin; How touse children's literature to promote learning and enjoyment; Why combining book experiences and phonics is better than either approach alone; Ways to use writing to enhance your child's reading progress; Why reading aloud is so important; and Which books to use with your child and where to find them.
Communicating with Verbs	Academic Communication Associates	Kit	A picture resource kit of picture cards.
Classroom Teacher's ESL Survival Kit #2	Claire & Haynes	Paperback	ESL fundamentals for mainstream teachers in elementary schools, plus 160 read-to-use reproducible activities for newcomers. Designed for teachers of grades 3-8. Activities include coloring, drawing, cutting and pasting, reading, writing, matching, vocabulary building, mapwork, measuring, games and puzzles. All new vocabulary and concepts are illustrated.
Times 1000 Words in Pictures	May Kong	Paperback	A full color picture word book designed to introduce words in groups, starting from words about the child's family, body and environment to things in other countries and space. The 1000 vocabulary items include things and concepts within the child's immediate experienc, such as bicycle, car and van, as well as more difficult but related words such as dump truck and container lorry.
Categories 122 Thematic Vocabulary Lessons	Barbara Gregorich	Paperback	For grades 9 to adult. Students expand their vocabularies, learn how to find information in a dictionary, and broaden their store of general knowledge with thesee motivating exercises. Each activity page presents ten or more words within a specific context - from the weather and common trees to legal terms and mythological figures. The activities are grouped in eleven sections that cover a wide range of categories: The University and The Earth; Plants; Animals; The Human Body; Houses and Other Shelters; Clothing; Transportation; Machines and Tools; Sports and Recreation; Information and Entertainment; and Social Institutions. Activities include word wheels, fill-in-the-blanks, phonic spellings, hidden words, classification exercises, rhyming words, and scrambled word puzzles.
Listening and Speaking Activity Book - The New Oxford Picture Dictionary	Adelson-Goldstein, Goldman, Shapiro, and Weiss	Paperback, Teacher's Guide & Audio	Designed for the beginning-level ESL adults and young adults. The more than 96 communicative activities are divided into 12 distinct units, each one topically relatd to the Dictionary. Each unit has: Teacher's notes with mini-lesson plans; Variation suggestions for multi-level classes; Reproducible student activity sheets and picture cards; and Tapescripts and answers.
English Grammar on One Card	Vincent F. Hopper	Card	Includes Parts of Speech; The Sentence; Punctuation; and Common Mistakes in Grammar and Usage.
World Folktales - An Anthology of Multicultural Folk Literature	Anita Stern	Paperback and Teacher's Guide	Selections from the tapestry of folktales from countries around the world. Features four sections, each representing a theme that characterizes the world's folk literature: birth and childhood; challenge and adventure; love and marriage; and death and inheritance. Has features for exploring the setting, action, characters, resolution, and themes of each folktale.
Teacher's Discovery Bingo	Teacher's Discovery	7 Sets of Bingo Cards	Kit includes seven sets of Bingo cards: Family, Clothing, Body, House, Classroom, Animals, and Emotions & Colors.
Monitoring Basic Skills Progress (MBSP) - Second Edition - Basic Reading	Fuchs, Hamlett, & Fuchs	Paperback Guide and Disk	Minimum hardware requirements are a Macintosh computer (68020 or higher CPU required) with a hard disk and System 7.1 or later version. A printer is required to print graphs of student progress and teacher reports. The manual provides the necessary information and directions for using Basic Reading. It is organized into seven chapters which include: An overview of the program; Familiarity with the primary functions; Detailed directions on how to get started using it in your school; Instructions for using it to focus intensively on individual students; User instructions to monitor students' progress using oral reading rates; Describes each option on the Teacher Program menus; and Summarizes the technical information on the demonstrated reliability and validity of the assessments.
Assessing Students' Needs for Assistive Technology	Penny Reed	3-Ring Bound	This is a presentor guide for a 1 day training for Assistive Technology assessment. Themodel used is from Wisconsin using Educational TECH point system. Educational TECH points focus on the various places in the service delivery process where school districts should examine the need for assistive technology. The manual provides a presentation guideline and resource information.
Mathematics in Daily Living - Fractions - Revised	Bryant & Hedgepeth	Paperback	Many activities, pretests, and reviews are built around information to strengthen students' coping skills in a variety of key areas.
GED Mathematics	Dorothy McMurtry	Paperback & Exercise Book	Features: Focuses on the ability to solve problems in realistic contexts; practice in set-up problems, sufficient information and extraneous information in problems; formula page provided; separate perforated answer sheets; answers and fully worked out solutions; two full-length simulated GED mathematics practice tests; and analysis of test performance charts.
GEL: Guide to ESL Levels for the Community Literacy Collaborative	Community Literacy Collaborative	Looseleaf	Includes suggested competencies for the first five levels of ESL. The intention of the Community Literacy Collaborative, which developed these competencies, is to facilitate easy transfer of students between programs by establishing common definitions of skills for each ESL level. The competencies were also designed to provide an easy way of tracking individual student progress, and a ready source of ideas and materials for teachers and tutors working with students at various levels.
Idea Proficiency Tests (IPT) Sample Tests	Ballard & T ighe	3-ring bound	Sample tests for IPT 1 Writing Grades 2-3, IPT 2 Writing Grades 4-6, IPT 3 Writing Grades 7-12, IPT 1 Oral Grades K-6, IPT 2 Oral Grades 7-12, IPT 1 Reading Grades 2-3, IPT 2, Reading Grades 4-6, and IPT 3 Reading Grades 7.12.
Addison-Wesley ESL Placement Test Package	O'Malley, Chamot, & Kupper	3 ring bound	Provides tests for comprehensive assessmnet of student competency in listening, speaking, reading and writing. The A/B test is for children ages 5-7 to determine placement in Level A or Level B, and the C/D test is for children ages 8-11 to determine placement in Level C or Level D. Each test includes: Personal interview; Oral proficiency: story sequence; Screening for beginning literacy and test-taking skills; Reading; and Writing.
Addison-Wesley ESL Placement Test Package	O'Malley, Chamot, & Kupper	3 ring bound	Provides tests for comprehensive assessmnet of student competency in listening, speaking, reading and writing. The A/B test is for children ages 5-7 to determine placement in Level A or Level B, and the C/D test is for children ages 8-11 to determine placement in Level C or Level D. Each test includes: Personal interview; Oral proficiency: story sequence; Screening for beginning literacy and test-taking skills; Reading; and Writing.
Around the Home Lotto	Frank Schaffer Publications	Game	This colorful game reinforces picture recognitionand vocabulary skills. For 1 to 8 players. Ages 5 & up.
Vocabutoons - Vocabulary Cartoons: The New Way to Build a More Powerful Vocabulary	Sam, Max, and Bryan Burchers	Paperback	Vocabutoons, humorous cartoons that introduce proven mnemonic memory techniques into the vocabulary learning experience. A mnemonic is a device that helps you remember something by associating what you are trying to remember with something you already know. Special emphasis on words used in SAT, GRE and other standard tests.
Make It Up!	Gamewright	Game	How's it made? What's in it? The game that puts thing together. For 1-3 players, ages 3 and up. Playing time is about 15 minutes. No reading required. Contains 18 story cards with punch-out oval tiles; Parent's Guide; and Rules of play.
Dish It Up! The Restaurant Memory Game	Gamewright	Game	For 2-4 players, ages 4 and up. Playing time is about 20 minutes. No reading required. Contains 40 tiles; 8 guest checks, 20 gamewright bucks, and instructions for 2 levels of play.
Fill 'er Up! The Service Station Problem-Solving Game	Gamewright	Game	For 1-3 players, ages 4 and up. Playing time is about 20 minutes. No reading required. A cooperative game. Contains 30 cards, 3 service station dials, and rules of play.
Burns Roe Informal Reading Inventory - Preprimer to Twelfth Grade - 4th Edition	Betty D. Roe	Spiralbound	A test widely used by preservice and inservice teachers to assess students' reading progress. Its scope is preprimer through grade 12, and it is composed of four forms, each including a student booklet and a teacher booklet. Includes new information about how to use this tool with literature-based programs.
Woodcock-Johnson Compuscore for the WJ-R (Psycho-Educational Battery Revised)	Woodcock & Johnson	3-ring bound with 2 disks	Macintosh version 1.0 (3.5" disks). A microcomputer program that automates the scoring procedures for the WJ-R Tests of cognitive Ability and the WJ-R Tests of Achievement. Does not provide a narrative interpretation of test results, it is a scoring program only.
Working with Bilingual Interpreters: Special Education Assessment	Department of Children, Families and Learning Division of Special Education	Video & Discussion Notes	Running time 30 mins. The purpose of this video is to examine how special educators and interpreters can work together when assessing a student who speaks a language other than English. It is designed to be used as part of a comprehensive staff development program and has been used as part of workshops for special education professionals and for training school interpreters.
50 Strategies to Build Better Study Skills - Level 1	Deborah Adcock	Softbound	This book will help you learn and practice effective strategies that will help you improve the way you study, do homework, write a report, or plan your assignments.
Science Tools - Level 1 - A Glossary & Resource for Scientific Investigation	Paula Carroll Cohen	Softbound	This book combines a glossary of common science terms with resource pages featuring key science concepts. There are activities at the bottom of each page which you complete alone or with a partner. The resource pages gives in-depth explanations and illustrations of ky science concepts. The science terms are arranged in alphabetical order. Icons follow each definition to indicate the area of science study related to the term.
Science Tools - Level 1 - A Glossary & Resource for Scientific Investigation	Paula Carroll Cohen	Softbound	This book combines a glossary of common science terms with resource pages featuring key science concepts. There are activities at the bottom of each page which you complete alone or with a partner. The resource pages gives in-depth explanations and illustrations of ky science concepts. The science terms are arranged in alphabetical order. Icons follow each definition to indicate the area of science study related to the term.
Geography Tools - Level 1 - A Glossary & Resource for Understanding Our World	Paula Carroll Cohen	Softbound	A 32 page glossary containing basic geographic terms, as well as research projects to complete using the glossary as a reference. The terms are arranged alphabetically. Some terms also include important historical facts.
Geography Tools - Level 1 - A Glossary & Resource for Understanding Our World	Paula Carroll Cohen	Softbound	A 32 page glossary containing basic geographic terms, as well as research projects to complete using the glossary as a reference. The terms are arranged alphabetically. Some terms also include important historical facts.
Math Tools - Level 1 - A Glossary & Resource for Problem Solving	Paula Carroll Cohen	Softbound	Combines a pictorial glossary of common math words with additional resource pages. Defines important math terms while providing examples and pictures. Includes a range of topics with varying levels of difficulty.
Math Tools - Level 1 - A Glossary & Resource for Problem Solving	Paula Carroll Cohen	Softbound	Combines a pictorial glossary of common math words with additional resource pages. Defines important math terms while providing examples and pictures. Includes a range of topics with varying levels of difficulty.
Employability Tools	Paula Carroll Cohen	Softbound	A guide book for those who want to find out about different careers, as well as those who are looking for a job. The glossary pages tell the meaning of words commonly found in the workplace. The resource pages will help you each step of the way when you are applying for a job. You will learn how to prepare a look for a job and how to do well during an interview. Also contains information about safety in the workplace, as well as information about workers' rights on the job.
Employability Tools	Paula Carroll Cohen	Softbound	A guide book for those who want to find out about different careers, as well as those who are looking for a job. The glossary pages tell the meaning of words commonly found in the workplace. The resource pages will help you each step of the way when you are applying for a job. You will learn how to prepare a look for a job and how to do well during an interview. Also contains information about safety in the workplace, as well as information about workers' rights on the job.
Employability Tools	Paula Carroll Cohen	Softbound	A guide book for those who want to find out about different careers, as well as those who are looking for a job. The glossary pages tell the meaning of words commonly found in the workplace. The resource pages will help you each step of the way when you are applying for a job. You will learn how to prepare a look for a job and how to do well during an interview. Also contains information about safety in the workplace, as well as information about workers' rights on the job.
Math Journal for Problem Solving	Curriculum Associates, Inc.	Softbound	Contains pages for you to use when solving math problems and explaining the solutions.
Behavior Assessment System for Children (BASC) Enhanced Assist Microcomputer Program	Harrison C. Stanton	Kit	An automated system for scoring and interpreting standardized tests. Includes: Version 1.0 for Macintosh (3 disks) Manual PRS-P (4-5) Parent Rating Scales TRS-C (4-5) Teacher Rating Scales PRS-C (6-11) Parent Rating Scales TRS-C (6-11) Teacher Rating Scales PRS-C (12-18) Parent Rating Scales TRS-A (12-18) Teacher Rating Scales SRP-C (8-11) Self-Report SRA-A (12-18) Self-Report
Picture is Worth...1000 Words	Anthony Mollica	2 Softbound	The first book is of reproducible photographs. The second book is questions about each photograph in Spanish.
Test of Pragmatic Language	Phelps-Terasaki & Phelps-Gunn	Kit	Includes Examiner's Manual, Picture Book and Record Forms. An individually administered instrument that provides a formal assessment of the pragmatic, or social dimension, of language. The test is designed for use by speech-language pathologists, teachers, counselors, psychologists, mental health professionals, and administrators. Norms are provided for students from 5-12 years of age. Administration time ranges from 30-45 minutes. The general purpose of the test is to provide an in-depth screening of the effectiveness and appropriateness of a student's pragmatic, or social, language skills.
Evaluating Communicative Competence	Charlann Simon	3-ring bound kit	Includes Manual, cards, blocks, record form, and performance profiles. The ECC procedure is meant to augment findings from standardized tests by providing opportunities for students to demonstrate their skill level as they perform in a variety of listener and speaker roles.
Minnesota and Wisconsin Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Journal, Vol. 14 1997	TESOL	Paperback	This volume begins with two articles that offer curricular approaches to the pressing need for helping students gain content knowledge at the same time that they are working on English skills. The third article provides an accessible overview of two technologies at the forefront today: e-mail and the WWW. The final article is a hands-on "Starter Kit" to develop a reading lab based on a model used at Minnesota State University - Akita and at the Minnesota English Center.
Strategies for Success - A Study on ABE Student Retention	Jackson-Meyer, Cunningham-Howie, and Lanvermeier	Looseleaf	Contains a complete description of the methods used and the results obtained from the surveys and retention strategies.
Learning and Coping Strategies Used by Learning Disabled Students Participating in Adult Basic Education and Literacy Programs	Jovita Ross	Softbound	This project was intended to identify the learning and coping strategies used by learning disabled adults for reading, spelling, and specific life-skills oriented reading/writing tasks. Identification of such strategies was meant both to determine the strategies used by such adults and to suggest areas in which they might benefit from strategy instruction.
How to Teach Adults in One Hour	William A. Draves	Paperback	This material is intended for anyone conducting a short one-time educational session. It will show you how to prepare, present, and improve your session.
Write Stuff Putting It in Paragraphs	Lois Jones & Jane Evanson	Paperback	Guides your students through the writing process with a step-by-step approach. As much as possible, the student should concentrate on one step at a time. The purpose of this book is to help students write well-organized, well-reasoned paragraphs. The goal is to have your students develop both proficiency as writers and, more importantly, confidence in their writing ability.
Library Resources for Literacy	Office of Library Development and Services	Spiralbound	Includes: fostering community wide literacy, librarians as partners, thinking literacy, Minnesota resources, information resources, and fundraising.
Survival Math Skills	Fred Pyrczak	Softbound	One feature of this program is that the Answers and Teacher Notes section gives step-by-step solutions to all problems. The Table of Contents makes it easy to integrate exercises into the existing curriculum. provides numerous practical math problems for students to master.
Family Math	Stenmark, Thompson, & Cossey	Paperback	The EQUALS program has three strands - Awareness, Confidence, and Encouragement. Focuses entirely on parents and children learning mathematics together. A typical course includes six or eight sessions of an hour or two and gives parents and children (K-grade 8) opportunities to develop problem-solving skills and to build an understanding of mathematics with "hands-on" materials.
Pre-GED Mathematics	Steck-Vaughn	Softbound	An easy-to-read series that bridges the gap between ABE studies and GED preparation. Pretest and posttest isolate areas for additional study. Correlation charts list pages for skill practices. Answers and complete explanations in each book. This book includes: Whole Numbers; Fractions; Decimals; and Ratio, Proportion, and Percent.
New Oxford Picture Dictionary - English/Russian Version	Hauge & Parnwell	Paperback	Pictures convey meaning more clearly than words alone. This edition presents over 2,400 words in both English and Russian, clearly depicted in full-color, contextualized illustrations. Vocabularly is introduced within 82 topics, which range from such basics as food, clothing, and shelter to more specific topics such as the space program, occupations, and sports. An English index includes all the vocabularly words with a clearn, easy-to-follow pronunciation guide. A second index in Russian is also included. It can be used at all levels, by all ages, to teach all language skills.
Test of Adult Basic Education (TABE)	CTB/McGraw-Hill	Kit	Includes: Forms 5 and 6 Norms Book Forms 5 and 6 Complete Batterly - Examiner's Manual Form 5 - Level A - Complete Battery (qty 3) Form 5 - Level D - Complete Battery (qty 2) Form 5 - Level E - Complete Battery (qty 3) Form 5 - Level M - Complete Battery (qty 2) Survey Form - Examiner's Manual Individual Diagnostic Profile Sheets for Levels E, M, & D Locator Test and Complete Battery Answer Keys Answer Sheets for Reading, Math, and Language/Spelling
Magnetic Way - Adult ESL Package - A Competency-Based Program - H	Steck-Vaughn Company	Kit	For introducing students to reading, writing, and mathematics. Consists of 336 visuals. The numbers and letters reflect the Zaner-Bloser stylization; accent marks are included for use in bilingual and foreign language classes. Offers a unique degree of creative expression to users. It is of particular benefit to students who are at early stages of language development.
Writers Express - A Handbook for Young Writers, Thinkers, and Learners	Kemper, Nathan, & Sebranek	Paperback Student Book & Teacher's Guide	This handbook has lots of information about writing, thinking, and learning. It includes useful guidelines, student models, helpful hints, and full-color maps. Covers the subjects of: Writing stories of all kinds; Writing classroom reports; Tips on improving writing; Improving study skills; Publishing possiblities; Working in groups; Thinking clearly; and Proofreader's Guide.
Individualized Education Plan (IEP) Translations	Minnesota Department of Children, Families & Learning	3-Ring Bound	The updated translations of special education due process forms, IEP form, and the parent rights and procedural safeguards in Hmong, Spanish, Lao, Cambodian, Russian, and Vietnamese. Also includes updated guidelines for communicating with parents who are non-English speakers.
Oral Probes		Looseleaf
Write on Track - A Handbook for Young Writers, Thinkers, and Learners	Kemper, Nathan, & Sebranek	Paperback Student Book & Teacher's Guide	This handbook serves as the perfect language handbook for grade 3, one that will help your students improve their ability to write (prewriting through proofreading), to think (creatively, logically, and clearly), and to learn (in the classroom, in small groups, independently).
MacLang 4.5 The Ultimate Authoring Tool	Judith Frommer	3-Ring Bound with 4 Disks	An authoring system that allows language teachers to create computer-assisted language learning (CALL) materials. With this system teachers can write software specifically tailored to their syllabi and to the needs of their students. It can be used for a variety of computer-based activities, including interactive videodisc, conversation simulations, adventure games, listening comprehension and reading comprehension, as well as grammar and vocabulary lessons.
Phonics Mart Version 1.0	Edunetics Interactive	3-Ring Bound with CD-ROM Disk	For ages 5-8. Presents opportunities for children to develop and apply phonemic awareness and phonics skills in five levels of games, each focusing on such skills as long and short vowels, blends, digraphs, and diphthongs.
Beginning to Read with the Muppets	Brighter Child Interactive	CD-ROM for Macintosh or Windows	For ages 3-7. Three programs includes: Sound Patterns & Phonics; Thinking Skills; Sorting & Ordering; Over 60 Activities; It Talks, No Reading Required With a Sound Card; and is Interactive & Animated.
Reading & Phonics with the Muppets	Brighter Child Interactive	CD-ROM for Macintosh or Windows	For ages 3-7. Three programs includes: Beginning Sounds, Phonics; Letters; Same & Different; Over 60 Activities; It Talks, No Reading Required With a Sound Card; and Interactive & Animated.
Rosetta Stone Language Library	Lana B. Proctor	Kit	Includes: 2 Handbooks for Teachers, 2 English 1 Workbooks, Answer Key for English 1 Workbook, English Level 1, User's Guide, English Level I CD-ROM, and Application CD-ROM. Concepts and Goals are: Prepare students for successful entry into the target language; Develop oral/listening abilities in the target language; Begin and enlarge written performance in the target language; Fostere good language learning skills in the student; Encourage self-esteem and independence in the student; and Introduce and strengthen Level 1 language skills.
Woodcock-Johnson Compuscore for the WJ-R (Psycho-Educational Battery Revised)	Woodcock & Johnson	3-ring bound with 3 disks	Apple version 2.0 (5.25" disks) for Apple IIe, IIc, IIc Plus, and IIgs. A microcomputer program that automates the scoring procedures for the WJ-R Tests of cognitive Ability and the WJ-R Tests of Achievement. Does not provide a narrative interpretation of test results, it is a scoring program only.
Preparation for Citizenship	Valdez, Reidel & urgos	Paperback	Includes information on: U.S. Symbols; U.S. History; U.S. Holidays; and U.S. Government.
It's Yours: The Bill of Rights	Brady, Pereira, & Hess	Paperback	Includes units on: The Roots of Rights; Express Yourself; Free to Believe; It's About Privacy; Rights of the Accused; Equal Protection Under the Law; The Bill of Rights and Your Body; Participating in a Democratic Society; The Universal Declaration of Human Rights; and The Extended Bill of Rights.
Curriculum-Based Evaluation - Teaching and Decision Making Study Guide - 2nd Edition	Howell, Fox & Morehead	Softbound	Using the guide, you will: - Test your knowledge of critically important material, - Practice assessment techniques utilizing the work of real students, - Learn to write probes (criterion-referenced tests or observation procedures).
Contemporary's GED	Mulcrone & Rainey	Paperback	A complete and reliable study program for the GED tests. Includes: Writing Skills, Social Studies, Science, Literature and the Arts, and Mathematics. Special section on the GED essay; Special reading section to boost skills; Easy-to-follow lessons in all five test areas; Five full-length post-tsts; Five full-length practice tests; and Hundres of GED practice exercises with answers.
Equipped for the Future - A Customer-Driven Vision for Adult Literacy and Lifelong Learning	Sondra Gayle Stein	Paperback	Divided into two parts: Part I Equipped for the Future: A Customer-Driven Vision for Adult Literacy and Lifelong Learning; and Part II Voices of Adult Learners: Perspectives on Goal 6. What it Means to be Literate, What it Means to Compete in a Global Economy, What it Means to Exercise the Rights and Responsibilities of Citizenship, Voices of Adults on Welfare, and Voices of Adults in Prison and Treatment Centers.
Achieving Success Together - Spanish	Minnesota Department of Children, Families & Learning	Video	10 minutes. This video is for parents of students who participate in English as a second language and bilingual programs. It addresses the new state graduation requirements and discusses the basic standards tests in math, reading and writing as well as the Profile of Learning. The video focuses on connecting parents and families with Minnesota's K-12 education system. Includes specific information about testing choices available for students who are learning English as a second language and suggests ways for parents to be involved in their child's school life.
Achieving Success Together - English	Minnesota Department of Children, Families & Learning	Video	10 minutes. This video is for parents of students who participate in English as a second language and bilingual programs. It addresses the new state graduation requirements and discusses the basic standards tests in math, reading and writing as well as the Profile of Learning. The video focuses on connecting parents and families with Minnesota's K-12 education system. Includes specific information about testing choices available for students who are learning English as a second language and suggests ways for parents to be involved in their child's school life.
Achieving Success Together - Hmong	Minnesota Department of Children, Families & Learning	Video	10 minutes. This video is for parents of students who participate in English as a second language and bilingual programs. It addresses the new state graduation requirements and discusses the basic standards tests in math, reading and writing as well as the Profile of Learning. The video focuses on connecting parents and families with Minnesota's K-12 education system. Includes specific information about testing choices available for students who are learning English as a second language and suggests ways for parents to be involved in their child's school life.
My Dear Friend - A Basic Writing Program for Adults	Marilyn Gerstner-Horvath	Paperback	Twelve adult oriented, amusing and/or thought provoking topics and letters take your students on the exciting path to putting thoughts on paper. Students become involved in their learning as they respond to situations and problems presented to them in letter form. The approach is linguistic, not grammatical. It continually invites students to mature in their writing skills in a comfortable, non-threatening manner that encourages success.
Amazing English! An Integrated ESL Curriculum - Kindergarten Program	McCloskey-Hooper-Linse	3-Ring Bound & Audio Tapes	Includes Teacher's Handbook, Activity Masters, Tapescript, Assessment Package, Set of Cards, and 3 Audios. A whole language, multicultural program designed tohelp young childreen develop language, emergent literacy, and thinking skills. It particularly addresses the needs and capitalizes on the strengths of young ESL students.
Adult Literacy and English Language Resource Directory 1997 Edition	Minnesota Literacy Council	Spiralbound	Offers access to local and national organizations of interest to those in the field of adult education. This directory includes e-mail and intrenet addresses, internet resources, resources pertinent to basic skills and ABE programs as well as English language providers. The first half describes educational and community resources. The second half lists state-wide ABE programs, arranged alphabetically by city.
Naturalization: A Guide for Legal Practitioners and Other Community Advocates	Cohen, Bowyer, Garcia, Hing, Lydon, Steadman, Silverman, & Kahn	3-Ring Bound	Details all the eligibility requirements for naturalization, and provides helpful suggestions both on procedural issues and how best to work with naturalization clients. The chapters take the reader through the entire process of representing a naturalization applicant starting from the initial client meeting up through the swearing-in ceremony. It also discusses what to do if a naturalization applicatio is denied, how to help clients prevent losing their U.S. citizenship, and other forms of immigration relief which may be helpful to the relatives of clients.
Naturalization Manual for Teachers	Immigrant Legal Resource Center	Spiralbound	Designed to help teachers who help students apply for naturalization. It is for teachers who have little or no legal background but still help their students apply for naturalization. Reviews the basic requirements, including how to identify problem cases and what to do with them, questions applicants most commonly, how to complete the application, and the naturalization interview. Also contains several lesson plans to use in the classroom to help students understand the process, complete their aplications, and prepare for the interview.
Training Lay Advocates for Citizenship Campaigns	Immigrant Legal Resource Center	Spiralbound	This 9-12 hour training curriculum teaches lay advocates how to teachothers in the community about the legal requirements for naturalization, the advantages and disadvantages involved in applying for naturalization, how to do outreach in the community around citizenship issues, and how to help with sessions dedicated to the group processing to naturalization applications. Also teaches the lay advocate skills related to form filing, organizing meetings, making presentations to the community as well as other leadership skills.
Mock Citizenship Interview	ILRC	Video
Family Literacy Answer Book	National Center for Family Literacy	Paperback	This book is designed to clarify the finer points of implementing family literacy programs, developing curriculum, and meeting the needs of adults, children, and families,while at the same time, providing the reder resources for effective family literacy programs. Comprised of the four components of adult education, early childhood education, parent groups and parent and child together time, comprehensive family literacy programs work.
ESL Teacher's Book of Instant Word Games for Grades 7-12	Helene D. Hutchinson	Spiralbound	A collection of reproducible activities, puzzles and games, designed to teach English as a second language and American culture while developing students' speaking and comprehension skills.
Critical Thinking for Adults	Barnes, Burgdorf & Wenck	Paperback	Reviews: making decisions; making generalizations; making inferences; ordering steps in a process; outlining and summarizing; planning projects; reading charts and graphs; recognizing fallacies; recognizing meaning; and recognizing relevance and irrelevance.
Drugstore Language: A Survival Vocabulary	Jim Richey	Paperback	This book can help you shop on your own in a large drug store. It will also help you learn many of the words you need to know for shopping in department stores.
Restaurant Language: A Survival Vocabulary	Jim Richey	Paperback	Teaches words needed to know in order to read a menu. Some of the words are for fast food restaurants and some are for fancy places.
Banking Language: A Survival Vocabulary	Jim Richey	Paperback	Teaches words that are on bank signs, forms, and notices.
Using the Phone Book	Gundlach & Kelsey	Paperback	Teaches: how to find phone numbers and addresses quickly; how to use the Yellow Pages to find what you need; and how to give and get help fast in an emergency.
Supermarket Language: A Survival Vocabulary	Jim Richey	Paperback	This book can help you shop on your own in a supermarket.
Help! First Steps to First Aid	Canario & Mathias	Paperback	This book teaches the basics of first aid.
Getting Around Cities and Towns	Winifred Ho Roderman	Paperback	Includes chapters on: getting around a neighborhood; north, east, south, west; getting around a building; using a directory; looking for an address; reading a street map; getting around by bus; and getting around a big city.
Medical Language: A Survival Vocabulary	Jim Richey	Paperback	Teaches medical words you might see at medical places or on medical forms, as well as on labels and in stores.
Gateways to Correct Spelling - 2nd Edition	Fred Ayer	Paperback	Consists of 95 lessons into 2 sets of spelling words: Basic Group and Pratical Group.
Amazing Century - Book Two 1929-1945	Contemporary Books	Paperback	Several articles/stories from 1929 to 1945 relating to: American and the World; Lifestyles; Arts and Entertainment; Sports; Money Mattrs; Crime, Punishment, and the Law; and Science and Technology.
Addison-Wesley Pre-Algebra Skills Practice	Addison-Wesley	Paperback	60 Blackline masters on Pre-Algebra skills.
Reading Schedules	Winifred Ho Roderman	Paperback	This book will help you learn how to read and understand may different kinds of schedules. You will also help you learn how to: make your own schedules; make use of many kinds of schedules; and make wise use of your time.
Finding a Good Used Car	Fletcher & Kelley	Paperback	This book can help you tell when a car is worn out. It can also help you to: decide what ind of car you want; understand how a car works; and learn some car words you need to know.
Reading a Newspaper	Larned & Randall	Paperback	Includes chapters on: looking at a news story; digging for facts; figuring out a front page; turning to the comics; enjoying the features; other features; getting a few opinions; checking the ads; and guide to phonetic respellings.
Reading and Following Directions	Winifred Ho Roderman	Paperback	This book can help you learn to: read life-saving and other kinds of important directions; follow directions better; and give good directions.
Using the Want Ads	Wing Jew and Carol Tandy	Paperback	Includes chapters on: what are want ads; finding want ads; letting the alphabet help; looking for a job; looking for an apartment; looking for wheels; writing want ads; using your local newspaper; and a guide to phonetic respellings.
Entertainment Language: A Survival Vocabulary	Jim Richey	Paperback	This book can help you learn words that tell about many different kinds of entertainment. It canhelpyou red words you'll see in places of entertainment.
Feeding Baby	Anoka County Community Health and Environmental Services	Paperback	Instructions and Guidelines for feeding infants. Given in English, Nuer, Russian, and Spanish.
1000 Instant Words - The Most Common Words for Teaching Reading, Writing, and Spelling	Edward Fry	Paperback	A ready reference for teachers featuring 1000 high-frequency words used in reading and writing. These core words are presented in order of frequency, the suggested order for teaching sight words to students at the 1st through 3rd grade reading equivalency levels. The words are also given in alphabetical order so teachers can quickly check the rank of any word in the list.
Mastering Parts of Speech - English Exercises	Contemporary Books	Workbook	Includes 24 exercises with an answer key: Nouns, Verbs, Pronouns, Adjectives, and Adverbs.
Improving Spelling and capitalization - English Exercises	Contemporary Books	Workbook	Includes 24 exercises with an answer key: Spelling and Capitalization Exercises.
Building Punctuation Skills - English Exercises	Contemporary Books	Workbook	Includes 22 exercises with an answer key. Includes: the period, the exclamation point, the question mark, the comma, run-on sentences, the semi-colon, the apostrophe, tricky cases, quotation marks, and reviews.
Using Correct Sentence Structure - English Exercises	Contemporary Books	Workbook	Includes 23 exercises with an answer key. Includes: basic sentence exercises and subject and verb agreement.
Improving Writing Style and Paragraphing - English Exercises	Contemporary Books	Workbook	Includes 23 exercises with an answer key. Includes: Style and Diction Exercises and Paragraph Exercises.
Edge on English Grammar Write Away	Betsy Rubin	2 Paperbacks	Book 1 gives students a solid grounding in the fundamentals of grammar, concentrating on complete sentences, subject-verb agreement, verb tenses, comma rules, and the correcting of run-ons and fragments. Most of the lessons use simple sentences about common, everyday topics to make the principles easy to grasp. Book 2 helps students master a variety of sentence types: simple, compound, and complex. Extensive instruction is also given in correcting fragments and run-ons and in using commas, semicolons, and apostrophes with confidence. Special attention is given to troublesome issues in agreement and modifying clauses and phrases.
Write Stuff Instructor's Guide: Teaching the Writing Process	Ellen Carley Frechette	Paperback	Gives you the resources and strategies you need to help your students write clear and effective prose.
Write Stuff Test and Essay Writing - Exercise Book	Ellen Carley Frechette	Paperback	Gives students practice in prewriting, writing, and revising - each of the steps that are necessary to come up with clear and effective prose. The exercises in this book move the student through the various stages of the writing process and give practice in four types of expository prose writing: narrative, descriptive, persuasive, and informative.
Write Stuff Life Skills Writing - Exercise Book	Ellen Carley Frechette	Paperback	Includes: filling in the blanks; instructions, directions, and messages; announcements, notes, and letters; getting your money's worth; writing for information or advice; writing to persuade; getting a job; writing on the job; and choosing key words for short messages.
Write Stuff Putting It in Paragraphs - Updated Edition	Jones & Evanson	Paperback	Will guide your students through the writing process with a step-by-step approach. Provides grammar hints along the way. Also contains five portfolio activities in which students evaluate their own paragraphs in order to learn more about the writing process and their writing abilities. The purpose of this book is to help students write well-organized, well-reasoned paragraphs.
Write Stuff Shaping Sentences	Gail Shea	Paperback	This book deals with the building and combining of ideas at the sentence level. In the first chapter, students are encouraged to write the way they speak to get their ideas onto paper. Subsequent chapters assist students in improving their language so that it can easily be understood by readers. By understanding the process of writing, students can see that their ideas are every bit as important as punctuation and spelling, and they will be less reluctant to write.
Portfolio Assessment Guidebook & Handbooks	Joel Mittler	Spiralbound (6)	Includes: Guidebook, Literacy & Basic Skills, 2 Reading, and 2 Writing books. Practical, easy-to-use guide for implementing and organizing a portfolio evaluaton program. It will assist an instructor in building a comprehensive portfolio for each learner using reproducible forms, charts, and checklists.
Necessary Skills for the Workforce	Vivian Bernstein	Softbound	Can help you learn skills to be successful in the workplace and will show you how to use these skills. Each chapter includes a lesson followed by a workshop and exercises. There are an index, a glossary, and an answer key.
Evaluation Tool of Children's Handwriting (ETCH)	Susan J. Amundson	3-Ring Bound	ETCH is designed to evaluate manuscript and cursive handwriting skills of children in grades 1-6 who are experiencing difficulty with written communication. The primary focus is to assess a child's legibility and speed of handwriting in writing tasks which are similar to those required of students in the classroom. Each writing task is scored individually. It also examines specific legibility components of the child's handwriting, such as letter formation, spacing, size and alignment, as well as a variety of sensorimotor skills related to the child's handling of the writing tool and paper.
Reduce Reuse Recycle	Charles LaRue	2 Softbound and Teaching Guide	These workbooks translate key vocabulary words into 12 languages: Hmong, Laotian, Korean, Cambodian, Vietnamese, Chinese, Spanish, Somali, Russian, Farsi, Bosnian, and Arabic. The teaching guide explains how to use the ESL exercises effectively, and to help you get the most from the textbooks.
Reduce Reuse Recycle	Charles LaRue	2 Softbound and Teaching Guide	These workbooks translate key vocabulary words into 12 languages: Hmong, Laotian, Korean, Cambodian, Vietnamese, Chinese, Spanish, Somali, Russian, Farsi, Bosnian, and Arabic. The teaching guide explains how to use the ESL exercises effectively, and to help you get the most from the textbooks.
Reduce Reuse Recycle	Charles LaRue	2 Softbound and Teaching Guide	These workbooks translate key vocabulary words into 12 languages: Hmong, Laotian, Korean, Cambodian, Vietnamese, Chinese, Spanish, Somali, Russian, Farsi, Bosnian, and Arabic. The teaching guide explains how to use the ESL exercises effectively, and to help you get the most from the textbooks.
Reduce Reuse Recycle	Charles LaRue	2 Softbound and Teaching Guide	These workbooks translate key vocabulary words into 12 languages: Hmong, Laotian, Korean, Cambodian, Vietnamese, Chinese, Spanish, Somali, Russian, Farsi, Bosnian, and Arabic. The teaching guide explains how to use the ESL exercises effectively, and to help you get the most from the textbooks.
Reduce Reuse Recycle	Charles LaRue	3 Softbound and Teaching Guide	These workbooks translate key vocabulary words into 12 languages: Hmong, Laotian, Korean, Cambodian, Vietnamese, Chinese, Spanish, Somali, Russian, Farsi, Bosnian, and Arabic. The teaching guide explains how to use the ESL exercises effectively, and to help you get the most from the textbooks.
Citizenship	Jan Borr	3-Ring Bound with 3-1/2" floppy for Macintosh	Includes: How a person becomes a citizen; What determines eligiblity; What are some potential red flags for people considering naturalization; What about the children of immigrants; What does lawful permanent resident mean; Who can take fingerprints for the card; What is the interview like; Citizenship process; a copy of the application; Citizenship resources; and games. The floppy disk contains 100 questins the INS might ask during the legalization of applicants for citizenship in the United States. It will run on Power Macs, as well as most older Mac models.
Use of IQ Tests in Special Education Decision Making and Planning - A Summary of Two Workshops	Morison, White & Feuer	Paperback	The workshops had the following objectives: 1) to provide an overview of legal, policy, and measurement issues regarding the use of IQ tests in special education; 2) to examine issues related to the validity and fairness of IQ testing for classification and placement of students in special programs, with emphasis on potential adverse effects on minority students; and 3) to explore some possible alternative assessment methods tht could be used in combination with, or as substitutes for, traditional IQ tests. This summary report is an attempt to synthesize the key themes and ideas discussed at the workshops.
ESL Teacher's Book of Lists	Jacqueline E. Kress	Spiralbound	This information source for ESL teachers includes 80 practical, tested lists you can reproduce for classroom use or refer to in developing instructional materials and planning lessons for elementary and secondary students. Includes: general vocabulary, academic vocabulary, grammar, grammar patterns & practice, pronunciation, assessment, and curriculum & instructions.
Phonics Alive	Dianne Gladman	3-Ring Bound with CD	The CD, version 1.1, is for both Macintosh or Windows for Grades PreK-3. Addresses the following integral components of a successful computer based phonics program: Introduce all single sounds of the alphabet; Be orally presented on computer for those children with low reading skills; be highly interactive; Follow a sequence determined by prior research and practice; Contain twenty modules, each introducing six sounds (including revisions); Keep performance results of the student's progress through each module, so that the teacher or parent could obtain diagnostic information for follow-up sessions; Be produced on a dual platform CD-ROM; and Be a serious education tool as well as engaging. The program does not allow the child to have an incorrect response reinforced, or move forward unless the correct response is made and reinforced. Each module takes an average student approximately 15 minutes to complete.
Citizenship	Matt Gerdin	Spiralbound	This workbook consists of 22 lessons that reinforce the typical 100 citizenship questions, reviews basic U.S. history, and provides some dictation practice. This workbook may be used in many ways, but it will need to be supplemented with English instruction, pronunciation, and most importantly interview practice.
Tests of General Educational Development (GED) Teacher's Manual for the Official GED Practice Tests - Third Edition	Center for Adult Learning and Educational Credentials	Paperback	Includes chapters on: 1) The GED Testing Program; 2) Description of the Official GED Practice Tests; 3) How to use the Official GED Practice Tests; 4) Scoring the Essay Sectio of the Official GED Practice Tests; 5) Analyzing and Interpreting Results of the Official GED Practice Tests; and 6) Questions and Answers About the Official GED Practice Tests.
Spanish Form AA Official GED Practice Test	Center for Adult Learning and Educational Credentials	2 Tests, 2 Answer Sheets, Scoring Template
Math Shortcuts to Ace the SAT (New SAT) and the New PSAT/NMSQT	Achievement Publishing, Inc.	Paperback	Highlights of this book: 34 specific math shortcuts and strategies to the SAT and PSAT; Step-by-step examples; Answers to all exercises; Extensive glossary and index; concise summary of geometry formulas and ocncepts; Easy to understand explanations; and Explanations of applied math fundamentals.
First English Grammar	Blissett & Hallgarten	Paperback	Ideal for all students who need to understand and use the most important points of English Grammar. Includes: Short clear explanations; Grammar summarised in lists, tables, and diagrams; Easier to use than other grammars; and for all elementary and intermediate students.
Grammar in Action 1	Foley & Dowling	Paperback	Book 1 is designed specifically for true beginners or students unfamiliar with formal grammar. Contains 24 units, each covering a different structural point from statements with "Be," to predicate nouns, to object pronouns. Each unit is centered around an illustrated context - such as the family, jobs, the beach, or a party - which concentrates on the use of a target structure. An assortment of exercises accompanies each lessonhelping students learn a variety of grammatical patterns.
Grammar in Action 2	Foley & Dowling	Paperback	Book 2 is designed specifically for students at the high-beginning level. It contains 24 units, each covering a different structural point from the present tense of "Be," to past continuous, to simple infinitives. Each unit is centered around an illustrated context - such as the airport, graduation, table manners, or a camping trip - which concentrates on the use of a target structure. An assortment of exercises accompanies each lesson helping students learn a variety of grammatical patterns.
Grammar in Action 3	Foley, Pires & Neblett	Paperback	Book 3 is designed specifically for students at the low-intermediate level. The book contains 21 units, each covering a different structural point from present continuous statements with "who," to the present perfect continuous tense, to the past passive. Each unit is centered around an illustrated context - such as the job interview, the disco, or vacation plans - which concentrates on the use of a target structure. An assortment of exercises accompanies each lesson helping students learn a variety of grammatical patterns.
New Oxford Picture Dictionary (NOPD) CD-ROM - Monolingual Edition	Oxford University	Kit	Includes CD-ROM (Windows or Macintosh); User's Guide; and License. A multimedia picture dictionary with: vocabulary presented in thematic picture contexts; all words spoken; interactive exercises; memory games and crossword puzzles; and short texts and dialogs for listening and reading practice. A learning tool for home and classroom use with: a recording function allowing students to hear their own pronunciation of words and to participate in dialogs; a test mode enabling students to monitor their progress; and a file and printing option for creating personal word lists.
Control Your Money - A Quick and Easy Guide	Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Central New York	Paperback	Quick and easy guide teaches you all about money management. It will help you as you try to live within your limits and decide important questions, such as what kinds of insurance you really need.
Tips at Your Fingertips: Teaching Strategies for Adult Literacy Tutors	Ola M. Brown	Paperback	A resource of research-based lessons adapted from the International Reading Association's Journal of Reading. Intended specifically for tutors who want to use proven teaching techniques but who have limited time and resources. Offers dozens of teaching ideas as well as useful information on curriculum development, instruction, and appropriate reading materials.
Books for Adult New Readers - 6th Edition	Frances Josephson Pursell	Paperback	A listing of books for adult new readers. Includes juvenile books for adults; for the tutor; and a guide to software.
Growing Together: Improving Your Literacy Program Through Student Participation	Craig Riecke	Paperback	This handbook attempts to outline what student participation means in volunteer literacy organizations. It offers practial guidelines for creating opportunities for adult students to use literacy skills in meaningful ways that extend beyond roles traditionally played by students. Section 1 is an overview of participatory education. Section 2 includes 16 activities that have proved successful in literacy programs.
Community Guide - Relations - For Volunteer Literacy Programs	Holly A. Foster	Paperback	Designed to respond to the several levels of publicity needs which range from newly approved LVA programs to affiliates of long standing, operating on multiple levels. Topics in this manual include the importance of establishing good community relations in your area, creating special events, and how to use various communications tools.
New Oxford Picture Dictionary - Intermediate Workbook	Jill Wagner Schimpff	Paperback	Follows a page-by-page format to provide immediate reinforcement of the vocabulary presented in the Dictionary. Each unit contains a collectio of activities that range in difficulty from low- to high-intermediate and that can be used for both written and oral practice of the Dictionary vocabulary. Each exercise is coded to indicate its level of difficulty. Graphs, charts, and illustrations expand the exercises in a variety of ways.
Basic Literacy Tutor Survival Kit - interactive Small Group and One-to-One Tutoring	Evelyn Renner	Notebook bound	A collection of interactive games, gadgets and ideas that can help tutors share the mysteries and madness of reading and writing English. This material is based on these concepts: 1) A language-rich, context-based environment encourages students to interact with our language and develop literacy skils; 2) English froma book that's discussing physics or grammar doesn't assist ESL students with the reading and writing they need to survive; 3) Learning the skills theyneed from relaxed, caring tutors sharing their skills and knowledge is the most valuable gift we can give a student; 4) Through conversation and collaborative activities, a tutor can enrich the student's efforts to master these skills, enhance the student's quality of life, and have a great time in the process; and 5) Don't do anything a student can do. People learn by doing, not observing.
Universal Russian Dictionary	Irina Walshe	Small paperback	Russian/English and English/Russian dictionary. Contains: over 30,000 references; accents on all Rusian words; and Aspect pairs with every verb. Compact size.
Monitoring Basic Skills Progress (MBSP) Basic Math Computation - Second Edition	Fuchs, Hamlett, & Fuchs	Kit	Includes 2 Blackline Masters, Booklet, and Floppy Disk for Macintosh. MBSP is a set of standardized methods for selecting test stimuli, administering and scoring tests, summarizing the assessment information, and formulating instructional decisions in math. Three basic components make up the program: the Computation Tests, the Student Program, and the Teacher Program.
Handbook of Exercises for Language Processing (HELP) 5 - Volume 5: Processing Information Comparing and Contrasting Math Language Self-Expression	Lazzari & Peters	Spiralbound	The exercises in this volume place an emphasis on functional language use, enabling the client to communicate basic needs in everyday situations. The tasks in the first section, Processing Information, help clients process the vast amount of information they receive every day. Section two, Comparing and Contrasting, provides new approaches to many of the skills presented in previous HELP volumes. IEP goals have beenincluded at the bottom of each page to further explain the individual tasks and to help the clinician write goals.
Adolescent Test of Problem Solving (TOPS)	Zachman, Barrett, Huisingh, Orman, and Blagden	Spiralbound manual & testing forms	This test examines important thinking skills which affect the quality of life in and outside the academic setting. For grades 7-12.
Elementary Test of Problem Solving (TOPS) Revised	Zachman, Barrett, Huisingh, Orman, and LoGiudice	Kit	Includes Manual, Picture Book, and Test Forms. This test is a diagnostic test of problem solving and critical thinking for elementary students. It is designed to assess a student's language-based critical thinking skills. For developmental age: 6-11 years.
Systematic Screening for Behavior Disorders (SSBD)	Walker & Severson	Kit	Includes: video, audio, training manual, technical manual, user's guide, 6 sets of forms. The SSBD procedure is a three-stage, multiple-gating screening system for use in identifying at-risk students in the elementary-age range. The first two screening stages rely upon teacher judgement and can be completed in 1 to 1-1/2 hours. Stage three requires the completion of two 15-minute observations recorded in classroom and playground settings. Observations are conducted by someone other than the classroom teacher. The application of the SSBD provides for mass screening of all studnets enrolled in a regular classroom. The system also gives each child an equal chance to be screened and identified for either externalizing or internalizing behavior disorders and problems.
Great Minnesota GED-Together	Department of Children, Families & Learning - GED Program	Video
Laubach Way to Reading Teacher's Manuals	Laubach, Kirk, & Laubach	Softbound (10)	Includes: 2 Teacher's Manuals for skill 1; In The Valley; 4 Teacher's Manuals for skill 2; Skill Book 2; Teacher's Manual for skill 3; Teacher's Manual for skill 4.
Culturgram '98 (Spanish-Speaking Set - Africa Area Set - Asia Area Set)	David M. Kennedy Center for International Studies	3 Ring Bound	Asia Area Set Includes: Afghanistan Azerbaijan Bangladesh Cambodia China Hong Kong India Indonesia Japan Kazakstan Korea, North Korea, South Kyrgyzstan Laos Malaysia Mongolia Nepal Pakistan Philippines Russia Singapore Sri Lanka Taiwan (ROC) Tajikistan Thailand Uzbekistan Vietnam. Africa Area Set Includes: Algeria Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Cameroon Cape Verde Chad Central African Republic Comoros Congo Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Ethiopia Gabon Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Kenya Lesotho Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Namibia Niger Nigeria Senegal Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa Sudan Swaziland Tanzania Togo Tunisia Zambia Zimbabwe. Spanish-Speaking Set Includes: Argentina Belize Bolivia Chile Colombia Costa Rica Cuba Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Guatemala Honduras Mexico Nicaragua Panama Paraguay Peru Puerto Rico Spain Uruguay Venezuela
Hmong Family	Nora Murphy	Paperback	Shares the life of a refugee family in their native country and describes their subsequent journey to the United States. You will learn how the family has adjusted to a new culture while still preserving the traditions of their homeland.
Contemporary's Essential GED: A Complete and Compact Review for the High School Equivalency Exam	William Rainey Harper College	Paperback	Features: all areas of the GED: writing, social studies, science, literature and the arts, and mathematics; an essay section that targets the GED writing sample; pinpointed pre-tests for diagnosis in each subject area; post-tests in each subject area; evaluation charts to help students develop their instructional plan; test-taking tips and strategies to maximize scores; a complete in-depth answer key with full explanations; a reference index for ease of use; and a countdown checklist to track progress.
Folk Stories of the Hmong: Peoples of Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam	Norma J. Liva & Dia Cha	Text	This book is an effort to collect and make available folk stories of the Hmong people, both to Americans who seek to understand the culture of their newest countrymen and to English-speaking Hmong children who might not otherwise have access to the stories and traditions of their people.
Employability Tools	Paula Carroll Cohen	Softbound	A guide book for those who want to find out about different careers, as well as those who are looking for a job. The glossary pages tell the meaning of words commonly found in the workplace. The resource pages will help you each step of the way when you are applying for a job. You will learn how to prepare a look for a job and how to do well during an interview. Also contains information about safety in the workplace, as well as information about workers' rights on the job.
Get That Job! Your Basic Skills	Winifred ho Roderman & Susan Echaore-McDavid	Softbound	This book will help you develop skills to succeed at work. This book will help you find out what your basic skills are like. You'll taken an inventory of your basic skills in math, spelling, vocabulary, communication, and reading.
Screening Test for Auditory Processing Disorders (SCAN)	Robert Keith	Kit	Includes: audio tape, manual, tests. The purposes of SCAN are: 1) to determine possible disorders of central nervous functions by assessing auditory maturation; 2) to identify children who may be at risk for auditory processing or receptive language problems who may require additional audiological and language testing; and 3) to identify children who may benefit from specific classroom management strategies to improve auditory and language processing abilities.
Chinese Proverbs	Ruthanne Lum McCunn	Small Text	Several Chinese proverbs written in Chinese and English.
Everything You Need to Know About Asian-American History	Lan Cao and Himilce Novas	Paperback	Discover the whos, whats, whens, and whys of Asian-American history and culture. Answers questions such as: Where and when did the history of Chinese America begin? What is Zen? Why do Filipinos have Spanish names? How did the U.S. get involved in Vietnam? What is the difference between Hindu and Hindi? Designed in a question/answer format.
Ekwall/Shanker Reading Inventory - Third Edition	Ekwall and Shanker	Spiralbound	Designed to measure the total range of students' reading abilities, including oral and silent reading levels, listening comprehension, letter knowledge, basic sight vocabulary, phonics, structural analysis, context clues, efficiency skills, vocabulary, reading comprehension and reading interests.
GED on TV		Videos (11)	GET Series on Video. Includes 11 videos.
Colored Overlays for Reading	National Reading Styles Institute	Package of Overlays	Use these overlays for students who score low in visual perception.
Lessons With Laughter - Photocopiable Lessons for Different Levels	George Woolard	Spiralbound	A photocopiable resource book for teachers. Contains 92 lessons at three levels which can be used with the minimum of preparation. Includes material graded for elementary, intermediate, and advanced learners. There are four sections: jokes, cartoons, misprints, and funny stories. Designed to bring humour into your lessons, but the material is designed to be linguistically and pedagogically effective.
Easy True Stories - A Picture-Based Beginning Reader	Sandra Heyer	Softbound	The stories - some humorous, some poignant, some astounding - are told as simply as possible. Most are less than a half-page long, and they are written almost exclusively in the present tense. Nine pre-reading drawings introduce each unit visually and ease students into reading. Can be used as a first reader for students who hae some experience with English.
Carolina Picture Vocabulary Test for Deaf and Hearing Impaired Children (CPVT)	Layton & Holmes	Kit	Includes: Test, Picture Book, & Test Score Sheet. This test was developed to measure the receptive sign vocabulary in individuals where manual signing was the primary mode of communication.