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Working Text (Teacher Guide)

Price: $45.00

SKU: L300

Teaching Deaf & Second-Language Students to Be Better Writers
S. Livingston - Employing the X-Word Grammar approach, Working Text delineates how to teach Deaf, second-language and other students to write via numerous reading and writing exercises. Help students discover common language constructions and employ them in their own written creations. Includes all the exercises and appendices featured in the student workbook, both in print and on CD. (Softcover, 224 pgs, 8-1/2” x 11”, index writing activities CD included)

Available September 2010

Working Text: Student Workbook

Price: $19.95

SKU: L301

X-Word Grammar and Writing Activities for Students
S. Livingston - Companion workbook to Working Text: Teaching Deaf & Second-Language Students to Be Better Writers. Deaf students, second language students and other students who experience difficulty with English composition will benefit from the exercises presented in this text. Master English grammar, language construction, and improve writing skills with this compilation of (86) writing activities that can be used both in the classroom and as homework. (Softcover, 128 pgs, 8-1/2” x 11”)

Available September 2010

Analyzing Syntax & Semantics Workbook

Price: $34.95

SKU: L133

V. A. Heidinger - Accompanies text, this text/workbook combination gives students both the theory and practice they need to understand the complex structure of language and the meaning of words within a given structure. Features the Personalized System of Instruction (PSI) approach. This method used student performance objectives, practice, feedback, individualization of pace, and repeatable testing as instructional strategies. (288 pgs, softcover, 8-1/2" x 11")

Lessons In Syntax

Price: $59.95

SKU: CDL250

J. E. McCarr - Specifically developed for students who are deaf or hard of hearing, this text and CD set provides a method of teaching troublesome language structures based on transformational grammar.

Lessons In Syntax Teacher's Manual
Contains detailed lesson plans in small sequential steps that:

are easy to follow

are excellent for IEP use

have objectives explaining how to teach each small step

provides examples to illustrate each step

Describes procedures for teaching the following syntactic structures:

negative sentences

wh questions

relative clauses

indirect discourse

yes/no questions

casual clauses

participle phrases

passive voice

Lessons In Syntax Student Worksheets (on CD-Rom)
Lessons In Syntax Student Worksheets has over 150 semi-programmed, self-correcting instructional pages closely coordinated with the Teacher's Manual. The CD provides independent work with small steps and is self-paced with built-in success.

Handy Stories to Read and Sign

Price: $19.95

SKU: L380

D. Napoli, D. DeLuca - Take a fun, bilingual approach to help beginning readers, deaf and hearing, improve their comprehension of both English and American Sign Language (ASL). Contained within are five, charmingly illustrated stories that increase in complexity. Precluding each story is a brief introduction explaining the elements emphasized in regard to ASL, English, and rhyme. (Softcover, 56 pgs, 7” x 9”)

Handy Stories to Read and Sign (DVD)

Price: $11.95

SKU: D420

Companion DVD
Take a fun, bilingual approach to help beginning readers, deaf and hearing, improve their comprehension of both English and American Sign Language (ASL). This companion DVD contains five stories, featuring Adrian Blue, ASL-signer and accomplished actor signing each story as the full text from the primer is displayed on the screen. (DVD, 30 mins, captioned)

Picture This: Multiple Meanings in English Context

Price: $12.00

SKU: L247

K. DiPerri – This workbook is designed to help your student(s) focus on deducing meaning in what they read. Each exercise page focuses on one English word with multiple meanings (e.g. back, put, light). Each word is used in four contextualized sentences using controlled vocabulary. Features introduction, rationale statements, student samples, a pre/post test, and 60 exercise pages. (56 pgs, soft cover, 8-1/2” x 11”)

Picture This: Figurative Language in English Context

Price: $12.00

SKU: L253

K. DiPerri – Help your student deduce the intent of sentences containing figurative language. Each exercise page focuses on one English word used figuratively, such as the word “light”: to feel lightheaded, eat a light lunch, etc. Each word is used in two contextualized paragraphs using controlled vocabulary. Features introduction, rationale statements, student samples, a pre/post test, and 60 exercise pages. (50 pgs, soft cover, 8-1/2” x 11”)

Picture This: Multiple Meanings for Beginning English Readers

Price: $12.00

SKU: L316

K. DiPerri – This workbook is a new version, designed for beginning readers, of the well-liked Multiple Meanings in English Context. Each exercise page focuses on one English word and two of its meanings (e.g., box, fire, top). Each word appears in two contextualized sentences using controlled vocabulary. (84 pgs, soft cover, 8-1/2” x 11”)

Picture This: Phrasal Verbs

Price: $12.00

SKU: L430

K. DiPerri – This workbook for beginning readers focuses on one phrasal verb (e.g., call off, get up, try out) on each exercise page. Each verb is used in a contextualized sentence using controlled vocabulary. Students deduce the verb’s meaning and then illustrate the intent of the sentence. They then write and illustrate their own sentences using the phrasal verb. (80 pgs, soft cover, 8-1/2” x 11”)

Black Cats & Witches Hats

Price: $17.95

SKU: C111

Especially helpful for Deaf and Hard of Hearing students, this colorful Halloween software program has been designed to enhance vocabulary for children 1st - 4th grade level. Children will love matching pictures and playing games that reinforce learning. Includes fifteen lessons in level of difficulty plus a colorful photo gallery of pictures to print, enlarge, use as flashcards, or make a dictionary. (Windows)
Note: Software non-returnable

Computer GameMaker LITE

Price: $39.95

SKU: C115

Affordably create your own matching games in minutes to promote English language practice for your Deaf, hard of hearing, or hearing student. Easy-to-use with the ability to import your own images, voice .mp3 or .wav files and flexible licensing for installation on any computer within your school or home. Requires Windows operating system. (CD-Rom, Windows)

Computer Game Maker

Price: $49.95

SKU: C110

2002 Edition!
Now with THREE choices of backgrounds for the games you customize! Dynamic authoring software allows the user to determine content and pictures for four classic fun computer games! Automatically programs YOUR questions and answers into four fun computer games: Paired Squares, Match-Mate, Pop Quiz and Spin-Meister.

Software is Non-Returnable

Johnny Rock's Christmas

Price: $17.95

SKU: C112

Fun Holiday Vocabulary and Language Building Software!
Early learners match pictures of Santa, reindeer, and elves to similar pictures. Young readers match pictures to words such as toys, elf, lights, etc. More advanced readers practice with adjectives/adverbs: eager, upside-down; -ing verbs: flying, sewing, crying; even includes passive voice!
Note: Software is non-returnable.