Barbara Raispis Memorial Library Resources
Barbara Raispis Memorial Library Resources
| Resource | Author | Subject 1 | Subject 2 | |
| Encyclopedia Americana (1985) | Encyclopedia | |||
| Webster's Dictionary and Roget's Thesaurus | Dictionary | Thesaurus | ||
| Word by Word Picture Dictionary | Molinsky & Bliss | Theme/picture dictionary | Exercises using vocabulary | |
| Encyclopedia of the Animal World (various volumes) | Encyclopedia focused on animals | |||
| Reading Literature (Yellow Level) | Sherman, Marilyn | Reading literature | Writing skills | |
| Reading Literature (Blue Level) | Sherman, Marilyn | Reading literature | Writing skills | |
| Reading Literature (Orange Level) | Sherman, Marilyn | Reading literature | Writing skills | |
| English (Orange Level) | Writing skills | Vocabulary and grammar | ||
| English (Yellow Level) | Writing and research skills | Vocabulary and grammar | ||
| Prentice Hall Literature (Gold Teacher's Edition) | Reading literature | Analyzing literature | ||
| World History/Prehistoric Times to the Present | Hart, Diane | World history | Reading comprehension | |
| World History | Suter, Joanne | World history | ||
| Illustrated Minute Biographies | Nisenson & DeWitt | One-page biographies | ||
| World Geography and You (Book 1) | Bernstein, Vivian | Geography (Americas and Europe) | Applying geography skills | |
| World Geography and You (Book 2) | Bernstein, Vivian | Geography (Middle East, Asia, Africa) | Applying geography skills | |
| New Beginnings in Reading (Groundbreaking Exercises) | Tivenan, Bonnie | Basic reading exercises | ||
| New Beginnings in Reading (Book 3) | Tivenan, Bonnie | Advanced beginner exercises | ||
| New Beginnings in Reading (Instructor's Guide) | Tivenan, Bonnie | Instructor's guide to book series | ||
| Developing Critical Thinking | Insel & Edson | Logic and critical thinking exercises | ||
| Living in the Reader's World (Book 1) | Basic reading exercises | Using pictures to improve reading | ||
| Living in the Reader's World (Book 3) | Intermediate reading | Using context, seeking information | ||
| From Pictures to Passages | Evanson, Jane L. | Reading comprehension | Test preparation | |
| Essential Skills (Books 3-10, 13-19) | Pauk, Walter | Reading comprehension exercises | ||
| Reading in the Content Areas, Social Studies 1 | Johnson, Laura Stark | Social studies articles | Reading practice | |
| Six-way Paragraphs (Advanced) | Pauk, Walter | Reading comprehension exercises | ||
| Reading Drills, Introductory Level | Fry, Edward B. | Reading practice | Reading exercises | |
| Reading Drills, Intermediate Level | Fry, Edward B. | Reading practice | Reading exercises | |
| Reading Drills, Advanced Level | Fry, Edward B. | Reading practice | Reading exercises | |
| Reading Skills That Work (Book One) | Echaore-Yoon, Susan | Practical applications for reading | Reading exercises | |
| Side by Side (1A) | Molinsky & Bliss | ESL conversation | ESL practical vocabulary | |
| Side by Side (Book One) | Molinsky & Bliss | ESL conversation | ESL practical vocabulary | |
| Reader's Choice (Teacher's Guide) | Instructor's guide to book series | |||
| Reader's Choice (Insights) | Reading practice | Reading exercises | ||
| Reader's Choice (Book 2) | Reading practice | Reading exercises | ||
| Reader's Choice (Book 3) | Reading practice | Reading comprehension exercises | ||
| Critical Reading for Proficiency 1 | Margulies, Stuart | Reading comprehension | ||
| Critical Reading for Proficiency 2 | Margulies, Stuart | Reading comprehension | ||
| Critical Reading for Proficiency 3 | Margulies, Stuart | Reading comprehension | ||
| Reading for Today (Introductory) | Beginning reading (alphabet) | |||
| Reading for Today (Book Two) | Basic reading | Comprehension exercises | ||
| Reading for Today (Book Three) | Advanced beginner reading | Comprehension exercises | ||
| Reading for Today (Book Four) | Advanced beginner reading | Comprehension exercises | ||
| Reading - Building Strategies | McClanahan & Green | Reading comprehension and exercises | ||
| Megawords 1 | Johnson& Bayrd | Vocabulary and spelling exercises | ||
| Building Basic Skills in Mathematics | Basic mathematics | Math exercises | ||
| Basic science and charts | Science reading and comprehension | |||
| Writing and Reading the Essay | Writing skills | Usage | ||
| English Power Lessons | (this book is heavily marked up) | Intermediate/advanced textbook | ||
| Reading Comprehension Workshop Teacher's Edition (Insights) | Reading practice, exercises and comprehension | |||
| Reading Comprehension Workshop Teacher's Edition (Crossroads) | Reading practice, exercises and comprehension | |||
| Reading Comprehension Workshop Teacher's Edition (Momentum) | Reading practice, exercises and comprehension | |||
| Reading Comprehension Workshop Teacher's Edition (Perspective) | Reading practice, exercises and comprehension | |||
| Reading Comprehension Workshop Teacher's Edition (Spectrum) | Reading practice, exercises and comprehension | |||
| GED: How to Prepare for the High School Equivalency Examination | GED study guide | GED practice tests | ||
| The Official Teacher's Guide to the Tests of General Educational Development | GED instructor's guide | |||
| Resource Book and Instructor's Guide for Passing the GED Program | Instructor's guide for Passing the GED book | |||
| Passing the GED | GED study guide | GED practice tests | ||
| GED Test 1: Writing Skills | Wickham, Susan Breemer | GED writing guide | GED writing practice tests | |
| GED Test 2: Social Studies | Digilio, Karen Scott | GED social studies guide | GED social studies practice tests | |
| Pre-GED Mathematics | GED math preparation | GED math exercises | ||
| GED Social Studies Exercise Book | Digilio, Karen Scott | GED social studies exercises | ||
| Social Studies: Pre-GED | Social studies passages | Social studies exercises | ||
| Pre-GED Social Studies Skills | Tamarkin, Kenneth | GED social studies preparation | GED social studies exercises | |
| Pre-GED Science Skills (same as Breakthroughs) | Knapp, Nancy | GED science preparation | ||
| Pre-GED Critical Reading Skills | Benner, Patricia | GED reading comprehension | GED reading practice tests | |
| The GED Essay | Frechette, Ellen C. | GED writing study guide | ||
| Everyday Heroes | Johnson, Beth | Intermediate reading practice | Reading comprehension | |
| Voyager 4 (Reading and Writing for Today's Adults) | Smith, Beverly J. | Reading for daily activities | ||
| Winners: Olympic Games | Billings & Billings | Reading stories and exercises | ||
| Winners: Congressional Medal of Honor | Billings & Billings | Reading stories and exercises | ||
| Using the Newspaper to Teach Basic Living Skills | Bunnell, Jean | Finding and interpreting information | ||
| Reading the Newspaper (Advanced) | Miller & Allan | Reading/analyzing newspaper articles | ||
| Reading the Newspaper (Middle) | Miller & Allan | Reading/analyzing newspaper articles | ||
| The Working Experience 1 | Smith & Ringel | Advanced beginner reading/exercises | ||
| The Working Experience 2 | Smith & Ringel | Advanced beginner reading/exercises | ||
| The Working Experience 3 | Smith & Ringel | Advanced beginner reading/exercises | ||
| Challenger Teacher's Manual (Books 1-5) | Murphy, Corea | Teacher's manual for Challenger books 1-5 | ||
| Writing for Challenger 1-4 Teacher's Manual | Teacher's manual for Writing for Challenger 1-4 | |||
| Writing for Challenger 1 | Writing exercises for Challenger 1 | |||
| Writing for Challenger 2 | Writing exercises for Challenger 2 | |||
| Challenger 3 | Murphy, Corea | Reading passages & exercises | ||
| Writing for Challenger 3 | Writing exercises for Challenger 3 | |||
| Challenger 4 | Murphy, Corea | Reading passages & exercises | ||
| Challenger 4 Teacher's Manual (photocopy) | Teacher's manual for Challenger 4 | |||
| Writing for Challenger 4 | Writing exercises for Challenger 4 | |||
| Challenger 5 | Murphy, Corea | Reading passages & exercises | ||
| Challenger 5 Teacher's Manual | Murphy, Corea | Teacher's manual for Challenger 5 | ||
| Challenger 6 | Murphy, Corea | Reading passages & exercises | ||
| Challenger 8 | Murphy, Corea | Reading passages & exercises | ||
| Challenger Answer Key (Books 1-4) | Answers for Challenger books 1-4 | |||
| Challenger Answer Key (Books 1-5) | Answers for Challenger books 1-5 | |||
| Challenger Answer Key (Books 5-8) | Answers for Challenger books 5-8 | |||
| Reading in the Content Areas (Literature 1) | Johnson, Laura Stark | Literature excerpts for intermediate readers | ||
| Basic English Grammar | Azar, Betty Schrampfer | Beginning grammar exercises | ||
| Listening and Speaking for Job and Personal Use | Masters & Wood | Communications skills activities | ||
| Writing for Mass Communication | Hutchison, Earl R. | Journalism writing and techniques | ||
| Writing Sentences and Paragraphs | Walker, Bonnie | Adv. Beginner writing instruction/exercises | ||
| Breakthroughs in Writing and Language Skills | Maruskin-Mott, Joan | Grammar/writing instruction and exercises | ||
| Globe Writing Program Book A | Intermediate writing and comprehension | |||
| Handwriting - Basic Skills and Application Book 5 | Cursive writing instruction/exercises | |||
| Let's Write Cursive (Book 2) | Rudolph, Evelyn | Cursive writing practice sheets | ||
| Filling Out Forms | Stein, Wenday | Reading and writing for forms in daily life | ||
| Writer's Manual | Fry & Sakiey | Writing reference and recommendations | ||
| Master the Deck | Stanciak, Lois | Writing instruction and exercises | ||
| The Art of Teaching Writing | Calkins, Lucy McCormick | How to teach writing | ||
| Writing it Down (Writing Skills for Everyday Life) | Practical writing exercises and examples | |||
| The Write Stuff - Putting It in Paragraphs | Jones & Evanson | Writing instruction and exercises | ||
| The Write Stuff - Life Skills Writing | Writing for practical use (letters, forms, etc.) | |||
| Writing Makes Sense | Clarke & Clarke | Writing exercises | ||
| I Speak English (Tutor's Guide) | Colvin, Ruth J. | Instructor's guide for conversational ESL | ||
| Interchange Intro | Richards, Jack C. | Vocabulary and conversation activities/exercises | ||
| Interchange Book 3 | Richards/Hull/Proctor | Vocabulary and conversation activities/exercises | ||
| Topics and Language Competencies - Literacy Plus | Kerwin, Michael | Beginning ESL instruction and exercises | ||
| Topics and Language Competencies 2 | Kerwin, Michael | Daily use ESL instruction and exercises | ||
| Topics and Language Competencies 4 | Kerwin, Michael | Practical (job, travel) ESL instruction and exercises | ||
| Topics and Language Competencies 6 | Kerwin, Michael | Advanced beginner ESL instruction and exercises | ||
| LifePrints ESL for Adults 1 | Newman/Grognet/Crandall | Beginning ESL pictures and exercises | ||
| LifePrints ESL for Adults 2 | Newman/Grognet/Crandall | Advanced beginner ESL pictures and exercises | ||
| LifePrints ESL for Adults 3 | Newman/Grognet/Crandall | Intermediate ESL exercises | ||
| Home/Community Connections 2.1-2.2 | Parent-student activities (English/Spanish) | |||
| Home/Community Connections 3.1-3.2 | Parent-student activities (English/Spanish) | |||
| Choices: Discovering Your Community | Linse, Caroline T. | Dialogue, stories and exercises | ||
| Take Care of Yourself | Brems/Devonshire/Jones | Reading, vocabulary and exercises related to health care | ||
| Day by Day English for Employment Communication | Molinsky & Bliss | Reading/speaking exercises using job-related situations | ||
| Working in English Teachers' Guide (Book 1) | Robinson, Lynne | Teachers' guide for Book 1 | ||
| Working in English Book 1 | Robinson, Lynne | Job-based reading and speaking exercises | ||
| Critical Reading for Work, Level D | Hodges & Margulies | Job-based reading and writing exercises | ||
| Speaking Up at Work | Robinson & Rowekamp | Job-based exercises and practical instruction | ||
| Personal Stories Book 1 | Koch/Mrowicki/Ruttenberg | Beginning reading and exercises | ||
| Personal Stories Book 2 | Koch/Mrowicki/Ruttenberg | Beginning reading and exercises | ||
| Caring for Your Car | Pogrund & Grebel | Adv. Beginner reading/exercises | ||
| Sharing an Apartment | Anema, Durlynn | Adv. Beginner reading/exercises | ||
| College Keyboarding Course | Keyboarding/typing tutorial | |||
| Telephone and Post Office (booklet) | Skill practice for telephone and post office | |||
| Employment (booklet) | Employment skills advice and forms | |||
| TV, Newspaper, Radio (booklet) | How to seek information in media sources | |||
| School and Community (booklet) | Activities that simulate correspondence and interaction with school/community | |||
| Transportation (booklet) | Activities to practice literacy skills for transportation (maps, schedules) | |||
| Survival Kit (booklet) | Activities to learn and reinforce basic information skills in English | |||
| Health (booklet) | Activities to practice vocabulary and communication in health care settings | |||
| Number Sense Teacher's Resource Guide | Suter, Allan D. | Teacher's guide for Number Sense book series | ||
| Number Sense: Whole Number Addition & Subtraction | Suter, Allan D. | Whole number addition and subtraction | ||
| Number Sense: Whole Number Multiplication & Division | Suter, Allan D. | Whole number multiplication and division | ||
| Number Sense: The Meaning of Fractions | Suter, Allan D. | Fractions exercises | ||
| Number Power 2 - Fractions, Decimals and Percents | Howett, Jerry | Instruction and exercises for fractions, decimals & percents | ||
| Number Power 3 - Algebra | Mitchell, Robert | Basic algebra instruction and exercises | ||
| Number Power 4 - Geometry | Mitchell & Prickel | Basic geometry instruction and exercises | ||
| Number Power 5 - Graphs, Tables, Schedules and Maps | Mitchell & Prickel | Reading, interpreting and exercises with graphs etc. | ||
| Number Power 6 - Word Problems | Tamarkin, Kenneth | How to solve word problems and exercises | ||
| Math Stories - Addition and Subtraction | Scinto, Joyce M. | Addition and subtraction practice in stories | ||
| Math Stories - Multiplication and Division | Scinto, Joyce M. | Multiplication and division practice in stories | ||
| Math Stories - Fractions, Decimals and Percents | Scinto, Joyce M. | Fractions, decimals and percents practice in stories | ||
| The Math Problem Solver Teacher's Guide | Manly, Myrna | Teacher's guide for The Math Problem Solver series | ||
| Working with Numbers | Shea, James T. | Variety of math problems covering different skills | ||
| Checking Account | Finn, Daniel M. | How to open, use and manage a checking account | ||
| Math for the Consumer: Checking Accounts, Paychecks and Basic Buying | Jones, Wilmer L. | Consumer education re: checking accounts, paychecks and purchases | ||
| Gateways to Correct Spelling | Ayer, Fred C. | Spelling strategies and exercises | ||
| Target Spelling 360 | Scarborough/Brigham/Miller | Word games and exercises | ||
| Target Spelling 540 | Scarborough/Brigham/Miller | Word games and exercises | ||
| Target Spelling 780 | Scarborough/Brigham/Miller | Word games and exercises | ||
| Target Spelling 1260 | Scarborough/Brigham/Miller | Word games and exercises | ||
| Focus on Grammar | Schoenberg, Irene E. | Grammar through exercises and conversations | ||
| Teacher's Resource Guide to Spelling and Vocabulary Level 1 | Instruction guide and spelling activities (English/Spanish) | |||
| Teacher's Resource Guide to Spelling and Vocabulary Level 4 | Instruction guide and spelling activities (English/Spanish) | |||
| Teacher's Resource Guide to Spelling and Vocabulary Level 5 | Instruction guide and spelling activities (English/limited Spanish) | |||
| Teacher's Resource Guide to Spelling and Vocabulary Level 6 | Instruction guide and spelling activities (English/limited Spanish) | |||
| Spelling and Vocabulary | Spelling workbook with thesaurus & dictionary | |||
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