| Resource List The History and Structure of Written English General Teacher Resources Ayto, J. (1999). Twentieth century words. New York: Oxford University Press. Balmuth, M. (1982). The roots of English. Timonium, MD: York Press. (Available from PRO-ED, 800-897-3202) Barnett, L. (1964). The treasure of our tongue. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Bryson, B. (1990). The mother tongue: English and how it got that way. New York: William Morrow. Claiborne, R. (1983). Our marvelous native tongue. The life and times of the English language. New York: Times Books. Lederer, R. (1991). The miracle of language. New York: Pocket Books. Logan, R.K. (1986). The alphabet effect. New York: St. Martins Press. Manguel, A. (1996). A history of reading. New York: Viking. Martin, H.-J. (1994). The history and power of writing. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. McCrum, R., Cran, S., & MacNeil, R. (1986). The story of English. New York: Viking. Nist, J. (1966). A structural history of English. New York: St. Martins Press. Pei, M. (1965). The story of language. New York: J.B. Lippincott. (Original work published 1949) Pinker, S. (1994). The language instinct. New York: William Morrow. Soukhanov, A.H. (1995). Word watch. New York: Henry Holt. Curricula, Guides, and Activities Bebko, A.R., Alexander, J., & Doucet, R. (2001). LANGUAGE! Roots (2nd ed.). Longmont, CO: Sopris West. Blanchard, C. Word roots series (Level A, Grades 4–12+; Level B, Grade 7–12+). Pacific Grove, CA: Critical Thinking Books and Software. Ehrlich, I. (1972). Instant vocabulary. New York: Pocket Books. Fifer, N., & Flowers, N. (1990). Vocabulary from classical roots. Cambridge, MA: Educators Publishing Service. Henry, M.K. (1990). WORDS: Integrated decoding and spelling instruction based on word origin and word structure. Austin, TX: PRO-ED. Henry, M.K. (2003). Unlocking literacy: Effective decoding and spelling instruction. Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co. Henry, M.K., & Redding, N.C. (1996). Patterns for success in reading and spelling. Austin, TX: PRO-ED. Johnson, K., & Bayrd, P. (1998). Megawords series. (1998). Cambridge, MA: Educators Publishing Service. Kleiber, M.H. (1990–2004). Specific language training: An Orton-Gillingham curriculum for adolescents. Yonkers, NY: Decatur Enterprises. (Available from the publisher, 26 Birch Road, Yonkers, NY 10705) Marcellaro, E.G., & Ostrovsky, G.R. (1988). Verbal vibes series. Sacramento, CA: Lumen Publications. Moats, L.C. (2000). Speech to print: Language essentials for teachers. Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co. Morgan, K. (2002). Dynamic roots. Albuquerque: Morgan Dynamic Phonics. Pinnell, G.S., & Fountas, I.C. (1998). Word matters. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann. Rome, P.D., & Osman, J.S. (1993). Language tool kit. Cambridge, MA: Educators Publishing Service. Rome, P.D., & Osman, J.S. (2000). Advanced language tool kit. Cambridge, MA: Educators Publishing Service. Steere, A., Peck, C.Z., & Kahn, L. (1971). Solving language difficulties. Cambridge, MA: Educators Publishing Service. Wimer, D.B. (1994). Word studies: A classical perspective, Prefixes + roots + suffixes (Vol. 1). Richmond, VA: Author. (Available from the author, Post Office Box 5362, Richmond, VA 23220) Instructional Materials Student Dictionaries and Thesauri Agnes, M.E. (Ed.). (1999). Webster's new world children's dictionary (2nd ed.) [For ages 7–12]. New York: John Wiley & Sons. American Heritage student dictionary [For Grades 6–9]. (1998). Boston: Houghton Mifflin American Heritage student thesaurus [For Grades 7–10]. (1999). Boston: Houghton Mifflin. Barnhart, R.K. (Ed.). (1988). The Barnhart dictionary of etymology. New York: The H.W. Wilson Co. Bollard, J.K. (1988). Scholastic children's thesaurus. New York: Scholastic. Crutchfield, R.S. (1997). English vocabulary quick reference: A comprehensive dictionary arranged by word roots. Leesburg, VA: LexaDyne Publishing. Halsey, W.D. (Ed.). (2001). MacMillan dictionary for children. New York: Simon & Schuster. Latimer, J.P., & Nolting, K.S. (2001). Simon and Schuster thesaurus for children [For ages 9–12]. New York: Simon & Schuster. Levey, J.S. (Ed.). (1990). Macmillan first dictionary [For ages 4–8]. New York: Simon & Schuster. Levey, J.S. (Ed.). (2002). Scholastic children's dictionary [For ages 8–12]. New York: Scholastic Reference. Games Johnson, P.F. (1999). Word Scramble 2. East Moline, IL: LinquiSystems. UpWords. (1999). East Longmeadow, MA: Milton Bradley (a division of Hasbro). Word Lists Anderson, C.W. (1980). Workbooks of resource words for phonetic reading (Books 1–3). Lincoln, NE: Educational Tutorial Consortium. (Available from the publisher, http://www.etc-ne.com/rw100.lasso) Bloom, F., & Coates, D.B. (2000). Recipe for reading. Austin, TX: PRO-ED. Fry, E.B., Kress, J.E., & Fountoukidis, D. (2000). The reading teacher's book of lists (4th ed.). Upper Saddle River: Prentice Hall. Henry, M.K. (2003). Unlocking literacy: Effective decoding and spelling instruction (Appendices B–G, pp. 167–283). Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co. Jones, T.B. (1997). Decoding and encoding English words. Timonium, MD: York Press. (Available from PRO-ED, 800-897-3202) Slingerland, B.H. (1982). Phonetic word lists for children's use. Cambridge, MA: Educators Publishing Service. Software Inspiration Software KidPix Deluxe 4 for Schools Student Resources Brook, D., & Zallinger, J.D. (Illustrator). (1998). The journey of English. New York: Clarion Books. Klausner, J. (1990). Talk about English: How words travel and change. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell. Krensky, S. (1996). Breaking into print: Before and after the invention of the printing press. Toronto: Little, Brown. Samoyault, T. (1996). Alphabetical Order: How the alphabet began. New York: Penguin. Parent Resources Beal, G. (1992). Book of words: A–Z guide to quotations, proverbs, origins, usage, and idioms. New York: Kingfisher Books. Brook, D. 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