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  • Language Arts by Bhurijana das

    Writing brings me adventure, for when I write, I never know for certain what will appear on my page. For example, this is my third attempt at starting this lesson. The first attempt grew into an introduction for the Junior Varnasrama College Writing Textbook. The second attempt blossomed into a story, and now, this third attempt seems on target. Yes, writing can be an adventure, but one must learn the art of making it an adventure.

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  • Gurukula reader (book 1.) by Nandarani devi dasi

    The Gurukula Readers have been designed as a structured reading series for children from the approximate ages of 7 to 12 (grades 3 through 7 by the American standard). Their specific purpose is to bridge the gap between a phonetic series (Let's Read) and Srila Prabhupada's Krishna Books. They achieve this by:

    1. teaching the vocabulary which is a prerequisite to understanding Krishna Book, and
    2. teaching the sentence structure which will allow the children to understand the complex writing of the Krishna Book.

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  • English with Writing Applications: A Programmed Course in Grammar and Usage


    For basic grammar and composition, a self-teaching course, in three levels (2200 is the easiest, 2600 is middle, 3200 is hardest). For students aged 12 or 14 and older.


    TITLE: English 2200: With Writing Applications A Programmed Course in
    Grammar and Usage
    by Joseph C. Blumenthal
    ISBN: 0155-00859-5
    ISBN 13: 978-0155-00859-5
    Publisher: Thomson Learning
    Publish Date: January 1994

    TITLE: English 2600: With Writing Applications A Programmed Course in
    Grammar and Usage
    by Joseph C. Blumenthal
    ISBN: 0155-00862-5
    ISBN 13: 978-0155-00862-5
    Publisher: Thomson Learning
    Publish Date: January 1994

    TITLE: English 3200 With Writing Applications: A Programmed Course in
    Grammar and Usage
    by Joseph C. Blumenthal
    ISBN: 0155-00865-X
    ISBN 13: 978-0155-00865-6
    Publisher: Thomson Learning
    Publish Date: January 1994
    Binding: Paperback , 4 edition

    TITLE: Tests for English 3200, a Programmed Course in Grammar & Usage, 3rd Ed. with Index
    by     Joseph C. Blumenthal
    ISBN-10: 0155227122
    ISBN-13: 978-0155227125
    Publisher: Harcourt Brace College Publishers; 3rd edition (January 1981

    TITLE: Tests for English 2200 with Writing Applications
    by Joseph C. Blumental
    ISBN-10: 0153139862
    Publisher: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich (1989)ISBN-10: 0153139862


    For composition:

    TITLE: The Writer's Art
    by James J. Kilpatrick
    ISBN: 0836-27925-5
    ISBN 13: 978-0836-27925-2
    Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
    Publish Date: October 1985

    TITLE: Webster's New World Student Writing Handbook
    by Sharon Sorenson
    ISBN: 0764-56125-1
    ISBN 13: 978-0764-56125-2
    Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Inc
    Publish Date: August 2000

    Available from:
    www.amazon.com

  • Language Exercises


    •  Programs/Packages
    Language Exercises Classroom Library

    •  Teacher Materials
    Language Exercises '04 Level A Teacher's Guide

    Language Exercises '04 Level B Teacher's Guide

    Language Exercises '04 Level B Teacher's Guide

    Language Exercises '04 Level D Teacher's Guide

    •  Workbooks

    Language Exercises '04 Level B Student Edition

    Language Exercises '04 Level C Student Edition

    Language Exercises '04 Level D Student Edition

  • MED has not personally reviewed all of the resources' content and authors. They are published only for information and there is no assurance that they are officially approved by MED.

  • Dr Best 'Learn To Read'

    The Talking Books have the text in English and can be listened to in the following languages, page by page:

    English, Hindi, Gujarati, Telegu, Bengali, Tamil, Kannada
    Mandarin, Thai, Japanese, Persian, Hebrew, Afrikaans
    Croatian, Finnish, Portuguese, Italian, Slovenian, Slovak
    Spanish, French, German, Russian, Hungarian, Dutch

    Listen to the stories in your home language, understand and then listen in English. Practice reading. The associated Activity Book, full of ideas, will help you familiarise yourself in reading the words in the story book. Develop speaking skills by saving your own voice onto every page. Each book gets progressively harder but nevertheless has a clear message of care and concerns for others.
    (Users have found that the books help in developing speaking skills in any of the languages mentioned above.)

    www.learntoreadenglish.co.uk