English

In today's exam-driven environment, teaching a core English curriculum has never been more challenging. Teachers want to explore the beauty of the written word and instill patterns of higher thinking into the minds of their students. Meanwhile, school administrators are under increasing pressure to improve standardized test scores. Given the limits of a normal school day, who has the time to design classroom plans that satisfy both?

We have a solution.  

Applied Practice resources are created by English teachers for English teachers, allowing standardized test preparation to be woven in with stimulating classroom instruction. With Applied Practice English resource guides, your students will gain proficiency in test-taking skills while mastering the content of their ELA course curriculum.  Each product line has been created to address the skills and types of questions found on a particular standardized test; however, the questions in these guides have been gleaned from literary works assigned in the middle or high school classroom.  

For more details on each product line, visit these pages:

Advanced - Honors, AP*, IB* 

Core Skills PLUS regular to advanced classrooms
Pre-AP* Middle School
Pre-AP*/AP* High School
AP* from A to Z

College Bound

Core Skills PLUS regular to advanced classrooms
PSAT*/SAT*/NMSQT
ACT*

State Proficiency

Core Skills PLUS for all states
CAHSEE Reading and Writing for California
FCAT Reading 2.0 and Florida Writing for Florida
OGT Reading and Core Skills Writing for Ohio
PSSA Reading and Core Skills Writing for Pennsylvania
SOL Reading and Core Skills Writing for Virginia
TAKS Reading and Writing for Texas

Other Instructional Products - for all students

Master Classes: Writing Lessons from Great Authors
Allusion a Day 
Terms Triple Play - teach literary terms the fun way!

Samples from most workbooks are available online by clicking on the book icon next to any product title. Sample pages are provided solely for the educators' use in prescreening classroom materials. Each sample includes several questions from the resource guide; however, answer keys and answer explanations are not provided.