RN to BSN Program
The Center houses materials for children, preservice teachers, teachers, and professors on a wide variety of topics. We are also in the process of building a parent center, which will include materials for adult literacy and support parents as their children's first teachers.
Children's Literature
Children's literature is available for beginning readers through middle school on a variety of topics across many genres.
- ABC Books
- Board Books
- Chapter Books
- Dr. Melvin's Personal Collection
- Fiction- Assorted
- Historical
- How To and Self Help
- Holiday
- Mathematics
- Multicultural
- Nonfiction
- Picture Books
- Poetry
- Sports
- Traditional Literature
Curriculum Programs
Several sections of the Center contain samples from literacy programs and content area programs designed for the classroom.
- Guided Reading Sets
features sets of books at all levels in fiction, nonfiction, and content areas published by Harcourt and the Fountas and Pinell program from Scholastic - Harcourt Content Areas
sample materials from the published programs for Kindergarten through sixth grade. Multiple kits are available in wheeled cases. - Literacy Place
- Read 180
features teacher and student materials for striving readers at the middle school level - Scholastic Action
- Scholastic Early Childhood Kits
features manipulatives and other materials used at the preschool and Kindergarten levels - Skill Builders
- Wiggle Works
features early literacy books, cassettes, and other materials for preschool to first grade
Periodicals
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Teacher Resources
- Big Books
more than 300 fiction and nonfiction titles - Books on Cassette
recorded children's literature primarily for Kindergarten to third grade - Leveled Readers
multiple copies of leveled books mainly for the primary grades. Program selections include Brain Bank, Phonics Readers, Sprint Plus, Text Talk, Zip Zoom, and a collection for English language learners - Manipulatives and Teaching Tools
games, toys, and tools that can be used to engage students, provide support, or enrichment - Professional Development
current research on various topics in education - Text Books
teacher and student editions of texts for Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies for Kindergarten through sixth grade, provided by various publishers - VHS Tapes
includes audio visual versions of children's literature and videos for professional development
