Specialists & Librarians: Offering the Best

"I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library."
Jorge Luis Borges (1899-1986), Argentine writer, essayist, and poet


"In the nonstop tsunami of global information, librarians provide us with floaties and teach us how to swim." 
Linton Weeks, Washington Post, Jan. 13, 2001

 
Resource specialists and teachers, coordinators, mentors, and librarians deal with, get to know, have a chance to enjoy, and often recommend language-education materials and techniques.  They know—or can find out—all about print and other media (audio, visual, online) sources of content.  Because they have overviews from various points of view, they get a chance to organize, prioritize, and communicate useful information and ideas.

Do you want information about academic subjects like  Americana, history, geography, biography, government, current events, culture, psychology, math, physical or biological sciences, technology, and/or a myriad of other areas of study? 

Does it help if the material is in simplified or adapted language accessible to English-language learners, new readers, and/or an aging population? 

Do you need to learn or teach others how to do something—learn how to learn, become U.S. citizens, get and keep a job, adapt to a changing worldwide economy, think critically, do research on their own, improve their lives, parent effectively, or whatever comes up? 

Do you want reassuring or stimulating thoughts and ideas to help you keep up, function with less effort or tension, and succeed?   
 

Specialists and librarians can help with all of that.  And Authors & Editors can help “organizers,” “thinkers,” and “recommenders” to do so.

For background on language-education products from various points of view--Products in Multiple Formats & Media, Language Focus (Simple to Complex), Learner Proficiency Levels, Language Skills (Reading & Writing, Listening & Speaking, Grammar), and Educational Content & Culture,  click to see any of the articles listed in the Pulldown Menu under "What's Available." 

An Alphabetized Product List  will give you an overview of books, games, and ancillaries available for purchase from Authors & Editors

The items in the Authors & Editors Online Store can be organized into these categories of products:  Activity & Idea Books; Alphabet Letters & Symbols, Answer Key;  Self-Teaching; Audio Tapes/CD's/DVD's; Board Games; Books for Students; Cards or Card Decks; Classroom-Ready Materials; Content & Culture; Grammar/Sentence Structure; Instructors' Guides/Teachers' Editions; Integrated or Multiple Language Skills; Language Learning Levels: Ba = Basic (Literacy) Level; Language Learning Levels: Be = Beginning Level; Language Learning Levels: I = Intermediate Level; Language Learning Levels: A = Advanced Level; Oral Language Skills = Listening & Speaking; Phonics & Spelling; Phrasing/Paraphrasing; Pronunciation & Accent Acquisition; Reproducible Masters; Resource Books for Teachers/Learners; Vocabulary, Focus on; Word Level Skills; Written Language Skills = Reading & Writing

The Online Authors & Editors Creative Language Teaching & Learning Catalog offers detailed info about products in this order: Pre-Word, Word Level, Phrases & Sentences, Grammar & Structure, Oral Language, Written Language, Integrated Skills, Teaching/Learning Resources, Content & Culture.  There are also downloadable Try-Before-You-Buy Samples to help in purchasing decisions.  

Alternatively or in addition, you can simply ask for what you need by e-mailing us your comments and questions.  Or help us to help you—by integrating what you know with what we know—and telling us what you come up with.