Welcome to the page where I have listed companies providing language arts related curriculum, supplies, materials and more.

Please note that companies providing "multiple-subject" items including language arts are listed on the Multi-subject page.

The companies listed below may sell other items, but their MAIN focus is specifically language arts.

Have fun browsing!

Please contact us if you'd like a company name to be listed!

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Icon explanation:
Connecting Waters families may order from this company

This is a personal favorite or a company we order from frequently

An openly Christian company or a company offering a large number of Christian items

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All charter schools serving Los Banos are welcome to submit a list of the providers/vendors that are approved for your school. Currently we are marking Connecting Water's vendors as a convenience to CW students living in Los Banos.

Please note that all companies listed below are NOT just for families living in CA but applicable to all in the homeschooling community. (International homeschoolers will have to contact each company for their policies on international shipping.)

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Quotes are taken from each company's website.

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AVKO Educational Research Foundation This company provides materials to teach spelling. You'll find a lot of research and free materials on their site. They also have materials and information for and concerning dyslexics. Main products: Language arts, spelling, dyslexia materials and information

Bare Books If your child wants to be a "published" author you'll want to visit this site! There are items like books, calendars, comics and more that you can personalize. Main products: "blank" books and other items

Books on Tape Thousands of audio books!

Dorbooks Phonics books and games. We used the Phonics Pathways book with one of our sons and loved the results. Main product: language arts, phonics

Educators Publishing Service They sell all sorts of helpful workbooks, especially for language arts. This is the home of the Explode the Code series and other well known titles. Check out their free samples. Main products: language arts, math

Great Source They make the Write Source series of books and more. Main products: language arts

Growing With Grammar This site offers a grammar program that can be "used by all educators regardless of their background or beliefs". Main products: Language arts, grammar

Handwriting Without Tears A wonderful handwriting course with manipulatives for the early grades. We used this course to teach my youngest printing (I'm not fond of their cursive). The results were fantastic. Main product: Handwriting / language arts

Hexco
Resources for the National Spelling Bee.

Hooked on Phonics An expensive way to learn phonics, but it works for some of you! Main products: language arts, phonics

Institute for Excellence in Writing Many homeschoolers are familiar with IEW's writing and spelling programs. We have heard Andrew Pudewa speak and were impressed. I have heard some parents rave about the materials and will be trying some out soon myself. Main products: Language arts

PaperBackSwap.com
Yes, I give this two hearts! This site is community of people from all over who are sharing books on the "honor" system. List your books and you get credits to order books. When someone chooses a book from "your" list, you send it and pay for the shipping (usually $1.59 or less). When you order a book, whomever has listed it sends it to you (and they pay the shipping). There are quite a few children's book titles as well as a homeschool category. Check it out!

Startwrite Makers of software for handwriting "worksheets". We have used this software and find it to be really useful and easy to use! Main products: language arts (handwriting)

Troll Carnival Book Club(s) Do you remember those thin newsprint "catalogs" of books to buy at very inexpensive prices that they handed out at school? That's what this company does. Main product: books

Writing Strands Provides writing and reading curriculum. We have used their writing workbooks (we have each and every one). They have been instrumental in helping one of our children to love writing. Main products: language arts

Zaner-Bloser Makers of handwriting and other language arts products. We use their handwriting workbooks with our youngest. Take a look at their samples. Main products: Language arts

Zoophonics Makers of a phonics program. Main products: Language arts, phonics

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