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Writing Voyage
WEBSITE

(Pearson Longman, 2004-2005) 

Planned, wrote, and edited this online writing resource. The instruction takes place in the context of a world cruise, with stops at twelve of the world’s most intriguing destinations.  Instructional material is presented in text, visual, audio, and video formats to engage all types of learners.  Writing Voyage covers all the stages of the writing process, from brainstorming and pre-writing to final copy preparation. Numerous pretests and post-tests help students keep track of their development and focus in on key areas of need, and an online handbook provides additional resources in every grammar topic.
 

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Just Neighbors
INTERACTIVE MULTIMEDIA CURRICULUM, Adult

(Family Promise, forthcoming) 

For this interactive multimedia curriculum about poverty and homelessness, we wrote and edited portions of the presenter's guide and participant materials and consulted on the content and form of audio and video materials and the direct-mail promotional campaign.
 

  Just Neighbors
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ReadingWise
ADULT LITERACY WORKTEXT SERIES, Adult, Reading Level 1-8 

(New Readers Press, 2002) 

For this eight-book adult literacy series, we created the instructional design, analyzed competing programs, created prototypes, wrote model lessons, and wrote or edited all content, supervising all aspects of the out-of-house editorial development.

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Glencoe Literature
LITERATURE TEXTBOOK SERIES, Grades 6-12 

(Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, 1999) 

TEXTBOOKS
wrote author profiles and writing workshops for eight student anthologies 
wrote, edited, and copy-edited eight levels of writing skills duplicating masters, writing skills transparencies, and eight levels of selection vocabulary practice duplicating masters 

INTERACTIVE INSTRUCTION
created instructional design for, wrote, and edited Writer’s Assistant interactive CD-ROM writing software for high school and middle school 

WEBSITE
designed, researched, wrote, and edited prototype for Glencoe Literature website



44 Routines That Make a Difference: 
Strategies for the Effective Classroom 

(The Institute for Academic Excellence, 1999) 

wrote collection of tips for elementary-school teachers 
44 ROUTINES COVER

Literacy Place 
TEXTBOOKS

(Scholastic, 1996) 

spelling homework package for reading series; wrote prototypes, models, and manuscripts; directed and edited all writing; managed and coordinated design and production services 
 



Success in Writing 
TEXTBOOKS

(Globe Fearon, 1996) 

workbooks for secondary-school students performing below grade level; wrote prototypes, models, and manuscripts; directed and edited all writing; managed and coordinated design and production services for all levels 
Success in Writing

The Writer’s Solution 
EDUCATIONAL CD-ROM

(Prentice Hall, 1995) 

writing software for grades 6 through 12; wrote prototypes, models, and manuscripts; directed and edited all writing; wrote and edited guided lessons in writing of reports, narrative, exposition, persuasion, poetry, drama, description, responses to literature, and practical and technical writing for all levels; wrote and edited clinic lessons in grammar, usage, and style for all levels; wrote, edited, designed, and typeset marketing materials 



CD’s Story Time 
EDUCATIONAL CD-ROM

(Houghton Mifflin, 1993) 

CD-ROM reading software for primary grades; wrote prototypes, models, and manuscripts; directed and edited all writing of interactive stories and instructional activities 


Skills Bank Spelling 
EDUCATIONAL CD-ROM

(Skills Bank, 1992) 

interactive spelling instruction software; researched, wrote prototypes, models, and manuscripts; directed and edited all writing at all levels 

Houghton Mifflin Reading 
TEXTBOOKS

(Houghton Mifflin, 1987-1988, 1989, 1991) 

wrote prototypes, models, and manuscripts; directed and edited writing of Minibooks, edited Presenter’s Guide for the Inservice Program, edited sixteen Teacher’s Resource Notebooks, designed, wrote, and programmed sixteen Resource Disks to accompany Teacher’s Resource Notebooks



Comprehension Skills Series 

(Jamestown Publishers, 1990) 

revised two levels, wrote prototypes, models, and manuscripts; directed and edited all writing of new third level of thirty comprehension-skills texts intended for high school and college students; designed and developed accompanying software 

Prentice Hall Literature Program 

(Prentice Hall Allyn & Bacon, 1988, 1989) 

wrote material for the teacher’s resource book, computer test bank, texts, and teacher’s editions of the sixth- and seventh-grade levels 


The Economy Reading Series 

(The Economy Company, 1985) 

wrote prototypes, models, and manuscripts; directed and edited all writing of student texts, teachers’ manuals, and workbooks for primary levels of basal reading series 


TR Reading Comprehension Series 

(Teaching Resources Corporation, 1983) 

conceived, designed, and developed reading comprehension series for students reading well below grade level and students with learning disabilities in grades 2-7; wrote prototypes, models, and manuscripts; directed and edited all writing and arranged and coordinated field testing; series comprises six student texts with instruction and practice and teacher’s guides; also managed design, illustration, and production 


Fokes Written Language Program
TEXTBOOKS

(Teaching Resources Corporation, 1982) 

wrote prototypes, models, and manuscripts; directed and edited all writing of eight books of stories for students with language disabilities; stories were written to conform to vocabulary and syntactical constraints 


Ginn Reading Program
TEXTBOOKS

(Ginn and Company, 1982) 

wrote prototypes, models, and manuscripts; directed and edited all writing of four workbooks and accompanying teachers’ manuals for primary levels of basal reading series 


Webster’s Dictionaries
SCHOOL EDITIONS OF DICTIONARIES

(Ginn and Company, 1981) 

wrote introductions, exercises to teach dictionary skills, and accompanying teachers’ manuals for school editions 



Basic Skills in English 
TEXTBOOKS

(McDougal, Littell, 1980, 1984, 1989) 

wrote prototypes, models, and manuscripts; directed and edited all writing of six texts and accompanying workbooks in grammar and composition series for secondary-school students reading below grade level 

Keys to Reading
TEXTBOOKS

(The Economy Company, 1980) 

 
wrote prototypes, models, and manuscripts; directed and edited all writing of six elementary-level workbooks to accompany basal reading series 

Tune in to Health
TEXTBOOK

(Cebco Standard Publishing, 1980) 

revised and edited third edition of secondary-level text 


Let’s Talk About Health
TEXTBOOK

(Cebco Standard Publishing, 1980) 

wrote and edited secondary-level text for students reading below grade level 


Hazardous Materials in Transportation
PROGRAMMED TRAINING MATERIALS

(National Fire-Prevention Association, 1980) 

revised and edited training manual for firefighters and transportation officials 


Skills and Drills
WORKBOOKS

(McDougal, Littell, 1979) 

wrote prototypes, models, and manuscripts; directed and edited all writing of four secondary-level vocabulary and sentence improvement workbooks 


The Vistas Program
TEXTBOOKS

(Houghton Mifflin, 1979) 

edited, copy-edited, read proof for, and prepared indexes for five teachers’ guides and workbooks in secondary-level remedial reading series 


The Keytext Program
TEXTBOOKS

(The Economy Company, 1978-1980) 

planned and directed editorial development of reading series for grades K-8 (50 titles); recruited freelance writing team, coordinated their efforts, made all writing assignments, consulted with titular authors, developed controlled vocabulary and refined instructional strategies, edited teachers’ guides and workbooks, edited all text material and accompanying tests 


Building English Skills
(McDougal, Littell, 1977-1979, 1983) 
McDougal, Littell English 
(1989) 
TEXTBOOKS

wrote chapters on dictionary skills, vocabulary development, writing compositions and research papers, the history of English, and clear thinking for English series spanning grades three through twelve 


The American Classics Series
TEXTBOOKS

(McDougal, Littell, 1977) 

wrote vocabulary development exercises for set of nine simplified editions of American novels 



Personal
TEXTBOOK

(Ginn, 1975) 

co-authored elective-course text in journal writing

. Eric Kraft
Editorial Director

Madeline Kraft 
Business Director 

eric-kraft@post.harvard.edu