READING BOOKS: DEVELOPED, WROTE, AND/OR EDITED
African American Writers Who Inspired Change (ed.) Brea, CA: Ballard & Tighe,
2006.
Cesar Chavez: Changing Lives. Brea, CA: Ballard & Tighe, 2005.
Daring Explorers Who Sailed the Oceans (with Gregory Blanch). Brea, CA: Ballard &
Tighe, 2004.
Florida: The Sunshine State. Brea, CA: Ballard & Tighe, 2007.
Leaders Who Changed the World (with Gregory Blanch). Brea, CA: Ballard & Tighe,
2004.
Lost: One Dad. Brea, CA: Ballard & Tighe, 1997.
Martin Luther King, Jr.: Changing Lives. Brea, CA: Ballard & Tighe, 2005.
Miss Millie and the Marbles. (ed.) Brea, CA: Ballard & Tighe, 2005.
North Carolina: The Tar Heel State. Brea, CA: Ballard & Tighe, 2007.
People and Stories in American History: A Historical Anthology (ed.) Brea, CA:
Ballard & Tighe, 2005.
People and Stories in Ancient History: A Historical Anthology (with Gregory Blanch).
Brea, CA: Ballard & Tighe, 2005.
People and Stories in World History: A Historical Anthology (with Gregory
Blanch). Brea, CA: Ballard & Tighe, 2003.
Renaissance Artists Who Inspired the World (with Gregory Blanch). Brea, CA:
Ballard & Tighe, 2004.
Six Dogs and a Police Officer. (ed) Brea, CA: Ballard &Tighe, 2005.
The Golden Rule. (ed.) Brea, CA: Ballard & Tighe, 2005.
Will a Parrot Eat a Carrot? (ed.) Brea, CA: Ballard & Tighe, 1997.
Writers Who Inspired the World (with Gregory Blanch). Brea, CA: Ballard & Tighe,
2004.
Women Who Ruled (with Gregory Blanch). Brea, CA: Ballard & Tighe, 2004.
ELD PROGRAMS AND SUPPEMENTAL MATERIALS: DEVELOPED, WROTE, AND/OR EDITED
Carousel of IDEAS, Fourth Edition (with Leila Langston, Allison Mangrum, and Laurie Regan). A
comprehensive, multi-component English language development program
for students in grades K-5. Brea, CA: Ballard & Tighe, 2005.
Carousel Connections Teacher’s Handbook–Clothing & Accessories (with Laurie
Regan). Brea, CA: Ballard & Tighe, 1997.
Carousel Connections Teacher’s Handbook–Pets (with Laurie Regan). Brea, CA:
Ballard & Tighe, 1997.
Champion of IDEAS. A comprehensive, multi-component English language
development program for students in grades 6-12. Brea, CA: Ballard & Tighe, 2007-
2010.
Creative IDEAS (ed.) A series of English language development workbooks. Brea, CA:
1997, 2007.
EBSCO ELL Reference Center Project. A series of online essays covering a broad
array of social studies topics. Course Crafters. Inc., 2009.
Family IDEAS (ed.) A parent involvement program. Brea, CA: Ballard & Tighe, 1994.
Grammar Gallery. An electronic toolbox for teachers that includes more than 200
resources designed to teach language functions and grammatical forms within
social and academic topics. Teacher Writing Center, 2010.
Parent Spark! K-5 and 6-8. A series of online, standards-based social studies
resources for parents. Trinity Publishing Group. Jan.-April. 2010.
SDAIE PROGRAMS: DEVELOPED, CO-WROTE, AND/OR EDITED
Explore America, Second and Third Editions. (ed.) A comprehensive, multi-component
American history program for middle school students. Brea, CA: Ballard & Tighe,
2003.
Explore the Ancient World, First and Second Editions (ed.) A comprehensive, multi-
component ancient world history social studies program for middle school students. Brea, CA:
Ballard & Tighe, 2005.
Explore the United States. (ed.) A comprehensive, multi-component American history program for
middle school students. Brea, CA: Ballard & Tighe, 1998.
Explore World History, First and Second Editions (with Gregory Blanch). A
comprehensive, multi-component world history social studies program for middle
school students. Brea, CA: Ballard & Tighe, 2003.
Interactive Web-based History-Social Science Games. (with Irene Barnett). Brea,
CA: Ballard & Tighe, 2003
PICTURE DICTIONARIES: DEVELOPED, CO-WROTE, AND/OR EDITED
Explore Geography Picture Dictionary (with Carin Dewhirst and Leila Langston). A
picture dictionary of geographical features and terms. Brea, CA: Ballard & Tighe,
2000.
IDEA Picture Dictionary 1 (First and Second Editions). (ed.) A picture dictionary of
common English words with translations in other languages. Brea, CA: Ballard &
Tighe, 2001, 2005.
IDEA Picture Dictionary 2 (First and Second Editions). (ed.) A picture dictionary of
common English words. Brea, CA: Ballard & Tighe, 2004, 2006.
IDEA Dictionary 3 . A standard dictionary designed for Intermediate-Advanced
English learners. Ballard & Tighe, 2008.
ARTICLES, REPORTS & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT MATERIALS: WROTE AND/OR CO-WROTE
“Addressing Culture in the Classroom,” a web-based professional development course for educators.
Brea, CA: Ballard & Tighe, 2000.
DELTA Annual Report. DELTA Resources, Inc. 2007, 2008, 2009.
“ESL/ELD Teacher Attitudes toward and Perceptions of Grammar Instruction: A
Preliminary View.” Teacher Writing Center, 2008.
"Evaluating Student Talk in the English Language Development Classroom" (with
Connie Williams). Teacher Writing Center, 2009.
“Faculty Performance and Social and Political Attitudes,” Claremont Graduate
School, 1986. Literature review for American Professors: A National Resource
Imperiled, by Howard R. Bowen and Jack H. Schuster, Oxford University Press,
1986.
"Managing Student Talk in the English Language Development Classroom" (with
Connie Williams). Teacher Writing Center, 2009.
“Mentoring: A View from the Other Side,” Mentoring International, May 1990.
“Skills-Based Distance Training for a Global Environment: Malaysia's Virtual
University,” a chapter in Distance Training: How Innovative Organizations are
Using Technology to Maximize Learning and Meet Business Objectives (with Manon
Ress). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, 1999.
“Speaking of Writing: The Significance of Oral Language in English Learners'
Literacy Development.” (with Connie Williams). Language Magazine, May 2009.
“Student Critiques: A Way of Teaching Students to Write Effectively,” The Journal
of Professional Studies, Winter 1989.
“The Fundamentals of Teaching English Language Development,” a web-based
professional development course for educators. Brea, CA: Ballard & Tighe, 2000.
“Total Hip and Knee Replacements: Quality Cost, and Access” (with Ken Washer, Paul
Vonnahme, and Gregory Blanch). Funded by Biomet, Inc. Ruidoso Research
Associates, 2010.
“Using Primary Sources: History’s Raw Material in Today’s Social Studies
Classroom” (with Gregory Blanch). IDEAS for Excellence. Brea, CA: Ballard &
Tighe, 2004.
ASSESSMENT ITEMS AND MATERIALS
IPT K, 1-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12. (ed.) Item writing/editing of Title III English language
proficiency tests. Brea, CA: Ballard & Tighe, 2004.
IPT I & II–Oral Spanish, Second Edition: Oral Language Proficiency Tests. (ed.)
Brea, CA:Ballard & Tighe, 1996.
IPT 1, 2, & 3 Reading and Writing Tests–Spanish: Reading and Writing Proficiency
Tests. (ed.) Brea, CA: Ballard & Tighe, 1993.
IPT 1, 2, & 3 Reading and Writing Tests–English: Reading and Writing Proficiency
Tests. (ed.) Brea, CA: Ballard & Tighe, 1992.
IPT 2004 (ed.) Oral, Reading, and Writing language proficiency tests in English and Spanish (ed.) Brea, CA: Ballard & Tighe, 2003-2005.
