BTC Textbooks and Teaching Materials
Where are the Textbooks and Teaching Materials?
All Textbooks and Teaching Materials are located in the BTC Stacks. This section includes PreK-12 curriculum in each subject area as well as supplemental lesson planning materials. The books are shelved using the Library of Congress Classification System.
| Library of Congress Clissification Outline | ||
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A-Museums B-Psychology BF-Social Relationships C-Humanities CB-Ancient to Renaissance History, Genealogy CT-Exceptional Women D- World History/Studies E- Native Americans/United States History F- Colonialization (Settlers, Settling North America, World Studies) G- Geography, Exploration GE-Environmental Science GV- Physical Education, Sports H- Reading Skills for Social Studies, Some Civics (Weird Cataloging Instance) HB-Economics, Entrepreneurship HD-Accounting, Fashion Marketing HF-Business, Microsoft Office, Marketing HG- Consumer Economics HM-Sociology HQ- Family Consumer Science, Sexual Health, Taking Care of Children, Life Skills J- Civics JK-Elections JV-Immigration KF-Law, Constitution |
L- Global Studies, Teaching Tools L Education (Including Early Childhood, Reading) LB-Counseling, Storytelling (also Z), Lesson Planning, Reading Assessment, Teaching Reading+Math+Science+Literature, Phonics, Reading Comprehension, Language, Handwriting, ILTS Testing Prep Books LC-Skills for Students M Music N Art ND-Painting NC-Graphic Design NK-Interior Design P Language Arts/English P-Communication PC- Foreign Languages PE- Language Teaching, Language Arts, Reading, Teaching Reading and Writing PF- Teach German, Chinese Q Math/Science Q-Science QA- Math, Computer Science QB- Astronomy QC-Physics QD- Chemistry QE-Earth Science QH-Biology |
QK-Plants QL-Animals QP-Food and Nutrition R- Health S- Agriculture SB- Gardening and Farming T Career and Technical Education (Automotive, Carpentry, Cooking, Photography) T-Inventions, Technical Writing TK-Electricity, Electronics TL-Automotive TP-Air Conditioning TR-Photography TT- Woodworking TX-Food Science Z Library Science (Ours is focused on Storytime and discourse around Storytime) |
Location of Textbooks and Teaching Materials in Ballenger Teachers Center
Location of BTC Textbooks in the Library Building
Photo of BTC Stacks
What is a Basal Reader?
A Basal Reader is a type of textbook that teaches reading skills in a specific order, assesses those skills, and provides coaching for those skills through several grade levels. Skills may be revisited many times with increasing complexity. This is also known as scaffolding.
Where are the Basal Readers in the BTC?
Basal Readers are found in the shelves at the north end of the BTC (the end closest to the MLK Union). They are generally found at one of two call numbers:
- LB 1573
- PE 1119
Once you get to this area of the Ballenger Teachers Center and find either of those numbers, select a teacher's edition. These are the ones with a spiral binding. In most cases, each grade level will have between 6 and 8 units with each unit in a separate book. When you look inside the book, you may notice that the student edition of the Basal Reader is contained within the Teachers Edition. This is called a TWE or Teachers Wraparound Edition. Some of the texts may include Scope and Sequence charts in the teachers resource area at the end of the text, and newer textbook series will reference Common Core State Standards.
You may check out Basal Readers at the BTC desk or at the circulation desk on the south end of Booth Library.
