Total Language Plus is an innovative language arts curriculum focused on critical thinking and communication skills.


Welcome to Total Language Plus

It entertains, inspires, and motivates. Whether homeschooled or taught in private school, your students will master language arts skills and develop a Biblical perspective.

TLP offers literature-based, discovery style learning designed for Christian education. Our authors select exceptional literature and integrate the separate parts of language arts:  spelling, vocabulary, grammar, and writing, as well as critical thinking and communication.

Perfect for Christian schools and homeschools, educators use TLP lesson plans with ease; students respond to the fun curriculum, and minimal prep work makes teaching a pleasure. Lessons include exciting activities and enriching assignments to engage students while educating them. Incorporating classics or award winning novels, we use literature which is captivating for both male and female readers, provides extensive learning opportunities, and is ideal for elementary school and high school, grades 3-12.


Available April 2009

This spring read Barbara Tifft Blakey's first novel, Bertie's War, being released by Kregel Publications. During the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, Bertie enters the 7th grade - the world goes crazy and takes her along. Full of funny moments, historical information, and issues relevant for youth today, Bertie's story entertains fiction readers ages 10 - 14.

Check back for sample chapters!