Avery, P. & Ehrlich, S. (1992). Teaching American English pronunciation. New York: Oxford University Press. This book is a collection of articles on different issues related to pronunciation. Its most useful feature consists of chapters related to most commonly encountered pronunciation problems of different language groups.
Celce-Murcia, M., Brinton, D.M. & Goodwin, J.M. (1996). Teaching pronunciation: A reference for teachers of English to speakers of other languages. New York: Cambridge University Press. This is a great resource for ESL teachers. The integration of practical teaching exercises and lesson planning for different educational contexts along with phonological points illustrated is beneficial. The accompanying exercise tape is helpful. The appendices contain assessment tools and easy reference.
Clark, J. & Yallop, C. (1990). An introduction to phonetics and phonology (2nd ed.). London: Blackwell. This book provides an overview of phonology and phonetics. It is a good comprehensive overview.
Dalton, C. and Siedlhofer, B. (1994). Pronunciation. New York: Oxford University Press. This book is one in a series for teacher self-education. Although the background on the sound system is not extensive, people who do have this background already will find the ideas for teaching useful.
Giegerich, H.J. (1992). English phonology. New York: Cambridge University Press. This book gives an overview of phonology and phonetics, treating three varieties: RP, NAE and Scottish Standard English in detail. Descriptions are clear and easy to follow.
Hamersky, J. (1993). Vocabulary maps: Strategies for developing word meaning. This book offers several basic, visual approaches for helping students organize a developing vocabulary. Techniques are easy to incorporate into language instruction.
Laroy, C. (1995). Pronunciation. New York: Oxford University Press. This book is full of different teaching activities, many of them focused on raising awareness and attitudes associated with speaking a new language.
Mendelsohn, D.J. (1994). Learning to listen. San Diego: Dominie Press. This text is actually an advanced student book, which aims to train readers in active listening strategies. Teachers will find the advice easy to incorporate into lessons.
Nolasco, R. & L. Arthur (1987). Conversation. New York: Oxford University Press. From the same series as Laroy's Pronunciation, this book provides many communicative activities for developing fluency in spoken English.
Prator, C.J. & B.J. Robinett (1985). A manual of American English pronunciation, 4th ed. New York: Holt, Rinehart, & Winston. This book is actually an advanced student's textbook. It is a concise overview of nuts and bolts of spoken English. Tapes are also available. It is a quick'n'easy reference for pronunciation teachers.
Rosencrans, G. (1998). The spelling book: Teaching children how to spell, not what to spell. Wilmington, DE: International Reading Association. This teacher resource offers many practical activities (often visual) to teach spelling rules.
Rost, M. (1991). Listening in action. New York: Prentice Hall. This book offers an excellent overview of how to teach better listening comprehension. Rost offers many lesson activities, earmarked for different ages and levels of proficiency to assist teachers in integrating sound listening comprehension work into language classes.