Prepare Students for Academic Success
With an emphasis on interaction, the program immerses students in interesting, meaningful
tasks that contextualize and promote language learning. Content is grounded in state and
national English language development (ELD) and subject-matter standards, including English
language arts, math, science, and social studies.
Examples of Content Alignment
English Language Arts
- Identifying the main idea in a text
- Identifying problems and solutions
- Sequencing events in a text
- Identifying story elements
- Asking and answering detail questions about a text
Science
- The five senses
- Parts of the body
- Physical sensations and sensory details
- Understanding and interpreting information in a labeled image
- Following steps in a procedure
Math
- Using cardinal and ordinal numbers
- Understanding and using basic math verbs and symbols
- Measuring and recording distance
- Collecting, recording, and interpreting data
Social Studies
- Creating graphic organizers
- Describing a sequence of events or steps
- Roles and responsibilities of people in school
- Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions
- Identify cultural characteristics of specific places
Scaffolds & Supports for Newcomer ELs
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Sentence frames to support learning new functions and grammatical forms
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Highly visual — over 500 picture & word cards for vocabulary and phonics learning
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Multi-modal activities engage students in listening, speaking, reading, and writing
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Suggestions to level up or down, and tips for adapting for different grade levels
Systematic Four-Skills Approach
Every chapter consists of ten core lessons that focus on two to three learning objectives.
Lesson Focus
Explore the Topic
- One lesson that introduces the topic and essential question
- Elicits background knowledge and stimulates interest
- Includes introduction to vocabulary and a listening activity
Work with Words
- Two lessons that focus on target vocabulary
- Introduces vocabulary used in chapter texts
- Activities include practice with target functions and forms
Work with Language
- Two lessons that introduce functions and grammatical structures
- Includes analysis of language use in chapter texts
- Activities include practice with target forms and vocabulary
Work with Text
- Two lessons that support learning in literacy and reading
- One lesson focuses on an informational text and the other on a fictional text
- One lesson includes focus on reading-into-writing skills
Develop Academic Skills
- Two lessons focused on transferable academic skills related to the topic, which may include listening-into-writing practice
- Activities support integrated speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills
- Students apply target functions, forms, and vocabulary to academic tasks
Review & Apply
- Concluding lesson that prompts students to demonstrate learning
- Uses structured activities to review chapter learning goals
- Prepares students for the Chapter Test
Flexible Uses & Implementation
A teacher toolkit with student components in print, hybrid or online formats.
Adapt the program to meet your needs —use it in a short intensive program, after school or summer school, or a full-year curriculum.
Affordable & Flexible Pricing
20-student Class Set
| HYBRID | ONLINE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teacher Online Account | |||
| Teacher’s Guide | |||
| Program Guide | |||
| Sentence Frames | |||
| Vocabulary & Phonics Cards | |||
| Student Cards | |||
| Student Workbooks | |||
| (print) | (print & online) | (online) | |
| Student Online Accounts | |||
| $1,750 | $1,950 | $1,750 |
Add-on teacher and student sets are also available to fit any class/school
configuration. Your eductional consultant can help put together a package
that meets your needs. Contact us for a consultation today.
