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Establishing a New Vision to explain why the inclusion or "push-in" model with coteaching is becoming the preferred approach in classrooms. See how schools use this model to
Provide ELL students the opportunity to build their vocabulary through academic content.
Set high quality curriculum expectations while focusing on the capacities students bring to the classroom.
Encourage students to embrace their differences and create an atmosphere of shared experience and culture.
Integrate your program for ELLs with your RTI effort.
Building Academic Literacies shows the many ways that subject area and ESL teachers help language learners work toward language acquisition and academic achievement simultaneously, including
Pre-teaching English language learners in small groups to keep them from falling behind.
Getting language learners engaged in conversations using the academic language of the classroom.
Grouping students from a lower English proficiency level with students on a higher proficiency level.
Teaching the academic vocabulary from content standards by using scaffolds such as flashcards, repetition, movement, gestures, and songs.
Setting up networks between the school, students, and parents.
Evidence-Based Assessment takes you to classrooms where teachers demonstrate examples of evidence based assessments that allow students to show what they know, such as
Rich and complex tasks, which are problem-based, integrated, open-ended, and authentic.
Hands-on activities that require demonstration of learning and understanding.
Formative and summative tasks that require spoken, written, and visual communication.
Task-based rubrics that use qualitative language rather than letter grades or scores to clarify student performance.
These programs explain verbals, which are verb forms that function as some other type of speech in a sentence. Then it's four more parts of speech: adverbs, which describe verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs; prepositions, which show relationships between other words; conjunctions, which provide transitions within sentences; and interjections, which are words that express emotion or surprise. Wow!
Topics Covered
Verbals
Adverbs
Prepositions
Conjunctions
Interjections
DVD (With CD-ROM) / 2008 / (Grade 4 or above) / 26 minutes
These programs discuss how a word that usually works as one part of speech can put on a disguise and pretend to be another part of speech, including nouns as verbs, and verbs as nouns. Then it's time to tackle proper agreement in grammar, including subject/verb agreement and proper agreement between nouns and articles.
Topics Covered
Nouns as verbs
Verbs as nouns
Subject/verb agreement
Noun/pronoun agreement
Adjective/noun agreement
Noun/article agreement
DVD (With CD-ROM) / 2008 / (Grade 4 or above) / 26 minutes
These programs look at sentence problems, including sentence fragments, comma splices, and run-on sentences. Then we examine common grammatical traps, such as tense shifts, vague pronoun references, and faulty parallels. We'll wrap things up with a look at acceptable grammar "errors" - like the use of contractions, splitting infinitives, and using prepositions at the end of sentences.
Topics Covered
Sentence fragments
Comma splices
Run-on sentences
Tense shifts
Vague pronoun references
Faulty parallels
Acceptable errors
DVD (With CD-ROM) / 2008 / (Grade 4 or above) / 26 minutes
Here is a fun, easy, and educational look at those qualifiers--adjectives and adverbs--what they are and when to use them.
Learning Objectives
1) To provide a clear understanding of the difference between adjectives and adverbs.
2) To show how adjectives and adverbs function in sentences.
3) To provide examples of how adverbs can be formed from adjectives.
4) To explain the comparitive and superlative forms of words.
Don't get lost in a grammar quagmire! The eight parts of speech are summarized and explained in easily understood language. Examples reinforce explanations, so students can see how each part of speech functions.
Learning Objectives
1) To define the eight parts of speech.
2) To outline rules of usage for each part of speech.
3) To demonstrate through examples how each part of speech is used.
Your study of English begins with a look at pronouns - those little words like "we", "she" and "I" that take the place of nouns and keep your sentences nice and neat. Then we're going to teach you how to use adjectives. These words help you describe things and make your sentences more interesting. But what if you want to tell someone that you like your hot dog? Or that you are in your office? Dont worry, we'll also cover possessives.
Were going to look at prepositions, words that describe the relationship between a noun and some other word. Well also get the low-down on the question words who?, what? and where? But its not enough to ask questions if people dont know what youre talking about! So well also cover pointer words like this, that and there. Finally, youll learn about days of the week, the months, the seasons, and how to tell time.
Well begin by explaining regular verbs. These are the verbs you love in the past tense. They are solid, predictable, reliable, and regular all you have to do is add an ed. Then well move on to irregular verbs. These tricky verbs are unpredictable, unreliable, and dont follow a regular pattern. But if you really want to feel the vibe of your verbs, you need to add something: adverbs! These handy words describe how do you do the things you do.
If you think the semicolon is a small organ situated between your small and large intestines, you definitely need this DVD! Those little dots and slashes and marks seem simple enough, but they're insidious little creatures! The English language is filled with tricky and obscure rules of punctuation. This DVD will explain these rules and improve your writing skills.
The program go back to the beginning - the beginning of your paper. Learn how to knock your reader's socks off with cool openers that grab them from the very first line! Check out the subtle connecting power of transitions! Well wrap it up with a discussion of the necessities of revising and rewriting.
The program start off with three meaty parts of speech: the noun, which is a person, place, thing or idea; the pronoun, which takes the place of a noun; and the adjective, which describes or modifies a noun. Get set to get grammar!
Get ready for action, because it's verbs, verbs, verbs! The program introduce you to a baker's dozen of verb tenses, including the simple tense, the perfect tense, the progressive tense, and the perfect progressive tense!
The program explain verbals, which are verb forms that function as some other type of speech in a sentence. Then it's four more parts of speech: adverbs, which describe verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs; prepositions, which show relationships between other words; conjunctions, which provide transitions within sentences; and interjections, which are words that express emotion or surprise.
The program discuss how a word that usually works as one part of speech can put on a disguise and pretend to be another part of speech, including nouns as verbs, and verbs as nouns. Then it's time to tackle proper agreement in grammar, including subject/verb agreement and proper agreement between nouns and articles.
The program look at sentence problems, including sentence fragments, comma splices, and run-on sentences. Then we examine common grammatical traps, such as tense shifts, vague pronoun references, and faulty parallels. Well wrap things up with a look at acceptable grammar "errors" - like the use of contractions, splitting infinitives, and using prepositions at the end of sentences.
Learn how to use commas for fun and profit, and how to make colons work for you. Plus, the program will even demystify one of the most problematic punctuation marks around: the elusive semicolon.
Imagine a world without punctuation - it would be chaos! Fortunately, the programs are here to help you understand these powerful little signs and the rules for using them. Add some flair to your sentences with dramatic dashes, hyphens, and the ever-useful apostrophe.
Stop right there and get ready to yield, because the programs are going to teach you everything you need to know about punctuation marks that come in pairs, like parentheses, quotation marks, and brackets. You'll also learn about slashes, ellipses and more.
Understanding the fundamentals of grammar is the first step to impressive writing. A few of the topics covered in this DVD include: the parts of speech, common nouns and pronouns, verb tenses, conjugations, and compound sentences. The program provide you with a fun, effective way of learning with their unique blend of helpful study tips and comic relief.
Most teachers deal with students who are struggling to learn English and need help to foster growth and academic progress. In this unique program your staff will
Explore the philosophy and power of mainstreaming English-language learners into the regular classroom.
Learn how all classroom teachers can succeed with ESL students.
Realize the value of Cooperative Learning.
View many examples of schools and classrooms.
Discover practices that actively involve the ESL student in learning.
Examine ongoing assessment strategies that include the ESL student.
Understand the importance of collaboration and coteaching between the ESL teacher and the mainstream teacher.
Most teachers deal with students who are struggling to learn English and need help to foster growth and academic progress. In this unique program your staff will
Explore the philosophy and power of mainstreaming English-language learners into the regular classroom.
Learn how all classroom teachers can succeed with ESL students.
Realize the value of Cooperative Learning.
View many examples of schools and classrooms.
Discover practices that actively involve the ESL student in learning.
Examine ongoing assessment strategies that include the ESL student.
Understand the importance of collaboration and coteaching between the ESL teacher and the mainstream teacher.
If your nouns, verbs, and pronouns don't agree, your reader will probably find your sentences hard to understand. That's because these parts of speech can all be affected by number (singular or plural) and gender (male or female). This unique program will help you master the "art of agreement" so your sentences will be error-free and easy to follow!
So don't let mistakes in English grammar embarrass you - now you can eliminate them from your speaking and writing forever.
Mastering subject-verb and pronoun-antecedent agreement
Understanding how number and gender affect agreement
Adding spice to your sentences with adjectives and adverbs
Recognizing misplaced and dangling modifiers
Using comparatives and superlatives correctly
Avoiding common pitfalls when using modifiers
Adjectives and adverbs let us add descriptive information to nouns, pronouns, and verbs to make our sentences more colorful and interesting. But many of us make mistakes when using modifiers. With this informative program, you'll learn how to use modifiers correctly and effectively- even when making comparisons with superlatives!
So don't let mistakes in English grammar embarrass you- now you can eliminate them from your speaking and writing forever.
Understanding how parallel structure links related ideas
Using parallelism with gerunds, infinitives, and verbs
Recognizing and avoiding errors in parallelism
Crafting correct sentences using ellipsis
When you use a consistent grammatical pattern to link related gerunds, infinitives, and verbs in your sentences, you're using parallel structure. This important device helps you avoid clumsy sentence construction that can confuse and distract your audience. Once you master parallel structure, your sentences will flow logically and be easy to understand!
So don't let mistakes in English grammar embarrass you- now you can eliminate them from your speaking and writing forever.
Constructing sentences with verbs, nouns, and pronouns
Connecting thoughts with prepositions and conjunctions
Adding color with adjectives and adverbs
To communicate effectively, you must understand the different roles that words play in sentences. The parts of speech- verbs, nouns, pronouns, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, articles, and interjections- are the very building blocks of the English language. Lots of folks find these labels confusing- this program will help you make sense of them!
So don't let mistakes in English grammar embarrass you- now you cn eliminate them from your speaking and writing forever.
Using personal, indefinite, interrogative, and relative pronouns
Mastering the subjective, objective, and possessive cases
Differentiating between who and whom
Conquering elliptical clauses and other tough pronoun problems
Instead of restating our nouns over and over again, we can use pronouns like it and they to make our sentences more concise and easier to understand. But mastering this "verbal shorthand" can be tough, since there are many different types and cases of pronouns. This program will help you use pronouns properly!
So don't let mistakes in English grammar embarrass you- now you can eliminate them from your speaking and writing forever.
Understanding periods, question marks, and exclamation points
Mastering quotation marks, parentheses, dashes, and other marks
Many people have a tough time using commas, semicolons, and other punctuation marks correctly. But once you master the basic rules, perfect punctuation can become automatic. This program teaches you where to put these "road signs" in your sentences- so no one will get lost while reading your work!
So don't let mistakes in English grammar embarrass you- now you can eliminate them from your speaking and writing forever.
Using complements in sentences to complete thoughts
Understanding transitive and intransitive verbs
Distinguishing between direct objects and indirect objects
Describing subjects with complements and linking verbs
Complements perform a crucial task in our sentences- they help us connect our ideas together when we describe our subjects and their actions. With this user-friendly program, you'll learn about the different kinds of sentence complements and how they work with subjects and verbs to complete your thoughts!
So don't let mistakes in English grammar embarrass you- now you can eliminate them from your speaking and writing forever.
Recognizing and using the four types of sentence structures
Identifying subjects, predicates, and clauses
Building sentences by combining clauses
Avoiding run-ons, fragments, and other common errors
Like most languages, English strings words together into sentences in order to communicate ideas. But many people find it difficult to construct English sentences correctly. This program will teach you the basic principles that govern how English sentences are constructed, and how to put these principles to use when you create your own sentences!
So don't let mistakes in English grammar embarrass you- now you can eliminate them from your speaking and writing forever.
Applying simple spelling rules- and recognizing the "exceptions"
Mastering plurals, prefixes, and suffixes
Understanding when to capitalize words- and when not to
The relationship between how words are pronounced and how they are spelled is often unpredictable. In addition, many of us don't know when words should be capitalized. In this program, you'll learn simple rules that can instantly improve your spelling and capitalization, which words are "exceptions," and how to distinguish between often-confused words!
So don't let mistakes in English grammar embarrass you- now you can eliminate them from your speaking and writing forever.
Understanding how to use the six essential verb tenses
Mastering the tenses of irregular verbs
Avoiding mistakes with tricky verbs such as lie and lay
Using the subjunctive mood correctly
The verb is the heart of every sentence. It communicates all of the action, and gives the sentence meaning by saying something about the subject. In this informative program, you'll learn how the context of the sentence dictates which verb tense to use, and you'll even learn how to tackle those tricky irregular verbs!
So don't let mistakes in English grammar embarrass you- now you can eliminate them from your speaking and writing forever.
Designed for anyone who is new to the language, this comprehensive DVD set includes 83 developmental lessons and practice exercises in the basics of listening, speaking, reading, and writing in English. Combining colorful computer graphics and proven teaching methods, Learning English Steps 1-2-3 uses "real world" situations- like conversations in a restaurant, at the bank, at the airport, on the job and more- to help you learn the basics of English.
In Step 1, you'll start right off with the verb "to be" and learn to master: pronouns; contractions; questions and answers; time expressions; and more. Then, Step 2 covers: conjugating verbs in the various present, past, and future tenses; making commands and requests; and much more. Finally, Step 3 focuses on using English in the workplace: communication with your coworkers and supervisors; personnel issues; telephone fundamentals; job interviews; raises; promotions; and more. By the time you're finished, you will have learned over 2,000 must-know vocabulary words and everyday idioms!
In this one-of-a-kind program, your instructor, Dr. William Jex, Director of the American Language Institute at NYU, gives you a solid background in American English, so you can start using it right away- at home, at school, and at work.
The Preparation area of this program offers some natural warm-ups for relaxation and breathing. Professional speakers and performers are aware of how valuable these methods are. You will be too, if you do even a very quick physical warm-up before starting. A little yawning, stretching, and shaking does more to put you in shape for speech than you would ever think it does. The vowels e, a, and y are your tonal anchors. They are the most strongly vibrating sounds in this system. They begin as vibration in the vocal chords, but become greatly enriched as you learn to focus the sound waves on the hard palate, and more particularly on the gum ridge behind your front teeth. When you can regularly produce E, A, and Y as strongly vibrating tonal vowels, it is the single biggest contribution you can make to improving every aspect of your speech . . . For being understood clearly: distinguishing between long and short vowels (like date and debt) . . . For clearly producing the second stage of 2-stage vowels: I (6Y) OI (3Y) . . . For providing added resonance to all vibrating vowels and consonants. And last but not least, for infusing good sound quality and control into all your speech, keeping it anchored in good tonality, at a low register (a lower pitch range) which opens the higher pitch range for intonation and making your speech more expressive. Mastering E, A, and Y will take you a long way.
This program covers the Structural Vowels, the vowels that have a shape or structure that you see and feel. In this system they are assigned a number corresponding to the size of their lip shape. #5--AH is one of the largest, #1--OO is the smallest, so a #51 is AH/OO or OW. #21 is OH, #3--AW is the midway position, #4 is O as in "odd", #6 is A as in "add", #6Y is I, #3Y is OI. Giving good lip shapes to these vowels not only provides good pronunciation, but helps create a voice box or megaphone behind the lips. This is how actors project their voices to the back row of a theatre, without shouting, with no apparent effort. And good Structural Action will enable your voice to "carry" effortlessly in a public speaking environment . . . Or when you want to be heard over the background noise on a busy street, or in a noisy restaurant. In an increasingly noisy world, being able to project your voice is a real advantage. All these major vowels, both tonal and structural, are color-coded in yellow.
The short, grunt-like neutral vowels we call Neutral-1, 2, 3, and 4: N1-oo, N2-ih, N3-eh, N4-uh, are often interchangeable. The important thing is to keep them very short, treat them very different from the major vowels. On this program you will learn that one way to do this is to focus vocal energy on the surrounding consonants. Play the consonants on either side of the neutral vowel and treat the vowel like it is the shortest distance between two consonants. Another technique, and this is specifically for foreign or regional accent reduction, is to color one neutral vowel with another. For example, pronouncing "took" as "tuck" and "tuck" as "took" resists the tendency to slip into speaking a larger vowel. And that leaves the less troublesome Neutral Diphthongs: ND1-oor, ND2-ear, ND3-air, ND4-our.
The consonants are color-coded in green or red. Green are the legato, sustainable, or continuant consonants-green for GO, continue the sound. Red are the staccato, plosive consonants-red for STOP, feel the drumbeat. They are studied in voiced and unvoiced pairs, like Z/S, D/T. Consonants are wonderful things-and they are generally underplayed by speakers who don't realize their great musical values. In the consonant lessons we practice the full musical values followed by a repetition using the consonants to convey meaning. Following each video lesson you can select More Practice Material which uses the same structure of a list of operative words, followed by those words in sentences, all repeated in 2 or 3 stages of vocal energy.
These "tongue-twisting" monologues are meant to be fast moving. Grasp what you can, as you get familiar with the linked phrases, and eventually master these. If you can grasp only one phrase, or even one vowel or one consonant-that's progress! With practice you'll pick up more and more, and when you can go through an entire scene with all the vowels, consonants, linking, and intonation in proper play, you will have accomplished a very demanding exercise. Don't feel bad about taking this step by step. It is important that you feel the focus of your points of vibration. As you get to know the scene try to stay "in synch" with the speaker and "mirror" the form and feeling of the speaker. There is some fun in discovering the rhythms of longer dialogues as you master the linked phrases, and a sense of accomplishment in being able to repeat these articulate and fluent.
You could start a session with a movie scene, then go back and work technique from earlier in the series. Right before you play a program, go to the blackboard and quickly outline the main ideas, just to reinforce what's coming. Discuss key phrases, like: feeling, vibration, sensation, stretch, stage 1, 2, and 3. Offer advice like, "Work at your own pace. Just grab as much as you can . . ." During faster-moving scenes (especially from DVDs 4 and 5) each student should just do as much of the scene as he can do . . . completely, with energy. Even one vowel, or one consonant, or one connecting link executed correctly marks progress.
Insider strategies for reading passage and sentence completion questions
The three-step method for tackling even the toughest reading passages
Make sense of tricky sentence completions by identifying logical connections
Tips that dramatically improve your speed, accuracy, and comprehension
How to pick the right answers - and avoid those tempting wrong ones
The SAT may well be one of the most pivotal events of your academic career. In the few hours you spend taking the exam, your hopes of getting into the college of your choice could be realized - or dashed. It's easy to feel overwhelmed by the pressure - but don't worry. SAT series gives you all the tools and techniques you need so you can become a savvy SAT-taker - and maximize your score!
Work along with a master teacher and SAT expert for extensive practice covering every section of the exam. Along the way, he'll reveal insider secrets about what the test-makers are looking for - and foolproof strategies for avoiding those exasperating traps that every SAT contains!
For many students, the Critical Reading sections are the most difficult on the SAT. Luckily, this unique program can help you excel! Your instructor's affable demeanor and engaging delivery make him easy to listen to - and learn from. His extraordinary ability to explain complex concepts in plain English will help you decipher even the most challenging reading passages and cryptic sentence completions. Best of all, you'll learn to answer all types of SAT Critical Reading questions quickly, easily, and accurately. After viewing this program, you'll be able to make the most of your time and earn every point you can!
Insider strategies for essay and multiple-choice writing questions
The three-step method for writing an essay that's clear, correct, and insightful
Learn to quickly spot errors in sentences and paragraphs - and correct them
The tricky rules of English grammar, usage, and mechanics made simple
How to pick the right answers - and avoid those tempting wrong ones
The SAT may well be one of the most pivotal events of your academic career. In the few hours you spend taking the exam, your hopes of getting into the college of your choice could be realized - or dashed. It's easy to feel overwhelmed by the pressure - but don't worry. SAT series gives you all the tools and techniques you need so you can become a savvy SAT-taker - and maximize your score!
Work along with a master teacher and SAT expert for extensive practice covering every section of the exam. Along the way, he'll reveal insider secrets about what the test-makers are looking for - and foolproof strategies for avoiding those exasperating traps that every SAT contains!
The Writing sections of the SAT require you to demonstrate a thorough command of English grammar, usage, and mechanics - not just in multiple-choice questions, but also in a timed essay on an assigned topic. Luckily, this unique program can help you excel! Your instructor's affable demeanor and engaging delivery make him easy to listen to - and learn from. His extraordinary ability to explain complex concepts in plain English will help you answer all types of SAT Writing questions quickly, easily, and accurately - from identifying errors to improving sentences and paragraphs to crafting a high-scoring essay. After viewing this program, you'll be able to make the most of your time and earn every point you can!
So you're comfortable using a single verb. But can you use more than one verb at a time? Stretch your conversations and stretch your sentences by learning to use the present simple tense with an infinitive and before you know it, you will "love to learn" about this handy grammar topic.