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ELLIS Essentials & ELLIS Academic Beginnings Level I Level II Instructor Utilities

Basics Intro Middle Mastery Senior Mastery Master Pronunciation

Correlated to

New York State ESL Learning Standards Performance Indicators

Grades 5-8

Correlation Result

98%

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New York State ESL Learning Standards Performance Indicators – Grades 5-8

ELLIS Essentials ELLIS Academic

English Language Learning & Instruction System™ (ELLIS)

Introduction The ELLIS Essentials is for English Language Learners [ELLs] at the elementary school level, but could also be used by Newcomers in higher grades, especially if they are preliterate or literate in a non-roman alphabet. The Essentials programs introduce the language to be learned in full-context through animated songs (in Beginnings) or real-life videos (in Level I & Level II). All lessons are taught with ample scaffolding, including full-color graphics and/or movie clips, audio for all instructions, program help, and text on-screen—plus, ELLIS’s unique (but optional) native language audio. Students also have voice recording with compare functions, role plays to perform, and student workbooks to practice pronunciation and communicative skills not generally associated with computerized instruction. ELLIS Essentials is made up of three individual software programs. The descriptions that follow will further explain how these programs can meet ELL student needs.

ELLIS Essentials Beginnings Beginnings is made up of 18 lessons appropriately designed to adapt to learners of all grades and proficiency levels. Beginnings provides a backbone of early literacy skills within the context of English language development, so commonly missing from other literacy programs.

Level I & Level II Level I and Level II of the ELLIS Essentials offers 27 lessons, each covering five key ELD skill areas and plenty of socio-cultural, learning strategy, and academic content instruction. ELL’s will likely enjoy the real-life video story so much they won’t even notice they are learning! Instructor Utilities The comprehensive ELLIS Essentials programs can also be personalized for each individual student and/or class, and student and class progress can be continually monitored by the management program, Instructor Utilities. A comprehensive Instructor Guide assists teachers with program use and integration, as well as offering suggestions for classroom extension activities.

Correlation Keys This document correlates the ELLIS Essentials and ELLIS Academic to the New York State ESL Learning Standards Performance Indicators for fifth through eighth grade.

♦ Layout: The tables within this correlation have been designed to replicate the layout used to illustrate the New York standards. ♦ Direct Correlation: A match to each standard is considered a direct correlation when any of the five Domain levels are referenced with an ELLIS program and lesson. ♦ Programs & Lessons: The specific program(s) from the ELLIS Essentials and ELLIS Academic that directly correlate to the New York standard are listed in the row following each Domain standard. The program name is identified with bold print, and the lesson references follow each program.

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Introduction to ELLIS Academic

ELLIS Academic is a complete, enhanced solution for teaching and learning the English language. With over 1,300 hours of instruction, ELLIS Academic combines digital audio and video, voice recording, Role- play, and native language support to create an engaging, research-based environment for every level of English language training. Academic is a suite of five products that teach teenage through adult aged learners. Academic includes the following products:

Basics is designed to meet the needs of true beginning and pre-literate students. The 18 lessons in ELLIS Basics combine basic vocabulary development with phonics-based, beginning reading instruction to create an integrated learning environment for literacy skills and communicative fluency.

Intro includes 35 lessons that teach everyday English skills as students listen to, interact with, and learn from characters using natural English in real-life situations. Students can stop or repeat a scene, view the text of scripts as they are acted out, slow down the speed of dialogue, and record and compare their own voices to those of native speakers.

Middle Mastery presents hundreds of scenarios in its 25 lessons, ranging from shopping to social situations and talking about school. Each scene helps learners become more comfortable with English while they practice vocabulary, grammar, listening, and pronunciation at self-paced levels.

Senior Mastery is made up of 47 lessons and hundreds of hours of instruction. Senior Mastery offers activities and tests in vocabulary, idiomatic expressions, grammar, listening, comprehension, and pronunciation. Senior Mastery offers Role-play, script pages, and lesson-specific tests.

Master Pronunciation is designed for learners of all ages and levels of English proficiency. The multimedia software program contains hundreds of hours of computer-based instruction and practice on English sounds, advanced aspects of pronunciation, and useful phrases.

Placement, a state-of-the-art, computer-adaptive testing program, quickly gauges learners’ ability in vocabulary, listening comprehension, and grammar. ELLIS computer-adaptive Placement fits the difficulty to test each learner’s ability.

Instructor Utilities manages your classes with progress reports, customizable preferences, and additional resources.

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The ELLIS Method

♦ Watch-Learn-Practice-Play: Many learners are stuck in the role of 'Observer,’ often watching what goes on around them without participating. In addition to language frictions, they may also lack the experience and/or confidence to participate. ELLIS’s Watch-Learn-Practice-Play method meets them where they are (Observer) and guides them until they understand (with native language support), helps them practice what they learn (by scaffolding everything they see), and ultimately, has them participate in various expression activities (e.g., karaoke songs, media-based role-plays, “phonics show-and-tell”, even peer surveys). All of this prepares them to accomplish more both at school and in the world around them.

ELLIS has always sought to use solid teaching methods along with current technology. This blend provides schools and teachers with the tools for a learning environment that equals success. To learn more about ELLIS go to the ELLIS website.

ELLIS Essentials ♦ Beginnings is a computer-based program that provides instruction in early literacy and English Language Development. Beginnings uses animated

songs, native language support, audio, voice recording, and animated tutorials to teach literacy skills (phonemic awareness, phonics, etc.)—but only after students have become familiar with the 166 unique words taught from the context of the songs. Therefore, Beginnings is for true beginners: Students of any age with no experience in English—as well as students of any proficiency who are not yet literate. Additionally, the Instructor Utilities management system automatically tracks student progress and scores, and a companion Student Workbook provides critical offline instruction to complement the computer instruction. The Instructor Guide provides additional resources, including recording forms for offline assessments.

♦ Level I and Level II provide more detailed ELD instruction in Vocabulary, Listening, Grammar, Pronunciation and Communication skills for young

beginners who have completed Beginnings. Each program contains an estimated 120 hours of instruction (if every skill area is assigned). Student progress will be tracked using the same Instructor Utilities as in Beginnings—and all student and class data will transfer automatically. Two Student Workbooks supplement the computer instruction with literacy and communicative practice. There are multiple resources for extending the lessons even further, as well as an Instructor Guide.

♦ Instructor Utilities is the learner management system for instructors and program administrators. This program tracks students’ progress and scores.

Details show where students spend their time, which activities, lesson and units have been worked on, and student test scores.

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ELLIS Academic

♦ Basics is designed for teenage through adult aged learners who are true beginners in English or those who are non-literate in their native language. The multimedia software program teaches basic skills in vocabulary and reading. Students build language skills in the context of real-life and practical situations. Topics such as introductions, greetings, family, food, shopping, and the alphabet, are covered in the Basics program.

♦ Intro is for students who are familiar with English but are still beginners. The multimedia software program teaches basic skills in vocabulary, listening, grammar, communication, culture, and pronunciation. Students build language skills in the context of real-life and practical situations. Topics such as making introductions, shopping for food and clothing, phoning, and eating out are covered in the Intro program.

♦ Middle Mastery builds on skills with emphasis on solid grammar skills and cultural awareness to help transition intermediate students to more advanced learning levels. Middle Mastery teaches communication and basic grammar skills to intermediate learners from middle school through higher education, as well as in business, adult literacy, and vocational training programs. Learners can take advantage of Middle Mastery's dialogue-branching feature to choose different outcomes for every video situation by selecting a character from any video segment and assuming that role in the scene. Role-play gives students a chance to participate in real-life situations in a non-threatening way, helping them to gain confidence and stay motivated.

♦ Senior Mastery teaches English for advanced learners with lessons set in common situations in education, and the workplace. Senior Mastery’s 300 pages of Grammar Tutorials allow learners to listen to sample sentences, watch video clips demonstrating lesson-specific grammar, and record their own speech. Student Workbook and Web-based extensions allow students to practice additional academic reading and writing skills.

♦ Master Pronunciation Master Pronunciation allows students to hear how words sound and see how sounds are formed. With video models, animated graphics, and native language instruction, students learn where to place the tongue, teeth, and lips to pronounce each sound. Learners can record their voices for comparison to native speakers. Additional features draw direct comparisons among similar sounds.

♦ Placement helps take the guesswork out of identifying learner’s needs by quickly identifying learners’ proficiency in English by gauging learners’ ability in vocabulary, listening comprehension, and grammar and placing them within the ELLIS curriculum. This automatic, adaptive method reduces the frustration students feel when tested outside their skill level, shortens the time needed for assessment, and yields more accurate and reliable results.

♦ Instructor Utilities is a powerful records management and reporting tool for you to monitor individual and group progress in ELLIS. Instructor Utilities notes time on task and the variety of tasks selected by students. It also maintains test records and provides insight into student mastery of different critical language skills such as listening, grammar, vocabulary, listening comprehension, and pronunciation. Further, it tracks both individual and class records to monitor and evaluate individual and group progress.

Additional options for teacher control, including new reports, the ability to customize curriculum paths, and the power to important records from other databases, allow teachers and administrators to gain key insight into students’ performance and proficiency gains.

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STANDARD 1: Students will listen, speak, read, and write in English for information and understanding. 1. Identify and use reading and listening strategies to make text comprehensible and meaningful. Such strategies include skimming; scanning; previewing;

reviewing; discussing; listening selectively; listening for a specific purpose; listening for main ideas and details; note taking; using structural and context clues, cognates, format, sequence, and an understanding of letter-sound relationships to decode difficult words. (L, R)

ELLIS Essentials Beginnings, Level I, and Level II: Reading skills are taught throughout the program. Even before sound/symbol relationships are taught, words are taught as symbols for things shown in pictures. All Reading lessons incorporate decoding tasks. The Instructor Guides provide ideas for teacher-directed activities and extensions which could include using the (downloaded) Video Masters for practice with reading strategies such as skimming, scanning, previewing, reviewing, and discussing. Beginnings: All Vocabulary lessons introduce alphabet names and shapes. Lesson 8 reviews all 26 lowercase letter names and shapes. Lesson 9 reviews all 26 capital letter names and shapes. All Student Workbook, Vocabulary, Write it! activities provide practice in writing alphabet letters. All Reading lessons focus on specific skills in the areas of Phonological & Print Awareness and Focus Sounds & Phonics Rules. For example: Reading, Lesson 5, Old Mother Hubbard, teaches the concept of hard vs. soft consonants, the concept of “Y” & “W” as vowels, the concept of special sounds (diphthongs, etc.), blended sounds, and vowel rules. Lesson 9, Signs, Signs, Everywhere! introduces irregular words. All Student Workbook, Reading activities provide students with sound-symbol correspondence practice. Level I and Level II: All lessons, both on the computer and in the workbooks, teach language skills. All Vocabulary lessons teach essential focus words. For example: Level II, Theme 2, Lesson 3, Parts of the Body & The Five Senses; Hospitals & Clinics. All Listening lessons focus on main idea, details, or key words. For example: Level II, Theme 3, Lesson 3, Listening for Main Idea (Agreement). All Grammar lessons focus on the technicalities of the English language. For example: Theme 3, Lesson 1, Regular Simple Present Tense: Affirmative & Negative; Regular Simple Present Tense: Questions & Short Answers. All Pronunciation lessons focus on intonation and the difference between similar sounding words. For example: Level I, Theme 1, Lesson 1, Intonation: Statements vs. Questions. All Communication lessons focus on expressing needs and interacting with others. For example: Level II, Theme 2, Lesson 3, Asking for & Giving Background Information. All video presentations are followed by oral and written listening questions to ensure understanding.

ELLIS Academic Basics, Intro, and Master Pronunciation are multimedia software programs that provide audio- and visually-supported text that allow students to understand vocabulary and language concepts in the context of practical and real-life situations. In general, the activities within the software programs and the student workbooks and instructor guides of Basics and Intro allow students ample opportunities to use reading and listening strategies as the students perform tasks that require active listening and responsiveness to directions. Senior Mastery: Many lessons give students opportunities to look at both oral and written works and pull out important details and concepts. For example: Senior Mastery Instructor Guide Unit 6 Classroom Activities, Class Discussion 1; Senior Mastery Unit 12 all 5 lessons, Listening and Communication; Senior Mastery Instructor Guide Unit 12 Classroom Activities, Class Discussions 2 and Pair Activities 1

Fifth through Eighth Grade

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2. Read, gather, view, listen to, organize, discuss, interpret, and analyze information related to academic content areas from various sources. Such sources include nonfiction books for young adults, reference books, magazines, textbooks, the Internet, databases, audio and media presentations, oral interviews, charts, graphs, maps, and diagrams. (L, S, R, W)

ELLIS Essentials Beginnings, Level I, and Level II: The Essentials programs introduce the language to be learned in full-context through animated songs (in Beginnings) or real-life videos (in Level I & Level II). All lessons are taught with ample scaffolding, including full-color graphics and/or movie clips, audio for all instructions, program help, and text on-screen—plus, ELLIS’s unique (but optional) native language audio. The Instructor Guide provides ideas for teacher-directed activities and extensions which could include rewatching the video presentations and discussing the information. Beginnings: Little Books Level I and Level II: All live-actor video presentations show characters interacting with others, discussing information, interviewing, or gathering information. For example: Level II, Theme 1, Lesson 2, Searching for Answers; Theme 2, Lesson 3, Emergency Room. Many of the Student Workbook activities include charts, graphs, maps, or diagrams. For example: Level I, Theme 1, Lesson 2, Vocabulary, Countries, Nationalities, and Languages; Theme 2, Lesson 1, Vocabulary, Family Members. The Instructor Guide provides ideas for teacher-directed activities and extensions which could include discussing and organizing information about a content-related subject. Level I: Theme 1, Lesson 2, Vocabulary, Countries, Nationalities, & Languages; Theme 2, Lesson 3, Vocabulary, Computers: Parts & Functions; Theme 3, Lesson 5, Vocabulary, Math: Add, Subtract, Multiply; Math: Divide (4th & 5th graders only) Level II: Theme 1, Lesson 2, Vocabulary, Library Use & Dewey Decimal Classification; Theme 1, Lesson 3, Vocabulary, Opposites; Places in the Community; Theme 2, Lesson 1, Vocabulary, Weather, Temperature, & Seasons; Theme 2, Lesson 3, Vocabulary, Parts of the Body & The Five Senses; Hospitals & Clinics; Theme 3, Lesson 1, Vocabulary, Dates, Months, & The Calendar

ELLIS Academic Basics, Intro, and Master Pronunciation are multimedia software programs that provide audio- and visually-supported text that allow students to understand vocabulary and language concepts in the context of practical and real-life situations. In general, the activities within the software programs and the student workbooks and instructor guides of Basics and Intro allow students ample opportunities to read, gather, view, listen to, organize, discuss, interpret, and analyze information in content areas of language arts, simple mathematics, and simple science. Senior Mastery: Many lessons in Unit 12 focus on pulling out elements of different types of text, particularly literary texts. For example: Senior Mastery Unit 12 Lesson 1, Listening and Communication; Lesson 2, Listening and Vocabulary; Lesson 3, Listening, Vocabulary and Communication; Lesson 4, Listening; Lesson 5, Listening, Vocabulary and Communication; Senior Mastery Student Workbook 12.1 Vocabulary, 12.3 Vocabulary, 12.4 Vocabulary, 12.5 Vocabulary pp. 181-182; Senior Mastery Instructor Guide Classroom Activities, Class Discussions 1, 2; Pair Activities 1

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3. Select information appropriate to the purpose of the investigation, relate ideas from one written or spoken source to another, and exclude nonessential information. (L, S, R, W)

ELLIS Essentials Level I and Level II: Many lessons require students to select appropriate options for the purpose. For example: Level I, Theme 1, Lesson 3, Vocabulary, Elementary School Places; Theme 2, Lesson 2, Vocabulary, Houses & Apartments (Inside & Outside); Level II, Theme 1, Lesson 2, Vocabulary, Library Use & Dewey Decimal Classification; Musical Instruments & Types of Music. Many live-actor video presentations show characters selecting information appropriate to the purpose of the investigation. For example: Level I, Theme 1, Lesson 2, New Friends shows characters collecting information on a new student, including his name, where he is from, and if he speaks English. Theme 3, Lesson 2, Following the Rules shows a class reviewing rules and consequences for classroom behavior. Level II, Theme 1, Lesson 2, Searching for Answers shows a group of students researching information in a library. Theme 2, Lesson 4, X-rays & Crutches shows a doctor assessing information on an injury. Ideas learned in the online oral lessons can be related to the written Student Workbook activities, as all worksheets support and provide practice for the online lessons. For example: Theme 1, Lesson 2, Vocabulary, Vocabulary A: The Library Media Center and Parts of a Book; Vocabulary B: Musical Instruments

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4. Compare, contrast, categorize, and synthesize to gain a deeper understanding of information and objects. (L, S, R, W) ELLIS Essentials

Beginnings, Level I, and Level II: All lessons, both on the computer and in the workbooks, incorporate tasks to demonstrate comprehension, including matching, fill-in-the-blank, sorting, classifying, categorizing, pointing, drawing, and circling activities. Level I and Level II: Many of the Student Workbook, Communication activities require students to complete a chart with answers from several other students. Upon completion, students are asked to review the information with the teacher, which provides an opportunity for the student to orally compare and contrast the collected information.

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ELLIS Academic Basics, Intro, and Master Pronunciation are multimedia software programs that provide audio- and visually-supported text that allow students to understand vocabulary and language concepts in the context of practical and real-life situations. In general, the activities within the software programs and the student workbooks and instructor guides of Basics and Intro allow students ample opportunities to compare, contrast, and categorize to gain a better understanding of information and objects. Some examples are: In Master Pronunciation, students learn to distinguish between sounds that can be easily confused. Specifically, sub-section Sound Contrasts has students practicing sounds using minimal pairs. Sub-section Tongue Twisters has students practicing distinguishing between similar sounds using tongue twisters. In Intro: Unit 2 Classroom Activities, there is an activity that has students compare and describe the size of dairy product containers.

5. Formulate, ask, and respond to various question forms to obtain, clarify, and extend information and meaning. (L, S, R, W) ELLIS Essentials

Beginnings: Vocabulary & Reading, Lesson 1, Can You Hop Like a Rabbit? introduces questions. All Student Workbook activities provide students with an opportunity to have oral and written guided practice with a tutor, responding to questions and requests by doing things such as pointing, circling, drawing, and telling. Level I and Level II: All video presentations are followed by oral and written listening questions to ensure understanding. All Student Workbook activities support and provide practice for the online lessons. For example: Level II, Theme 3, Lesson 1, Grammar, Tag Questions and Prepositions of Time Level I: Theme 1, Lesson 1, Pronunciation, Intonation: Statements vs. Questions; Lesson 2, Grammar, BE: WH-questions; Lesson 3, Grammar, BE: Yes/No Questions & Short Answers; Theme 2, Lesson 1, Pronunciation, Intonation: Yes/No vs. WH-question; Lesson 2, Grammar, HAVE: Yes/No Questions & Short Answers; Theme 3, Lesson 1, Grammar, Regular Simple Present Tense: Questions & Short Answers; Lesson 4, Grammar, Present Progressive Tense: Questions & Answers Level II: Theme 3, Lesson 1, Grammar, Tag Questions; Lesson 2, Listening, Listening for Details (Review of Questions); Lesson 4, Grammar, Simple Past: Questions & Negatives

ELLIS Academic Basics, Intro, and Master Pronunciation allow students to role-play and respond to situations based on dialogues and video clips. Students can access the Role-play button from the Skills Menu to record their role-playing dialogues. Within each software program, students are tasked with activities in varying question formats that test student comprehension of learned concepts. Further, the Basics and Intro Instructor Guides provide many classroom activities that have students formulate, ask, and respond to various question forms to obtain, clarify, and extend information and meaning. Additionally, students learn how to ask for clarification in: Intro: UNIT 6: Banking: 6.3 May I withdraw some money from my account?; Instructor Guide Unit 6 Classroom Activities. Middle Mastery: Lessons throughout the software teach students strategies on how to ask for clarification by restating or asking questions. For example: Middle Mastery Unit 5, Lesson 1, Listening and Communication; Lesson 3, Communication; Lesson 4, Listening

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6. Make and support inferences about information and ideas with reference to features in oral and written text. Such features include vocabulary, format, facts, sequence, and relevance of details. (L, S, R, W)

ELLIS Essentials Level I and Level II: Vocabulary is taught throughout the program, especially in the Vocabulary lessons. For example: Level I, Theme 3, Lesson 4, Physical Actions & Feelings; Emotions; Level II, Theme 3, Lesson 2, Illnesses & Treatments. All Listening lessons focus on main idea, details, or key words. For example: Level I, Theme 2, Lesson 3, Listening for Details (Distinguish CAN & CAN’T). The Instructor Guide provides ideas for teacher-directed activities and extensions which could include using (downloaded) Video Masters as text for identifying vocabulary, facts, sequence, and details. Level I: Theme 1, Lesson 5, Communication, Giving Instructions & Making Suggestions; Theme 3, Lesson 4, Listening, Listening for Main Idea (Emotions from Non-verbal Cues) Level II: Theme 3, Lesson 1, Communication, Common Idioms & Expressions; Lesson 3, Communication, Agreeing & Disagreeing; Discussing Likes & Dislikes

ELLIS Academic Middle and Senior Mastery: Each lesson in each Unit has a Vocabulary section where descriptive words are taught to be used to convey a clear message.

7. Present information clearly in a variety of oral and written forms for different audiences and purposes related to all academic content areas. Such forms include paraphrases, summaries, stories, reports, essays, posters, charts, and other graphics. (S, W)

ELLIS Essentials Beginnings, Level I, and Level II: All lessons offer a record/playback feature which allows students to hear, practice, record, and compare sounds and words. This self-check feature encourages risk-taking in producing new sounds. Level I and Level II: Role Play activities, which are included at the end of every theme, allow users to simulate a real conversation and record their voice as part of the conversation. This allows users to practice each new word or phrase and compare their own pronunciation to that of a native-speaker’s. The Instructor Guide provides ideas for teacher-directed activities and extensions which could include making posters or other graphic forms to share information. Also, information can be presented using (downloaded) Video Masters as the script for choral reading or reader’s theater. Level I: Theme 1, Lesson 2, Vocabulary, Countries, Nationalities, & Languages; Theme 2, Lesson 3, Vocabulary, Computers: Parts & Functions; Theme 3, Lesson 5, Vocabulary, Math: Add, Subtract, Multiply; Math: Divide (4th & 5th graders only) Level II: Theme 1, Lesson 2, Vocabulary, Library Use & Dewey Decimal Classification; Theme 1, Lesson 3, Vocabulary, Opposites; Places in the Community; Theme 2, Lesson 1, Vocabulary, Weather, Temperature, & Seasons; Theme 2, Lesson 3, Vocabulary, Parts of the Body & The Five Senses; Hospitals & Clinics; Theme 3, Lesson 1, Vocabulary, Dates, Months, & The Calendar (Holidays)

ELLIS Academic Senior Mastery: There are many activities where the students are asked to present everyday situations that involve common ideas and premises such as study groups or buying something at the convenience store. For example: Senior Mastery Instructor Guide Units 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10 Classroom Activities, all Role-plays; There are also lessons where students are asked to present information gathered through a variety of sources. For example: Senior Mastery Instructor Guide Units 6 Classroom Activities, Pair Activities 1, Role-plays 2; Senior Mastery Instructor Guide Unit 8, Role-plays 1, 2; Senior Mastery Instructor Guide Unit 11 Classroom Activities, Class Discussions 2, Role-Plays 1; Senior Mastery Instructor Guide Unit 12 Classroom Activities, Role-plays 1

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8. Select a focus, organization, and point of view for oral and written presentations, and justify this selection. (S, W) ELLIS Essentials

Level I and Level II: All Listening lessons focus on main idea, details, or key words. For example: Level II, Theme 2, Lesson 1, Listening for Main Idea (Adverbs of Frequency). All Student Workbook activities support and provide written practice for the online lessons. For example: Level I, Theme 2, Lesson 3, Communication, Meanings of CAN requires students to complete written sentences about what their peers can do. The Instructor Guide provides ideas for teacher-directed activities and extensions which could include writing skits or other presentations. Also, information can be presented using the (downloaded) Video Masters as the script for choral reading or reader’s theater. Level I: Theme 1, Lesson 5, Communication, Giving Instructions & Making Suggestions; Theme 3, Lesson 4, Listening, Listening for Main Idea (Emotions from Non-verbal Cues) Level II: Theme 3, Lesson 1, Communication, Common Idioms & Expressions; Lesson 3, Communication, Agreeing & Disagreeing; Discussing Likes & Dislikes

ELLIS Academic Senior Mastery: Many lessons have activities where students are asked to prepare and present information in a focused, organized manner. In some they must try to convince their audience, in others debate and support their point of view, and in others simply present the information. For example: Senior Mastery Instructor Guide Units 6 Classroom Activities, Pair Activities 1, Role-plays 2; Senior Mastery Instructor Guide Unit 8, Role-plays 1, 2; Senior Mastery Instructor Guide Unit 11 Classroom Activities, Class Discussions 2, Role-Plays 1; Senior Mastery Instructor Guide Unit 12 Classroom Activities, Role-plays 1

9. Convey and organize information, using facts, details, illustrative examples, and a variety of patterns and structures. Such patterns and structures include chronological order, cause and effect, problem and solution, and general-to-specific presentation. (S, W)

ELLIS Essentials Beginnings: Some of the animated songs present information in chronological order. For example: Vocabulary & Reading, Lesson 2, This is the Way We Go to School. All lessons offer a record/playback feature which allows students to hear, practice, record, and compare sounds and words. This self-check feature encourages risk-taking in producing new sounds. Level I and Level II: The Instructor Guide provides ideas for teacher-directed activities and extensions which could include rewatching the video clips to gather and organize information for oral presentations. Also, the video presentations can be rewatched to find similarities and differences between the characters’ families, homes, and school and the students’ families, homes, and school. Some of the video presentations include cause and effect situations. For example: Level II, Theme 2, Lesson 3, Emergency Room shows that the “cause” of falling off a skateboard leads to the “effect” of a twisted ankle. Some of the video presentations include general subjects and mention specific details. For example: Level I, Theme 3, Lesson 3, Lunch Time! shows characters discussing “Favorite American Food” and mention such things as: pizza, hamburgers, and tuna fish casserole.

ELLIS Academic Senior Mastery: Many lessons have activities where students are asked to prepare and present information gathered through a variety of sources. In some they must try to convince their audience, in others debate and support their point of view, and in others simply present the information. For example: Senior Mastery Instructor Guide Units 6 Classroom Activities, Pair Activities 1, Role-plays 2; Senior Mastery Instructor Guide Unit 8, Role-plays 1, 2; Senior Mastery Instructor Guide Unit 11 Classroom Activities, Class Discussions 2, Role-Plays 1; Senior Mastery Instructor Guide Unit 12 Classroom Activities, Role-plays 1

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10. Distinguish between fact and opinion, and relevant and irrelevant information, and exclude nonessential information in oral and written presentations. (L, S, R, W)

ELLIS Essentials Level I and Level II: Words such as “like,” “love,” and “hate” are integrated throughout the video presentations. For example: Theme 3, Lesson 3, Lunch Time! uses the words “like” and “love” when talking about favorite foods; Theme 3, Lesson 4, Exercises, Exercises! uses the word “hate” when talking about push-ups. The Instructor Guide provides ideas for teacher-directed activities and extensions which could include using (downloaded) Video Masters as text for identifying facts and opinions. Many of the Vocabulary lessons present factual information. For example: Level I, Theme 1, Lesson 2, Countries, Nationalities, & Languages. Many of the Vocabulary lessons present opinions. For example: Level II, Theme 1, Lesson 4, I'm Not Wearing This! Level II: Theme 3, Lesson 3, Communication, Agreeing & Disagreeing; Discussing Likes & Dislikes

ELLIS Academic 11. Use the process of prewriting, drafting, revising, peer editing, and proofreading (the “writing process”) to produce well-constructed informational texts. (L,

S, R, W) ELLIS Essentials ELLIS Academic

12. Convey information and ideas through spoken and written language, using conventions and features of American English appropriate to audience and purpose. Such spoken language features include appropriate grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, intonation, and a wide variety of sentence structures. Such written language features include appropriate grammar, vocabulary, correct spelling, punctuation, capitalization, paragraphing, and a wide variety of sentence structures. (L, S, R, W)

ELLIS Essentials Beginnings, Level I, and Level II: All lessons offer a record/playback feature which allows students to hear, practice, record, and compare sounds and words. This self-check feature encourages risk-taking in producing new sounds. Beginnings: Capital letters are introduced in the Vocabulary lessons, starting with Lesson 3, Kids and Colors, with a review of all capital letters in Lesson 9, Signs, Signs, Everywhere! All Reading lessons focus on specific skills in the areas of Phonological & Print Awareness and Focus Sounds & Phonics Rules. For example: Lesson 7, The ABC Song introduces the concept of punctuation, the concept of silent letters, and r-control of vowels. All Student Workbook activities provide students with an opportunity to have oral and written guided practice with a tutor, responding to requests by doing things such as pointing, circling, drawing, and telling. Level I and Level II: All lessons, both on the computer and in the workbooks, teach skills in American English. All Vocabulary lessons teach essential focus words. For example: Level II, Theme 2, Lesson 3, Parts of the Body & The Five Senses; Hospitals & Clinics. All Listening lessons focus on main idea, details, or key words. For example: Level II, Theme 3, Lesson 3, Listening for Main Idea (Agreement). All Grammar lessons focus on the technicalities of the English language. For example: Theme 3, Lesson 1, Regular Simple Present Tense: Affirmative & Negative; Regular Simple Present Tense: Questions & Short Answers. All Pronunciation lessons focus on intonation and the difference between similar sounding words. For example: Level I, Theme 1, Lesson 1, Intonation: Statements vs. Questions. All Communication lessons focus on expressing needs and interacting with others. For example: Level II, Theme 2, Lesson 3, Asking for & Giving

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Background Information. The Student Workbook offers spelling activities for the focus words taught in the online Vocabulary lessons. Role Play activities, which are included at the end of every theme, allow users to simulate a real conversation and record their voice as part of the conversation. This allows users to practice each new word or phrase and compare their own pronunciation to that of a native-speaker’s. All Student Workbook activities support and provide written practice for the online lessons. For example: Theme 1, Lesson 1, Communication, Introducing Yourself and Others

ELLIS Academic Basics, Intro, and Master Pronunciation are multimedia software programs that provide audio- and visually-supported text that allow students to understand

vocabulary and language concepts in the context of practical and real-life situations. There are features in each software, such as the Instruction, Ear, and Replay buttons that allow instructions to be repeated, text to be read again, and the Role-play narration, comprehensive role-play, and/or animation to be repeated again, respectively. Basics and Intro feature the Slow Audio tab. If the student clicks on the Slow Audio tab, he or she can hear each line read slowly and clearly. Further, the recorder program feature appears whenever there is an opportunity for students to record their voices. The recorder allows students to practice pronouncing English sounds and words. Additionally, students can access the Role-play button from the Skills Menu to record their role-playing dialogues. These features, along with the Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation sections in Intro, support students in their efforts to convey information and ideas through spoken and written language, using conventions and features of American English appropriate to audience and purpose. Further, the following titles have students learn about intonation: Intro: UNIT 3: Getting Around: 3.2 Let’s go by bus, 3.3 The train leaves at 4:30; UNIT 6: Banking: 6.1 Can you help me open an account?; UNIT 7: Going to the Doctor: 7.5 Bill, you need ten stitches, UNIT 8: Having Fun: 8.4 Let’s all do something together soon; Master Pronunciation: Beyond Sounds: Intonation. Additionally, the student workbooks and instructor guides of Basics and Intro allow students ample opportunities to convey information and ideas through spoken and written language, using vocabulary and language concepts learned in the software programs. Middle and Senior Mastery: Each lesson on the software has a Grammar, Pronunciation, and Vocabulary section where grammatical forms, correct sounds and intonation are taught as well as descriptive vocabulary. There is also a Role-Play section on the software where students practice pronunciation by speaking into a microphone and having the computer play back their voice. Each Unit also has activities in the Middle Mastery Student Workbook and the Senior Mastery Student Workbook that teach grammatical structures and vocabulary.

13. Engage in collaborative activities through a variety of student groupings to read, gather, share, discuss, interpret, organize, analyze, and present information. Such groupings include small groups, cooperative learning groups, process writing groups, cross-age groups, research groups, and interest groups. (L, S, R, W)

ELLIS Essentials Beginnings, Level I, and Level II: All lessons, both on the computer and in the workbooks, can be completed independently, with a partner, or in small groups. All Beginnings, Student Workbook, Reading, Show and tell! activities are particularly beneficial in groups, as are the Level I and Level II, Student Workbook, Communication activities. All Student Workbook activities support and provide practice for the online lessons. For example: Theme 2, Lesson 3, Communication, Asking for & Giving Background Information Beginnings: All Beginnings, Reading lessons teach reading readiness skills such as direction of print, word boundaries, and sound-symbol correspondence. Level I and Level II: Role Play activities, which are included at the end of every theme, allow individuals or partners to simulate a real conversation and record their voices as part of the conversation. This allows users to practice each new word or phrase and compare their own pronunciation to that of a native-speaker’s. The Instructor Guide provides ideas for teacher-directed activities and extensions which include using (downloaded) Video Masters as the script for choral reading or reader’s theater. Students can also discuss and present information gathered from rewatching the video presentations. Many of the video presentations use joking, teasing, sarcasm, and figures of speech to show the importance of interpreting messages. For example: Theme 3, Lesson 1, Happy Birthday! uses sarcasm when a character says, “No, tomorrow” when she means, “Right now.”

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ELLIS Essentials Beginnings, Level I, and Level II: All lessons, both on the computer and in the workbooks, can be completed independently, with a partner, or in small groups. All Beginnings, Student Workbook, Reading, Show and tell! activities are particularly beneficial in groups, as are the Level I and Level II, Student Workbook, Communication activities. All Student Workbook activities support and provide practice for the online lessons. For example: Theme 2, Lesson 3, Communication, Asking for & Giving Background Information Beginnings: All Beginnings, Reading lessons teach reading readiness skills such as direction of print, word boundaries, and sound-symbol correspondence. Level I and Level II: Role Play activities, which are included at the end of every theme, allow individuals or partners to simulate a real conversation and record their voices as part of the conversation. This allows users to practice each new word or phrase and compare their own pronunciation to that of a native-speaker’s. The Instructor Guide provides ideas for teacher-directed activities and extensions which include using (downloaded) Video Masters as the script for choral reading or reader’s theater. Students can also discuss and present information gathered from rewatching the video presentations. Many of the video presentations use joking, teasing, sarcasm, and figures of speech to show the importance of interpreting messages. For example: Theme 3, Lesson 1, Happy Birthday! uses sarcasm when a character says, “No, tomorrow” when she means, “Right now.” In general, the classroom activities in the instructor guides of Basics and Intro allow students the opportunity to engage in collaborative activities through a variety of student groupings to read, gather, share, discuss, interpret, organize, analyze, and present information., in small and whole group settings. Examples include, Intro: Instructor Guide Units 6 and 8 Classroom Activities (In Unit 6, students are expected to communicate problem-solving strategies when working in pairs or small groups throughout several activities involving computation. In Unit 8, there is an activity in which students are divided into groups and given a problem. The students within each group need to discuss the problem and come up with a solution to the problem.). Senior Mastery: Each Unit has Classroom Activities in the Senior Mastery Instructor Guide where students participate in small-group activities and are required to play a variety of roles within conversation

14. Consult print and nonprint resources (e.g., audio/visual media, family) in the native language when needed. (L, S, R) ELLIS Essentials

Beginnings, Level I, and Level II: Comprehension of instructions and conversations is ensured with the assistance of software helps such as the “Slow” button to slow the audio speed of the spoken words, the “Study Buddy” button to replay instructions, the “Flag” button to hear a translation of the audio clip, and the “Question” button to see an animation of how to do the activity. As students work through the program and gain confidence, they will rely on these aids less. These helps can be repeated as often as desired.

ELLIS Academic Basics, Intro, and Master Pronunciation provide native language support throughout the programs, allowing students to replay instructions and audio clips and listen to translations and tutorials in their native language. Middle and Senior Mastery: Both programs have a translation tool that students can use to read explanations of grammatical patterns and vocabulary definitions in their native language.

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15. Apply self-monitoring and self-correcting strategies for accurate language production and oral and written presentation, using established criteria for effective presentation of information. Such strategies include referring to illustrations, asking questions, starting over, rephrasing, and exploring alternative ways of saying things. (L, S, R, W)

ELLIS Essentials Beginnings, Level I, and Level II: All lessons offer a record/playback feature which allows students to hear, practice, record, and compare sounds and words. This self-check feature encourages risk-taking in producing new sounds. All lessons incorporate illustrations to support learning. Level I and Level II: Role Play activities, which are included at the end of every theme, allow users to simulate a real conversation and record their voice as part of the conversation. This allows users to practice each new word or phrase and compare their own pronunciation to that of a native-speaker’s. All video presentations are followed by oral and written listening questions to ensure understanding. Students can rewatch the video clip, if needed, and guess and check their answers. Many Grammar lessons focus on asking questions. For example: Level I, Theme 1, Lesson 2, Grammar, BE: WH-questions. All Communication lessons focus on expressing needs and communicating with others. For example: Level I, Theme 1, Lesson 4, Addressing Adults (Titles); Level II, Theme 2, Lesson 2, Saying Goodbye; Theme 3, Lesson 1, Common Idioms & Expressions. All Student Workbook activities support and provide practice for the online lessons. All Student Workbook, Communication activities require students to interact with others by asking questions and exploring alternative ways of saying things.

ELLIS Academic Middle Mastery: Lessons throughout the software teach students strategies on how to ask for clarification by restating or asking questions. For example: Middle Mastery Unit 5, Lesson 1, Listening and Communication; Lesson 3, Communication; Lesson 4, Listening

16. Apply learning strategies to acquire information and make texts comprehensible and meaningful. Such strategies include using prior knowledge, graphic organizers, and context clues; planning; note taking; inferencing; questioning; exploring cognates and root words; and applying ideas to new settings or experiences. (L, S, R, W)

ELLIS Essentials Beginnings, Level I, and Level II: All lessons are taught with ample scaffolding, including full-color graphics and/or movie clips, audio for all instructions, and text on-screen. Comprehension of instructions and conversations is ensured with the assistance of software helps such as the “Slow” button to slow the audio speed of the spoken words, the “Study Buddy” button to replay instructions, the “Flag” button to hear a translation of the audio clip, and the “Question” button to see an animation of how to do the activity. These helps can be repeated as often as desired. Graphic organizers are incorporated throughout the program. Maps, charts, word boards, and games help students organize graphically in preparation for reading text and completing activities. All lessons incorporate strategies to acquire information such as context clues, with and without visual support. The Instructor Guides provide ideas for teacher-directed activities and extensions which could include writing skits or other presentations. Also, (downloaded) Video Masters can be used as the script for choral reading or reader’s theater. Level I: Theme 1, Lesson 1, Pronunciation, Intonation: Statements vs. Questions; Lesson 2, Grammar, BE: WH-questions; Lesson 3, Grammar, BE: Yes/No Questions & Short Answers; Theme 2, Lesson 1, Pronunciation, Intonation: Yes/No vs. WH-question; Lesson 2, Grammar, HAVE: Yes/No Questions & Short Answers; Theme 3, Lesson 1, Grammar, Regular Simple Present Tense: Questions & Short Answers; Lesson 4, Grammar, Present Progressive Tense: Questions & Answers Level II: Theme 3, Lesson 1, Grammar, Tag Questions; Lesson 2, Listening, Listening for Details (Review of Questions); Lesson 4, Grammar, Simple Past: Questions & Negatives

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ELLIS Academic Basics, Intro, and Master Pronunciation are multimedia software programs that provide audio- and visually-supported text so that students can glean information and construct meaning using context clues. Video-clips illustrate practical and real-life situations, allowing students to connect new information to their prior knowledge and experiences in order to construct meaning. Additionally, the Basics: Instructor Guide and Intro: Instructor Guide contain classroom activities in which students are often asked to relate their prior knowledge and experiences to classroom learning discussions and tasks. Middle Mastery: Lessons throughout the software teach students strategies on how to ask for clarification by restating or asking questions. For example: Middle Mastery Unit 5, Lesson 1, Listening and Communication; Lesson 3, Communication; Lesson 4, Listening

STANDARD 2: Students will listen, speak, read, and write in English for literary response, enjoyment, and expression. 1. Read, listen to, view, write about, and discuss texts and performances from a wide range of authors, subjects, and genres. Such sources include picture books,

myths, fables, poems, stories, plays, novels, and other fiction and nonfiction texts in authentic and modified forms, including works of American popular culture. (L, S, R, W)

ELLIS Essentials Beginnings, Level I, and Level II: The Essentials programs introduce the language to be learned through animated songs (in Beginnings) or real-life videos (in Level I & Level II). These presentations provide a variety of poetic, dramatic, and narrative genres. All lessons are taught with ample scaffolding, including full-color graphics and/or movie clips, audio for all instructions, program help, and text on-screen—plus, ELLIS’s unique (but optional) native language audio. The Instructor Guide provides ideas for teacher-directed activities and extensions which could include rewatching the video presentations and discussing the different genres. Also, students can write and present a variety of different genres including fables, songs, and plays. Level I and Level II: Many of the video presentations include a song to listen to at the end of the lesson.

ELLIS Academic Senior Mastery: Many lessons in Unit 12 focus on reading, listening, viewing and discussing different types of text, particularly literary texts. For example: Senior Mastery Unit 12 Lesson 1, Listening and Communication; Lesson 2, Listening and Vocabulary; Lesson 3, Listening, Vocabulary and Communication; Lesson 4, Listening; Lesson 5, Listening, Vocabulary and Communication; Senior Mastery Student Workbook 12.1 Vocabulary, 12.3 Vocabulary, 12.4 Vocabulary, 12.5 Vocabulary pp. 181-182; Senior Mastery Instructor Guide Classroom Activities, Class Discussions 1, 2; Pair Activities 1

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2. Identify and use reading and listening strategies to make literary text comprehensible and meaningful. Such strategies include skimming, scanning, previewing, reviewing, listening selectively, listening for a specific purpose, and listening for main ideas and details. (L, R)

ELLIS Essentials Level I and Level II: All lessons, both on the computer and in the workbooks, incorporate reading strategies to make text more meaningful. Students can work at their own pace and review lessons as often as needed, providing practice with reading and listening strategies such as previewing, reviewing, skimming, and scanning. All Listening lessons focus on main idea, details, or key words. For example: Level I, Theme 2, Lesson 3, Listening for Details (Distinguish CAN & CAN’T); Level II, Theme 2, Lesson 1, Listening for Main Idea (Adverbs of Frequency). All video presentations are followed by oral and written listening questions to ensure understanding. Inferential questions are posed throughout the lessons, some allowing for definitive answers, some allowing for speculation. These questions direct attention to listening for a specific purpose.

ELLIS Academic Senior Mastery: Many lessons give students opportunities to look at both oral and written works and pull out important details and concepts. For example: Senior Mastery Instructor Guide Unit 6 Classroom Activities, Class Discussion 1; Senior Mastery Unit 12 all 5 lessons, Listening and Communication; Senior Mastery Instructor Guide Unit 12 Classroom Activities, Class Discussions 2 and Pair Activities 1

3. Identify and explain the distinguishing features of the major genres, and use those features to aid comprehension, interpretation, and discussion of literature. (L, S, R, W)

ELLIS Essentials Beginnings, Level I, and Level II: The Essentials programs introduce the language to be learned through animated songs (in Beginnings) or real-life videos (in Level I & Level II). These presentations provide a variety of poetic, dramatic, and narrative genres. All lessons are taught with ample scaffolding, including full-color graphics and/or movie clips, audio for all instructions, program help, and text on-screen—plus, ELLIS’s unique (but optional) native language audio. The Instructor Guide provides ideas for teacher-directed activities and extensions which could include rewatching the video presentations and discussing the features that distinguish some genres, such as songs. Level I and Level II: Many of the video presentations include a song to listen to at the end of the lesson. For example: Level II, Theme 1, Lesson 2, Vocabulary, Song: Play It Again! gives a sampling of different kinds of music.

ELLIS Academic Senior Mastery: Many lessons in Unit 12 focus on reading different types of text, particularly literary texts, and their distinguishing features in different genres. For example: Senior Mastery Unit 12 Lesson 1, Listening and Communication; Lesson 2, Listening and Vocabulary; Lesson 3, Listening, Vocabulary and Communication; Lesson 4, Listening; Lesson 5, Listening, Vocabulary and Communication; Senior Mastery Student Workbook 12.1 Vocabulary, 12.3 Vocabulary, 12.4 Vocabulary, 12.5 Vocabulary pp. 181-182; Senior Mastery Instructor Guide Classroom Activities, Class Discussions 1, 2; Pair Activities 1

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4. Locate and identify selected literary elements and techniques in texts and relate those elements to those in other works and to students’ own experiences. Such elements include setting, character, plot, theme, point of view, repetition, characterization, imagery, foreshadowing, and climax. (L, S, R, W)

ELLIS Essentials Beginnings: Little Books can be illustrated by students to show characters, setting, and plot. The Instructor Guide provides ideas for extension activities which could include discussing the characters, setting, and plot of each animated song. Level I and Level II: All live-actor video presentations were filmed in a home or school environment and use familiar themes to which students can relate personal experiences. The Instructor Guide provides ideas for teacher-directed activities and extensions which could include rewatching the video presentations to focus on and discuss details including characters, setting, and plot. Students can also act out scenes from the video presentations or write and act out an original skit, considering such elements as characters, setting, and plot. Downloaded, Video Masters can provide text for identifying key literary elements. Level I: Theme 1, Lesson 2, Communication, Exchanging Personal Information; Lesson 5, Communication, Giving Instructions & Making Suggestions; Theme 2, Lesson 3, Communication, Asking Permission, Requesting, & Offering; Describing Ability; Theme 3, Lesson 4, Vocabulary, Physical Actions & Feelings; Emotions; Listening, Listening for Main Idea (Emotions from Non-verbal Cues) Level II: Theme 1, Lesson 2, Communication, Common Reactions; Theme 2, Lesson 3, Communication, Asking for & Giving Background Information; Theme 3, Lesson 1, Communication, Common Idioms & Expressions; Lesson 3, Communication, Agreeing & Disagreeing; Discussing Likes & Dislikes

ELLIS Academic 5. Make predictions, inferences, and deductions, and describe different levels of meaning of literary works presented orally and in written form, including

literal and implied meanings. Strategies include summarizing; explaining; and identifying word choice, point of view, and symbols. (L, S, R, W) ELLIS Essentials

Beginnings, Level I, and Level II: The Essentials programs introduce the language to be learned in full-context through animated songs (in Beginnings) or real-life videos (in Level I & Level II). All lessons are taught with ample scaffolding, including full-color graphics and/or movie clips, audio for all instructions, program help, and text on-screen. Level I and Level II: All video presentations are followed by oral and written listening questions to ensure understanding. Inferential questions are posed throughout the lessons, some allowing for definitive answers, some allowing for speculation. For example: When a pattern in the English language is being illustrated, students might be asked to predict the spelling or pronunciation of a new word. The Instructor Guide provides ideas for teacher-directed activities and extensions which could include discussing the meaning of literary works. Many of the video presentations use joking, teasing, sarcasm, figures of speech, and feigned incompetence to give exposure to the importance of interpreting messages. For example: Theme 3, Lesson 1, Happy Birthday! uses sarcasm when a character says, “No, tomorrow” when she means, “Right now.” Level I: Theme 3, Lesson 4, Listening, Listening for Main Idea (Emotions from Non-verbal Cues) Level II: Theme 1, Lesson 2, Communication, Common Reactions; Theme 3, Lesson 1, Communication, Common Idioms & Expressions

ELLIS Academic Senior Mastery: Many lessons in Unit 12 focus on reading different types of text, particularly literary texts, and their distinguishing features in different genres as well as making predictions, inferences an deductions. Many of the discussions are focused around the intent and purpose of the author for writing the literary text.

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For example: Senior Mastery Unit 12 Lesson 1, Listening and Communication; Lesson 2, Listening and Vocabulary; Lesson 3, Listening, Vocabulary and Communication; Lesson 4, Listening; Lesson 5, Listening, Vocabulary and Communication; Senior Mastery Student Workbook 12.1 Vocabulary, 12.3 Vocabulary, 12.4 Vocabulary, 12.5 Vocabulary pp. 181-182; Senior Mastery Instructor Guide Classroom Activities, Class Discussions 1, 2; Pair Activities 1

6. Read aloud with confidence, accuracy, and fluency. (S, R) ELLIS Essentials

Beginnings: All Reading lessons, both on the computer and in the workbook, teach reading readiness skills such as direction of print, word boundaries, and sound-symbol correspondence. Level I and Level II: All video presentations are followed by oral and written listening questions to ensure understanding. Students can rewatch the video clip, if needed, and guess and check their answers. Role Play activities, which are included at the end of every theme, can provide practice with fluency. All Pronunciation lessons focus on verbal skills. For example: Level I, Theme 2, Lesson 1, Pronunciation, Intonation: Yes/No vs. WH-question. The Instructor Guide provides ideas for possible extension activities which include using (downloaded) Video Masters as the script for individual practice, paired reading, choral reading, or reader’s theater.

ELLIS Academic Basics, Intro, and Master Pronunciation are multimedia software programs that provide audio- and visually-supported text that allow students to understand and apply vocabulary and language concepts in the context of practical and real-life situations. There are features in each software, such as the Instruction, Ear, and Replay buttons that allow instructions to be repeated, text to be read again, and the Role-play narration, comprehensive role-play, and/or animation to be repeated again, respectively. Basics and Intro feature the Slow Audio tab. If the student clicks on the Slow Audio tab, he or she can hear each line read slowly and clearly. Further, the recorder program feature appears whenever there is an opportunity for students to record their voices. The recorder allows students to practice pronouncing English sounds and words. Additionally, students can access the Role-play button from the Skills Menu to record their role-playing dialogues. These features, along with the student activities in each software program, support students in their efforts to read aloud with confidence, accuracy, and fluency. Middle and Senior Mastery: Each Unit has Classroom Discussion questions in the Middle and Senior Mastery Instructor Guide that require students to read aloud in small groups or in large group discussion.

7. Compose and present personal and formal responses to and interpretations of published literary works and the work of peers, referring to details and features of text. Such features include characters, setting, plot, ideas, events, vocabulary, and text structure. (L, S, R, W)

ELLIS Essentials Beginnings: All animated songs are short presentations designed to capture the viewer’s interest and engage him/her in the learning process, including learning essential focus words. Online activities include answering questions about the video through nonverbal responses. Little Books can be illustrated by students to show characters, setting, plot, and events. The Instructor Guide provides ideas for extension activities which could include discussing the characters, setting, plot, and events of each animated song. Level I and Level II: Vocabulary is taught throughout the program, especially in the Vocabulary lessons. For example: Level I, Theme 1, Lesson 5, Classroom Objects; Theme 3, Lesson 4, Physical Actions & Feelings; Emotions; Level II, Theme 3, Lesson 2, Illnesses & Treatments; Lesson 3, Fun Activities. All Listening lessons focus on main idea, details, or key words. For example: Level I, Theme 3, Lesson 3, Listening for Details (Prices to 100, Bills & Coins); Listening for Details (FIFTY vs. FIFTEEN, etc.). All Communication lessons focus on expressing needs and interacting with others. For example: Theme 2, Lesson 3, Asking for & Giving Background Information. Role Play activities, which are included at the end of every theme, allow users to simulate a real conversation and record their

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voice as part of the conversation. This allows users to practice each new word or phrase and compare their own pronunciation to that of a native speaker’s. The Instructor Guide provides ideas for teacher-directed activities and extensions which could include rewatching the video presentations to focus on and discuss details including characters, setting, plot, and events. Students can also act out scenes from the video presentations or write and act out an original skit, considering such elements as characters, setting, and plot.

ELLIS Academic 8. Create stories, poems, songs, and plays, including those that reflect traditional and popular American culture, observing the conventions of the genre;

create an effective voice, using a variety of writing styles appropriate to different audiences, purposes, and settings. (S, W) ELLIS Essentials

Beginnings: Little Books. The animated songs video presentations expose viewers to a variety of vocal patterns and situations. For example: Vocabulary & Reading, Lesson 4, There Was an Old Horse, set on a farm, is sung with a traditional melody and rhythm, while Vocabulary & Reading, Lesson 5, Old Mother Hubbard, set in a variety of locations, is sung with a modern flare. Level I and Level II: Many of the video presentations include a song to listen to at the end of the lesson. These songs include a variety of sounds including rhymes and sounds that reflect traditional and popular American culture. The Instructor Guide provides ideas for teacher-directed activities and extensions which could include creating personal stories, poems, and songs. (Downloaded) Flashcards Masters or Student Workbook, Spelling worksheets can be prepared for students to refer to in the writing process.

ELLIS Academic 9. Engage in collaborative activities through a variety of student groupings to create and respond to literature. Such groupings include small groups, cooperative

learning groups, literature circles, and process writing groups. (L, S, R, W) ELLIS Essentials

Beginnings, Level I, and Level II: All lessons, both on the computer and in the workbooks, can be completed independently, with a partner, or in small groups. Level I and Level II: All Student Workbook, Communication activities require students to interact with their peers. The Instructor Guide provides ideas for teacher-directed activities and extensions which could include responding to the video presentations or literature in a variety of student groupings. Also, (downloaded) Video Masters can be used as the script for individual practice, paired reading, choral reading, or reader’s theater.

ELLIS Academic Middle and Senior Mastery: Each Unit has Classroom Discussion questions in the Middle and Senior Mastery Instructor Guide that require students to discuss and collaborate to create opinions, debates, role-plays and other collaborative activities.

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10. Create, discuss, interpret, and respond to literary works, using appropriate and effective vocabulary, grammar, spelling, and punctuation in writing, and using appropriate vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation in speaking. (L, S, R, W)

ELLIS Essentials Beginnings: Reading, Lesson 7, The ABC Song introduces the concept of punctuation, including period, question mark, exclamation point, comma, and apostrophe. All lessons offer a record/playback feature which allows students to hear, practice, record, and compare sounds and words. This self-check feature encourages risk-taking in producing new sounds. Level I and Level II: All lessons, both on the computer and in the workbooks, teach language skills. All Vocabulary lessons teach essential focus words. For example: Level II, Theme 2, Lesson 3, Parts of the Body & The Five Senses; Hospitals & Clinics. All Grammar lessons focus on the technicalities of the English language. For example: Theme 3, Lesson 1, Regular Simple Present Tense: Affirmative & Negative; Regular Simple Present Tense: Questions & Short Answers. All Pronunciation lessons focus on intonation and the difference between similar sounding words. For example: Level I, Theme 1, Lesson 1, Intonation: Statements vs. Questions. All Communication lessons focus on expressing needs and interacting with others. For example: Level II, Theme 2, Lesson 3, Asking for & Giving Background Information. Role Play activities, which are included at the end of every theme, allow users to simulate a real conversation and record their voice as part of the conversation. This allows users to practice each new word or phrase and compare their own pronunciation to that of a native-speaker’s. All Student Workbook, Spelling activities provide practice with focus words. Many of the video presentations use joking, teasing, sarcasm, and figures of speech to give exposure to the importance of interpreting messages. For example: Theme 3, Lesson 1, Happy Birthday! uses sarcasm when a character says, “No, tomorrow” when she means, “Right now.”

ELLIS Academic Middle and Senior Mastery: Each lesson on the software has a Grammar, Pronunciation, and Vocabulary section where grammatical forms, correct sounds and intonation are taught as well as descriptive vocabulary. There is also a Role-Play section on the software where students practice pronunciation by speaking into a microphone and having the computer play back their voice. Each Unit also has activities in the Middle Mastery Student Workbook and the Senior Mastery Student Workbook that teach grammatical structures and vocabulary.

11. Apply self-monitoring and self-correcting strategies while reading, viewing, discussing, listening to, or producing literary texts and essays. Such strategies include asking questions, starting over, rephrasing, and exploring alternative ways of saying things. (L, S, R, W)

ELLIS Essentials Beginnings, Level I, and Level II: Comprehension of instructions and conversations is ensured with the assistance of software helps such as the “Slow” button to slow the audio speed of the spoken words, the “Study Buddy” button to replay instructions, the “Flag” button to hear a translation of the audio clip, and the “Question” button to see an animation of how to do the activity. As students work through the program and gain confidence, they will rely on these aids less. These helps can be repeated as often as desired. All lessons require students to demonstrate comprehension of simple oral requests through activities such as matching, fill-in-the-blank, and sorting. All video presentations are followed by oral and written listening questions to ensure understanding. Students can rewatch the video clip, if needed, and guess and check their answers. All lessons offer a record/playback feature which allows students to hear, practice, record, and compare sounds and words. This self-check feature encourages risk-taking in producing new sounds. Level I and Level II: Role Play activities, which are included at the end of every theme, allow users to simulate a real conversation and record their voice as part of the conversation. This allows users to practice each new word or phrase and compare their own pronunciation to that of a native-speaker’s. All Student Workbook activities can be self-corrected simply by providing an answer key.

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ELLIS Academic Middle Mastery: Lessons throughout the software teach students strategies on how to ask for clarification by restating or asking questions. For example: Middle Mastery Unit 5, Lesson 1, Listening and Communication; Lesson 3, Communication; Lesson 4, Listening

12. Apply learning strategies to comprehend and make inferences about literature and produce literary responses. Such strategies include asking questions, using prior knowledge, graphic organizers, and context clues; planning; note taking; and exploring cognates and root words. (L, S, R, W)

ELLIS Essentials Beginnings, Level I, and Level II: The Essentials programs introduce the language to be learned in full-context through animated songs (in Beginnings) or real-life videos (in Level I & Level II). All lessons are taught with ample scaffolding, including full-color graphics and/or movie clips, audio for all instructions, program help, and text on-screen. Graphic organizers are incorporated throughout the program. Maps, charts, word boards, and games help students organize graphically in preparation for reading text and completing activities. Level I and Level II: All live-actor video presentations were filmed in a home or school environment and use familiar themes to which students can relate personal experiences. Many of the Grammar lessons focus on asking questions. For example: Theme 1, Lesson 2, Grammar, BE: WH-questions; Lesson 3, Grammar, BE: Yes/No Questions & Short Answers; Level II, Theme 3, Lesson 1, Grammar, Tag Questions. All video presentations are followed by oral and written listening questions to ensure understanding. Students can rewatch the video clip, if needed, and guess and check their answers. Inferential questions are posed throughout the lessons, some allowing for definitive answers, some allowing for speculation. For example: When a pattern in the English language is being illustrated, students might be asked to predict the spelling or pronunciation of a new word.

ELLIS Academic Middle Mastery: Lessons throughout the software teach students strategies on how to ask for clarification by restating or asking questions. For example: Middle Mastery Unit 5, Lesson 1, Listening and Communication; Lesson 3, Communication; Lesson 4, Listening

STANDARD 3: Students will listen, speak, read, and write in English for critical analysis and evaluation. 1. Develop and present clear interpretations, analyses, and evaluations of issues, ideas, texts, and experiences, supporting positions with well-developed

arguments. Forms of such presentations include oral (class presentations, speeches, and debates), visual (posters, graphs, charts, and illustrations), and written (essays, position papers, brochures). (L, S, R, W)

ELLIS Essentials Level I and Level II: All live-actor video presentations were filmed in a home or school environment and use familiar themes to which students can relate personal experiences. Many of the video presentations use joking, teasing, sarcasm, and figures of speech to give exposure to the importance of interpreting messages. For example: Theme 3, Lesson 1, Happy Birthday! uses sarcasm when a character says, “No, tomorrow” when she means, “Right now.” All Listening lessons focus on main idea, details, or key words. For example: Level I, Theme 3, Lesson 4, Listening, Listening for Main Idea (Emotions from Non-verbal Cues); Level II, Theme 3, Lesson 3, Listening for Main Idea (Agreement). The Instructor Guide provides ideas for teacher-directed activities and extensions which could include rewatching and discussing the video presentations, making charts or posters, and writing original text based on the ideas offered in the video presentations. Level II: Theme 1, Lesson 2, Communication, Common Reactions; Theme 3, Lesson 1, Communication, Common Idioms & Expressions

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ELLIS Academic The Basics: Instructor Guide and Intro: Instructor Guide contain some classroom activities that require students to formulate judgments about ideas under discussion with a peer or in small teacher-directed groups. For example, in Intro: Instructor Guide Unit 8 Classroom Activities, there is an activity that has students discuss dating in general, such as appropriate activities for a first date. Another activity has students express their opinions about movies they have seen and give reasons to support their opinions. Senior Mastery: Many lessons have activities where students are asked to prepare and present information gathered through a variety of sources. In some they must try to convince their audience, in others debate and support their point of view, and in others simply present the information. For example: Senior Mastery Instructor Guide Units 6 Classroom Activities, Pair Activities 1, Role-plays 2; Senior Mastery Instructor Guide Unit 8, Role-plays 1, 2; Senior Mastery Instructor Guide Unit 11 Classroom Activities, Class Discussions 2, Role-Plays 1; Senior Mastery Instructor Guide Unit 12 Classroom Activities, Role-plays 1

2. Assess, compare, and evaluate the quality of spoken or written texts and visual presentations, using different criteria related to the organization, subject area, and purpose of text. Text types include editorials, letters to the editor, political speeches, illustrations, charts, and advertisements. (L, S, R, W)

ELLIS Essentials Beginnings, Level I, and Level II: The Essentials programs introduce the language to be learned in full-context through attractive animated songs (in Beginnings) or believable real-life videos (in Level I & Level II). All lessons are taught with ample scaffolding, including full-color graphics and/or movie clips, audio for all instructions, program help, and text on-screen—plus, ELLIS’s unique (but optional) native language audio. Level I and Level II: All live-actor video presentations were filmed in a home or school environment and use familiar themes to which students can relate personal experiences.

ELLIS Academic 3. Recognize and communicate personal and multiple points of view within and among groups, in discussing, interpreting, and evaluating information in texts

and presentations. (L, S, R, W) ELLIS Essentials

Level I and Level II: Words such as “like,” “love,” and “hate” are integrated throughout the video presentations. For example: Theme 3, Lesson 3, Lunch Time! uses the words “like” and “love” when talking about favorite foods; Theme 3, Lesson 4, Exercises, Exercises! uses the word “hate” when talking about push-ups. The Instructor Guide provides ideas for teacher-directed activities and extensions which could include using (downloaded) Video Masters as text for identifying points of view. Many of the video presentations use joking, teasing, sarcasm, and figures of speech to stress the importance of interpreting messages. For example: Theme 3, Lesson 1, Happy Birthday! uses sarcasm when a character says, “No, tomorrow” when she means, “Right now.” Level I: Theme 1, Lesson 5, Communication, Giving Instructions & Making Suggestions; Theme 3, Lesson 4, Listening, Listening for Main Idea (Emotions from Non-verbal Cues) Level II: Theme 1, Lesson 2, Communication, Common Reactions; Theme 3, Lesson 1, Communication, Common Idioms & Expressions; Lesson 3, Communication, Agreeing & Disagreeing; Discussing Likes & Dislikes

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ELLIS Academic Middle and Senior Mastery: Each Unit has Classroom Discussion questions in the Middle and Senior Mastery Instructor Guide that require students to discuss and collaborate to create opinions, debates, role-plays and other collaborative activities.

4. Evaluate students’ own and others’ work, individually and collaboratively, on the basis of a variety of criteria. Criteria include visual presentation, clarity of ideas, logic, originality, comprehensiveness, and use of English vocabulary, grammar, and register. (L, S, R, W)

ELLIS Essentials Beginnings, Level I, and Level II: All lessons can be completed independently, with a partner, or in small groups. All lessons offer a record/playback feature which allows students to hear, practice, record, and compare sounds and words. This self-check feature encourages risk-taking in producing new sounds. Level I and Level II: All lessons, both on the computer and in the workbooks, teach language skills. All Vocabulary lessons teach essential focus words. For example: Level II, Theme 2, Lesson 3, Parts of the Body & The Five Senses; Hospitals & Clinics. All Listening lessons focus on main idea, details, or key words. For example: Level II, Theme 3, Lesson 3, Listening for Main Idea (Agreement). All Grammar lessons focus on the technicalities of the English language. For example: Theme 3, Lesson 1, Regular Simple Present Tense: Affirmative & Negative; Regular Simple Present Tense: Questions & Short Answers. All Pronunciation lessons focus on intonation and the difference between similar sounding words. For example: Level I, Theme 1, Lesson 1, Intonation: Statements vs. Questions. All Communication lessons focus on expressing needs and interacting with others. For example: Level I, Theme 2, Lesson 1, Describing Family Relationships. All Student Workbook, Communication activities require students to interact with their peers to complete the worksheets. Students can then evaluate the responses and ideas shared by classmates. Some of the video presentations demonstrate characters giving a class presentation. For example: Level I, Theme 2, Lesson 1, Student Spotlights shows a students discussing her family while displaying a photograph. Role Play activities, which are included at the end of every theme, allow users to simulate a real conversation and record their voice as part of the conversation. This allows users to practice each new word or phrase and compare their own pronunciation to that of a native-speaker’s. The Instructor Guide provides ideas for teacher-directed activities and extensions which could include having students express ideas with visual support. The (downloaded) Flashcards Masters can be illustrated by students to use in oral presentations

ELLIS Academic 5. Recognize, explain, and evaluate how structural features affect readers’ and listeners’ understanding and appreciation of text. Such features include

organization, syntax, repetition of words or ideas, vocabulary, and visuals. (L, S, R, W) ELLIS Essentials

Beginnings, Level I, and Level II: The Essentials programs introduce the language to be learned in full-context through animated songs (in Beginnings) or real-life videos (in Level I & Level II). All lessons are taught with ample scaffolding, including full-color graphics and/or movie clips, audio for all instructions, program help, and text on-screen—plus, ELLIS’s unique (but optional) native language audio. Beginnings: Many of the animated songs include repetition of words and phrases. Some of the animated songs present information in chronological order. For example: Vocabulary & Reading, Lesson 2, This is the Way We Go to School Level I and Level II: Vocabulary is taught throughout the program, especially in the Vocabulary lessons. For example: Level I, Theme 1, Lesson 5, Classroom Objects; Theme 3, Lesson 4, Physical Actions & Feelings; Emotions; Level II, Theme 3, Lesson 2, Illnesses & Treatments; Lesson 3, Fun Activities. All Grammar lessons contribute to understanding syntax. For example: Level I, Theme 2, Lesson 1, HAVE: Affirmative, Negative, & Contractions; Level II, Theme 3, Lesson 4,

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Simple Past: Questions & Negatives. Many of the video presentations include a song to listen to at the end of the lesson. These songs include a variety of sounds including rhymes and repeated words and phrases. The Instructor Guide provides ideas for teacher-directed activities and extensions which could include rewatching the video clips to gather and organize information for oral presentations or explanations of structural features.

ELLIS Academic 6. Speak and write, using the conventions and features of American English, to effectively influence an audience (e.g., to persuade, negotiate, argue). Such

spoken language features include appropriate grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, and intonation. Such written language features include appropriate grammar, vocabulary, correct spelling, punctuation, and capitalization. (S, W)

ELLIS Essentials Beginnings, Level I, and Level II: All lessons offer a record/playback feature which allows students to hear, practice, record, and compare sounds and words. This self-check feature encourages risk-taking in producing new sounds. Beginnings: Capital letters are taught throughout the Vocabulary lessons, starting with Lesson 3. Vocabulary, Lesson 3, Kids and Colors introduces names of people written with capital letters. Lesson 6, Bingo, introduces animal names written with capital letters. Reading, Lesson 7, The ABC Song introduces the concept of punctuation, including period, question mark, exclamation point, comma, and apostrophe. All Reading lessons teach spelling patterns. For example: Reading, Lesson 3, Kids and Colors introduces the concept of short vs. long vowels, vowel spelling clues, and long vowel digraphs. Level I and Level II: All lessons, both on the computer and in the workbooks, teach language skills. All Vocabulary lessons teach essential focus words. For example: Level II, Theme 2, Lesson 3, Parts of the Body & The Five Senses; Hospitals & Clinics. All Listening lessons focus on main idea, details, or key words. For example: Level II, Theme 3, Lesson 3, Listening for Main Idea (Agreement). All Grammar lessons focus on the technicalities of the English language. For example: Theme 3, Lesson 1, Regular Simple Present Tense: Affirmative & Negative; Regular Simple Present Tense: Questions & Short Answers. All Pronunciation lessons focus on intonation and the difference between similar sounding words. For example: Level I, Theme 1, Lesson 1, Intonation: Statements vs. Questions. All Communication lessons focus on expressing needs and interacting with others. For example: Level II, Theme 2, Lesson 3, Asking for & Giving Background Information. Role Play activities, which are included at the end of every theme, allow users to simulate a real conversation and record their voice as part of the conversation. This allows users to practice each new word or phrase and compare their own pronunciation to that of a native-speaker’s. All Student Workbook, Spelling lessons provide spelling practice with focus words. Level I: Theme 1, Lesson 5, Communication, Giving Instructions & Making Suggestions; Theme 2, Lesson 3, Communication, Asking Permission, Requesting, & Offering Level II: Theme 3, Lesson 1, Communication, Common Idioms & Expressions; Theme 3, Lesson 3, Communication, Agreeing & Disagreeing; Discussing Likes & Dislikes

ELLIS Academic Middle and Senior Mastery: Each lesson on the software has a Grammar, Pronunciation, and Vocabulary section where grammatical forms, correct sounds and intonation are taught as well as descriptive vocabulary. There is also a Role-Play section on the software where students practice pronunciation by speaking into a microphone and having the computer play back their voice. Each Unit also has activities in the Middle Mastery Student Workbook and the Senior Mastery Student Workbook that teach grammatical structures and vocabulary.

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7. Engage in collaborative activities through a variety of groupings to discuss, share, reflect on, develop, and express opinions and evaluations about a variety of experiences, ideas, and information. Such groupings include small groups, discussion groups, process writing groups, and cooperative learning groups. (L, S, R, W)

ELLIS Essentials Beginnings: Vocabulary & Reading, Lesson 3, Kids and Colors uses the word “likes” to tell of favorite colors. Some of the animated songs share experiences which students can relate to. For example: Vocabulary & Reading, Lesson 2, This is the Way We Go to School Level I and Level II: All lessons, both on the computer and in the workbooks, can be completed independently, with a partner, or in small groups. Words such as “like,” “love,” and “hate” are integrated throughout the video presentations. For example: Theme 3, Lesson 3, Lunch Time! uses the words “like” and “love” when talking about favorite foods; Theme 3, Lesson 4, Exercises, Exercises! uses the word “hate” when talking about push-ups. The Instructor Guide provides ideas for teacher-directed activities and extensions which could include sharing experiences, ideas, information, and opinions in a variety of student discussion and learning groups. Level I: Theme 1, Lesson 5, Communication, Giving Instructions & Making Suggestions; Theme 2, Lesson 3, Communication, Asking Permission, Requesting, & Offering; Theme 3, Lesson 4, Listening, Listening for Main Idea (Emotions from Non-verbal Cues) Level II: Theme 3, Lesson 1, Communication, Common Idioms & Expressions; Lesson 3, Communication, Agreeing & Disagreeing; Discussing Likes & Dislikes

ELLIS Academic The Basics: Instructor Guide and Intro: Instructor Guide contain many classroom activities that require students to engage in collaborative activities through a

variety of groupings to discuss, share, reflect on, develop, and express opinions and evaluations about a variety of experiences, ideas, and information. For example, students explore how to express their opinions, preferences, and wishes related to familiar topics in: Basics: LESSON 5: I like pizza; Student Workbook Vocabulary Lesson 5: 5.15 Communication; Instructor Guide Classroom Activities; Intro: UNIT 2: Shopping: 2.2 We need milk; Student Workbook UNIT 2: Shopping: 2.2 Vocabulary; UNIT 5: Finding a Job: 5.1 Vocabulary; UNIT 8: Having Fun: 8.4 Vocabulary; Instructor Guide Unit 2, 4, and 8 Classroom Activities; Master Pronunciation: Useful Phrases: Conversing. Middle and Senior Mastery: Each Unit has Classroom Discussion questions in the Middle and Senior Mastery Instructor Guide that require students to discuss and collaborate to create opinions, debates, role-plays and other collaborative activities.

8. Apply self-monitoring and self-correcting strategies, using established criteria for effective oral and written presentation, to adjust presentation and language production to effectively express opinions and evaluations. Such strategies include asking questions, starting over, rephrasing, and exploring alternative ways of saying things. (L, S, R, W)

ELLIS Essentials Beginnings, Level I, and Level II: All lessons offer a record/playback feature which allows students to hear, practice, record, and compare sounds and words. This self-check feature encourages risk-taking in producing new sounds. Self-monitoring strategies are built in with software helps such as the “Slow” button to slow the audio speed of the spoken words, the “Study Buddy” button to replay instructions, the “Flag” button to hear a translation of the audio clip, and the “Question” button to see an animation of how to do the activity. As students work through the program and gain confidence, they will rely on these aids less. These helps can be repeated as often as desired. Level I and Level II: All video presentations are followed by oral and written listening questions to ensure understanding. Students can rewatch the video clip, if needed, and guess and check their answers. Many Grammar and Pronunciation lessons focus on asking questions. For example: Level I, Theme 1, Lesson 1,

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Pronunciation, Intonation: Statements vs. Questions; Lesson 2, Grammar, BE: WH-questions; Level II, Theme 3, Lesson 1, Grammar, Tag Questions. The Instructor Guide provides ideas for teacher-directed activities and extensions which could include using (downloaded) Video Masters as text for identifying opinions. Role Play activities, which are included at the end of every theme, allow users to simulate a real conversation and record their voice as part of the conversation. This allows users to practice each new word or phrase and compare their own pronunciation to that of a native-speaker’s. Some video presentations demonstrate oral presentations which effectively express opinions. For example: Level I, Theme 2, Lesson 1, Student Spotlights shows a student telling about a photograph of her family. Level I: Theme 1, Lesson 5, Communication, Giving Instructions & Making Suggestions; Theme 3, Lesson 4, Listening, Listening for Main Idea (Emotions from Non-verbal Cues) Level II: Theme 3, Lesson 1, Communication, Common Idioms & Expressions; Lesson 3, Communication, Agreeing & Disagreeing; Discussing Likes & Dislikes

ELLIS Academic Middle Mastery: Lessons throughout the software teach students strategies on how to ask for clarification by restating or asking questions. For example: Middle Mastery Unit 5, Lesson 1, Listening and Communication; Lesson 3, Communication; Lesson 4, Listening

9. Apply learning strategies to examine and interpret a variety of materials. Such strategies include using prior knowledge, graphic organizers, and context clues; planning; note taking; and exploring cognates and root words. (L, S, R, W)

ELLIS Essentials Beginnings, Level I, and Level II: Graphic organizers are incorporated throughout the program. Maps, charts, word boards, and games help students organize graphically in preparation for reading text and completing activities. Level I and Level II: All live-actor video presentations were filmed in a home or school environment and use familiar themes to which students can relate personal experiences. All video presentations are followed by oral and written listening questions to ensure understanding. Students can rewatch the video clip, if needed, and guess and check their answers. Level I: Theme 1, Lesson 1, Pronunciation, Intonation: Statements vs. Questions; Lesson 2, Grammar, BE: WH-questions; Lesson 3, Grammar, BE: Yes/No Questions & Short Answers; Theme 2, Lesson 1, Pronunciation, Intonation: Yes/No vs. WH-question; Lesson 2, Grammar, HAVE: Yes/No Questions & Short Answers; Theme 3, Lesson 1, Grammar, Regular Simple Present Tense: Questions & Short Answers; Lesson 4, Grammar, Present Progressive Tense: Questions & Answers Level II: Theme 3, Lesson 1, Grammar, Tag Questions; Lesson 2, Listening, Listening for Details (Review of Questions); Lesson 4, Grammar, Simple Past: Questions & Negatives

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ELLIS Academic Basics, Intro, and Master Pronunciation are multimedia software programs that provide audio- and visually-supported text so that students can glean information

and construct meaning using context clues. Video-clips illustrate practical and real-life situations, allowing students to connect new information to their prior knowledge and experiences in order to construct meaning. Additionally, the Basics: Instructor Guide and Intro: Instructor Guide contain classroom activities in which students are often asked to relate their prior knowledge and experiences to classroom learning discussions and tasks. Middle Mastery: Lessons throughout the software teach students strategies on how to ask for clarification by restating or asking questions. For example: Middle Mastery Unit 5, Lesson 1, Listening and Communication; Lesson 3, Communication; Lesson 4, Listening

STANDARD 4: Students will listen, speak, read, and write in English for classroom and social interaction. 1. Use a variety of oral, print, and electronic forms for social communication and for writing to or for self, applying the conventions of social writing. Such

forms include friendly notes, invitations, and electronic messages, diary entries, and notes to self. (L, S, R, W) ELLIS Essentials

Beginnings: All Student Workbook activities provide students with an opportunity to have oral and written guided practice with a tutor, responding to requests by doing things such as pointing, circling, drawing, and telling. Level I and Level II: Some video presentations show characters using a variety of forms for social communication including telephone, notes, and electronic messages. For example: Level II, Theme 2, Lesson 1, Conference Time refers to needing a note or a phone call to the school to change the bus riding arrangement. All Student Workbook activities support and provide practice for the online lessons, and. provide a variety of writing practice including filling in blanks, completing sentences, adding information to a chart, and labeling specific parts of a diagram. Role Play activities, which are included at the end of every theme, allow users to simulate a real conversation and record their voice as part of the conversation. This allows users to practice each new word or phrase and compare their own pronunciation to that of a native-speaker’s. Level I: Theme 1, Lesson 4, Communication, Addressing Adults (Titles); Student Workbook, Theme 1, Lesson 4, Communication, Titles for Adults Level II: Theme 3, Lesson 1, Communication, Common Idioms & Expressions

ELLIS Academic Basics, Intro, and Master Pronunciation are multimedia software programs that provide audio- and visually-supported text that allow students to understand vocabulary and language used in social interactions related to everyday topics. Further, the Basics: Instructor Guide and Intro: Instructor Guide contain classroom activities that enable students to speak in a variety of social settings that vary according to purpose, audience and subject matter. The student workbooks for both Basics and Intro contain various writing activities that allow students to apply the conventions of social writing. The following are examples of the various activities that students participate in for social communication and writing: Basics: LESSON 6: Can I borrow your pencil?; Student Workbook Vocabulary Lesson 6: 6.11 and 6.12 Communication; Instructor Guide Classroom Activities; Intro: UNIT 3: Getting Around: 3.3 The train leaves at 4:30; UNIT 5: Finding a Job: 5.4 Richard, what are your skills?; UNIT 8: Having Fun: 8.2 Would you two like to come?; Student Workbook UNIT 2: Shopping: 2.5 Vocabulary ; UNIT 8: Having Fun: 8.3 Communication; Instructor Guide Units 6 and 8 Classroom Activities; Master Pronunciation: Beyond Sounds: Intonation; Useful Phrases: Social Interactions, Getting Things Done. Middle Mastery: Many lessons in the Middle Mastery Student Workbook have students apply a variety of social writing conventions. For example: 2.14 (writing out directions from one place to another); 4.12 (reflections on the future); 5.15; 5.16 (writing simple notes refusing or accepting invitations).

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2. Describe, read about, participate in, or recommend a favorite activity, book, song, or other interest to various audiences. Such audiences include peers, classes, teachers, and other adults. (L, S, R, W)

ELLIS Essentials Beginnings: Vocabulary & Reading, Lesson 3, Kids and Colors tells of favorite colors. Level I and Level II: Many of the video presentations show characters describing interests to various audiences. For example: Level I, Theme 2, Lesson 1, Student Spotlights shows a character giving a presentation in front of a class. Level II, Theme 3, Lesson 4, What a Show! shows a group of students after having just performed in a school presentation. Level I: Theme 1, Lesson 2, Communication, Exchanging Personal Information; Lesson 5, Communication, Giving Instructions & Making Suggestions; Theme 2, Lesson 3, Communication, Asking Permission, Requesting, & Offering; Describing Ability; Theme 3, Lesson 3, Vocabulary, Food & Cafeteria (Menu Items); Lesson 4, Vocabulary, Physical Actions & Feelings; Emotions Level II: Theme 1, Lesson 3, Communication, Asking for & Giving Directions; Theme 2, Lesson 3, Communication, Asking for & Giving Background Information; Theme 3, Lesson 1, Communication, Common Idioms & Expressions; Theme 3, Lesson 3, Vocabulary, Fun Activities ; Theme 3, Lesson 3, Communication, Agreeing & Disagreeing; Discussing Likes & Dislikes

ELLIS Academic Basics, Intro, and Master Pronunciation programs and classroom activities provide some real-life and practical situations such that students can describe, read about, participate in, or recommend a favorite activity or other interest. The following titles and activities are a few examples: Basics: LESSON 5: I like pizza; Student Workbook Vocabulary Lesson 5: 5.15 Communication; Instructor Guide Classroom Activities; Intro: UNIT 2: Shopping: 2.2 We need milk; Intro: Student Workbook UNIT 2: Shopping: 2.2 Vocabulary; UNIT 5: Finding a Job: 5.5 Grammar and Vocabulary; UNIT 8: Having Fun: 8.3 Communication; Instructor Guide Units 2 and 8 Classroom Activities; Senior Mastery: Many lessons teach students how to express personal opinions, preferences and wishes. For example: Senior Mastery Unit 5, Lesson 1 Listening and Communication; Lesson 2 Communication; Senior Mastery Unit 8, Lesson 1, Listening; Lesson 2, Listening; Lesson 3, Communication; Lesson 4, Listening; Senior Mastery Instructor Guide Unit 8, Classroom Activities, Role-plays 1, 2

3. Request and provide information and assistance, orally or in writing, for personal, social, and academic purposes. (L, S, R, W) ELLIS Essentials

Beginnings, Level I, and Level II: All lessons offer a record/playback feature which allows students to hear, practice, record, and compare sounds and words. This self-check feature encourages risk-taking in producing new sounds. The Instructor Guides provide ideas for teacher-directed activities and extensions which could include playing asking/telling games such as “Mother May I.” Beginnings: All Student Workbook activities provide students with an opportunity to have oral and written guided practice with a tutor, responding to requests by doing things such as pointing, circling, drawing, and telling. Level I and Level II: Many of the Communication lessons focus on expressing needs and interacting with others. For example: Level I, Theme 1, Lesson 2, Exchanging Personal Information; Lesson 4, Addressing Adults (Titles); Lesson 5, Giving Instructions & Making Suggestions; Level II, Theme 1, Lesson 1, Asking for Help in the Classroom; Lesson 3, Asking for & Giving Directions. All Student Workbook activities support and provide practice for the online lessons and provide a variety of writing practice including filling in blanks, completing sentences, adding information to a chart, and labeling specific parts of a diagram. Role Play activities, which are included at the end of every theme, allow users to simulate a real conversation and record their voice as part of the conversation. This

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allows users to practice each new word or phrase and compare their own pronunciation to that of a native-speaker’s. Level I: Theme 1, Lesson 2, Vocabulary, Countries, Nationalities, & Languages; Theme 2, Lesson 3, Vocabulary, Computers: Parts & Functions; Theme 3, Lesson 5, Vocabulary, Math: Add, Subtract, Multiply; Math: Divide (4th & 5th graders only) Level II: Theme 1, Lesson 2, Vocabulary, Library Use & Dewey Decimal Classification; Theme 1, Lesson 3, Vocabulary, Opposites; Places in the Community; Theme 2, Lesson 1, Vocabulary, Weather, Temperature, & Seasons; Theme 2, Lesson 3, Vocabulary, Parts of the Body & The Five Senses; Hospitals & Clinics; Theme 3, Lesson 1, Vocabulary, Dates, Months, & The Calendar (Holidays)

ELLIS Academic Basics, Intro, and Master Pronunciation programs and classroom activities provide some real-life and practical situations such that students can request and provide information and assistance, orally or in writing, for personal, social, and academic purposes. A few examples are: Basics: LESSON 6: Can I borrow your pencil?; Student Workbook Vocabulary Lesson 6: 6.11 Communication, 6.12 Communication; Instructor Guide Classroom Activities; Intro: UNIT 3: Getting Around: 3.3 The train leaves at 4:30; UNIT 5: Finding a Job: 5.1 What do you want to do?, 5.4 Richard, what are your skills?; UNIT 6: Banking: 6.2 What is your date of birth?; Student Workbook UNIT 6: Banking: 6.1 Communication, 6.2 Grammar, 6.3 Culture; Instructor Guide Unit 6 Classroom Activities; Master Pronunciation: Beyond Sounds: Stress, Intonation; Useful Phrases: Getting Things Done; Middle Mastery: Lessons throughout the software teach students strategies on how to ask for clarification by restating or asking questions. For example: Middle Mastery Unit 5, Lesson 1, Listening and Communication; Lesson 3, Communication; Lesson 4, Listening

4. Listen attentively, take turns speaking, and build on others’ ideas when engaged in pair, group, or full-class discussions on personal, social, community, and academic topics. (L, S)

ELLIS Essentials Beginnings, Level I, and Level II: All lessons can be completed independently, with a partner, or in small groups. The record/playback feature allows students to listen to each phrase of the song, record it, and then compare their recording to the song. This self-check feature encourages risk-taking in producing new words and phrases. Beginnings: All lessons are introduced with animated songs, which can be listened to as often as desired. The Instructor Guide provides ideas for teacher-directed activities and extensions which include playing listening/speaking games such as “Simon Says” and “Heads Up, 7up.” Level I and Level II: All live-actor video presentations demonstrate appropriate listening and speaking skills. All Listening lessons focus on main idea, details, or key words. For example: Level II, Theme 3, Lesson 3, Listening for Main Idea (Agreement). All Pronunciation lessons focus on intonation and the difference between similar sounding words. For example: Level I, Theme 1, Lesson 1, Intonation: Statements vs. Questions. All Communication lessons focus on expressing needs and interacting with others. For example: Level II, Theme 2, Lesson 3, Asking for & Giving Background Information. All Student Workbook activities support and provide practice for the online lessons. Role Play activities, which are included at the end of every theme, allow users to simulate a real conversation and record their voice as part of the conversation. This allows users to practice each new word or phrase and compare their own pronunciation to that of a native-speaker’s. The Instructor Guide provides ideas for teacher-directed activities and extensions which could include class discussions on academic topics or rewatching the video clips and discussing personal and social issues mentioned in the presentations.

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perform specific tasks, and, as part of the process, to listen attentively, take turns speaking, and build on others’ ideas when engaged in pair, group, or full-class discussions on personal, social, community, and academic topics. Middle and Senior Mastery: Each lesson in each Unit has a Communication section where students learn how to initiate and participate in conversation in culturally appropriate ways. Each Unit also contains Classroom Activities in the Instructor Guide that give students the opportunity to practice culturally appropriate conversations through large group discussions, pair activities, and role-plays.

5. Explain actions, choices, and decisions in social and academic situations. (S, W) ELLIS Essentials

Beginnings: All Student Workbook activities provide students with an opportunity to have oral and written guided practice with a tutor, responding to requests by doing things such as pointing, circling, drawing, and telling. Level I and Level II: Many of the video presentations show characters involved in making decisions in social and classroom situations. For example: Level I, Theme 3, Lesson 3, Lunch Time! shows students deciding what to have for lunch. Level II, Theme 1, Lesson 2, Searching for Answers shows a group of students making choices in the library. The Instructor Guide provides ideas for teacher-directed activities and extensions which could include rewatching the video presentations for Theme 3, Lesson 2, Following the Rules and discussing classroom rules, choices, and consequences.

ELLIS Academic The Basics: Instructor Guide and Intro: Instructor Guide contain some classroom activities that ask students to explain actions, choices, and decisions in social and academic situations. Examples include Intro: Instructor Guide Units 3, 6 and 8 Classroom Activities in which students are expected to explain actions, choices, and/or decisions when working in pairs or small groups while solving problems. For instance, in Unit 8, there is an activity in which students are divided into groups and given a problem. The students within each group need to discuss the problem and come up with a solution to the problem. Middle and Senior Mastery: Each lesson in each Unit has a Culture section where a variety of social patterns such as etiquette in public places, appropriate small talk topics and eye contact are discussed. Also, each Unit has a Culture section in the Student Workbook where a variety of social patterns such as etiquette in public places, appropriate small talk topics and eye contact are discussed.

6. Understand and use a variety of oral communication strategies in American English for various social and academic purposes. Such strategies include making confirmation checks, clarifying or requesting clarification, paraphrasing, and repairing miscommunication. (L, S)

ELLIS Essentials Level I and Level II: Many of the live-actor video presentations show characters expressing confusion. For example: Level I, Theme 1, Lesson 3, School Tour shows a student trying to teach an English language learner about the school. Level II, Theme 3, Lesson 2, Little Red Bumps shows a student respond with “yes” then “no” when asked a question to which she does not know how to respond. Many Grammar lessons focus on asking questions. For example: Level I, Theme 1, Lesson 2, BE: WH-questions. Many of the Pronunciation lessons focus on intonation such as when asking questions. For example: Level I, Theme 1, Lesson 1, Intonation: Statements vs. Questions. All Communication lessons focus on expressing needs and interacting with others. For example: Level II, Theme 2, Lesson 3, Asking for & Giving Background Information Level I: Theme 1, Lesson 4, Communication, Addressing Adults (Titles); Lesson 5, Communication, Giving Instructions & Making Suggestions; Theme 3, Lesson 1, Communication, Strategy: Asking for Language Help; Lesson 4, Communication, Strategy: Saying You Don’t Understand; Theme 3, Lesson 1, Communication, Song: Slowly! is about asking for clarification; Theme 3, Lesson 4, Communication, Song: I'm Confused! is about asking for help when confused. Level II: Theme 1, Lesson 1, Communication, Asking for Help in the Classroom; Lesson 2, Communication, Common Reactions; Lesson 3, Communication, Asking

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for & Giving Directions; Lesson 4, Communication, Asking for Help with Clothing (Size & Fit); Theme 2, Lesson 3, Communication, Asking for & Giving Background Information; Theme 3, Lesson 1, Communication, Common Idioms & Expressions

ELLIS Academic Students learn how to ask for clarification in: Intro: UNIT 6: Banking: 6.3 May I withdraw some money from my account?; Instructor Guide Unit 6 Classroom Activities. Students explore paraphrasing in: Master Pronunciation: Useful Phrases: Dealing with Language Problems. Middle Mastery: Many lessons throughout the software focus on conversations pieces such as introductions, giving and receiving compliments, clarification, giving and receiving invitations, giving and accepting apologies, giving an opinion, and making suggestions. For example: Middle Mastery Unit 4 Lesson 1, Listening; Lesson 2, Listening; Lesson 3, Communication; Middle Mastery Unit 5 Listening and Communication sections of Lessons 1, 2, 4, 5; Senior Mastery: Many lessons focus on identifying and using formal and informal speech. There are also many lessons where the students are asked to write letters, proposals, or resumes that must be appropriate in formality. For example: Senior Mastery Unit 2 Lesson 1, Listening, Vocabulary, Communication; Lesson 2, Vocabulary, Communication; Lesson 3, Communication; Lesson 4, Listening, Vocabulary, Communication

7. Follow oral and written directions to participate in classroom and social activities, and provide directions to peers in selected interactions. (L, S, R, W) ELLIS Essentials

Beginnings, Level I, and Level II: All lessons, both on the computer and in the workbooks, incorporate tasks of following one-step or multi-step directions. The Instructor Guide provides ideas for teacher-directed activities and extensions which include playing games such as “Simon Says,” “Bingo,” and “Mother May I” for practice following directions. Beginnings: All Student Workbook activities provide students with an opportunity to have oral and written guided practice with a tutor, following simple directions by doing things such as pointing, circling, drawing, and telling. Level I and Level II: Some of the video presentations demonstrate how to give directions. For example: Level II, Theme 1, Lesson 3, Go Past the Theater gives directions to a location; Theme 2, Lesson 4, X-rays & Crutches gives directions for taking care of an injury. Level II: Theme 1, Lesson 3, Communication, Asking for & Giving Directions

ELLIS Academic In Basics, Intro, and Master Pronunciation, students are frequently required to follow and respond to oral and written directions in order to perform program activities. Moreover, the Basics: Instructor Guide and Intro: Instructor Guide contain classroom activities in which students are expected to follow and respond to directions/requests in order to participate in classroom and social activities. Additionally, the following are video clips that illustrate giving directions: Basics: LESSON 7: Where is the store?; Intro: UNIT 3: Getting Around: 3.1 Where can I get a taxi? and 3.4 Do you have the subway map? An activity in Intro: Instructor Guide Unit 3 Classroom Activities has students create directions to a chosen location on a map. The students provide their directions to the class or a partner to see if the class/partner can find the location correctly on the map. Middle and Senior Mastery: Each lesson in each Unit is created so that students demonstrate comprehension of explanations or instructions by answering the software questions as well as participate in the role-plays.

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8. Negotiate and manage interactions to accomplish social and classroom tasks. (L, S) ELLIS Essentials

Level I and Level II: Role Play activities, which are included at the end of every theme, allow users to simulate a real conversation and record their voice as part of the conversation. This allows users to practice each phrase and compare their own pronunciation to that of a native speaker’s. Level I: Theme 1, Lesson 1, Pronunciation, Intonation: Statements vs. Questions; Communication, Exchanging Greetings; Introducing Yourself & Others; Lesson 2, Communication, Exchanging Personal Information; Lesson 3, Grammar, BE: Yes/No Questions & Short Answers; Lesson 4, Communication, Addressing Adults (Titles); Lesson 5, Communication, Giving Instructions & Making Suggestions; Theme 2, Lesson 1, Pronunciation, Intonation: Yes/No vs. WH-question; Lesson 2, Grammar, HAVE: Yes/No Questions & Short Answers; Lesson 3, Communication, Asking Permission, Requesting, & Offering; Theme 3, Lesson 1, Grammar, Regular Simple Present Tense: Questions & Short Answers; Communication, Strategy: Asking for Language Help; Lesson 4, Vocabulary, Physical Actions & Feelings; Emotions; Listening, Listening for Main Idea (Emotions from Non-verbal Cues); Grammar, Present Progressive Tense: Questions & Answers; Communication, Strategy: Saying You Don’t Understand Level II: Theme 1, Lesson 2, Communication, Common Reactions; Theme 2, Lesson 1, Communication, Apologizing; Lesson 2, Communication, Saying Goodbye; Lesson 3, Communication, Asking for & Giving Background Information; Theme 3, Lesson 1, Grammar, Tag Questions; Communication, Common Idioms & Expressions; Lesson 2, Listening, Listening for Details (Review of Questions); Lesson 3, Communication, Agreeing & Disagreeing; Discussing Likes & Dislikes; Lesson 4, Grammar, Simple Past: Questions & Negatives. Video presentations for Theme 3, Lesson 4, What a Show! and Lesson 5, How Many Blinks? incorporate joking/teasing.

ELLIS Academic In general, the Basics: Instructor Guide and Intro: Instructor Guide contain many classroom activities that require students to collaborate with one another in order to perform specific tasks, and, if the situation arises, negotiate and manage interactions to accomplish social and classroom tasks. Middle and Senior Mastery: Each Unit has Classroom Discussion questions in the Middle and Senior Mastery Instructor Guide that require students to discuss and collaborate to create opinions, debates, role-plays and other collaborative activities that teach them to negotiate and manage interactions the accomplish tasks.

9. Use appropriate vocabulary, expressions, language, routines, and interaction styles for various audiences and formal and informal social or school situations, noticing how intention is realized through language. Such expressions and routines include asking permission, making and responding to requests, greeting, making promises, thanking, and apologizing. Such situations include chatting with friends, participating in group discussions, greeting a principal or other adult, making purchases. (L, S, R, W)

ELLIS Essentials Level I and Level II: All video presentations demonstrate appropriate expression between speakers and listeners. For example: Theme 2, Lesson 5, Video Presentation: Dinner or the Internet? shows a teen contorting his face when asked to help in the kitchen. Words such as “please” and “thank you” are integrated throughout the video presentations. All lessons, both on the computer and in the workbooks, teach language skills. All Vocabulary lessons teach essential focus words. For example: Level II, Theme 2, Lesson 3, Parts of the Body & The Five Senses; Hospitals & Clinics. All Listening lessons focus on main idea, details, or key words. For example: Level II, Theme 3, Lesson 3, Listening for Main Idea (Agreement). All Grammar lessons focus on the technicalities of the English language. For example: Theme 3, Lesson 1, Regular Simple Present Tense: Affirmative & Negative; Regular Simple Present Tense: Questions & Short Answers. All Pronunciation lessons focus on intonation and the difference between similar sounding words. For example: Level I, Theme 1, Lesson 1, Intonation: Statements vs. Questions. All Communication lessons focus on expressing needs and interacting with others. For example: Level I, Theme 1, Lesson 1, Exchanging Greetings;

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Introducing Yourself & Others; Lesson 4, Addressing Adults (Titles); Theme 2, Lesson 1, Apologizing; Theme 2, Lesson 3, Asking Permission, Requesting, & Offering; Describing Ability; Theme 3, Lesson 1, Common Idioms & Expressions. Role Play activities, which are included at the end of every theme, allow users to simulate a real conversation and record their voice as part of the conversation. This allows users to practice each new phrase and compare their own pronunciation to that of a native-speaker’s. The Instructor Guide provides ideas for teacher-directed activities and extensions which could include rewatching the video presentations with the volume turned off, allowing students to speak the dialogue. Level I: Theme 3, Lesson 3 is about making purchases. For example: Vocabulary, Food & Cafeteria (Menu Items); Dollars & Cents; Listening, Listening for Details (Prices to 100, Bills & Coins); Listening for Details (FIFTY vs. FIFTEEN, etc.); Grammar, Nouns: Regular Plural; THESE & THOSE; Nouns: Count vs. Noncount; Communication, Asking about Prices

ELLIS Academic In Basics, Intro, and Master Pronunciation, students have the opportunity to learn how to use appropriate vocabulary, expressions, language, routines, and interaction styles for various audiences and formal and informal social or school situations, noticing how intention is realized through language. For example, students explore how to make requests, as well as, ask and give permission in the following programs: Basics: LESSON 6: Can I borrow your pencil?; Student Workbook Vocabulary Lesson 6: 6.11 and 6.12 Communication; Instructor Guide Classroom Activities; Intro: UNIT 3: Getting Around: 3.3 The train leaves at 4:30; UNIT 5: Finding a Job: 5.4 Richard, what are your skills?; Instructor Guide Unit 6 Classroom Activities; Master Pronunciation: Beyond Sounds: Intonation; Useful Phrases: Getting Things Done. Students explore how to give and respond to greetings in: Basics: LESSON 2: How are you?; Student Workbook Vocabulary Lesson 2: 2.11 Communication and 2.12 Communication; Instructor Guide Classroom Activities; Intro: UNIT 1: Meeting People: 1.1 Hi, Joe. How are you; Student Workbook UNIT 1: Meeting People: 1.1 Communication, 1.1 Vocabulary and Grammar, and 1.2 Communication; Instructor Guide Units 1 and 8 Classroom Activities; Master Pronunciation: Useful Phrases: Social Interactions. Students explore how to express and respond to compliments, gratitude, and apologies in: Intro: UNIT 4: Getting Together: 4.1 Olivia, it’s good to meet your family; Master Pronunciation: Useful Phrases: Social Interactions. Middle Mastery: Many lessons throughout the software focus on conversations pieces such as introductions, giving and receiving compliments, clarification, giving and receiving invitations, giving and accepting apologies, giving an opinion, and making suggestions. For example: Middle Mastery Unit 4 Lesson 1, Listening; Lesson 2, Listening; Lesson 3, Communication; Middle Mastery Unit 5 Listening and Communication sections of Lessons 1, 2, 4, 5; Senior Mastery: Many lessons focus on identifying and using formal and informal speech. There are also many lessons where the students are asked to write letters, proposals, or resumes that must be appropriate in formality. For example: Senior Mastery Unit 2 Lesson 1, Listening, Vocabulary, Communication; Lesson 2, Vocabulary, Communication; Lesson 3, Communication; Lesson 4, Listening, Vocabulary, Communication

10. Demonstrate appropriate classroom behaviors (e.g., participating in small group and whole class discussions, being courteous, respecting the person and property of others). (L, S, R, W)

ELLIS Essentials Level I and Level II: All live-actor video presentations were filmed in a home or school environment, use familiar themes to which students can relate personal experiences, and demonstrate appropriate classroom and home behavior. The Instructor Guide provides ideas for teacher-directed activities and extensions which could include rewatching the video presentations for Theme 3, Lesson 2, Following the Rules and discussing classroom rules, choices, and consequences. Level I: Theme 1, Lesson 4, Communication, Addressing Adults (Titles); Theme 2, Lesson 3, Communication, Asking Permission, Requesting, & Offering; Describing Ability Level II: Theme 1, Lesson 1, Vocabulary, Classroom Activities & Instructions; Communication, Asking for Help in the Classroom; Lesson 2, Communication,

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Common Reactions; Theme 3, Lesson 1, Communication, Common Idioms & Expressions; Theme 3, Lesson 3, Communication, Agreeing & Disagreeing; Discussing Likes & Dislikes

ELLIS Academic In general, the Basics: Instructor Guide and Intro: Instructor Guide contain many classroom activities that require students to work with one another in small or whole group settings, and, as part of the process, demonstrate appropriate classroom behaviors (e.g., participating in small group and whole class discussions, being courteous, respecting the person and property of others). Middle and Senior Mastery: Each Unit has Classroom Discussion questions in the Middle and Senior Mastery Instructor Guide that require students to discuss and collaborate to create opinions, debates, role-plays and other collaborative activities.

11. Discover alternative ways of saying things in social and classroom interactions. (L, S, R, W) ELLIS Essentials

Level I and Level II: All Vocabulary lessons teach essential focus word. For example: Level I, Theme 1, Lesson 4, School & Art Supplies; Lesson 5, Classroom Objects; Level II, Theme 1, Lesson 1, Classroom Activities & Instructions. All Listening lessons focus on main idea, details, or key words. For example: Level I, Theme 2, Lesson 3, Listening for Details (Distinguish CAN & CAN’T); Theme 3, Lesson 4, Listening for Main Idea (Emotions from Non-verbal Cues); Level II, Theme 1, Lesson 1, Listening for Key Words (Classroom Instructions). All Grammar lessons focus on the technicalities of the English language. For example: Level I, Theme 2, Lesson 2, HAVE: Yes/No Questions & Short Answers. All Pronunciation lessons focus on intonation and the difference between similar sounding words. For example: Level I, Theme 1, Lesson 1, Intonation: Statements vs. Questions; Level II, Theme 3, Lesson 3, Reductions: WANT TO, GOING TO, & GOT TO. All Communication lessons focus on expressing needs and interacting with others. For example: Level I, Theme 1, Lesson 4, Addressing Adults (Titles); Theme 2, Lesson 3, Asking Permission, Requesting, & Offering; Level II, Theme 1, Lesson 1, Asking for Help in the Classroom; Theme 3, Lesson 1, Common Idioms & Expressions. Role Play activities, which are included at the end of every theme, allow users to simulate a real conversation and record their voice as part of the conversation. This allows users to practice each new word or phrase and compare their own pronunciation to that of a native-speaker’s.

ELLIS Academic Basics, Intro, and Master Pronunciation are multimedia software programs that provide audio- and visually-supported text that allow students to understand vocabulary and language used in social interactions related to everyday topics. Within the programs, students will explore various ways of saying things, such as greeting others and asking for help. Further, the Basics: Instructor Guide and Intro: Instructor Guide contain classroom activities that enable students to participate in social and classroom interactions and explore various ways of communicating the same thoughts and/or ideas. Middle Mastery: There are many activities throughout the curriculum that focus on idiomatic expressions and slang. For example: Middle Mastery Unit 3, Lesson 2, Communication; Lesson 4, Communication and Listening; Middle Mastery Instructor Guide Unit 3 Classroom Activities; Senior Mastery: Many lessons in the Listening sections give students the opportunity to listen and identify different levels of formality and when certain types of language are appropriate. Many lessons also give students the opportunity to respond appropriately to nuances in a variety of contexts. For example: Senior Mastery Unit 1, Lesson 1, Listening, Vocabulary and Communication; Lesson 2, Listening and Communication; Lesson 3, Vocabulary and Communication: Senior Mastery Student Workbook Unit 1, 1.2 Communication; 1.3 Communication; 1.2 Vocabulary; Senior Mastery Instructor Guide Unit1, Classroom Activities, Role-plays 1, 2

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12. Apply self-monitoring and self-correcting strategies in social and classroom interactions. Such strategies include asking questions, starting over, rephrasing, and exploring alternative pronunciations or wording. (L, S, R, W)

ELLIS Essentials Beginnings, Level I, and Level II: All lessons offer a record/playback feature which allows students to hear, practice, record, and compare sounds and words. This self-check feature encourages risk-taking in producing new sounds. Level I and Level II: Role Play activities, which are included at the end of every theme, allow users to simulate a real conversation and record their voice as part of the conversation. This allows users to practice each new word or phrase and compare their own pronunciation to that of a native-speaker’s. All video presentations are followed by oral and written listening questions to ensure understanding. Students can rewatch the video clip, if needed, and guess and check their answers. Many Grammar lessons focus on asking questions. For example: Level I, Theme 1, Lesson 2, Grammar, BE: WH-questions. All Pronunciation lessons focus on intonation and the difference between similar sounding words. For example: Level I, Theme 1, Lesson 1, Intonation: Statements vs. Questions. All Communication lessons focus on expressing needs and communicating with others. For example: Level I, Theme 1, Lesson 4, Addressing Adults (Titles); Level II, Theme 2, Lesson 2, Saying Goodbye; Theme 3, Lesson 1, Common Idioms & Expressions. All Student Workbook activities support and provide practice for the online lessons. All Student Workbook, Communication activities require students to interact with others by asking questions and exploring alternative ways of saying things. All Student Workbook activities can be self-corrected simply by providing an answer key.

ELLIS Academic Basics, Intro, and Master Pronunciation are multimedia software programs that provide audio- and visually-supported text that allow students to understand vocabulary and language used in social interactions related to everyday topics. Within the programs, students may explore various self-monitoring and self-correcting strategies that may be applied in social and classroom interactions. For example, students learn how to ask for clarification in: Intro: UNIT 6: Banking: 6.3 May I withdraw some money from my account? Instructor Guide Unit 6 Classroom Activities. Students explore WH- questions in the following programs: Intro: UNIT 1: Meeting People: 1.4 See you later. Goodbye; UNIT 2: Shopping: 2.6 The total is $40.35; UNIT 3: Getting Around: 3.2 Let’s go by bus; Master Pronunciation: Beyond Sounds: Intonation; Instructor Guide Unit 1, 2, 4, and 7 Classroom Activities. Students learn how to paraphrase in: Master Pronunciation: Useful Phrases: Dealing with Language Problems. Middle Mastery: Lessons throughout the software teach students strategies on how to ask for clarification by restating or asking questions. For example: Middle Mastery Unit 5, Lesson 1, Listening and Communication; Lesson 3, Communication; Lesson 4, Listening

STANDARD 5: Students will demonstrate cross-cultural knowledge and understanding. 1. Demonstrate an understanding of cultural and language patterns and norms in American English, including different regional and social varieties of

English. Such patterns and norms include levels of formality, slang, humor, idioms, rhetorical patterns, and standard versus nonstandard dialects. (L, S, R, W) ELLIS Essentials

Level I and Level II: Many of the video presentations use joking, teasing, sarcasm, slang, humor, and figures of speech. For example: Level I, Theme 2, Lesson 3, John Calls uses words such as “Yeah,” “Cool!” and “Okay” during a phone conversation. Lesson 5, The New Student shows students using words such as “All right!” “Yeah!” “Cool!” and “Yes!” to express happiness. Theme 3, Lesson 1, Getting Ready for School uses the expression “It’s all yours” when leaving the bathroom so someone else could use it. Level II, Theme 3, Lesson 1, Happy Birthday! uses sarcasm when a character says, “No, tomorrow” when she means, “Right now.” The video presentations for Theme 3, Lesson 4, What a Show! and Lesson 5, How Many Blinks? incorporate joking/teasing. Level I: Theme 1, Lesson 4, Communication, Addressing Adults (Titles); Theme 3, Lesson 4, Listening, Listening for Main Idea (Emotions from Non-verbal Cues)

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Level II: Theme 1, Lesson 2, Communication, Common Reactions; Theme 3, Lesson 1, Communication, Common Idioms & Expressions ELLIS Academic

Students explore making formal and informal greetings and invitations in: Intro: Student Workbook UNIT 1: Meeting People: 1.1 Communication; Instructor Guide Units 1, 4, and 8 Classroom Activities; Middle Mastery: Many lessons throughout the software focus on conversations pieces such as introductions, giving and receiving compliments, clarification, giving and receiving invitations, giving and accepting apologies, giving an opinion, and making suggestions. For example: Middle Mastery Unit 4 Lesson 1, Listening; Lesson 2, Listening; Lesson 3, Communication; Middle Mastery Unit 5 Listening and Communication sections of Lessons 1, 2, 4, 5; Senior Mastery: Many lessons focus on identifying and using formal and informal speech. There are also many lessons where the students are asked to write letters, proposals, or resumes that must be appropriate in formality. For example: Senior Mastery Unit 2 Lesson 1, Listening, Vocabulary, Communication; Lesson 2, Vocabulary, Communication; Lesson 3, Communication; Lesson 4, Listening, Vocabulary, Communication

2. Demonstrate an understanding of a broad range of U.S. cultural and political referents through institutions, functions, and processes at the local and national levels, and compare/contrast these with parallels in the students’ native community. Such cultural and political referents include holidays, symbols, traditions, customs, governance systems, and schooling. (L, S, R, W)

ELLIS Essentials Beginnings: Vocabulary, Lesson 7, The ABC Song is a traditional song and reviews the letters/symbols of the alphabet. Level I: Theme 1, Lesson 2, Vocabulary, Countries, Nationalities, & Languages; Listening, Listening for Key Words (Countries); Lesson 3, Vocabulary, Elementary School Places; Lesson 4, Vocabulary, School & Art Supplies; Communication, Addressing Adults (Titles); Lesson 5, Vocabulary, Classroom Objects; Theme 2, Lesson 5, Vocabulary, Home Activities; Theme 3, Lesson 2, Vocabulary, School Personnel Level II: Theme 1, Lesson 1, Vocabulary, Classroom Activities & Instructions; Lesson 3, Vocabulary, Places in the Community; Listening, Listening for Details (Places in the Community); Theme 2, Lesson 1, Vocabulary, Weather, Temperature, & Seasons; Theme 3, Lesson 1, Vocabulary, Dates, Months, & The Calendar (Holidays); Communication, Common Idioms & Expressions; Lesson 3, Vocabulary, Fun Activities

ELLIS Academic Middle Mastery: Many lessons focus on popular referents from the community culture such as attending concerts, vacations, sports, and dating. For example: Middle Mastery Unit 3, Lessons 1-4 Listening and Communication; Unit 4 Lessons 1-3 Listening an Communication; Unit 5 Lesson5, Listening and Communication; Middle Mastery Instructor Guide Unit 3, Classroom Activities; Middle Mastery Instructor Guide Unit 4, Classroom Activities

3. Recognize and share cross-cultural experiences and ideas, and connect with those of others. (L, S, R, W) ELLIS Essentials

Beginnings, Level I, and Level II: Customs and cultural experiences are incorporated throughout the video presentations. Many of the Animated Songs, such as The ABC Song, found in Beginnings, Vocabulary & Reading, Lesson 7, are part of our culture. Level II, Theme 3, Lesson 4, Video Presentation: What a Show! has a multicultural theme. Level I and Level II: Role Play activities, which are included at the end of every theme, allow users to simulate a real conversation and record their voice as part of the conversation. This allows users to practice each new word or phrase and compare their own pronunciation to that of a native-speaker’s. Level I: Theme 1, Lesson 2, Vocabulary, Countries, Nationalities, & Languages; Listening, Listening for Key Words (Countries); Theme 3, Lesson 3, Video Presentation: Lunch Time! discusses favorite American food.

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Level II: Theme 1, Lesson 3, Vocabulary, Places in the Community; Listening, Listening for Details (Places in the Community); Theme 3, Lesson 1, Vocabulary, Dates, Months, & The Calendar (Holidays); Listening, Listening for Details (Dates & Famous People); Theme 3, Lesson 1, Communication, Common Idioms & Expressions; Student Workbook, Theme 3, Lesson 1, Vocabulary, Days of the Week, Months of the Year, and Holidays; Student Workbook, Theme 3, Lesson 1, Communication, Common Idioms and Expressions

ELLIS Academic Middle Mastery: Many lessons focus on common cultural misunderstanding such as formal vs. informal speech, giving appropriate apologies, and compliments. Students are often asked to list or make compare and contrast visuals to portray these topics. For example: Middle Mastery Unit 4 Lessons 1-3 Listening and Communication; Middle Mastery Instructor Guide Unit 4 Classroom Activities; Senior Mastery: Many lessons ask students to journal about personal experiences with cultural misunderstandings, or how they should respond in these types of situations. Many other lessons focus on appropriate ways to express disagreement and strong opinions. For example: Senior Mastery Unit 11, Lesson 1, Listening, Vocabulary and Communication; Lesson 2, Communication; Lesson 3, Listening and Communication; Lesson 4, Listening and Communication; Senior Mastery Unit 12, Lesson 2, Communication; Lesson 3, Communication; Lesson 5, Vocabulary and Communication; Senior Mastery Student Workbook Unit 1, 1.3 Culture; 1.4 Culture; Senior Mastery Instructor Guide Unit 1 Classroom Activities, Writing Activities 1, 2, 3; Unit 2 Classroom Activities, Writing Activities 1, 2; Unit 4 Classroom Activities, Writing Activities 1

4. Interpret and demonstrate knowledge of nonverbal and oral communication features, and understand the contexts in which they are used appropriately. Such means of nonverbal communication include gestures, body language, volume, stress, intonation, and pace. (L, S)

ELLIS Essentials Beginnings, Level I, and Level II: All lessons offer a record/playback feature which allows students to hear, practice, record, and compare sounds and words. This self-check feature encourages risk-taking in producing new sounds. Level I and Level II: All video presentation show live actors communicating nonverbally by using gestures, body language, and facial expressions. For example: Theme 2, Lesson 5, Dinner or the Internet? has a character rub his stomach when he says, “I’m starved!” and later expresses annoyance at having to help, with a contorted face. All video presentations demonstrate appropriate speaking skills, including volume, pitch, phrasing, pace, modulation, gestures, and eye contact. All Pronunciation lessons focus on intonation or reductions. For example: Level I, Theme 1, Lesson 1, Intonation: Statements vs. Questions; Level I, Theme 1, Lesson 2, Pronunciation, Syllable Stress; Lesson 4, Pronunciation, Reductions: YOUR & FROM; Level II, Theme 1, Lesson 2, Pronunciation, Reductions: WOULD YOU & DID YOU. All Communication lessons focus on expressing needs and interacting with others. For example: Level II, Theme 3, Lesson 1, Common Idioms & Expressions. Role Play activities, which are included at the end of every theme, allow users to simulate a real conversation and record their voice as part of the conversation. This allows users to practice each new word or phrase and compare their own pronunciation to that of a native speaker’s. The Instructor Guide provides ideas for possible extension activities which include using (downloaded) Video Masters as the script for individual practice, paired reading, choral reading, or reader’s theater.

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ELLIS Academic The following titles have students learn about word stress: Intro: UNIT 1: Meeting People: 1.2 Olivia, this is my friend Joe, 1.3 Joe, where are you from?; UNIT 2: Shopping: 2.6 The total is $40.35; UNIT 7: Going to the Doctor: 7.1 Mom, I have a headache, 7.4 Let me get some information; Master Pronunciation: Beyond Sounds: Stress. The following titles have students learn about intonation: Intro: UNIT 3: Getting Around: 3.2 Let’s go by bus, 3.3 The train leaves at 4:30; UNIT 6: Banking: 6.1 Can you help me open an account?; UNIT 7: Going to the Doctor: 7.5 Bill, you need ten stitches, UNIT 8: Having Fun: 8.4 Let’s all do something together soon; Student Workbook UNIT 3: Getting Around: 3.3 Reading; Master Pronunciation: Beyond Sounds: Intonation. Middle and Senior Mastery: Each lesson in each Unit has a Listening and Role-play section where students both observe and practice communicating meaning by intonation patterns such as volume, stress, and pace.

5. Compare and contrast oral traditions, myths, folktales, and literature from the United States and international regions and cultures, including the students’ own, and identify similarities and differences and universal cultural themes. (L, S, R, W)

ELLIS Essentials Beginnings, Level I, and Level II: The Essentials programs introduce the language to be learned through animated songs (in Beginnings) or real-life videos (in Level I & Level II). These presentations provide a variety of poetic, dramatic, and narrative genres. The Instructor Guide provides ideas for teacher-directed activities and extensions which could include listening to, reading, and responding to variety of national and international literature. Beginnings: Many of the animated songs are folktales put to music. For example: Vocabulary & Reading, Lesson 4, There Was an Old Horse; Lesson 5, Old Mother Hubbard Level I and Level II: Many of the Student Workbook, Communication activities require students to complete a chart with answers from several other students. Upon completion, students are asked to review the information with the teacher, which provides an opportunity for the student to compare and contrast the collected information, finding similarities and differences among the responses.

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6. Recognize and demonstrate an appreciation of some commonalities and distinctions across cultures and groups (differentiated by gender, ability, generations, etc.), including the students’ own. (L, S, R, W)

ELLIS Essentials Beginnings, Level I, and Level II: Customs and cultural experiences are incorporated throughout the video presentations. Simply watching the video presentations will provide students an opportunity to learn about commonalities and distinctions across cultures and generations. For example: Level II, Theme 3, Lesson 4, Video Presentation: What a Show! has a multicultural theme. Beginnings: Many of the animated songs were popular generations ago, which shows a commonality across generations. For example: Vocabulary & Reading, Lesson 4, There Was an Old Horse; Lesson 6, Bingo Level I: Theme 1, Lesson 2, Vocabulary, Countries, Nationalities, & Languages; Listening, Listening for Key Words (Countries); Theme 3, Lesson 3, Video Presentation: Lunch Time! discusses favorite American food. Level I, Theme 3, Lesson 1, Video Presentation: Getting Ready for School shows a typical child reaction to a rule-enforcing parent. Level II: Theme 1, Lesson 3, Vocabulary, Places in the Community; Listening, Listening for Details (Places in the Community); Theme 3, Lesson 1, Vocabulary, Dates, Months, & The Calendar (Holidays); Listening, Listening for Details (Dates & Famous People); Theme 3, Lesson 1, Communication, Common Idioms & Expressions; Student Workbook, Theme 3, Lesson 1, Vocabulary, Days of the Week, Months of the Year, and Holidays; Student Workbook, Theme 3, Lesson 1, Communication, Common Idioms and Expressions

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