Building Community in Adult ESL Basic – High Intermediate Presented by: Gretchen Bitterlin, Dennis Johnson, Donna Price, Sylvia Ramirez and K. Lynn Savage, Series Editor

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Agenda Learner Persistence Research Student’s Book Workbook and AddVentures Self-study audio and Student Arcade Teacher’s Toolkit Assessment

3 strategies for addressing learner persistence with Ventures Safety: learners are respected, valued and feel OK about making mistakes Community: an environment where learners are welcome, needed by others and can work together Self-efficacy: learners’ belief that they can succeed at learning National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL) Study Circle Guide

Ventures Philosophy Hear it before you say it. Say it before you read it. Read it before you write it. Reception precedes production Learner Persistence: Progression leads to student success

The Student’s Book

Lesson A Get Ready Page 96 Introduces topic Activates prior knowledge Assesses what Ss already know Building Community: Whole class discussion

Lesson A Listening Page 97 Introduces vocabulary and grammar Provides guided listening in context (Transcript on p. 158) Learner Persistence: Self-study audio

Lesson B: Grammar page 98 Presentation Comprehension check Guided practice Learner Persistence: Safety in progression allows students to risk and succeed

Lesson B: Grammar page 99 Guided practice Communication Building Community: Task requires students to work together

Lesson D: Reading page 102 Activates prior knowledge Encourages prediction Focuses on a specific reading skill Learner Persistence: Self-study audio

Lesson D: Picture Dictionary page 103 Expands topic-related vocabulary Building Community: Task requires students to work together

Lesson E: Writing page 104 Prewriting activities Focus Model Analysis Learner Persistence: Safety in progression allows students to risk and succeed

Lesson E: Writing page 105 Process writing: 3 steps 1. Pre-writing 2. Writing 3. Peer Review Building Community: In a safe environment students value each other

Lesson F: Life-skills reading page 106 Real-life documents Test-taking practice Learner Persistence: Another view that recycles material allows students to risk and succeed

Lesson F: Fun with Language page 107 Community Building: Activities provide a safe and fun environment

Ancillaries

Ventures 1 Workbook Unit 8 – Lesson A pages (see sampler) 2 pages per lesson Designed for independent work Answer key in back of workbook Learner Persistence: Promotes self-directed study and student accountability

AddVentures Multilevel Worksheets Sampler pages Find the differences Building Community: In a safe environment students value each other

AddVentures multilevel worksheets Multilevel built into course 3 Activities per lesson 1. Less challenging 2. On level 3. More challenging ONE Answer Key Learner Persistence: Options for difficulty level allow students to risk and succeed

Technology: Self-study audio and Student Arcade

Self-Study Audio: Lesson A Learner Persistence: Audio CD promotes self-directed study and builds self-confidence

Self-Study Audio: Lesson D Learner Persistence: Audio CD promotes self-directed study and builds self-confidence

Ventures Arcade FREE – Student Support Site

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Student Arcade Activities for every unit and every level 6-7 exercises per unit Build listening, vocabulary, grammar and reading skills Self-study audio downloadable to MP3 files Learner Persistence: Promotes self-directed study and builds self-confidence

Teacher’s Toolkit CD-ROM

Toolkit CD-ROM 200 pages of reproducible materials including: Tests Collaborative Learning Activity Sheets Sampler pages Picture Dictionary Cards and Worksheets (Levels Basic, 1 and 2) Sampler pages 27 and 28 Extended Readings and Worksheets (Levels 3 and 4)

Collaborative Activities Sampler pages 29 – 30 1 activity per lesson Some activities are: - conversation cards - student interviews - partner dictations - find the differences Community Building: Activities provide a safe and fun environment

Picture Dictionary Cards & Worksheet Levels: Basic, 1 and 2 Sampler page Learner Persistence: Recycles vocabulary promoting student success

Extended Reading & Worksheet Levels: 3 and 4 Learner persistence: New material within a familiar theme promotes student self-confidence and success

Student Assessment Placement test Student’s Book - Peer review of writing - Test-taking format for life-skills reading - Unit self-assessment - Review every 2 units Teacher’s Toolkit CD-ROM –Self-assessment –Unit tests, Mid-term and Final TestCrafter (available 2009) Learner persistence: Students persist when they can see their progress

NEW – Placement test 40 items answer key photocopiable Free downloadable at

Self-assessment Student’s Book – Page 144

Unit Test One test per unit Sections: listening, grammar, reading, writing Reproducible Print version in Teacher’s Edition Teacher Toolkit CD/ROM: contains audio portion and reproducible master

Unit Test

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Ventures TestCrafter Create, edit, and print tests for any level of Ventures Online test taking makes administering and scoring the test easier Export to Word gives teachers added control over their tests Available in May 2009

Special Offers Ventures Value Pack Student Book + Workbook Ventures Classroom Packs Purchase: 25 Student Books + 25 Workbooks Receive gratis: 1 Teacher’s Edition w/ CD- ROM Toolkit 1 Class Audio Program 1 AddVentures multilevel reproducibles $ net $ net

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