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Easy to Use • Scripted“shelteredinstruction”

lessonplansforthosenotexperiencedinteachingELLs

• Scaffoldedtomatchstudentneeds

Skills-Focused • Addressesthecommonskills

neededtobesuccessfulinanyfoundationcurriculumclassroom

• Coversthemajorityofskillstestedonthe9th,10th,andExitLevelTAKSexams

Extensive Progress Monitoring • 400+studentpracticeactivities

mirrorthecontentandformatoftheTAKStest

• IncludesExamView®Assesmentsoftwarewithaccesstopre-loaded tests,customtestcreation,andpowerfuldatareportingtools

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Scaffolded learning and Practice

Accommodate all levels of English Language Proficiency with three distinct sets of HELPS skill lessons

Select from a common skill lesson across all three sets but scaffolded based upon the ability of each student.

Lessons are designed for intermediate English Language Learners. Linguistic suggestions for accommodating ELLs at other proficiency levels are included in the lesson.

• Offersavarietyoflessonswith no repetition

• 800pagesoflessonsaddressthemajority of skills tested on the 9th,10th,andExitLevelTAKSexams

• LessonsarecorrelatedtotheTexasEnglishLanguageProficiency Standards

• 400+practiceactivitiesaddressall foundation curriculum areas —English/LanguageArts —Math —History —Science —plus FineArts

Set 1

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Lessons are correlated to the Texas English Language Proficiency Standards

All lessons are also correlated to the exit-level TAKS exams for English/LA,

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Set 2

Set 3

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Print reSourceS

Morethan800pagesofskill-specificlessonsina“shelteredinstruction”lessonplanningformatwithextensiveteachingsupportandreproduciblestudent practice activities.

Linguistic suggestions for accommodating ELLs

at varying proficiency levels are also included.

Preteach• Frontloads content-area

academic vocabulary— a research-based technique that is key to ELLs’ success

Scripted, direct instruction— ideal for teachers unfamiliar

with teaching ELLs

aPPly• Teaching suggestions

for cross-curricular applications of the skill

assess Understanding• 2 to 3 reproducible student

practice activities for each skill lesson

• Targeted practice for each skill

• ELL Explore I—a guided practice activity

• ELL Explore II—a practice activity that students complete independently or in multilevel peer groups

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Scaffolded practice activities

• allowteacherstoselectthelessonandactivity, from Set 1, 2, or 3, that is appropriate for each student’s language proficiency-level

• rigorincreasesacrossthethreesets

Set 1

Set 2

Set 3

400+ stUdent Practice activitiesPractice activities for all foundation curriculum • LanguageArts–221 • Math–64 • Science–106 • History–105 • plusFineArts–48

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e-learing toolS

Teacher ToolKit

• pdfversionsofallreproduciblestudentpracticeactivities—printasneededforindependentpracticeordisplayonyourwhiteboardoroverheadprojectorforwholeclassguided-instruction

• EnglishLanguageLearnerBestPracticesAudioClips—6audiosegments of successful ELL teaching strategies. Each includes apracticalclassroomapplicationwhichcanbeusedasaformalprofessional development model.

• LearningTipsAddendum—teachinginformationandstudentpracticeactivitieswithassessmentforPhonologicalAwareness; PrintRecognition;andGrammarinWriting,Speaking,Listening,and Spelling

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Assessment Resources

MonitorprogressofyourELLsandpracticefortheTAKSexamsusingthepowerfulExamView®AssessmentSoftware• Customtestcreation—600+testitemslinkedtotheskill-based

lessonsinTexasHELPS• Pre-loadedtests—easilyassessstudentsusingtheexisting28pretests

and posttests each organized by skill area• PracticefortheTAKSexam—assessmentitemsmirrorcontentand

formatofTAKStest• Administertestsinpaperandpencilorelectronicformats• Powerfuldatareportingtools—data-drivenassessmentandprogress

monitoring through reports specific to student, class, or skill lesson

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