Skill Building for ESL and Special Education: Teacher's Text [Paperback]

Simply English is an ESL curriculum adaptable for elementary though adult learners. Its goal is to help the limited and/or non-English speaker achieve fluency in English words that are essential for everyday life. Simply English can also be incorporated into Special Education programs for students who need help with spelling, definitions of words, and correct application of grammatical structures. The 44 instructional units contain the basic information that ELS and Special Education students need to function independently. The Teacher's Text offers suggestions to the teacher, teacher's instructions, and coordinating conversation and written exercises. Because the program is flexible, the teacher may choose to instruct the lessons out of their chronological order. Along with the Student Text and Student Workbook the units compile an entire year of lesson plans for the instructor.Dr. Kristine Setting Clark , University of San Francisco graduate and author, worked in the field of education for over 30 years. As a teacher, coach and administrator, she developed a comprehensive ESL and Special Education program that was adopted by the State of Californias Educational Department.

The new educational program called Simply English is a wonderful new contribution to the resources available for the increasing number of students striving to master the challenging English language. Much thought has gone into the design of this ESL curriculum. Important attention has been paid to the most useful everyday situations that will test the developing English skills of students tackling English as a second language. Of special interest to me are two things: first, the program is adaptable for elementary through adult learners, and second, Dr. Clark has wisely added the often neglected skill of listening to the more obvious skills of reading and writing as essential to the program. I recommend Simply English as a tool to ESL educators. T. Compagno, ESL middle school instructl³e