Formative assessment has recently become a focus of renewed research as state and federal policy makers realize that summative assessments have reached a point of diminishing returns as a tool for increasing student achievement. Consequently, supporters of large-scale testing programs are now beginning to consider the potential of formative assessments to improve student achievement. The mission of this handbook is to comprehensively profile this burgeoning field of study.
This six-level course offers a fast-paced syllabus and a wide range of optional resources to support a high number of teaching hours per week. The series starts with an optional pre-school course, First Friends , before children move on to Family and Friends.
One third of each unit is dedicated to skills training.
One in six lessons is a phonics lesson to train children to recognize and produce English sounds. At levels 1-3 the lessons are supported by flashcards, and by more activities on the Student MultiROM.
English Today - Multimedia Course - Beginner 3 (DVD 03)
English Today is an innovative product for English language learning, designed to gain maximum advantage from the DVD format and aimed at the needs of the target consumer.
It represents a completely new approach: instead of the typical video-lesson structure, a teacher guides the student through a series of narrative episodes arranged as in a sit-com.
This beautifully illustrated Student Anthology was put together to develop strong readers. It includes rich, authentic literature and content-area reading, student writing models, genre studies, and comprehensive test preparation.
This beautifully illustrated Student Anthology was put together to develop strong readers. It includes rich, authentic literature and content-area reading, student writing models, genre studies, and comprehensive test preparation.
