Overview - LIFE SKILLS ENGLISH SKILL TRACK SOFTWARE SITE LIC
Practical communication skills with real-life applications.
Life Skills English sharpens the language skills that young people need
today. This full-color text is based on feedback from around the country, and
teaches how to find information, how information is organized, and how to use
reference tools-vital skills for today's students.
• Aligns with state and national standards
• ELL/ESL appropriate
• Track student progress with Skill Track Software
• High-interest, easy-to-read text keeps students engaged in reading
• Goals for Learning focuses students’ attention
• Practice and review exercises encourage students to apply skills to everyday
situations
• Key vocabulary words are defined in context for point-of-use reference
• Lesson and Chapter Reviews quickly assess students’ grasp of the
subject
• Over 300 additional activities available on the Teacher’s Resource
Library CD-ROM
Topics covered
• Looking Up Information
• Using Dictionaries
• Other Sources of Information
• Using the Telephone
• Using a Library
• Finding Information from the Media
• Finding Expert Help
• Filling Out Forms
• Shopping by Catalog
Wraparound Teacher’s Edition includes the full student text plus
teaching strategies, lesson overviews, application activities, ideas for classroom
projects, and tips on learning styles.
Teacher’s Resource Library on CD-ROM contains the Student Workbook
offering dozens of reinforcement activities (also available in print), Self-Study
Guide for students wanting to work at their own pace, two forms of chapter tests,
plus midterm and final tests. Just select and print out the materials as needed.
Everything is reproducible. For Windows and Macintosh.
Skill Track Software, a CD-ROM program, allows students to review each
lesson and/or chapter within the textbook at their own pace. Includes hundreds
of multiple-choice items that directly relate to the textbook’s content.
Built-in teacher management software allows the instructor to track student
progress and print reports. For Windows and Macintosh. Site License available.
Teaching Strategies in English Transparencies graphic organizers that
help explain concepts in a meaningful, visual way. Includes instruction book
and blackline masters.
Curriculum Class Set includes 10 Student Texts, 1 Teacher's Edition,
and 1 Teacher's Resource Library CD.
Inclusion Class Set includes 3 Student Texts, 1 Teacher's Edition, 1
Teacher's Resource Library CD, and 1 Student Workbook.