2nd Edition, New Readers Press
This series is specifically designed to help meet the needs of the multilevel classroom.
Step Forward Audio Tracks to Download (or view & listen from your level's homepage on this website)
Step Forward Homepage at NewReadersPress.com
Step Forward Instructional Design - read this to understand the author's intentions
Step Forward Professional Development Resources - get the most out of this curriculum
Textbook Design & Layout:
There are 12 Units in every Student Book, each with well defined objectives and focus areas in the front of the student book and in your teacher's manuals. Please review this material when planning your lessons. The units are generally organized in groups of 4.
UNIT GROUPING:
Units 1-4
Units 5-8
Units 9-12
Every unit is then broken down into the exact same pattern of lessons. YOUR KEY OBJECTIVES FOR EACH UNIT CORRESPOND TO THESE LESSONS.
Lesson One - VOCABULARY
Lesson Two - WRITING
Lesson Three - GRAMMAR
Lesson Four - EVERYDAY CONVERSATION
Lesson Five - READING
REVIEW
25 Item Placement Test / 25 Item Placement Test Teacher Instructions
48 Item Placement Test / 48 Item Placement Test Teacher Instructions
Effective instruction...
acknowledges and makes use of learners' prior knowledge and critical thinking skills.
helps learners develop the language that allows them to demonstrate their 21st century skills.
contextualizes lessons o support learners' workplace, career, and civic goals.
ensures that each lesson's learning objectives, instructions, and tasks are clear.
differentiates instruction in order to accommodate learners at varying proficiency levels within the same class.
provides informational text (including graphs, charts, and images) that builds and expands learners' knowledge.
