1 EIAF Best Classroom Practices Covers Understanding English in a Flash™ Introduction to English in a Flash Resources Working EIAF into Your Schedule –Classroom time –Alternative times & settings

2 English in a Flash Professional Development Understanding English in a Flash

3 English in a Flash: Patented approach that –Establishes the language foundation Sounds Vocabulary Grammatical –Develops listening comprehension skills –Individualizes for every student

4 The Language Foundation

Listening Comprehension

6 Listening Comprehension— How Important is it? "During elementary school, a child's maximum level of reading comprehension is determined by the child's level of listening comprehension” (Biemiller, 2003).

7 How Long Does it Take? “Oral proficiency takes 3 to 5 years to develop and academic English proficiency can take 4 to 7 years” (Hakuta et al, 2000).

8 Individualization English in a Flash adapts according to the individual learner’s functional ability in: –the language foundation Sounds, words, grammar Supports competence in: –the language domains Listening, speaking, reading, writing

9 Bottom-Up vs. Top-Down

10 EIAF Chapter Sequence

11 English in a Flash Software Demonstration

12 Individualization 1: Chapter Pretest

13 Lesson 1

14 Lesson 2

15 Lesson 3

16 Student Feedback

17 Lesson 4

18 Lesson 5

19 Individualization 2: Focused Review Focused Review –Automatic part of individual student sequence based on scores for quizzes 3, 4, & 5

20 Individualization 3: My Practice

21 English in a Flash Provides Information

22 EIAF Vocabulary: Core Subject

23 EIAF Vocabulary: Core Subject

24 EIAF Vocabulary: Word Lists

25 EIAF Vocabulary: Basal Readers

26 True or False? 1.Oral language is a critical foundation for all learning. 2.English in a Flash uses a bottom-up approach to teach language. 3.English in a Flash individualizes in three ways. 4.English in a Flash only teaches everyday vocabulary.

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