Ten colourful 24-page books present content area readings in science, maths, history, and social studies.
Overview
The Readers provide practice and extension of vocabulary, language, and concepts introduced in The Oxford Picture Dictionary for the Content Areas. They help students acquire fluency in academic content while developing reading skills.
How can it be used?
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To extend the Oxford Picture Dictionary for the Content Areas program.
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As stand-alone readers to reinforce concepts and vocabulary in the content areas of math, science, and social studies.
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Suitable for individual and pair work in class and for at-home use.
Who is it for?
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ESL teachers who are using the Oxford Picture Dictionary for the Content Areas program.
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ESL students who want content-area readings at a controlled language level.
Key features
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The readers expand students' command of the vocabulary, language, and concepts used in teaching maths, history, science, and social studies.
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Pre-reading and post-reading exercises and glossary reinforce reading comprehension, vocabulary, and language structures.
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The Teacher's Book includes reproducible pages for additional practice and reinforcement of vocabulary andlanguage.
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Colour art includes diagrams, photos, graphic organizers, and illustrations.
Components
available as individual readers or in a library pack of all 10 titles
CD
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present native-speaker read alouds for practice in pronunciation, intonation, and pacing
Teacher's Book
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includes suggestions for teaching vocabulary development, comprehension skills, and language structures
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contains reproducibles for additional vocabulary and language exercises
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contains an answer key for all readers as well as reproducibles