System 44 for English Language Learners
System 44 uses research-based instruction and relevant nonfiction materials to engage every struggling reader. English language learners (ELLs) will develop foundational reading skills that will help them in every academic subject.
Special Features
"I don’t really get nervous in class to read anymore. If I get stuck I try to sound it out. I know I have improved."
-Julio, Middle SchoolShare Your Story
- Explicit vocabulary instruction gives students a bank of recognizable words.
- Strategies for parsing words (such as prefixes and suffixes, and roots) make it easier to tackle long words.
- Software Videos provide background information and help students form mental pictures before they begin to read text.
Special Features
- Explicit vocabulary instruction gives students a bank of recognizable words.
- Strategies for parsing words (such as prefixes and suffixes, and roots) make it easier to tackle long words.
- Software Videos provide background information and help students form mental pictures before they begin to read text.
- Multicultural content makes the program relevant to students from diverse backgrounds.
- During computer time, students have opportunities to practice reading aloud. (This happens without the pressure of their classmates listening in.)
- Paperbacks and the Decodable Digest allow students to practice what they have just learned.
- Audiobooks allow students to read along with models of fluent reading.
- Teachers model fluent reading, and help students become fluent themselves.
- Instruction in small groups lets teachers meet students at the student’s level.
Getting Used to a Second Language
Raising a bilingual child is not simple. There are usually issues that go beyond mastering a new language. For example, if you recently moved from your native country, your child may be missing his home, extended family, and friends...
Success Video
Practicing Phonics at Home
Practice three quick routines for sharpening reading skills at home.
Research Snapshot
System 44 is raising reading achievement for America’s most challenged students, including English Learners.
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