Features & Benefits:"A Whale of a Tale: Leap into
Language 3" is an interactive multimedia
Language Arts program designed to help students learn
basic language skills. The program emphasizes listening
skills in the context of following instructions, working
in small groups, and critical listening. It also
emphasizes reading skills in the context of fiction and
non-fiction, things to help you read (title, table of
contents, pictures, illustrations, charts, maps, index,
and glossary), story maps (characters, problem, and
setting), and words and images. In addition, the program
focuses on writing in the context of planning a story
(ideas, titles, and story starters), and drafting,
revising, and editing. It also emphasizes forms of text
in the context of dictionary, types of text, and research
ideas. Sophia the Lobster introduces eight
"Just for Fun" games and Jerry the Jellyfish
offers twenty pieces of whale trivia for students to
read and listen to. "Read to me" buttons are
available to help the student if needed.
"Leap into Language 3"
is divided into five sections:
1. Listening
2. Reading
3. Writing
4. Forms of Text
5. Just for Fun
- Listening:
Students learn the importance of listening by
following instructions. Little Blue and Old
Tom the Turtle teach the rules of good
listening and encourage students to be courteous
when working in small groups. The student is
urged to use critical listening when
distinguishing between fact and opinion.
- Reading:
Students are encouraged to discover the
differences between fiction and non-fiction.
Students also learn how, in non-fiction, there
are many different things to help them read:
title, table of contents, pictures,
illustrations, charts, maps, index, and glossary.
Miranda the Sea Otter explains what an
image is and encourages students to visualize
words by creating mental pictures in their minds.
Students also discover how story maps are used to
provide information about the characters,
problems, situations, and settings in stories.
- Writing:
Oscar the Octopus provides students
with ideas, titles, and story starters, which are
used as methods of planning stories. The concepts
of drafting, revising, and editing are explained
to the student in an easy-to-understand format.
- Forms of Text:
Students learn how to use a dictionary
properly and discover how it is an important tool
when writing. Students are introduced to many
different types of text, such as poems, newspaper
articles, and reference materials. Students also
learn basic research skills and are provided with
various topics to research.
- Just for Fun :
- Listening Soup: Levels A
& B
- Reading Salad:
Levels A & B
- Writing Pie: Levels A &
B
- Tricky Text: Levels A &
B
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