Course III Teachers Guide.pdf - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

DESTINATION READINGGETTING STARTED7Using Destination Reading with English Language LearnersResearch has shown that intensive instruction, which includes vocabulary, expository text, and metacognition can helpEnglish language learners develop the reading strategies and skills required to become successful readers. Further, tomeet the challenge of teaching students to read who are not yet fluent in English, they must be given the opportunity to"follow a continuum of teaching strategies that involves them in motivating, meaningful learning experiences.” At theheart of Destination Reading is intensive and explicit instruction. Destination Reading provides English language learnerswith an opportunity for this instruction through an engaging, interactive environment with specific features that have beenbuilt to support these learners.Program FeaturesThe specific features of the program that help meet the needs of English language learners are listed below according tothe program component, along with tips for using the feature with this population.Courseware• Audio support• Entire strategic reading passageA narrator reads aloud the entire passage. As each sentence is read, the type changes from black to blue so thatstudents can easily track the text.Tip: Show students the icon at the top left of each page of the reading passage. Some students may not befamiliar with the sound wave symbol. Explain that students should click the icon to activate the audio each time theymove to a new screen or to hear the audio again on the current screen. Instruct students to follow along in the textwhile listening to the audio. Encourage them to listen to the audio for each screen several times, as needed. Be sureto check that students are comprehending the passage, early on.• Sentence by sentenceWhen a user clicks any word in a sentence, a narrator reads the sentence aloud and the sentence appears in bluetype for easy tracking.Tip: Direct English language learners who need only occasional language support to use this feature.• Visual support for instructionA rich array of images supports instruction and practice in each unit of the courseware. Photographs, illustrations,animations, video, and graphs and charts help English language learners understand content and learn strategiesand skills.• GlossaryEach unit includes 6-9 learner vocabulary words. These words, appearing in a blue font, are clickable within thestrategic reading passage. Clicking any of these words brings up the glossary entry for that word. The glossary canalso be accessed at any point in the program by clicking the Glossary icon in the Tools menu.Tip: Students can hear the pronunciation of any particular vocabulary term by clicking the term in the glossary.Encourage students to repeat the word out loud after hearing the pronunciation and then click the word again tocheck their pronunciation.To give students additional support for vocabulary development, provide a children's dictionary, preferably one thatincludes illustrations. If possible, also have foreign-language dictionaries available so that students can look updifficult words to find the equivalents in their own language.