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I use the CD and the accompanying teacher's book with three groups of students: my 4th and 5th grade ELD students, my 4th and 5th grade transition students and my beginning Adult ESL class. I'm not surprised when my elementary students ask me to play the CD, but it did surprise me when, after singing the song twice at the end of a very long night, my adult students asked to sing the song again. In fact, our class time was up (and I was tired!), and they asked for yet another round. I played the instrumental version and told them they would have to do all the singing. It was fun to watch them close their eyes or look up from their song sheets in an effort to remember the forms by themselves.
When I am working with my elementary students and they can't remember a form, I start to hum the song and they remember the form right away. I work with multilevel groups at my school. What's nice about the songs is that I don't have to teach any additional vocabulary in order to accommodate the different levels. The songs provide something for everyone, no matter what level they are. My beginning students can become familiar with the irregular verb forms forms even though they aren't yet ready to use them. When we get to that point, they already know the meanings of the verbs and the forms they need to use. With the adults as well as the elementary students, I have noticed that they are better able to use the verb forms correctly because they have been presented in a fun and easy to understand way. As a result, they are better able to construct correct, complete sentences. I also appreciate the fact that the teacher's book has both oral and written practice activities as well as some games. I love that I don't have to make flash cards, either. The masters are included in the book. Thank you, for making it easier (and fun) to provide my students with meaningful activities.
NANETTE MELERO,
Title I Resource Teacher,
Tierra Vista School,
Ocean View School District,
Oxnard, CA..
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