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1. USER GUIDE You will see an interactive bar graph that you can print for your purposes 3 7 2 Modifying the user profile Visit www abecelee com Click on Manage Students Enter ID and password Click on the desired username fig 3 7 2 1 TACHI Mo Hts o fig 372 1 Click on Modify fig 3 7 2 2 Modify any desired parameter e Username e Starting level e How many stars e RtlI Yes or NO e Canta Canmigo Yes or No e Password Click on Change 3 7 3 Understanding the log tool As its name clearly states this is a real time log keeping all the user s activity while connected Itis divided in columns to read it easier First column is the date time of the activity Second column is an approximate in days hours Third column is the action realized Fourth column is a detailed explanation of what the user did You can click on the E 15 link details to see actually the mistake s committed You can browse through the pages that are distributed on top of the screen You can print this data for your purposes 3 7 4 Understanding the charts tool When you click on this link you are taken to another screen where you can visualize and print bar graphs depicting the user s activity on every level played You can change the level by clicking on the box Select Game Level fig 3 7 4 fig 3 7 4 How to read these charts Every column is a complete set of 10 q2. USER GUIDE User Guide October 2015 Version 3 00 Company Information USER GUIDE Copyright and third party information as required Date 01 30 2014 01 30 2014 Version Number 1 00 2 00 Document Revisions Document Changes Initial Draft Second Draft USER GUIDE USER GUIDE 1 DOLER O calc nn A 6 Tal WORAS OR CAU OS as 6 A A P o PP 7 2 rei AA 7 Zp vical US O S AAA AAA AAA 7 A a ADE EE oraraa iR IE IE A 8 VAE E O16 gd 0 OE OA P O o O T A 8 A P A O L ca bil S a 9 yat A Las NE TEVE ORO A PP 9 PA R A E N A nn nee eee 11 3 DS SUL ONG AAA E E 11 a OWO T E CO a 11 Sac OW COTENT MY USCIS AAA EE EE 12 Iowa OW CaN MY USCES SCOTT PILAVING T pa 12 SAW CaN LST FCO IGT oreraa san nA E I E EO E EE AEO 13 A OW COPEL SCL UO mA An I3 3 6 How can I get the most from MY COMpUtOlS Prices 14 3 7 How do I squeeze data from the Site ccncicinininimmnnrmrrr es 15 add wa GEN Progress reports Whole CAS aa 15 ded Le O A OVO Ul LEE 15 w a INGETSLANGING the log TOO tata 15 dl Ae Understanding ENC charts atera 16 peers UMC STONING FNC COM OO 16 22 9 7 6 Printing users password COTS cocinan 16 4 ADOC oar 016 iii 16 4 1 Texas Essential Knowledge Skills TEKS ssssssssss1ssssssssrrsnsssnnsnrnnnnsnnnunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnonnnnnnnnnonnnnnnnnnnonnnnnnnnnennnnnnnnnennnnnns 16 E gl LS E o AA A AA o 18 4 3 Five Essential Components of Effecti
3. The user activity goes hard copy for your records You will certainly benefit from knowing how to use those tools 3 6 Ratio Mr Campos teaches Spanish Language Arts and Reading SLAR every day for a period of time he has enrolled a certain number of users and that he is going to use a certain amount of computers There is a handy formula to calculate how much pc time you are going to allow your users for everyone to visit the site every day Let s put an example Mr Campos is a bilingual teacher and he has enrolled his 20 kindergarteners Mr Campos has 4 computers connected to the internet Finally Mr Campos teaches E 14 AS SLAR every day in the morning during 120 minutes nonstop 120 20 4 24 Mr Campos may send all his users every day during 24 minutes This is really up to Mr Campos since he may be working on a mini lesson whole class activity or any other class moment when he needs all his students with him however Mr Campos can use a timer and sending user every 20 minutes or so He needs to divide his users into 5 teams SLAR timing 8 30 10 30AM Team time 8 30 8 50AM 8 50 9 10AM 9 10 9 30AM 9 30 9 50AM 9 50 10 10AM mb U Ne 3 7 How do squeeze data from the site 3 7 1 Getting progress reports Whole class Visit www abecelee com Click on Manage Students Enter your ID and password Once your users list is populated click the desired link fig 3 7 1 Mane Yates
4. fig 5 1 2 USER GUIDE fig 5 1 2 Check Background Colors and Images fig 5 1 3 Gc XK gle fig 5 1 3 Mozilla Firefox Open Firefox Click on Files Page Setup fig 5 1 4 fig 5 1 4 Check Print Background Colors amp Images fig 5 1 5 E 21 fig 5 1 5 Internet Explorer Open Internet Explorer Click on Files Page Setup fig 5 1 6 fig 5 1 6 Check Print Background Colors and Images fig 5 1 7 fig 5 1 7 5 2 Ah those browsers We strongly recommend the use of Mozilla Firefox version 26 Google Chrome version 32 and Internet Explorer version 9 USER GUIDE The reason behind is that Our site as every site over the internet is using HTML5 which is a language extremely rich in audio and video rendering Bottom line if you want to enjoy not only www abecelee com but all the other sites at the fullest you will want to keep you browsers up to date This does not pertain to you actually but browsers developers do not take each other into account when they do something to their code That is why some features behave differently from browser to browser For all of these reasons in the end we prefer Mozilla Firefox a lot more 5 3 Hardware requirements Our site needs your computer To be up to date hardware sound and video cards and software browser flash player To be connected to the internet the
5. and a printed word 2 Reading Beginning Reading Skills Phonological Awareness Students display phonological awareness Students are expected to B identify syllables in spoken words F blend spoken phonemes to form syllables and words e g m a says ma ma pa says mapa H separate spoken multi syllabic words into two to three syllables e g to ma te 3 Reading Beginning Reading Skills Phonics Students use the relationships between letters and sounds and morphological analysis to decode written Spanish Students are expected to A decode the five vowel sounds B decode syllables C use phonological knowledge to match sounds to individual letters and syllables including hard and soft consonants such as r c and g D decode the written y when used as a conjunction as in mama y papa E become familiar with the concept that h is silent F become familiar with the digraphs ch rr G become familiar with the concept that 11 and y have the same sound e g llave ya H use knowledge of consonant vowel sound relationships to decode syllables and words in text and independent of content e g CV VC CVC CVCV words and I recognize that new words are created USER GUIDE when syllables are changed added or deleted 5 Reading Vocabulary Development Students understand new vocabulary and use it correctly when reading and writing Stud
6. available in Members You can make use of those to keep track of your users achievement Link to bar graph Template Link to bar graph Sample Once the majority of users finish with level 22 the test t would be an excellent practice to keep track of Reading Fluency The owner teacher parent could choose a story with more than 100 words with the appropriate set of words Hugo se come una uva El nino sube la loma and have the user periodically assessed using a timer and having him her read from the story for one minute It is recommended the use of explicit and implicit questions to make sure the user is developing reading comprehension Link to Reading Fluency_Progress_ Chart Template E 20 PA Link to Reading _Fluency_ Progr ess_Chart Sample Once a user completes all 22 levels it is time for you the teacher to extend a Completion Certificate Although there are tons of ready to use completion certificates on the web we wanted to provide you with these two templates Link to Completion Certificate Template 1 Link to Completion Certificate Template 2 Please feel free to modify and use at will WARNING sometimes you will need to setup printing options in your browser so it prints pictures and graphs See how it is accomplished in every browser by visiting these sites Google Chrome Open Chrome Click on Customize fig 5 1 1 fig 5 1 1 Click on Print
7. faster the better Our site does not require internal memory does not touch the hard drive require keyboard 5 3 1 Video peripherals You will need to provide a color display 5 3 2 Audio peripherals You will need to provide working earphones E 22 USER GUIDE Owner the teacher tutor faites 6 Feedback This site target s mainly bilingual teachers individuals in Spanish that is why some text info will be displayed first or only in that language Please apologize for the inconvenience Our group is in support of bilingual education because we believe that in our increasingly interconnected global communities it 1s important to be able to communicate with one another Most other countries in the world have multilingual citizens Mastering more than one language will provide our world s youth with the tools they need to become a successful member of our global society If students are educated in more than their native language they will learn languages in a more organic and efficient manner improving both the students skills in that language and their mother tongue The child who is exposed to multiple languages in an academic environment will not feel ashamed to use his or her native language and will consequently be of a more receptive frame of mind to learn and master that language or parent opening an account User every one of the elements in a list We are going to be very grateful
8. if you whether you are a teacher assistant administrator parent or student could take a few minutes and send us a message with your impressions suggestions improvements tips instructional strategies examples games and personal experience Please e mail us to bilinwito gmail com 7 Glossary E 23
9. service and have them working for 15 40 minutes at a time every day Option 2 Provided you count on several computers with online access divide your class list in as many computers there are and create a rotation schedule using a timer break every 15 20 and rotate students who can then go to USER GUIDE another activities according with your planning 3 5 Setting up my classroom Once you have your group of students to be served Visit www abecelee com Click on Manage Students Clicking on that link will take you to the members page very important for the administrator owner which is YOU Provided you have your ID and password enter it and you will see a button to the left adicionar add Create an ID acronym or pseudonym of every user you are going to include Do NOT enter your users full name Itis your responsibility to preserve your users privacy Children s Online Privacy Protection Act by entering un acronym or pseudonym e g a user s full name John Doe can be encrypted as JohnD no spaces in a way that is impossible to identify the real identity of that user we also suggest the use of IDs like user1 estudiante1 ABECELEE algorithm is constantly checking for the adherence to this rule When a full name is suspected to be in use it is going to be permanently erased without warning along with all the data associated with that user E 13 Every time
10. bulary levels 1 4 6 7 9 12 13 15 16 18 20 21 22 5 Comprehension level 22 The Five Essential Components of Effective Reading Instruction by level Level Reading Skill Impacted Phonemic Awareness vocabulary pops Phonemic Awareness J cedentesecteesdleseteeeaue Phonemic Awareness eee eee nn Vocabulary a Phonics USER GUIDE Phonics vocabulary T eee Vocabulary o oo Phonics o eee eee Phonics vocabulary eee ee Phonics esssscssssressissesH Phonics vocabulary ie ess eee Vocabulary Sera solos Phonics De Phonics vocabulary esp Vocabulary a Phonics a Vocabulary oe eee Phonics Dl E Phonics vocabulary p e Phonics vocabulary Dl eee eee eee Fluency vocabulary comprehension 4 4 Response to Intervention When interventions work fewer children particularly minority children are referred for special education and USER GUIDE that the RTI model acts as a safeguard insuring that a child is not given a label of a disability inappropriately RTI also helps school districts by eliminating unnecessary referrals which drain time and resources Response to intervention is the best opportunity for giving all students the additional time and support needed to learn at high levels and see great benefit in that it applies to the classroom teachers assistants counselors and the administration The RTI process can help identify
11. de books that provide a more in depth study of a particular area This is of course a fabulous benefit for any child This will promote an increase of interaction with the parents or the single parent and the school Together parents and teachers can help to build a child s character in addition to providing a sound education 2 Scope and Purpose 2 1 Reasons Because Spanish Language Arts teachers and learners need this kind of support a piece of software that enables interaction with the end user having the children learning as they are having fun and giving our Second Language Learners an opportunity of succeeding in their language acquisition Because Spanish Literacy is so important within the US Educational System for a student with solid knowledge of his her primary language will have a solid foundation to acquire other languages like English Because we are betting on multiply the presence of the teacher in his her classroom by providing with a seductive learning tool an interactive instructional computer software This will also give the teacher the opportunity of sharing and rotating more students as computers 7 af connected to the internet are in that classroom 2 2 And what it is This is a formidable tool to develop abilities in the Spanish language It is intended to address bilingual Hispanic students during their early childhood school period ABeCeLee is a collection of educational ga
12. e user is encouraged to identify a high frequency word from a set of twelve different ones Set 5 Level 17 The user needs to identify a given Syllable from a set of 30 all blended CV pattern using the vowels a e i o and u Level 18 The user needs to identify a given word formed of two different syllables blended CV pattern with vowels a e 1 o and u from a set of 30 Level 19 The user is encouraged to identify a high frequency word from a set of twelve different ones Set 6 Level 20 The user needs to identify a given word formed of three different syllables blended CV pattern with vowels a e 1 o and u from a set of 30 Level 21 The user needs to identify a given word formed of four different syllables blended CV pattern with vowels a e 1 o and u from a set of 30 Level 22 Reading Comprehension match picture with sentence The user is asked to observe a picture then read four sentences then to pick from one that matches With this exercise the user demonstrates the ability of reading and the ability of comprehend the reading Level 23 Reading Comprehension complete sentence The user is asked to read a sentence with a blank space and to pick from four choices only one of them being the right answer With this exercise the user demonstrates the ability of reading and the ability of comprehend the reading Levels 24 33 Reading Comprehension the u
13. ents are expected to A identify and use words that name actions directions positions sequences and locations B become familiar with grade appropriate vocabulary including content and function words D identify and sort pictures of objects into conceptual categories e g colors shapes textures and E use a picture dictionary to find words 11 Reading Comprehension of Informational Text Procedural Texts Students understand how to glean and use information in procedural texts and documents Students are expected to B identify the meaning of specific signs e g traffic signs warning signs 12 Reading Media Literacy Students use comprehension skills to analyze how words images graphics and sounds work together in various forms to impact meaning Students continue to apply earlier standards with greater depth in increasingly more complex texts Students with adult assistance are expected to B identify techniques used in media e g sound movement 4 2 Phonetics According to Phonetics the sounds of Spanish are divided in vowels and E 17 EA consonants They are also classified in voiceless and voiced depending on the use or not of vocal cords New words are easy to pronounce in Spanish thanks to its vowels There are only 5 vowel phonemes in Spanish and they are each only pronounced one way and each only is voiced In general all vowels are shorter in Spanish than in En
14. glish Take the letter O for example When we say the letter O in English it sounds a little like Oooohwa In Spanish it is muuuuch shorter Almost like the sound a gorilla would make Oh Keep this in mind when practicing your Spanish vowels You Il sound much more native with short vowels rather than long southern belle vowels Consonants in Spanish have very regular pronunciations once you learn the rules and there are only 18 Some consonants are voiceless vocal cords not vibrating and some others are voiced vocal cords vibrate A classic example are the occlusive k voiceless and g voiced but there are more Try this nicely place your fingers on your throat and then pronounce correctly each sound to feel whether the vocal cords are working or not For a complete reference to Spanish sounds including its anatomy and playable sound samples take a time to visit these sites Fon tica Los sonidos en Espa ol La descripci n fon tica y fonol gica del espa ol los elementos segmentales How to pronounce Spanish 1 4 3 Five Essential Components of Effective Reading Instruction Please take a time to browse through our 22 levels every one of them impact specifically on one or more of the Five Essential Components of Effective Reading Instruction 1 Phonemic Awareness levels 1 2 and 3 2 Phonics 5 6 8 9 11 12 14 15 17 19 20 21 3 Fluency level 22 4 Voca
15. hows how your screen looks after you entered your users 3 3 My users start play playin Once you have created your users list your users are ready to enter the games On the computer designated to be used as a station it has to be connected to the internet Steps Visit www abecelee com Click on PLAY you are going to be taken to another page Enter you owner id and password The users list is populated Every user is trained on how to scroll up down to find his her username and click on it that username is going to change aspect font color and size Ask the user to click on every one of the components of his her E 12 AS password and then ask him her to click on Enter The user is taken into the levels page 3 4 Quick start Plan ahead The more computers you have in your room the better You can also arrange with your local tech savvy about the chances your students will have of benefiting from your school computer lab Obtain id and password for every user under your supervision ABeCeLee will provide you with those once you make the necessary request It is strongly recommended to create a user called teacher maestro or admin which you will set to the upmost level 23 in order to gain control over all the levels as well as give feedback to your users as they surf over the games Option 1 Identify those students that will certainly benefit the most from our
16. m of the small square who identifies such level Every one of these stars is conquered by succeeding with ten 10 stars within the game itself So doing some basic math the user should succeed in thirty 30 attempts before the computer gives him her access to the next superior level The reason behind this is that research and experience from using this site reveals that the student is going to master the specific content by the time he she completes three 3 cycles with no mistakes The kids travel through 22 different levels sets with specific objectives 2 4 1 The levels explained Level 1 the user is facing four different pictures of objects or animals along with its name a little green question mark Then the user is asked to identify and touch the picture which name begins with a specific sound Every answer is stored for teacher s later analysis and re teaching Level 2 the user is showed four different letters Then the user is asked to identify and touch the letter which name is provided Every answer is stored for teacher s later analysis and re teaching Level 3 the user is showed four different letters Then the user 1s asked to identify and touch the letter which sound is provided Every answer is USER GUIDE stored for teacher s later analysis and re teaching Level 4 The user is encouraged to identify a high frequency word from a set of five different ones Set 1 Level 5 The user need
17. mes that catches rapidly the interest of the child due to its presentation and creativity in the treatment of contents of different topics With ABeCeLee we work with the different areas of the school development and necessary skills in learning and evolution of the child ABeCeLee has been created and coordinated by professionals and it 1s implemented with the contributions of persons dedicated to the teaching and specialists in every educational area Clear simple and very stimulant ABeCeLee games claim that every child is capable of being engaged on his her own and of learning while playing with little assistance from the teacher favoring and stimulating a series of activities for the development of the child as the intuition the reasoning and the creativity Although the student perceives the ABeCeLee games simply as games and it entertains him to solve them from the point of view of the Pedagogies each of them answers to a detailed planning of targets to obtain These ABeCeLee games cover a wide range of age that goes from the 2 years up to the 8 10 and even 12 years In essence every illiterate student in Spanish could benefit from ABeCeLee and become a successful reader and independent long life learner USER GUIDE According to his her age and his her knowledge every child will advance according to his personal rhythm of learning For its characteristics ABeCeLee collection of games has turned out to be t
18. remendously useful in children with difficulties in learning or in special education ABeCeLee is conceived so that the child could interact with the computer as if it was a toy they talk to each other the target is that he she learns and gets entertainment at the same time It is important that he she explores investigates and discover the options of the game making possible major interest motivation and achievement in his learning In short the goal of these games is to teach illiterates to read to children of preschool first or second degree 2 3 Description ABeCeLee games take into account wise moves and errors the points are important because they serve as reinforcement so that the child feels motivated to following the game to strain and to excel him herself in his her learning At the same time the teacher can benefit from all the information that is being captured and stored text data pie and bar graphs based on which the teacher will be able to implement activities like conceptual refinement one to one interventions and small group instruction 2 4 A walk through the levels The competitive section of this site is divided in levels which are walked 8 Pies through by users pretty much like those computer games we are all used to Every level attacks a specific area of knowledge to master Every level needs to be succeeded by getting three 3 little stars that are going to attach to the botto
19. s to identify a given Syllable from a set of 30 all blended CV pattern using the vowel a only Level 6 The user needs to identify a given word formed of two different syllables blended CV pattern with vowel a only from a set of 30 Level 7 The user is encouraged to identify a high frequency word from a set of ten different ones Set 2 Level 8 The user needs to identify a given Syllable from a set of 30 all blended CV pattern using the vowels a and e Level 9 The user needs to identify a given word formed of two different syllables blended CV pattern with vowels a and e from a set of 30 Level 10 The user is encouraged to identify a high frequency word from a set of twelve different ones Set 3 Level 11 The user needs to identify a given Syllable from a set of 30 all blended CV pattern using the vowels a e and i Level 12 The user needs to identify a given word formed of two different syllables blended CV pattern with vowels a e and 1 from a set of 30 Level 13 The user is encouraged to identify a high frequency word from a set of twelve different ones Set 4 9 Level 14 The user needs to identify a given syllable from a set of 30 all blended CV pattern using the vowels a e i and o Level 15 The user needs to identify a given word formed of two different syllables blended CV pattern with vowels a e i and o from a set of 30 Level 16 Th
20. ser is asked to read a story then answer explicit and or implicit questions out of the story At the beginning there are more explicit than implicit queries that balance changes so with every new story the user faces more implicit queries With this exercise the user demonstrates the ability of reading and the ability of comprehend the reading Levels and focus evel Focus Recognition of print sound and 1 2 3 name of the letter phonemic awareness The acquisition 1 4 6 7 9 of common 12 13 15 words that are 16 18 20 learned as a 21 22 Whole ata USER GUIDE USER GUIDE 2 5 Procedure frecuencia vocabulary It is a no brainer Count the computers in your classroom with internet access Then divide your number of students by it and that gives you how many teams per turn Educating the 5 8 11 14 construction of 17 19 syllables phonics Every day during SLA and Small Centers time have teams users rotating Exercise the for a period of 15 20 minutes Users get construction of to play with the computer improving 6 9 12 15 two syllable rapidly their abilities in the Spanish words phonics language Times and teams can be vocabulary regulated by the students and it is monitored by the teacher Every day the Exercise the teacher extracts data from the computer construchonrof to create profiles and to implement strategies in accordance with the student progre
21. ss That can be achieved by visiting the Manage Students page and extracting all data needed using log act and txt tools found besides the 20 name of each user as well as the Exercise the 21 words of three syllables phonics vocabulary Progress Report Charts which visualize construction of the performance and progress of the words of four whole class Use that data at your syllables convenience to create users portfolios phonics vocabulary 3 Q amp A The users 3 1 How do create my demonstrate reading and accounts reading arene Level 22 33 comprehension Visit www abecelee com abilities Click on Sign Up fig 3 1 1 vocabulary a fluency 0 comprehension Oo E Se Oe as fig 3 1 1 11 Fillin the form provided fig 3 1 2 LEZ E fig 3 1 2 Submit the form Wait for a confirmation e mail 3 2 Entering my users Steps Assuming that you received the confirmation Visit www abecelee com Click on Manage Students fig 3 1 3 tte mel fig 3 1 3 Enter your username and password to open your class fig 3 1 4 TET fig 3 1 4 Start entering your users usernames fig 3 1 5 USER GUIDE fig 3 1 5 The software provides a random password for every user composed by a letter a number and a color fig 3 1 6 You can change that at any time We will show how later fig 3 1 6 Fig 3 1 5 s
22. student user applies his her abilities and play It is actually achieved when the student user hits the blinking USER GUIDE play icon Please visit Help Walk Through the Levels for a detailed explanation of the levels and games the user needs to complete in order to ultimately succeed We strongly recommend you to stress among your students the importance of visiting the instructional noncompetitive zone before starting every new level See it as a warm up activity They will enjoy it a lot Among other unique tools educators will find a diagnostic screening test which will allow ABeCelee to automatically place every user within the right Tier 1 2 or 3 hence playing at the right level Abecelee and Phonetics al According to Phonetics the sounds of Spanish are divided in vowels and consonants They are also classified in silent and sonorant depending on the use or not of vocal cords New words are easy to pronounce in Spanish thanks to its vowels There are only 5 vowel phonemes in Spanish and they are each only pronounced one way and each only is sonorant In general all vowels are shorter in Spanish than in English Take the letter O for example When we say the letter O in English it sounds a little like Oooohwa In Spanish it is muuuuch shorter Almost like the sound a gorilla would make Oh Keep this in mind when practicing your Spanish vowels You Il sound much more native with short vo
23. students who are at risk guide adjustments to instruction monitor student progress and then make other recommendations as necessary The objective is that with minor adjustments or simple interventions students may respond and achieve at higher levels RTI is also very useful when interacting with students who have severe emotional problems Response to intervention can help students with ED Emotional Disturbance as well as those with LD Learning Disabilities The structure and evaluation of RTI will help this particular group of students to be successful in the academic environment Basically what we do is we classify certain levels of resources in the amount of stars conquered so that the user is faced with a sequence of questions of increasing difficulty So far evidence based we have modified the following levels 1 2 3 5 and 6 for intervention E 19 AS The owner has the opportunity to declare an user involved and when this person arrives at level 7 the owner can keep them intervened or holding them out of the intervention then the owner can decide 1f this user continues normally with the rest of the levels or 1f returned to level 1 to re do the work without intervention How to do this When you suspect or detect a user 1s having difficulties to perform declare him her R T I by going to Members page and assigning a number 1 to R T I ABECELEE is going to automatically scaffold the reso
24. uestions The height of the column shows how far the user went before making a mistake that interrupted the success which is a green 10 points bar Since we know that the user needs 3 stars to complete every level whenever we observe more than 3 green tall bars we can conclude that this user has been returning to the comfort zone revisiting this level auto re teaching 3 7 5 Understanding the text tool This is simply a way to obtain solid hard data in a piece of paper to maintain a portfolio USER GUIDE It creates a text document that you may read print for your purposes 3 7 6 Printing users password cards Visit www abecelee com Click on Manage Students Enter ID and password Click on the link provided fig 37 6 4 Abecelee and 4 1 Texas Essential Knowledge Skills ABeCeLee covers the following Spanish Language Art and Reading Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills K 1 A B C D K 2 B F H K 3 A B C D E F G H I K 5 A B D F K 11 B K 12 B Knowledge and skills 1 Reading Beginning Reading Skills Print Awareness Students understand how Spanish is written and printed Students are expected to A recognize that spoken words can be represented by print for communication B identify upper and lower case E 16 letters C demonstrate the one to one correspondence between a spoken word and a printed word in text D recognize the difference between a letter
25. urces for every level starting with less difficult queries repeating more often the queries After an analysis of results the owner can either release that user from being R T I ed by assigning O in field R T I and continue normally or that user can even be assigned to a lower level with R T I 0 to monitor performance In few words RtI first then back to normal This strategy can be repeated until the student success and falls into Tier I Refers to the idea that specialized instructional supports need to be in place in order to best facilitate learning when students are first introduced to a new subject 5 Troubleshooting 5 1 Printing You should be able to print the output of every one of these tools to create a portfolio of your students Additionally USER GUIDE to the possibility of printing them with the click of a button found in the page you can use the option given by the browser of election most browsers like IE and Mozilla Firefox come with the Menu Bar option Files Print Also you might love to print and use in class this template which allows you to keep track of your user s achievement in a meaningful bar graph like this sample which can be easily updated by themselves Right click on the picture Save picture as what you want and feel free to print for your own purposes Additionally there are two Whole Class Progress Reports one unordered and another ordered by level achieved
26. ve Reading InstructiOn s sss sssssessssssrsrrrsssssnnnnnnrrnnnnnnsnnnnnnnnnnnnnnne 18 n USER GUIDE 4 A a RESPONSE O ICO vE ON a 19 5 TOO VE S NOOU NE ta 20 TE EE ie AEI E UE EEE E E A nee eee E OEE A E N 20 ees T O ON O a E AE OEA E E 22 TIAS oi 22 perro rope emma 210 2100p 6211 0 4124 ge meen eer errr Yr eee e ee ee near em men y ee ve Meee earn aye me anne eer eee 23 Sara io AR A eon Tee ne eee ere 23 6 o AA e o ee ae ee 23 7 GOS AY a UE An 23 B on n 1 Introductio 1 1 Words for Educators First of all Abecelee is FANTASTIC for bilingual teachers to use in their classrooms This project impacts mainly on two areas of instructional time Area 1 the instructional zone when the student user learns It is achieved when the student user clicks on Canta Conmigo When clicking on this link the user is directed to a new page to enjoy a whole set of the Spanish alphabet where every button is a letter giving three options a short movie showing the letter stroke a short movie fashioning the song linking that letter to Canta Conmigo a complete interactive blending of the letter provided it is a consonant with all five vowels including sample words and sounds or a short movie if the letter is a vowel featuring the song of the syllables blended with that vowel and all the consonants in the alphabet Area 2 the competitive assessing zone when the
27. wels rather than long southern belle vowels 6 Consonants in Spanish have very regular pronunciations once you learn the rules and there are only 18 Some consonants are silent vocal cords not vibrating and some others are sonorant vocal cords vibrate A classic example are the occlusive k silent and g sonorant but there are more Try this nicely place your fingers on your throat and then pronounce correctly each sound to feel whether the vocal cords are working or not For a complete reference to Spanish sounds including its anatomy and playable sound samples take a time to visit these sites Fon tica Los sonidos en Espa ol La descripci n fon tica y fonol gica del espa ol los elementos segmentales How to pronounce Spanish 1 2 Words for Parents Probably the best advantage for kids that try these instructional games at home is the tie that happens with the mom and dad kids and the school Beliefs and principles are molded as the kids receive their education Undeniably different aspects should be viewed in every position Usually when a student is supported and encouraged while they learn they will have a stronger sense of worth USER GUIDE There is no question that allowing your kids use ABeCeLee at home offers the ultimate with educational flexibility Of course the choice is all yours as to where and when have them playing and learning Aside from that a parent can inclu
28. you enter a name ID and hit that button you will add a new user to your database Make sure you are taking note of users password composed by a letter a Alo Biz CCa mm RBE number and a color Ele imthat password is going to be the entering key for every one of your users You can access to a printer friendly option of your users password cards when you login members to the right You can always build flash cards at your will for each student containing his her information It could be something like this www abecelee com From experience users after visiting stations a couple of times quickly memorize their ID and password so this card is not going to be used very long You are all set Please take some time to train your users on how to use the computer spatial display domain mouse as well as scrolling up and down To get to the games zone your users will need to USER GUIDE have access to internet and to the page www abecelee com beta click on PLAY Scroll up or down looking for their ID enter their password and They are in It is a good practice to monitor your users performance real time using the Manage Students page where you can access three different tools for each user log gives the owner a complete information of user activity including login logout errors levels succeeded charts Bar graph to visualize the user activity text
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