Program Highlights

• More than 4,000 vocabulary words are presented through vibrant illustrations and easy-to-use lessons.

• Extensive coverage of important lifeskill competencies meets standards-based curriculum objectives.

• A careful research-based sequence of lessons integrates development of grammar and vocabulary skills.

• Expanded discussion questions encourage students to share their backgrounds, experiences, and opinions.

• New WordSongs Music CD included with dictionary extends learning outside the classroom through motivating musical practice.

• New bilingual editions for speakers of Arabic, Brazilian Portuguese, Chinese, Haitian Kreyol, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Russian, Spanish, and Vietnamese

• Teacher's Guide and Lesson Planner with CD-ROM saves countless hours of planning, with instructional support materials in two convenient formats - as reproducible masters and on a CD-ROM.