Synopsis
Visions, Heinle's best-selling language development and reading program, includes four levels: Newcomer (Basic), Beginning (A), Intermediate (B), and Advanced/Transition (C), which support students from pre-literacy through transition into mainstream classrooms. Visions helps guide your students through every lesson to ensure skills development and academic success High-interest, level-appropriate literature and content readings motivate students. Scaffolding throughout all four books follows a three-pronged approach to meeting the standards: Into, Through, and Beyond. Writing activities reinforce and recycle strategic skills. Quality assessment materials and ExamView test-generating software are aligned with state standards and exams. Technology reinforces listening/speaking, reading skills, and phonemic development. The Heinle Reading Library gives students practice in independent reading with classic stories tied to Student Book themes.
Review
"The Visions curriculum has been a lifesaver for my students and myself. I am continually amazed at what second language learners are capable of when assisted by a well-written, high interest text and its components. I never dreamed I could take a group of students to such levels, but it really happens through Visions." -April Roberts, Franklin County Middle School, GA
"I think it is a great way to teach literature and content reading. I find the series exciting to use." -Gary Smucker, T.C. Williams High School, VA
"Visions is a proactive series that has embraced the necessity for incorporating reading strategies into the ESL curriculum. I appreciate the overall effectiveness and inclusion of material aligned to state standards and reading strategies." -Sandy Wagner, Fort Lauderdale High School, FL
"My students love the art in this book. They enjoy talking about these pictures." -Svetlana Mamedova, Secondary BOC, WA
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