Imagine Learning
Imagine Language and Literacy for Secondary Newcomers
Imagine Language and Literacy is an engaging language and literacy software program that accelerates English learning. Focused on the development of oral language and academic vocabulary. As well as, instruction in the five essential components of reading with built in scaffolds and strategic first language support. Students work on individualized learning pathways. Data collected from Benchmarks and ongoing assessments, can help teachers to drive instruction using our online and offline Teacher Resources.
Mustafa 9th Grade/Texas
After coming to Texas from Iraq, Mustafa began school on a second-grade reading level. After making great progress on Imagine Language and Literacy, Mustafa was told he could move on to a mainstream high school-but decided to stay at International so he could continue his progress in the program. As an honor student, he advocates for others that can benefit from the program.
Mustafa's Learning Pathway
Alphabet Action
In this activity, Mustafa learns how to recognize and name uppercase and lowercase letters in English.
Time Seekers
Through contextualized stories, Mustafa learns key grammatical structures he'll use in speaking and writing.
Be Verbs Chant
A rap-style chant teaches Mustafa how to understand and use "to be" verbs.
Listen Up
As Mustafa listens to sentence and paragraph prompts, he must use selective attention to answer questions.
Word Videos
These videos target tier 2 and 3 vocabulary in authentic context to facilitate better comprehension.
Read and Record
As Mustafa reads aloud, the program records and monitors his oral fluency.