Written by professional English as a Second Language instructors, each 30-minute video covers a different part of speech, including pronouns, prepositions and adjectives.
Subjects: English Language
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English Punctuation Series
Sure, we all know what periods, exclamation marks and question marks are, but you’d be surprised how often people use them incorrectly! By illustrating all of the rules and tricks, English Punctuation explains when and where you should – and shouldn’t – use these punctuation marks. English Punctuation also covers commas, colons, the elusive semi-colon, and more. (4 x 26:00)
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Between the Lions
This series is named for a family of lions who run a library like no other on earth – a magical place where characters pop off the pages of books, vowels sing, and words take on a life of their own! The series combines innovative puppetry, animation, live action, and music to transform the sometimes confusing process of learning to read into an entertaining adventure for children ages four to seven and their families. (63 x various lengths)
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Language Arts Series
Your students ability to communicate well-to read, write, listen, and speak is an integral part of their positive life experience. Language skills are essential tools not only because they serve as the necessary basis for further learning and career development but also but also because they enable the human spirit to be enriched, foster responsible citizenship, and preserve the collective memory of a nation. These programs will help build better reading and writing skills. DVD features include on-screen teacher’s guide and vocabulary plus chapter selections. (3 DVDs or 3 VHS x various lengths)
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English as a Second Language
This series on English as a Second Language, introduces the correct way to show feelings, values, identity, complaints, hobbies, interests and predictions. Also offering proper sentence structure and grammar.
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Grammar in Action: Nouns, Pronouns and Possessive Nouns
Through live-action footage, colorful graphics and animation, students will learn about nouns, plural nouns and possessive nouns. In chapter one, children will learn that nouns are words that name a person, animal, place, thing or idea. Students will also come to realize that nouns can also name more than one person, animal, place, thing or idea. Proper nouns are also discussed. Students will learn to identify nouns and proper nouns in a sentence. Plural nouns are introduced in chapter two. Through live-action video, graphics and animation students will learn simple rules they can use to turn singular nouns into a plural noun. Chapter three introduces possessive nouns to young students. Learners will come to know that a possessive noun shows that a person, animal, place, thing or idea can possess something. Through real life examples, graphics and animation, students will learn the different ways to make nouns possessive and simple rules for singular and plural possessive nouns. The program provides a variety of examples to help support a child’s understanding of each concept.