Secondary Literacy Guide

Access Newcomers Rotations

Whole-Group Learning

Given the language levels of Access Newcomers, the majority of instruction in Access Newcomers is teacher-facilitated, whole group learning in pronunciation, conceptual knowledge of vocabulary, numerous echoing exercises, close reading and writing exercises in themes appropriate to students acquiring basic survival English skills.

Small-Group Learning activities in Access Newcomers occur gradually after the first level of the program, “Starting Out.” Activities serve as reinforcement for skills introduced during Whole Group Learning sections “Look and Explore” and “Listen and Talk” group and partner activities. Individual activities can be adapted to small group setting as supplemental resources are added to Access Newcomers for independent practice. Small-Group Learning

Student Application

While there is no Student Application technology rotation of the program, Access Newcomers students can benefit from supplemental programs to the curriculum, such as the System 44 Student Application. This program address additional phonemic awareness, basic literacy skills, and conceptual knowledge necessary to language development that will assist in other content area course and higher level language development programs, such as Read 180.