Educational Insights EI-2305 Language Tutor User manual

Grades
K+
Ages
5+
EI-2305
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Why Language Tut r ?
Language Tutor provides an interactive audiovisual
experience that is appropriate for a wide range of
students: struggling students in general education
classrooms and special needs programs ELL/ESL learners
and students who receive speech and language
intervention.
The system uses a multisensory model-and-response strategy
for language acquisition. Students see the target words on
the cards listen to them being spoken on the Teacher
track and repeat them as many times as needed
progressing independently and at their own pace. When
ready students record themselves speaking the words and
compare their speech with the Teacher track building their
skills and confidence in a systematic and motivating way.
Perfect for differentiated instruction individual students
and small groups Language Tutor makes an excellent guided
or center activity.
What's n the Less n Cards?
This card set introduces and reinforces important
beginning reading skills including recognizing rhyming
word families and identifying letter patterns in words.
Each card presents a high-utility word family
(phonogram) and two full-color photographs. The word
families include most of the 37 high-utility phonograms
identified by Wylie and Durrell (1970). According to these
researchers nearly 500 primary-grade words can be
derived from just these 37 phonograms.
Language Tutor reads
each card’s unique bar
code and speaks the
target words.
Cards are color-coded
and numbered for
easy identification.
The target words
are shown in big,
bold letters with
special emphasis
on the target
word family.
Full-color photographs
illustrate the words.
The target word family
is shown in isolation.
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Bef re Y u Begin
If you are using Language Tutor in a classroom setting
designate an appropriate space for your Language Tutor
center. To the extent possible this space should provide
a distraction-free environment for students. We suggest
that students use headphones equipped with a boom
microphone to eliminate classroom noise and improve the
quality of their recorded speech. Note: Language Tutor
supports the type of headphones equipped with two
separate jacks.
Getting Started
Students should be comfortable using Language Tutor
before they begin working independently. Introduce the
unit pointing out and demonstrating the function of the
STUDENT TEACHER and RECORD buttons. This guide
includes a brief summary of the unit’s operation. Refer to
the Language Tutor guide included ith the unit for a
more detailed explanation.
M nit ring Student Pr gress
St ring Student W rk
Language Tutor enables you to store and evaluate the audio
recordings of up to three students at a time for each card.
This important feature enables multiple students to work
on the same skill. This is especially helpful when several
students are having difficulty with the same card. To review a
student’s work place the lesson card on the unit dial that
student’s assigned number and press the STUDENT button. To
review the work of another student on the same lesson card
turn the STUDENT button dial to that student’s assigned
number and press the STUDENT button.
The Student Pr gress Rec rd
The Rhyming Word Families card set enables
you to match the learning task to the needs
of each student. The Student Progress Record
in this guide makes planning and monitoring
of student progress simple. Make a copy of the record for
each student. To assess a student’s knowledge of the target
word families administer a pretest of some or all of the
cards. Have the student read the target words on each card;
for example the student reads black and sack. Note the date
assessed and whether the student correctly read the words.
Set aside incorrectly read cards for further practice and
posttest assessment.
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Student Pr gress Rec rd:
Name:
Card Target Words Pretest/Date Posttest/Date
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black sack
snack tack
bag flag
ham jam
can fan
man pan
cap map
clap nap
bank tank
cash trash
cat hat
mat rat
bed sled
hen pen
bell shell
well yell
chest nest
rest vest
jet net
pet wet
brick chick
kick lick
pig wig
drill grill
chin grin
pin twin
ring sing
string swing
ink pink
sink think
lip ship
kit pit
block clock
lock sock
hop mop
stop top
dot spot
knot pot
frog log
box fox
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rd: Rhyming W rd Families
Assessed by:
e Card Target Words Pretest/Date Posttest/Date
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bug hug
mug rug
drum gum
jump pump
duck truck
skunk trunk
cake rake
scale whale
frame game
cane plane
crate gate
plate skate
dice ice
mice rice
bride slide
nine pine
broke smoke
nose rose
mail pail
chain train
clay gray
hay tray
eat meat
seat wheat
bee knee
three tree
heel wheel
jeep sleep
pie tie
light night
boat coat
bow crow
book look
school stool
car star
chair hair
draw paw
saw straw
core store
corn horn
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Using the Cards
Place a card on Language Tutor. Then choose one of the
following activities.
Play Teacher Audi
• Press the TEACHER button.
• Listen to the default teacher audio.
• Student repeats the audio.
• Press listen and repeat as many times
as necessary until the student wishes to
record his or her response.
Rec rd Student Audi
• Turn the STUDENT button dial
to the assigned student number
(1 2 or 3).
• Press the STUDENT button.
• Press and hold down the
RECORD button.
• Speak into the microphone.
• When finished recording release
the RECORD button.
• Student compares his or her audio
to teacher audio by pressing
the STUDENT button and then the
TEACHER button.
• Rerecord and compare as many
times as necessary until successful
results are achieved.
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Rec rd Teacher Audi
• Set the Teacher Audio button located
in the compartment on the bottom of
the unit to UNLOCK.
• Press the TEACHER button.
• Press and hold down the
RECORD button.
• Speak into the microphone.
• When finished recording
release the RECORD button.
NOTE: Language Tutor’s tracking lights only
function with the default audio.
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M re Language Tut r Card Sets
Each Language Tutor card set focuses on a particular skill.
Look for these additional sets:
EI-2301 Readiness Cards
EI-2302 Phonics 1 Cards
EI-2303 Phonics 2 Cards
EI-2304 Picture Words Cards
EI-2306 Sight Words Cards
EI-2307 Compound Words Cards
EI-2308 Home & Family Cards
EI-2309 School & Community Cards
EI-2310 Make-Your-Own Cards
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