Alignment of DynEd to CA ELD StandardsCourse: Let’s Go

Rev’d. Feb. ‘04

Alignment of DynEd’s “Let’s Go” toCalifornia K-3 English Language Development Standards

General Description: Winner of 13 awards for educational excellence, Let’s Go is a multimedia program designed for childrenlearning to read and write in English.

Grade Levels: Pre-K-3 (ages 4-10)

Course Description: Let’s Go consists of six levels with eight theme-based units in each level. Each unit opens with a rhyming Song and a Conversation, followed by lessons in Vocabulary, Grammar, and Phonics. Each unit ends with a Game. Listening, speaking and reading activities are featured within the units, which develop sequentially, developing from simple to more complex vocabulary and language structures. Review is integrated throughout the course.

Computer-based Tools: Voice Recording and Playback

Computer-based Reading, Help, TranslationResources:

Teacher Tools: Records Manager allows teachers to monitor individual and class learning and suggests remediation.

Assessment: Kid’s Placement Test, DynEd General Placement Test, Records Manager, Score-based quizzes, Mastery Tests

Teacher Materials: Teacher’s Guide, User’s Guide, Study Guide

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Alignment of DynEd’s “Let’s Go” toK-3 California English Language Development Standards

Listening and Speaking Let’s GoLevel: Beginning

Where Presented

Answer simple questions with one to two word responses. Level 1 Unit 1 Asking/telling about objects Level 2 Unit 5 Asking/telling ageLevel 3 Unit 1 Asking/telling about locationLevel 4 Unit 1 Self-identification

Respond to simple directions and questions using physical All Lessons: Grammar, Phonics, Vocabulary, Gameactions and other means of non-verbal communications (e.g.,matching objects, pointing to an answer, drawing pictures).

Begin to speak with a few words or sentences, using a few Level 1 Unit 1 Greetingsstandard English grammatical forms and sounds (e.g., single Level 2 Unit 2 Asking about someone’s healthwords or phrases). Level 3 Unit Introducing someone

Level 4 Unit 1 Comparing objects

Independently use common social greetings and simple Level 1Unit 5 Birthday greetingsrepetitive phrases (e.g., “Thank you, You’re welcome.”) Level 2 Unit 1 Greetings

Level 3 Unit 4 Asking/telling timeLevel 4 Unit 1 Expressing age/grade

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Ask and answer questions using phrases or simple sentences. Level 1 Unit 1 Asking about colors Level 2 Unit 3 Asking where someone lives

Level 3 Unit 2 Asking about possession

Begin to be understood when speaking, but with inconsistent Dialog, Vocabulary playback/listen featureuse of standard English grammatical forms and sounds (e.g.,plurals, simple past tense, pronouns, and appropriate pronunciationof simple English words).

Orally communicate basic personal needs and desires (e.g., “May Level 1 Unit 7 Expressing hunger/thirstI go to the bathroom?”). Level 2 Unit 2 Expressing physical states

Level 3 Unit 5 Asking/telling preferences

Listening and Speaking Let’s Go

Level: Intermediate

Answer instructional questions using simple sentences. Level 4 Unit 5: Wh-questions, Yes/No questions

Listen attentively to stories/information and identify key details All Levels /Units: Conversationand concepts, using both verbal and non-verbal responses.

Actively participate in social conversations with peers and adults All Levels/Units: Conversationon familiar topics by asking and answering questions and soliciting information.

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Be understood when speaking, using consistent standard English All Levels/Units Conversation, Grammar: speech playbackgrammatical forms and sounds; however, some rules are notin evidence (e.g., third person singular, male and female pronouns).

READING – Word Analysis, fluency, and systematic Let’s GoVocabulary Development

Level: Beginning

Recognize and produce English phonemes that are like phonemes All Levels/Units: Phonicsstudents hear and produce in their primary language.

Recognize and produce English phonemes that are not like phonemes All Levels/Units: Phonicsstudents hear and produce in their primary language.

Produce most English phonemes while beginning to read aloud. All Levels/Units: PhonicsConversation speech/playback

Produce simple vocabulary (e.g., single words or very short phrases) Level 1 Unit 8 Expressing likesto communicate basic needs in social and academic settings (e.g., Level 2 Unit 1 Classroom objectslocations, greetings, classroom objects). Level 3 Unit 1 Asking about place location

Level 4 Unit 1 Expressing age/where one lives

Demonstrate comprehension of simple vocabulary with an Level 2 Unit 8 Commandsappropriate action. Oral commands in interactive exercises

Recognize the difference between first and third person using Level 1 Units 5,6,7,8phrases or simple sentences.

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Reading Let’s GoLevel: Intermediate

Use more complex vocabulary and sentences to communicate Level 5 Unit 1 Asking/telling what someone wants to beneeds and express ideas in a wider variety of social and academic Level 6 Unit 1 Asking/stating how long someone has donesettings. something

Read simple vocabulary, phrases, and sentences independently. All Levels/Units

Use expanded vocabulary and description words for oral and written Level 5 Unit 4 Comparing sizes and speedsresponses to written texts. Level 6 Unit 4 Asking/expressing cause and effect

READING: Comprehension Let’s Go

Level: Beginning

Produce most English phonemes while beginning to read aloud All Levels, All Units: Phonics

Respond orally to stories read to the student, by answering factual comprehension questions (who, what , when, where, and how) usingone- or two-word responses.

Identify the basic sequences of events in stories read to the student, All Levels/Units: Vocabularyusing key words or visual representations such as pictures andstoryboards.

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Respond orally to stories read to the student by answering factual Conversation and Grammar: speech playbackcomprehension phrases or simple sentences.

READING: Comprehension Let’s Go

Level: Intermediate

Understand and follow simple written directions for classroom activities. Level 1 Unit 3 Classroom commands

Respond to comprehension questions about written text, using detailed Levels 5-6 All Units: Grammarsentences (e.g., “The brown bear lives with his family in the forest.”).