Return-Path: <nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id gA5DseX20581; Tue, 5 Nov 2002 08:54:40 -0500 (EST) Date: Tue, 5 Nov 2002 08:54:40 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <20021105135049.51437.qmail@web20807.mail.yahoo.com> Errors-To: alcrsb@langate.gsu.edu Reply-To: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: Mary Lou Sewell <mlsewl@yahoo.com> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-WOMENLIT:2364] Re: software ideas X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Status: O Content-Length: 3567 Lines: 122 Thanks for your help, Katrina. Mary Lou --- Katrina Williams <katrinawilliams20022002@yahoo.com> wrote: > In response to Daphne Greenberg inquiry, I would > like > to suggest an ESL software that our language lab > here > is using. > It is, "TOEIC - Pronunciation in American English" > by > Kathy L. Hans. > What it is, is a multi-media program that improves > pronunciation skills for students and professionals > at > the intermediate level and above. This program > provides a unique focus on how to > identify and use the most important elements of > pronunciation - > stress > intonation > rhythm. > It has over 68 interactive lessons & practices - All > on just > one CD-ROM with ten different Languages - German, > French, Italian, Chinese - Simplified, Chinese - > Traditional, Japanese, Korean, Portugese, Portugese > - > Brazil, Spanish. > It has video Presentations to introduce the > concepts, > audio Lessons to model the pronunciation, written > activities to reinforce the practices, record and > playback options for practice/self correction. It > has > a workbook - printable versions of all lessons and > practices. > It has options for Pre and Post assessment - audio > files saved for > comparison. > It is also very cheap. The website address is > http://insoftware.biz > The website has everything you need to know on the > software itself. > I hope that I was able to help. > > Good luck, > Katrina Williams > Garland County Community College > Hot Springs, AR > --- Daphne Greenberg <alcdgg@langate.gsu.edu> wrote: > > In response to the query about software programs, > > Mary Lou emailed me and gave me permission to post > > her email to the listserv. > > Along with her email, she stated that she also > needs > > help finding good ESL and GED software, so if > anyone > > can help with that, she would appreciate it. Can > > anyone make any recommendations? > > > > Here is her email in response to the query: > > > > Daphne, > > I am a computer teacher in an adult literacy > program > > in Bridgeport, CT. I teach women who have low > > literacy skills and I have previously taught women > > who were in welfare to work programs. This is > what > > I > > have found useful over the years. > > > > There are two typing programs I have used-Type to > > Learn by Sunburst and Mavis Beacon. Type to Learn > > is for low readers and Mavis is a little harder. > It > > teaches them the alphabet, the keyboard, the mouse > > and some basic skills. > > > > These are some software programs that I have used: > > The Alphabet by Proteatextware.com which is very > > simple. > > The New Oxford Picture Dictionary (NOPD) by Oxford > > English software > > The Rosetta Stone by RosettaStone.com. > > Strategies for Older Students (SOS) by Lexia > > Learning > > PC100 basic skils by teknimedia.com > > Omti-Rogers based on Orton-Gillingham > > > > These are varying degrees of difficulty depending > on > > your class. They are are useful, user friendly > and > > liked by my students. > > > > If I can help you in any other way, please let me > > know. > > Presently, I am looking for some good ESL and GED > > software so if I find any other info, I will pass > it > > on to you. > > > > Good luck > > Mary Lou Sewell > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > HotJobs - Search new jobs daily now > http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/ __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? HotJobs - Search new jobs daily now http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/
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