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Here is our 8th and final step to “Effective Teaching”

8. Success is the greatest motivator.

Success is its own reward. Nothing builds motivation and academic self-confidence like a positive learning experience. Children love Essential Skills software because they can be successful each step of the way and know that they are actually learning skills as opposed to just being entertained.

Using Essential Skills Software will benefit you the teacher in 3 ways:

Your time will be freed up from the repetitive teach, review, test cycle for the basic skills.

This will give you the space to identify student needs and place them in programs suited to their learning levels and abilities.

You will feel satisfied because your students will become motivated and successful learners.

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6. Individualize or Personalize the curriculum for each student. Each of our programs can be adapted to meet the unique ability level and learning style of each student.

7. Provide programs that allow students to be independent learners. Essential Skills Software programs are structured to allow independent learning which fosters self confidence. The programs are easy to install, no training is required for teachers or students. Students can begin working immediately at their own level and pace and the program automatically tracks their progress.

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3. Teach skills gradually and sequentially. In Reading, Spelling, Grammar and Math there is a hierarchy of basic skills that can and should be taught sequentially.

Essential Skills programs are designed such that each skill builds upon a previous skill with lots or practice and review to reinforce the learning.

4. Skills should be taught in bite size pieces. The activities in each program are generally short, simple and fun with lots of variety.

5. Identify your students’ learning styles. All of the programs from Essential Skills offer a wide variety of visual, auditory and tactile approaches so that regardless of their learning styles each child can achieve success.

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2. Reward and reinforce learning often. Students love to hear praise and receive tangible rewards for their efforts. Each of our programs have several hundred auditory and visual rewards. Each correct answer is rewarded and the completion and mastery of each activity is rewarded separately.

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The teachers working for Essential Skills share a common set of beliefs or principles when designing and developing programs for children. Our core belief that every child can be successful.

We use a skills based curriculum approach in the development of all of our programs:

Eight Steps to Effective Teaching: Step 1

1. Start your students with what they already know. When teaching new concepts start your children at a point where they can be immediately successful. Students can start at their own level in the program and the program will return them to where they left off.

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A comprehensive introduction to the major features of the political and natural geography of Canada.  Students are introduced to these concepts through a series of compelling activities and colorful graphics.

In the program, students learn the locations, features and proper spellings of:

• The 10 Provinces and 3 Territories
• Provincial and Territorial Capitals
• Major Cities
• Major Bodies of Water
• Physical Regions
• Biomes
• Time Zones
• Natural Landmarks
• Human Landmarks

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Comprehensive introduction to the major features of the political and natural geography of the United States. Students are introduced to these concepts through a series of compelling activities and colorful graphics.

In the program, students learn the locations, features and proper spellings of:

• The 50 States
• State Capitals
• Major Cities
• Major Bodies of Water
• Physical Regions
• Biomes
• Time Zones
• Natural Landmarks
• Human Landmarks

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World Geography offers a comprehensive introduction to the major features of global political and physical geography to students in grades 3 to 6. The program teaches and tests students on the world’s hemispheres, continents, oceans, bodies of water, land forms, countries, national capitals, cities and geographical landmarks. Hundreds of colorful maps and compelling photos motivate students.

• Hemispheres
• Continents
• Oceans
• North America
• South America
• Europe
• Asia
• Africa
• Oceania
• Natural Landmarks
• Human Landmarks

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Designed for students in grade 3 to 6, Map and Globe Skills introduces students to the basic concepts of maps and map reading.

Topics covered include:

• Maps and Globes
• Types of Maps
• Map Scales
• Locating  co-ordinates
• Cardinal Directions
• Intermediate Directions
• Latitude
• Longitude
• Latitude and Longitude
• Forms of Land and Water

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Mastering Basic Operations Grades 4, 5 & 6

In this series students will utilize auditory and visual prompts to develop skills in the basic operations at the junior level. They will also develop comprehension and problem solving skills with interesting real world problems.

Program Features:

• Students learn to add & subtract numbers to 100,000
• Teaches multiplication & division of multi-digit numbers by one-digit numbers
• Provides instruction & practice in estimating

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