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PROGRAM
OVERVIEW
Tools for Building Extraordinary Sentences
a 15 minute a day grammar program
What is
?
learning to mastery through multiple intelligence strategies
rooted in higher order thinking skills
supports visual, auditory, and kinesthetic learners
follows research based practices of most effective teaching
teacher friendly & optimized for home school instruction
a tool for building extraordinary writers
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benefit children
How does
develop a deeper understanding of the parts of speech
practice using different types of nouns and verb tenses
expand knowledge of different sentence structures
internalize greater accountability in self-assessment
utilize visualization techniques to improve word choice
continually apply revision strategies
fine-tune sentence fluency and voice
A deeper dive:
Welcome to the World of
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You have chosen a program carefully designed by experienced teachers for ease of use in a home school or larger classroom environment.The complete Colorful Language program consists of the Colorful Language Instructor Edition, Colorful Language full-size, instructional classroom posters, Colorful Language Student Practice Books (Levels 2-5), as well as Kindergarten/Emergent Writers and Level 1/Beginning Writers "Kits". The components of this research-based program were designed to work together to form a comprehensive grammar program to enhance your students' writing. See our "PRODUCTS" page for details.
Ask yourself…what is the goal of teaching children grammar? Ultimately, we want our children to be efficient communicators, both in writing and in speaking, while continually developing their vocabulary to do so, right? It is the repeated practice of using the tools of our language that allow us to improve our communication, not the memorization of daunting rule after rule.
What makes
Different
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Whether you are a parent taking on the admirable task of homeschooling your child(ren) or a teacher in a larger educational organization, you will find that Colorful Language is like no other, in the way that the program approaches grammar instruction. It address ALL learning styles: instruction through predictable patterns, colors, symbols, and structures, where students are the creators and builders of their own sentences; applying what they have learned through your guidance, using carefully constructed models and examples for teaching. The philosophy of Colorful Language is based on Bloom’s Taxonomy of Higher Order Thinking Skills. In an ever-evolving, technology-driven world, it is higher order thinking and communication skills that will define the future success of our children - not the latest tech tool, gadget or device. Colorful Language addresses the following thinking skills, outlined below in their order of complexity (lowest to highest).
remembering — recalling known facts
understanding — explaining ideas or concepts
applying — using information in new situations
analyzing — drawing connections among ideas
evaluating — justifying a point of view or decision
creating — producing something new or original
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Traditional grammar programs are rooted in memorization and recall of rules; the lowest level thinking skill. Colorful Language requires students to apply, analyze, evaluate, and create...all higher order thinking skills. This is what makes grammar instruction using Colorful Language different and more effective than other programs. It is the process in which great communicators are born and a more advanced level of cognitive processing is developed. That is exactly what Colorful Language does! Using research based practices, along with decades of teaching and reaching children of all different skill levels, backgrounds, and experiences is what sets our program apart. After teaching Colorful Language you’ll never look at grammar instruction the same way again.
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