Ventures Third Edition is the best way to prepare your students for success on CASAS STEPS
Ventures prepares students for success on CASAS STEPS
Ventures and the CASAS Content Areas and Competencies • The Ventures Third Edition syllabus has been designed from the beginning to be fully aligned to the CASAS Competencies and Content Areas. • Ventures drives measurable skill gains by covering the CASAS Competencies and Content Areas found on the CASAS STEPS test. Listening and reading activities are specifically designed to prepare students for the questions on the test. • The competency areas of Basic Communication, Consumer Economics, Community Resources, Health, Employment, and Government and Law are featured prominently throughout Ventures. • Ventures students practice the CASAS competencies in every lesson. Our focus on a communicative approach means students develop like skills, workplace skills and academic skills while reaching goals required by the standards.
Ventures and the English Language Proficiency Standards • Ventures is fully correlated to the ELP Standards and integrates the listening and reading skills outlined in ELPS at all levels and in every unit. • When it comes to STEPS, the skills-based syllabus of Ventures doesn’t simply practice listening and reading comprehension but systematically develops actual listening and reading skills that will serve students in college, in their careers, and on the STEPS test itself. • Dedicated Listening and Reading lessons integrate vocabulary-building activities and communicative and community-building interactive speaking activities. These build student confidence and cement their learning gains.
Solid pedagogy At the heart of Ventures’ solid
Best practices in the classroom The Ventures author team have students’ and teachers’ best interests at heart. Their decades of combined experience as teachers, coordinators, and trainers have been poured into every lesson to create material that is clear and effective, easy to teach, and easy to follow. Easy to follow Every student activity is clearly signposted, and scaffolding provides additional support for student success . Ventures repeats activity types so students can develop confidence and familiarity. QR codes on the pages give quick access to grammar video presentations and class audio for extra practice and review.
Clean and simple design The design of the Ventures Student’s Book makes it easy to see the unit aims and the main teaching points of each lesson. Units are divided into two-page lessons that follow the same format. This creates a predictable sequence that reassures your students and provides a firm foundation for your teaching.
pedagogy is Communicative Language Teaching – an approach where students use the language they are learning for meaningful communication. The interactive activities in Ventures help students connect with others, building community both inside and outside the classroom.
Easy to teach Every lesson is clearly signposted so you can teach effective and engaging lessons straight off the page. Teacher’s Editions and teacher training videos provide further support. A wealth of optional print and digital supplementary material matching lessons in the Student’s Book adds variety to your classroom.
Flexible and easy to fit into any program
Coordinators will find that Ventures easily integrates with their program. Each lesson can be expanded to cover anywhere from one to three hours. Digital components , including Canvas shell courses, can be used to support face-to-face, hybrid, and online learning .
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See what teachers are saying about Ventures “Our staff has found that the curriculum is both teacher and student friendly. The Ventures curriculum aligns with both CASAS and ESL Content Standards providing
On the following pages, you’ll see how the lessons in Ventures address ELPS, CASAS Competencies, and the Content Areas to help prepare your students for CASAS STEPS and increase measurable skill gains.
a structured curriculum for English language learners.” — Principal of ESL Program, Grossmont Adult School
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