Software Evaluation

General description

ELLIS KIDS

ELLIS leverages the power of technology to move English language learners toward Basic English fluency. It offers management utilities, reporting features and comprehensive curriculum to address a wide range of proficiency levels. From true beginners to more experienced learners, ELLIS is comprehensive English language teaching and learning solution.

ELLIS lessons are designed to move learners immediately from observer to participant. ELLIS addresses the needs of non-native elementary to adult students to foster successful English language learning. It closely follows the natural pattern of language acquisition via its research-based instructional methodology known as watch—Learn—Practice—Play/Perform.

Language proficiency level targeted:

Pre-literate or non-English literate learners, Upper elementary age student, Learner who has no basic reading skills. Learner who have basic vocabulary skills, but can’t read.

Description of activities:

Ellis kids founded for students of all levels, programs teach skills to help students learn the structure of the English language and thereby improve pronunciation, listening, grammar, communication, reading, vocabulary, and spelling skills.

Instructional design to help student to watch, learn, practice, and play.

Evaluation

Technological Features: I encountered no technical difficulties with the interactive demo. Speed of program operation very good no delays: at start up, loading videos, web page loading. No crashes and stalls.

Screen management easy to navigate from activity to activity.

Exploitation of computer potential: the sound is very clear, the video, and you can finished all activity online.

Activities: program is made of nine reading lessons and nine vocabulary lessons each lesson is design inmate fun song. Songs are design to younger learner. Students learn vocabulary word Form song, picture, and Animation. And can listen to and compare each word. The primary activities are tutorials and drills that focus on the linguistic aspects of morphology and lexis. The way this is done is very interactive and makes good use of technology. Some activities are facilitative, such as the pronunciation and vocabulary tools. These tools are also well designed for ESL learners, incorporating visuals, sound & recording capabilities.

Teacher fit instructor utilities is a powerful tool for both administration and teachers it is made of five tool section data entry, report graph, create a pass , lessons computer chart.

Learner fit (design) The Ellis English language learning system, design for ESL/EFL bilingual learner of all levels. Like Pre-literate or, non-English literate learners, Upper elementary age student, learner who has no basic reading skills. And Learners who have basic vocabulary skills, but can’t read.

The recording feature allows students to compare their utterances with that of a native speaker.

Students can log in individually or in group of three,

Summery

This program is very useful, for second language learners as I mentioned it cover al learner, on all field of language, I think it make good use of technology to teach these particular skills and creatively adapt their instructional programs to meet the needs of specific learner need.

Producer details: for more information on Ellis visit WWW.Ellis .com