Javier Arrives in the U.S.: A Text for Developing Readers
Published on 24. January 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
222 pages
978-0-13-512120-7 (ISBN)
Description
This fictional story, based on the lives of students from a Latin community and surrounding ethnic neighborhoods, builds vocabulary and reading skills through a wide variety of reading exercises.
The characters demonstrate solutions to the problems of living, working, and communicating in a new culture.
Pre- and post-reading exercises in comprehension, inferencing, word families, and words with different meaning follow each chapter.
The characters demonstrate solutions to the problems of living, working, and communicating in a new culture.
Pre- and post-reading exercises in comprehension, inferencing, word families, and words with different meaning follow each chapter.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Upper Saddle River
United States
Target group
ELT/ESL
Dimensions
Height: 177 mm
Width: 235 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
381 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-13-512120-7 (9780135121207)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Introduction to the Teacher
Introduction to the Student
Learn About Your Book
1 Javier in Jalisco
2 Arrival
3 A Reunion with Papa
4 School Days
5 A Visit to the Doctor
6 A New Romance: Guadalupe
7 Lunchtime
8 On the Yard
9 Car Love
10 Abuelita's Visit
11 A Surprise
12 A Gang Problem
13 A Gang Confrontation
14 New Beginnings
Word Recognition Exercises
Word Recognition Progress Chart
Javier: The Whole Story
Glossary of Terms
Reading Certificate
Introduction to the Student
Learn About Your Book
1 Javier in Jalisco
2 Arrival
3 A Reunion with Papa
4 School Days
5 A Visit to the Doctor
6 A New Romance: Guadalupe
7 Lunchtime
8 On the Yard
9 Car Love
10 Abuelita's Visit
11 A Surprise
12 A Gang Problem
13 A Gang Confrontation
14 New Beginnings
Word Recognition Exercises
Word Recognition Progress Chart
Javier: The Whole Story
Glossary of Terms
Reading Certificate