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English Explorers: Benchmark Education Company.


Program, starts at $37/six pack of individual titles, teacher's guide and audio CD

English Explorers is a thematic the·mat·ic  
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or being a theme: a scene of thematic importance.

2.
 series of science and social studies chapter books designed to help teach the English language English language, member of the West Germanic group of the Germanic subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages (see Germanic languages). Spoken by about 470 million people throughout the world, English is the official language of about 45 nations.  and literacy skills to students in grades three and up. The grade-level content helps build skills, such as fluency flu·ent  
adj.
1.
a. Able to express oneself readily and effortlessly: a fluent speaker; fluent in three languages.

b.
 and comprehension comprehension

Act of or capacity for grasping with the intellect. The term is most often used in connection with tests of reading skills and language abilities, though other abilities (e.g., mathematical reasoning) may also be examined.
, as students learn English. The 96 titles are grouped around 16 social studies and science themes, such as ancient civilizations and the environment. An audio CD for each title provides a complete text reading, fluency practice through echo-reading, and listening and speaking activities.

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