ALA vs Verboom

Technology-based approach for writing instruction *Note: This free version only includes the We Beat the Street story, the rest are available as an in-app purchase. This technology-aided instruction for writing complements Teaching to Standards: English Language Arts and is companion product for reading (Access Language Arts). Students write grade-aligned opinion paragraphs about eight adapted pieces of literature, including fiction and nonfiction. Students are supported step by step in constructing personalized paragraphs. Includes activities to improve reading comprehension and vocabulary development. Researched and proven effective in secondary classrooms. Integrate during instruction using Teaching to Standards: ELA, or use this app alone to achieve standards-aligned skills in both reading and writing. Stories include: Holes, The Outsiders, Number the Stars, Dragonwings, We Beat the Street, Neighbors, The Diary of Anne Frank, and Sadako.

Help Dimitri Von Topo to defuse as many verbombs as possible. Act quickly! Deactivate them by storing the verbs in the corresponding containers. Discard the verbs that do not match the tenses! Verboom! is: +An educational videogame on language and communication. +About lenguaje construction, conjugation of verbs. +Directed to children of middle and upper primary school (from 8 -12 years). +Available to be played in Spanish and English. Pedagogical content +This video game seeks to help to practice the conjugation of verbs and improve the grammar to speak and write correctly. +Concepts: verbs, conjugation of verbs and verb tenses. +If you would like to know more about the pedagogical content of this videogame, see our Lab Tak learning site. *** Inoma is a Mexican, non-profit organization that supports education via free, educational videogames: TAK-TAK-TAK. All videogames are aligned with the basic education curriculum of the Ministry of Education of Mexico. These video games are available and can be played on our web platform TAK-TAK-TAK with a user name and password. Verboom! was developed by Básica Asesores Educativos, Most Transmedia Group and Inoma.