New Publication for ESOL and the Building Trades
We are happy to announce the publication of Building Basics: ESOL Toolkit for General Construction, Landscaping, Painting, and Plumbing.
Building Basics is a multi-level curriculum for teaching students that have expressed a need to learn English within the context of the construction trades. It is available for free downloading. It has been organized into four modules which should be downloaded separately due to their large size: General Construction, Curb Appeal (Landscaping), Painting, and Plumbing. Each module is further divided into five units/lessons. These lessons provide a facilitator guide with step-by-step instructions for implementation, facilitator materials, and learner handouts. The facilitator materials contain copies of all the worksheets, transparencies, drawings, cartoons, handouts, etc., that the teacher will need. Hundreds of original drawings that have been created expressly for this curriculum provide visual support to each lesson.