Website http://www.rosettastone.com/
Manufacturer Fairfield
Description This is a language learning software with 30 different languages available and can be used in schools at all grade levels. It associates written and verbal words with images.
Platform This software is available for both the PC as well as the Mac
Price This software varies in price from about $209 to $499 depending on the learning level or if you purchase a multiple lever level package.
Student Who needs technology? Why?
This software is excellent for ELL students as well as students learning any second language. It works with all grade levels as there are multiple levels available to purchase. It could also be helpful for any student who is needs help with using their skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing and comprehension in the English language.
Research
This software is used worldwide in over 10,000 schools. It is the worldwide standard in language learning software and, besides school, it is also used in home-schooling and by organizations such as by NASA, and the US Armed forces. I was not able to find any statistics about effectiveness but based on the worldwide usage in all setting, I believe it is an effective tool for teaching language skills.
Benefits
This software is design to help students with learning a language. I’m not sure it will be helpful for an ELL student within an inclusion class but I have seen it used as a tool for ELL teachers who pull out students. It may be good as an activity that students can use if they need additional help with English. As a tool for a duel language class who is learning a second language, it is excellent because it included lessons as well as assessments for teachers. It also works in levels; so students who are more advanced are not held back by those who may need additional help. Every student can work at their own level.
Recommendations
I would definitely recommend his software to be used with ELL students or classes where there is a second language taught. It may also be a good reinforcement tool for English lessons in an inclusion class. The fact that it has lessons and assessment tools included also makes it a useful tool for teachers. It’s extensive range of material makes it an ongoing learning experience for everyone.
6 comments:
Adam,
Congratulations for being the first post. I was just speaking with someone earlier today about the critical need for more information, maybe even a course, for ELL and technology. Can you make the web link hot?
Hi Adam:
I think that your language learning device ROSETTA STONE is very good for learning a second language, either by school students or adults.The material they have and the way of introducing it seems to be excellent.Probably its strongest feature is the rehearsing of words and sentences WITHIN THE RIGHT SITUATIONAL CONTEXT.
People are talking about Rosetta Stone. I'm trying to buy software for my Spanish class and your recommendation makes it even more interesting. Sometimes the most popular means it has spent the most money on advertisement and connections. jeanne
I checked out the link to the site and tried the demo of the software there. This seems like a really great way to learn a language and would be easy to integrate for entire classes as well as individuals. I really liked how it doesn't translate but instead builds up understanding by checking your guesses. It's kind of like a way of using logic to learn language.
At the end of last year, our outgoing principal spent the remaining software funds on Rosetta Stone for our ELLs. Loading it on all the computers will one of my next projects, so I appreciate the input of the commenters as well.
I am hoping that it will resolve some of the age-appropriate issues we have with language learning tools that are not age-appropriate for more mature students.
I have played around with this software. Have they improved the software at all? I had an ELL student from China that spoke very little English (her extent was yes and no and most of the time she resorted to smiling and shaking her head). The program didn't seem well suited for her needs. Although it gave verbal cues as well as visual, there was no context for her to discern what the sounds / words meant. By using the name "Rosetta Stone", I was expecting a way for the student to compare the words in English to words in her language.
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