I Learn Arabic Simplified Curriculum Textbook: Level 1 أتعلم العربية المنهج الميسر كتاب التلميذ

Student Text: The student text is the first step of the I Love Arabic series (beginning at 6 years of age). The supplemental materials include a comprehensive workbook, a handwriting book, and a teacher case. The text is comprised of 28 units, discussing the 28 letters of the Arabic alphabet. Each unit is divided accordingly: Reading Dialogue: Simple and short passages covering sounds, vocabulary, expressions, and syntactical structures Conversation: Conversational exercises encouraging students to participate in classroom activities, use the material in dialogues, and ultimately become fluent speakers Sounds: Sounds are introduced one by one to help students differentiate similar appearances or sounds Vocabulary: Words appear in reading dialogues and are combined with graphics to further student understanding and sensory perception Workbook: The exercises include the following: Listening Comprehension: Exercises aimed at determining the level of children’s comprehension of new vocabulary and expressions Letter Identification: Children show that they recognize a named letter by circling it Writing: Students practice writing letters and joining them into words, with illustrations to help students to visualize the words Reading: Students read new letters, then words, then expressions Vocabulary: New vocabulary is listed to help with student memorization Illustrated Dictionary: Includes word sets found throughout the lessons for easy memorization The Handwriting Book allows students to practice writing Arabic letters, words, and then expressions. The Teacher Case consists of the Teacher Guide (tips on efficient teaching practices), posters that can be used as classroom visual aids, and audio tapes.