Introducing Basics, a completely new product designed to meet the needs of true beginning and pre-literate students. The 18 lessons in ELLIS Basics combine basic vocabulary development with phonics-based, beginning reading instruction to create an integrated learning environment for literacy skills and communicative fluency.

Using Basics, students learn the alphabet, sound/symbol correspondence, 150+ vocabulary sight words, and beginning communication skills. Each lesson begins with a video, and follows with tutorials, games, role-play and frequent assessment combined with native-language support to help ensure no student is left behind.

Mastery of skills in ELLIS Basics provides a solid foundation for essential English communication and literacy development and prepares students for more advanced instruction.

• True Beginners
• Pre-literate learners both in English and native-language
• Ages 12 to adult
• Phonics-based Literacy
• Alphabet
• Beginning Vocabulary
• Communication