Tippy Toes is a new and exciting preschool series for very young children who are learning English as a second language. Tippy Toes
- offers an innovative approach that teaches English as a second language while at the same time helping students to develop six domains that represent crucial areas of learning and development for young children: Personal and Social Development, Language and Literacy, Mathematics, Knowing About the World and the Environment, Artistic Development, and Health Development.
- contains fun, age-appropriate activities that help children assimilate vocabulary, grammar structures, and concepts.
- incorporates a literacy component that develops vocabulary and pronunciation skills, models natural language, links written language to spoken language, and develops cognitive skills through original and traditional stories.
- provides flexibility by including core activities as well as extension activities.
- includes a class project, a section on social values, and a language review in every unit.
- develops a phonics program that teaches children basic letter-sound relationships in a fun and practical manner.
