Sentance Builder

Sentence Builder is a free application. In this application, a picture is displayed . Bellow the picture words and punctuation are displayed. These words and punctuation can be arranged in such a way that it builds a sentence. Students have to move the words in the correct order to go on to the next level. In the next level, the program adds an adjective to the sentence. For example, the first sentence would be “He is playing.”, and the second level would be “He is playing very well”. There are only two levels for each sentence. The user also has the option to have the application read the sentence to them before rearranging sentences. The application address all three modules of learning: Kinesthetic, auditory, and visual. Students are able to see the sentences, physically arrange the sentences, and hear the sentences. This could be helpful to all students.

As an ESL educator, I find this a very helpful application. One of the hardest things to find is activities for lower level ELL students to use. This application could benefit these lower level students. It teaches basic sentence structure, using primarily sight words. The biggest issue that one could run into using this kind of program is that one could only stay interested in it for so long because of the repetitive nature of this game. Overall, for students who are level 2 ELL students, this would be a great game to get them acclimated to English sentence structure.