Bien dit! Homeschool French Textbooks For Grades 6-12

Bien dit! gives students the ability—and confidence—to thrive in a multilingual world. This highly interactive homeschool French curriculum features a powerful blend of culture and instruction. Proven pedagogy, engaging digital features, and differentiated instruction provide the keys to language proficiency.

Bien dit! at home
- Mobile-ready Online Editions allow students to take their language learning anywhere
- Print and digital components support different learning styles
- Features such as News and Networking online support 21st-century skills
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Mobile Online Editions

Bien dit!^® Online Editions work on leading tablets—no additional purchase necessary and no separate apps to buy. Just log in with the same username and password that you use on your computer.

News and Networking

Give your students a direct connection to culture with News and Networking online. We provide current, age-appropriate articles and videos; you get your evenings and weekends back.

French InterActive Reader

The French InterActive Reader supports language acquisition with a variety of reading selections at three different levels.

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- We’ve Got You Covered!
  
  Rest assured that Bien dit!^® addresses all of the language learning requirements for today’s French homeschool curriculum.
  
  21st Century Skills
  
  Students communicate in authentic contexts that empower them to not only learn French, but also to apply it to the world around them. News and Networking online gives students a path to global participation through a monitored space where they can post comments and read other comments from students around the world. Students can even publish their own articles on the site.
  
  International Baccalaureate
  
  Bien dit! provides the cultural context and opportunities for accurate communication that support students in the IB program. Performance Space, through which students complete book activities online, lets students instantly practice and record spoken assignments.
  
  Advanced Placement^®
  
  Throughout all levels of the program, solid foundational skills prepare students for success in AP^® French. French Pre-AP^® Activities at Level 3 accelerate practice and achievement.
  
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- Scope and Sequence
  
  The Scope and Sequence provides an overview of the concepts to be covered in a given period of time, as well as how those concepts are addressed over the series as a whole. Download a PDF to see the progression and order of topic introduction.
  
  Scope and Sequence (1.85 MB)
  
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- Table Of Contents
  
  Download a PDF to review the contents of the program.
  
  Level 1 (3.9 MB)
  
  Level 2 (2.38 MB)
  
  Level 3 (4.03 MB)
  
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- Correlations
  
  See how Bien dit!^® aligns to the ACTFL National Standards.
  
  Level 1 © 2013 (111 KB)
  
  Level 2 © 2013 (113 KB)
  
  Level 3 © 2013 (111 KB)
  
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- Authors
  
  Meet the team that has made Bien dit!^® a success.
  
  John De Mado - Contributing Author
  
  John De Mado has been a vocal advocate for second-language acquisition in the United States for many years. He started his career as a middle/high school French and Spanish teacher before entering the educational publishing profession. Since 1993, Mr. De Mado has directed his own business, John De Mado Language Seminars, Inc., a company devoted exclusively to language acquisition issues. He has authored numerous books for French, Spanish and ESL that span the K–12 curriculum. Mr. De Mado served as the lead consultant for program content at all levels. He created and recorded the On rappe! songs for Levels 1 and 2.
  
  Séverine Champeny - Contributing Author
  
  Séverine Champeny, a native of Provence, has been involved in the development of French language educational programs for over 17 years. She has worked on print and media products ranging from introductory middle school texts to advanced college-level texts. She authored the Télé-roman scripts and wrote activities for the DVD Tutor.
  
  Marie Ponterio - Contributing Author
  
  Marie Ponterio is a native of France and teaches French language and civilization at the State University of New York College at Cortland. She’s the author of the website Civilisation française and the recipient of several awards from Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Resources. She has co-authored the culture notes in the Bien dit! program and reviewed all the Géoculture sections. In addition, she has co-authored video activities for several high school textbooks for Harcourt.
  
  Robert Ponterio - Contributing Author
  
  Robert Ponterio is Professor of French at the State University of New York College at Cortland where he teaches all levels of French. He is a moderator of FLTEACH, the Foreign Language Teaching Forum e-mail list. He has published numerous articles and is a recipient of the Anthony Papalia Award for Outstanding Article on Foreign Language Education and the Dorothy S. Ludwig Award for Service to the Foreign Language Teaching Profession. He has co-authored the culture notes in the Bien dit! program and reviewed all the Géoculture sections.
  
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Features
Give students the ability—and confidence—to thrive in a multilingual world. Bien dit!^® features a powerful blend of culture, instruction, and the latest technology, ensuring language that takes you there!

Remarkable Culture

Students are introduced to the diversity of the French-speaking world through culture that is presented in context alongside daily instruction. Resources such as News and Networking take students beyond the classroom and get them invested in culture.
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Relevant Instruction

Because every student learns differently, Bien dit! was built to make differentiating instruction seamless. Students drive their own practice through ample opportunities to learn at a self-determined level.
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Real Interaction

Through a wide variety of interaction, activities, and frequent recycling, Bien dit! gets students communicating. The latest interactive technology allows students to monitor their own progress and achieve greater results.
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- Homeschool Package
  The Bien dit!^® Homeschool Package consists of a Student Edition, an Interactive Online Student Edition, and Online Teacher Resources.
  
  The Student Edition presents materials in manageable lessons with frequent checkpoints, differentiated activities, and engaging practice options.
  
  The Interactive Online Student Edition includes:
  
  Interactive textbook pages that allow students to submit oral, multiple-choice, and written responses to every activity in the book.
  
  News + Networking provides high-interest cultural articles and videos.
  
  Interactive Readers provide a variety of readings at various levels of difficulty.
  
  Online activities and animations for additional interactive practice on the vocabulary and grammar.
  
  The Online Teacher Resources includes:
  
  Interactive Teacher’s Edition
  
  Vocabulary, Grammar, Reading, and Culture Worksheets
  
  Audio program and songs
  
  Assessments
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- Remarkable Culture
  
  Remarkable culture, focused and in-depth, is featured throughout Bien dit!^® to provide students an authentic learning experience.
  
  News and Networking
  
  News and Networking provides access to high-interest articles and culture videos that are updated throughout the school year. From the Tour de France to the latest Daft Punk album, News and Networking provides current information that will get students communicating! Students can add comments that are monitored, submit their own articles for publication on the site, and get help from their Language Coach. Included in the Online Student Edition.
  
  Culture
  
  The Culture features give students information and insight into French-speaking communities, as well as ways to connect to those communities.
  
  On-location Photos and Video
  
  Along with location-based instruction, photos and video provide information about specific regions and build students' understanding of the diverse cultures in the French-speaking world.
  
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- Relevant Instruction
  
  Every student is different, and Bien dit!^® was built to make differentiating instruction seamless.
  
  French InterActive Reader
  
  The French InterActive Reader gives your students a variety of readings at various levels of difficultly. There is an emphasis on authentic and informational reading. The InterActive Reader includes prompts and questions that help students dive into the text for information and responses.
  
  French @HomeTutor online
  
  Fun digital actvities offer three levels of practice and immediate feedback for students.
  
  Differentiated Practice and Assessment
  
  The Differentiated Practice and Assessment provides two additional versions of the Cahier de vocabulaire et grammaire and Assessment Program, one for slower-paced learners and another for students who require additional challenge.
  
  Lesson Planner with Differentiated Instruction
  
  Provides suggested activities for advanced learners, slower-paced learners, and students with specific learning needs.
  
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- Real Interaction
  
  Through a wide variety of interaction, activities, and frequent recycling, Bien dit!^® gets students speaking faster than any other program.
  
  Performance Space
  
  Performance Space offers a one-to-one virtual environment where students record their answers for every activity in the textbook and in the Spanish InterActive Reader.
  
  Student/Teacher Dashboards
  
  The Student and Teacher Dashboards are included with the Online Edition. These features provide at-a-glance portfolios of work and saved teacher feedback, and encourage greater student accountability.
  
  Information Gap Activities
  
  Information gap activities in Activities for Communication guide students through paired conversations that make speaking fun!
  
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We are pleased to offer a preview of our Bien dit!^® program. Download a PDF sampler of the level of your choice.

Level 1 (4.43 MB)

Level 2 (5.57 MB)

Level 3 (4.07 MB)

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