Arabic At Your Hands Series is one program in a collection of programs called “Arabic For All”. This series comprises a developed version of the book “Arabic At Your Hands”, which introduces a comprehensive curriculum for teaching Arabic for non-Arabic speakers, students and teachers. This curriculum is developed for educational entities, including schools, institutes and universities. It begins from the basic level and continues with the students until they master Arabic language, which enables them to join university and continue their Arabic studies in various majors. The developed series is designed by the authors of the original series, who are an academic team specialized in teaching Arabic for non-Arabic speakers.

• Level’s units, books and lessons: The second level consists of two parts (books), each of which includes 8 units (total of 16 units). Each unit consists of 13 lessons, constituting a total of 208 basic lessons in this level.
  
  The lessons of each unit are organized as follows:
  • Dialogue (1), exercises and vocabularies 2 pages
  • Sounds and exercises 1 page
  • Grammatical notes (1) 1 page
  • Speaking and listening (1) 1 page
  • Comprehension text and vocabularies (1) 2 pages
  • Grammatical notes (2) 2 pages
  • Dialogue (2), exercises and vocabularies 2 pages
  • Grammatical notes (3) 1 page
  • Speaking and listening (2) 1 page
  • Comprehension text and vocabularies (2) 2 pages
  • Grammatical notes (4) 2 pages
  • Expression 2 pages
  • Dictation and handwriting 1 page
  
  Total of 20 pages per unit


• Tests and Evaluations:
  The second level (book 1 and 2) comprises two types of tests:
  1. Short tests: 8 tests after each 2 units.
  2. Extended tests for determining level:
     • Level test at the beginning of this level to determine the student level and measure his ability to begin the second level.
     • Midlevel test (at the end of the first book in this level)
     • Final comprehensive test (at the end of the second book in this level)
  
  
  At the end of the second level, there are lists of vocabulary used in each unit and another list of all the vocabularies of the level arranged alphabetically.  
  
  

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1. Student Text: The student text is the first step of I Love Arabic Series (from 7 years old) and is supported by a comprehensive workbook, handwriting book, and teacher case. The text is comprised of 16 units discussing critical issues of a child’s world. Each unit is divided accordingly:

• Reading Dialogue: Simple and short passages comprising linguistic structures of sounds, vocabulary, expressions, and syntax structures, aim to facilitate learning by teaching the language process and communication.
• Vocabulary: Vocabulary words are taken directly from reading dialogue. They are combined with graphics to further student understanding and sensory perception.
• Conversation: Conversational exercises encourage students to participate in classroom activities, apply reading material within dialogue, and ultimately become fluent speakers.
• New Vocabularies: New vocabularies are listed aim to enrich children’s linguistic account.
• Sounds: The Arabic language is introduced sound by sound to avoid difficulties that students may encounter while learning letters with similar appearance or sound.
• New Phrases: More exercises to compos right structured sentences.
• Reading: Revision for the short passages comprising linguistic structures of sounds, vocabulary, expressions, and syntax structures.
• Illustrated Dictionary: An illustrated dictionary appears at the end of the Textbook and includes word sets found throughout the lessons making memorization easy.

2. Workbook: The patterns of excersises include:

• Listening Comprehension: Exercises aimed at determining the level of children’s comprehension for new vocabularies and expressions.
• Reading Comprehension: Exercises aimed at determining the level of children’s comprehension for the meaning of dialogue expressions.
• Reading Dialogue: Answering questions about unit graphics aims to support the communication skill.
• Vocabulary: New vocabulary is listed to help with student memorization.
• Composition: This section focuses on word expressions and sentences to reinforce more complete writing skills.
• Writing: Students practice writing letters and then joining them to become words. Illustrations help students to visualize words.

3. Handwriting Book: Students practice writing Arabic letters, words, and then expressions.
4. Teacher Case: Consists of:

• Teacher Guide: Tips on efficient teaching practices
• Posters to be used as classroom visual aids
• Audio tapes

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Enjoyable workbooks give children plenty of opportunity to practice writing the Arabic letters. This first introduction to the Arabic alphabet is appropriate for the youngest children. Recommended for full-time, weekend or home school.
Features:

1. Arabic only
2. For Arabic or non-Arabic speakers
3. Attractive layout
4. Child appealing
5. Full-color illustrations
6. Exercises
7. Songs
8. Vocabulary
9. Coloring

Come To Arabic Volume 2 begins with five preparatory lessons that introduce children to a number of words and terms through conversation posters that develop listening and speaking skills. Each lesson includes a song, and there is a stronger concentration on the Arabic letters than in the first book. Come To Arabic Volume 2 links Arabic consonants with vowels to form syllables and teach kindergarten students to gradually form words.

The Come To Arabic curriculum is one of Dar Al-Manhal's educational books which aims to teach kindergarten children the Arabic language in an easy and simple manner.

This fun and colorful series is a perfect way to introduce young children to the Arabic language. Vibrant, colorful pictures will catch their eyes and hold their interest. Kids get to color and trace providing lots of practice with the pencil. Islamic nasheeds, illustrations and themes help integrate the Islamic classroom. Volume 1 is a great starter for the Pre-Schooler or first exposure to the Arabic language for Kindergarten age students. Volume 2 Textbook and Workbook further concentrate on the letters and offer handwriting practice.

This book is a supplementary guide to teaching Arabic to first grade students. It can also serve as a remedial guide for students in all levels of elementary school. 

This book specifically addresses difficulties in writing Arabic letters, connecting them to form words, and reading. 

This book has a holistic, flexible and diversified curriculum and presents the basic skills needed by six-year-old students in any Arabic country. The book comes with a teacher’s guide, tape of nasheeds (songs), Audio CDs, and posters. These materials are meant to help the teacher understand the book and teach it easily.

The first student's book contains 5 units, each with 5 lessons and a test. The book in total includes 25 lessons and 4 unit tests. Each lesson consists of a text that includes conversation, an illustrated story, illustrated vocabulary, practice with sounds and letters, two exercises on linguistic structures and conversation, and writing practice. Then, students should complete the accompanying exercises in the the activity book.

Series goals and components
The goal of the I Love Arabic series is to enable the student’s verbal and written communication skills in Arabic. To achieve this goal, the series provides the student with educational materials that help them to use the classical language from the start, while also creating an opportunity to use what is learned in real-life situations.

While this series is directed at non-native speaking children between the ages of 4 and 12, it is also useful in teaching Arab children all over the world.

This series consists of 8 levels which contain a student textbook, workbook, and teacher book. Some levels also include audio tapes (sold separately).
Also in this series the book "I Love Arabic Teacher's Guide" is for using images and cards in teaching Arabic.

Particular times to teach the units
The series books are taught in about 600 classes (with the average class being 40 minutes).

Each level has 100 classes, distributed as follows:

For the first two books:
75 Classes for the student's book
25 Classes for the exercise workbook

From the third book to the sixth book
80 Classes for the student's book
20 Classes for the student's book


Educational content
The series displays Arabic Islamic manners in an attractive, motivating style for children. It also supplies the student with different levels of general education appropriate to the age (especially the first book). The subjects discussed in this series are child-friendly and include topics such as hobbies and toys, life in school and at home, and relationships with friends, neighbors and relatives. It also studies the animal and plant worlds, the outside world like the village and the city, geographical information about the Arab countries, historical information, good manners and scientific facts.

Lingual content
The series displays the vocal system for the Arabic language in its different phenomena and presents vocabularies built around a child. The elementary stage of the series covers around 1,500 words, with the focus in the first two books being on the sensory vocabulary.
It also supplies the child with a number of basic grammar structures (about 300 compositions), and each lesson contains a specific number of vocabulary, structures and expressions. Additionally, the concept of progression is used from one book to another and from one lesson to another.

Integration between lingual skills
The series deals with the four main lingual skills: reading, listening, speaking and writing and uses a complete and balanced approach to all four skills. Special attention is given to speaking and listening in the first two books, and reading and writing are the focus in the third through the sixth books.

Ways of presenting the educational material
Various techniques were used throughout this series to make the lessons more interesting for the child. Stories, chants, songs, conversations, lingual games, and amusing homework assignments designed to provoke the student's motivation and needs utilizing child skills such as drawing, coloring and teamwork were used.
The series contains different kinds of lingual exercises that suit the child, with emphasis on mental and physical activities in an individual, couple, and group setting.
Each book of the series contains a number of tests for evaluating and measuring the student's progress in learning the language. A test is included at the end of each educational unit; therefore, each book has four transitory tests.
The curriculum depends heavily on the use of pictures so the student can easily comprehend the meaning, without turning to an intermediary language. Thus, they are given the opportunity to think and express themselves in a fun and interactive way.

Figured dictionary
The first two books contain a figured dictionary at the end. This dictionary includes the sensory words mentioned in the lessons so that their meanings remain in the student's memory, and they can reference, if necessary. The figured dictionary also prepares the student to use the Arabic dictionary in the future.

Vocabulary list
There is a list of vocabulary at the end of each of the six books. These lists contain all the words that were introduced in each book and are arranged alphabetically for easy referral.

Features:

• Teaches Arabic as a primary language
• Arabic only
• Uses vowelled letters (diactrical marks, or tashkeel)
• Textbooks focus: listening, writing, reading, and speaking
• Workbooks focus: exercises and games that support the textbook
• Evaluations follow every 5 lessons
• Exposes students to common terminology
• Illustrated dictionary plus vocabulary list
• Ideal for Western students; themes are heavily cultural, not necessarily Islamic.
• A comprehensive curriculum for teaching Arabic to non-native speakers in full-time Islamic and public schools

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This curriculum book includes these stories:

• “The Story of the Ant” teaches children the love of their country,
• “The Man's Story with the Dog” teaches children mercy and easiness with animals
• “The Story of Imam Al-Shafi'y and Imam Al-Bukhari” teaches children the love of science
• “The Story of Aasia, Pharaoh’s Wife” teaches children power and mercy
• “The Story of the Ship” teaches children the history of Muslims in Andalus

And so each story has a goal and meaning, not to mention that these stories teach children part of the history and civilization of Muslims.
This book is for every child who is six or seven years old so that reading becomes part of his daily life.

What is special about this book?

1. Gradual practice on the child's reading skill
   
2. Using colors and beautiful pictures in composing stories
   
3. Enriches the child's culture when reading the stories of the book
   
4. Clear formation and large handwriting that helps the child to understand the story
   
5. Engage the skills of the Arabic language with the fun stories

The stories contributes in cultivating the child's personality, in creating fertile imagination and enriches his lingual outcome.
Foreign institutions have begun composing stories for infants who are six months old. They used to print these stories on non-paper and non-melting material in the infant's mouth. And so children of the West got used to it and thus love reading and writing throughout their life, but in our Arab world, the child can't read until he is ten years old and has acquired the Arabic language skills. Therefore, composing My Fun Reading book was not a simple thing because it addresses the child who is still learning simple words and doesn't have a big vocabulary that helps him to understand the story, so we made sure to choose words that the child can read, and used clear beautiful pictures to explain what we couldn't write.

We put My Fun Reading book in your hands after the effort of many years in writing the story in addition to drawing, forming, simplifying, reviewing, directing and editing.
We picked eleven stories that suit children in this little age and concluded the book with a beautiful play and artwork the child can do with his teacher.

This series consists of 4 levels containing 2 parts each, with a student and teacher book, as well as two supplemental books.

Read Method: To Teach Arabic Language Reading
Language is a tool of thinking and logical analysis. Thinking is a mental process that requires semantics. Language is also a means to understand ideas, culture, and civilization. It is used to communicate; therefore, it is necessary to study both the sounds and the meanings of lexical items.

The idea of this book is to focus teaching on reading and writing skills, so that students can become confident readers and enjoy reading and learn to write clearly so that they can communicate and express themselves.

The reasons for the creation of this book include the following:

1. Reading is the most important human communication skill.
2. Reading gets students interested students in science and other branches of knowledge.
3. Reading enriches linguistic competence, as well cultural and communicative competence.

This book was created to counter negative trends in teaching reading and to help overcome problems in social communication.

The goals of studying this book are for the student to master fluent reading without difficulties or mistakes and to master writing using beautiful handwriting.
The advantages of this book over other books include the following:

1. Organization, classification, and updated material.
2. Gradual progress in teaching reading and writing.
3. Clarity of the examples for the Arabic letters.
4. Previous rules used a Quranic font; this one uses a standard font.

Learning objectives for Arabic language learners using this book include the following:

• Linguistic competence— That students can produce the appropriate sounds to speak Arabic correctly.
• Communicative competence—That students can use Arabic spontaneously, express their thoughts and experiences fluently, and understand what they hear.
• Cultural competence—That students gain exposure to some Arabic culture.

Objectives for the four key language learning skills include the following:

1. Reading—To master reading skills and use them in different situations.
2. Writing—To use writing skills in varied situations.
3. Speaking—To speak correctly and confidently.
4. Listening—To distinguish and understand different sounds and words.

Students will also learn enough vocabulary for comprehensive understanding and for expressing themselves.
This book targets the following four groups:

1. Children at the elementary level.
2. Struggling middle-school students.
3. First-time readers.
4. Non-native speakers.

The following target institutions can benefit from this book:

1. Schools and preschools
2. Quran schools
3. Quran societies
4. Cultural centers
5. Language centers
6. Special needs centers
7. Summer camps and clubs

This book teaches the basics of Arabic reading and it contains the following:

• Letters with harakat (short vowel marks—fatha, damma, and kasra)
• Letters with sukun
• Tanween
• Letters of madd
• Letters with shadda
• The definite article (“the”)
• Al-Alif al-fariqa
• Hamza al-wasl
• Open and closed forms of ta and ha
• Things that are written differently than they are pronounced