This is a new curriculum series and has had remarkable success in its first year of usage. A well-structured progressive course designed to teach Arabic to students in a non-Arabic speaking environment. It contains a wealth of exercises to reinforce vocabulary and the understanding and application of grammar. Extensive research and piloting ensures that materials are easy to learn from and to teach. Books are designed to cater to the Muslim child learning Arabic in English speaking countries. With its wealth of practice materials, Gateway to Arabic Book One teaches the skills necessary for reading and writing the language.

This book covers: Recognition of Arabic letters in their isolate form Formulation of letters in their written isolate form, with clear arrows to indicate the correct writing direction The three short vowels: fatha, kasra and damma The recognition and formulation of letters in their joined forms Nunation (al-tanween) The three long vowels (al-madd) Al-sukun Al-shadda The sun and moon letters (al-huruf al-shamsiyyah wa'l-qamariyyah), and their associated rules Al-alif al-maqsura Al-hamza.

Pack Two of the Gateway to Arabic Keyword Rings contains five sets of 80 key ring flashcards, providing a vocabulary of over 600 Arabic words. Each word is given in Arabic, English and French, together with its plural form where appropriate. A transliteration of the Arabic text is also provided, as well as a key to the transliteration system. Each card set is presented in full color and the text is also color-coded according to language for ease of reference.

The themes of the five sets are as follows:

• The human body
• Medical matters
• Time (part 2) and adjectives (antonyms)
• Around the home: everyday objects
• Forty verbs and forty other key words including prepositions, conjunctions, adverbs and useful phrases. Verbs are shown in the 3rd person masculine singular past and present tense.

Each set of these handy pocket-sized cards is mounted on a hinged key ring so that cards may easily be added or removed to tailor them to the user’s requirements. Their portable format makes it easy to learn new vocabulary in any spare moment! Each individual card measures 3 inches by 2 inches and each set of eighty cards comes ready mounted onto a 1-inch diameter hinged key ring.

This book has been designed to encourage great love and respect for the Prophet (peace be upon him!) in the hearts of children. This unique textbook, written by the renowned educationalist Dr. Abidullah Ghazi, records the Prophet’s personality, habits, and daily activities. A unique textbook for sure on the topic of the Sîrah!

Each level in this curriculum begins with topics on Allah, the Qur’an, the Prophet (s), ahadith, or Sunnah. The early levels emphasize the five pillars, while later levels contain more detailed studies.
Several lessons are devoted to Islamic values to help children develop a sound understanding of Islamic manners, values, and morals. The lessons are designed so that teachers will have a clear path of instruction and can be covered within a 50-60 minute period. Emphasis on each lesson ensures valuable class time is not wasted.
Weekend Learning Series features a variety of activities, including word matching and scrambles, fill-in-the-blanks, and more. Teachers will appreciate lesson objectives at the beginning of each chapter, built-in homework sections, and vocabulary words at the end of each chapter.

Topics for level 9 include pondering over the Qur’an, Ibadat, Islam and violence, permitted and prohibited foods, Khadijah, life cycle of truth, indecency, and more. These topics are age-appropriate for students and encourage moral behavior when difficult situations present themselves. Some of these lessons require increased depth and attention from students. By this level a summarized biography of the Prophet (s) is completed with an understanding of events that shaped his life and early Islam. Students will then have studied biographies of most of the prominent prophets at least once.

The objectives for teaching the Arabic language in the first part of the intermediate level are as follows:

1. Assist the student with the art of conversation, using classic simplified standard Arabic as the method of expression. Additionally, provide students with the ability to learn and speak Arabic fluently with confidence.
   
2. In "Reading and Archives,” enable students to read texts completely and accurately, emulating the teacher's method of reading. Furthermore, correct any errors students may have in understanding and reading the different texts.
   
3. Allow the student in "Grammar and Dictation" to gradually learn the basic language order while observing dictation and grammar rules. Also, learn to write connected sentences composed of simple texts that illustrate the vocabulary and rules taught.
   
4. Permit the student in “Verbal and Written Expression" to practice verbal expression techniques in order to vary individual style and technique. Teach the student to use acquired expressions and enhance those expressions using personal observations through individual and team activities. Finally, to analyze a text to gain understanding, and the ability to explain, summarize and remark upon it.

This series consists of 9 levels, each level consisting of a student's textbook, workbook, and a teacher book.

The first part of Arabic Language Lessons for Non-Arabic Speakers is a book to teach the Arabic language, and it is concerned with grammar, morphology, vocabulary, and style. Teachers should keep these ideas in mind while explaining and should use the following steps:

1. Introduce the lesson without referencing the book.
2. Read the lesson, drawing students’ attention to the repetition of previous material, explaining new material, and asking students questions to ensure that they understood it.
3. Put students into groups.
4. Give students time to complete all of the oral exercises, and let them complete the same exercises in written format outside of class.

There are five content areas in the book:

1. ‘Aqeedah (Islamic doctrine)
2. The Glorious Qur’an and its sciences
3. Seerah (biography of the Prophet) and Islamic History
4. ‘Ibaadaat (Worship and Rituals)
5. Morals and manners

The material is presented using a spiral approach, where students revisit each area and study it in greater depth each year.
The Student’s Textbook contains the subject text of the lessons, exercises as well as activities.

The ICO project is a distinguished one because:

1. Our curricula meet the needs of the target audience for integrated, coherent, and appropriate curricula.
2. They were prepared according to scientific bases, assimilating the most recent educational and psychological theories.
3. They were prepared by special educationists who are experienced in designing curricula and who are familiar with the needs of the target group.
4. They employed the most recent techniques and educational aids.
5. They went through many quality control processes, which were carried out by specialized committees, and they were enhanced by teachers who evaluated the curricula before releasing them.

The Features and Characteristics of the Textbooks:

These books were prepared by the International Curricula Organization (ICO) and have certain features, which distinguish them from any other textbooks:

First: The Technical Features:

1. The textbooks have been designed in accordance with the international quality standards in all aspects: colors, paper, size, illustration, and printing.
2. They have been furnished with the appropriate illustrations and pictures which match the students’ educational stage and environment.
3. The texts have been distributed and organized in a way that makes the text stand out, paying special attention to the font type and size, and the spaces; and colors were chosen carefully to appeal to the target audience.

Second: The Instructional and Linguistic Features:

1. Reinforce the proper linguistic basis of the non-Arabic speaking students.
2. They build the students’ linguistic dictionary according to their environmental needs.
3. Provide non-Arabic speaking students with a good deal of Islamic vocabulary.
4. Identify the correct articulation of the different sounds through the study of the Glorious Qur’an.
5. Enable the students to evade making mistakes when reciting the Glorious Qur’an through employing the rules of the Arabic language.
6. Provide an integrated curriculum with well-prepared scientific content and vocabulary.
7. Take into consideration the students’ individual mental differences and their diverse linguistic skills.
8. Consider the students’ different cultures.
9. Develop the students’ creativity and mental faculties.

Third: The Educational Content Features:

1. Reinforce the principle of forgiveness and the etiquette of disagreement with others.
2. Develop the spirituality, morality, and values of the students.
3. Help students have good and balanced personalities.
4. Develop the students’ pride in their Muslim identity.
5. Help the caller to Islam to develop a balanced personality that reflects the moderation of Islam.

This course has been designed to present the young students comprehensive Islamic education, comprising general Islamic knowledge based on the Quran and Haddith. Instead of teaching moral principles directly, they are taught through themes chosen from the Quran and other Islamic sources. A major portion of the course comprises the text of the Quran, which is followed by exercises to test the depth of understanding of the students. Though basically intended for use as a school text book, it is also an ideal tool for home schooling involving both the parents and the children. Through this way children will not only learn the ethical values conveyed by the message of Islam but will also be stimulated to want to know more about Islamic teachings when they grow up.
Features:

• A focus on learning through communication.
• Development of critical thinking skills.
• Discusses the culture of the language in an attractive and objective way.
• Presents real-life situation lessons.
• Islamic themes.

This collection includes the following books: the school Express dictionary, thesaurus, conjucation dictionary, opposites dictionary, student guide in expression and spelling.

.and it meets the need of students to learn the secrets of language in relation to the expression of its vocabulary and sentences. It also provides a simplified bases clearly, do not overburden understanding, so it helps the student to experience in Arabic grammar. It provides the reader with literary material, including all of the eyes poetry.

this collection has a specialized dictionary basic vocabulary and language synonyms, indispensable to the student and researcher alike. It features arranged alphabetical articulation, and easily dealt with. Benefiting the student and the novice writer in exercises of expression and is an essential tool for learning and understanding words .

The collection also includes distinctive lexicon in his evolving and methodology that facilitate the students and researchers the trouble of understanding how conjugation in all its facets, and weights. The morphological rules also provides clear words. Presents a large number of tables for each formula it applied and clarification.

Goals & Contents:
The “I love Arabic” series will help students with verbal and editorial communication in Arabic. To achieve this goal, the series provides the student with educational materials that will help him to utilize formal Arabic from the start and will create the opportunity for him to use what he is learning in real conversations.
The series is directed towards non-Arabic speaking children ages 6-18 years. It consists of twelve levels, each level includes three books which are:

1. Student’s Book.
2. Student's Workbook.
3. Teacher’s Book.

The linguistic content:
The series displays the vocal system of the Arabic language in its different phenomena. It presents vocabularies that are common in an Arabic dictionary for children. It also features 4,300 words and it concentrates on pictorial concrete vocabulary in the first two books.
The series provides the student with a number of basic linguistic structures (about 500 structures). Each lesson contains a specific number of structures and expressions. The lessons gradually advance and each principle is revisited from one lesson to the next. It also includes the entirety of the Arabic syntax rules in the levels (fifth- twelfth) and combines application with practical training based upon theoretical rule.

Integration between the linguistic skills:
The series addresses the four main linguistic skills which are: reading, listening, speaking and writing in a balanced integrated way. Special attention is given to speaking and understanding what is heard in the first two books. In the third through sixth books the concentration is on dictation and reading. In the seventh through ninth books the aim is to connect schools with Arabic libraries, children’s magazines, encyclopedias and helps to simplify knowledge departments.
And in the tenth through twelfth books subjects and literature is presented in their original text with some adjustment. It also presents chosen examples of poetry prose from the poets Al Jahili, Al Omawi, Al Abbasi along with contemporary poets.

Educational material presenting methods:
Different methods are used in this series to make the lesson exciting for the child. Stories, songs, conversations, linguistic games and entertaining homework are incorporated in the lessons to entice learning and help students identify their preferences. It also helps to awaken students' passion for drawing, coloring and teamwork.
The series includes different types of linguistic exercises that suit children. An emphasis has been given in terms of mental and physical activities, whether performed in pairs or groups.

Vocabulary list:
There is a list of vocabulary at the end of each book in this series that contains all vocabularies and expressions which were presented in all book lessons. The words are alphabetized so the student can find the words needed easily.

Evaluation quizzes:
Each book of the series books includes a number of phase quizzes for evaluation and measuring the student’s progress in learning the language.

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

The seventh workbook accompanies the seventh textbook; it reinforces and enhances ideas and skills taken in the textbook. Each lesson in the textbook has three accompanying pages of exercises in the workbook. Student should complete these exercises with a teacher’s help. If a student doesn’t finish them in class, he or she can complete them as homework. Teachers should collect workbooks from students and correct them.