Reading, writing and spelling are all important skills. But, one of the major skills that is lacking in traditional classrooms (as evidenced by horrid standardized test scores) is comprehension.
If a child can read a word, can he or she tell you what the word means?
Just as importantly, can he or she tell you, based on the context of the sentence, what the role of the word is in the sentence or story?
This is comprehension.
In the Explain course, the child will be exploring the use of these words within stories.
At first, there will be work pages that will have the child connect reading words and phrases with pictures. From there, he will move on to deeper exercises that will help him to develop his comprehension skills.
At the end of each week, there will be a chapter from Adam’s Acres, a set of stories about a small farm that is written specifically for this course.
Even though the stories are designed to be read by the parent, words that he or she has been learning to read will be highlighted in orange.
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