Pedagogy
If a student reads word-for-word he or she will
have difficulty understanding what they read. Our program reads
to the student in meaning units to model fluency. The text is displayed
line-for-line as spoken to focus attention on meaning units, then
the student reads alone. Statements inside the passages form questions
that are progressively more distant from where the student encountered
them in the text. The technique of embedding questions promotes
reading for comprehension.
The program also builds vocabulary through pairs of
synonymic words to enrich a student's range of expression.
Vocabulary and comprehension
Lessons begin by building vocabulary to understand the article that
follows. As the student reads the article, comprehension questions
are embedded and gradually moved further from where they are encountered
in the article to reduce the effect of memory and shift to true
comprehension.
120 lessons
There are six levels each with 20 lessons. They cover reading levels
that start at 4th grade 6 months and end at 7th grade. They are
progressively more difficult for vocabulary and for the interval
between where a comprehension element is presented and when it is
tested.
3000 new vocabulary words
Low vocabulary is associated with low reading skill. Fluency and
comprehension are served by increasing range of expression. The
method ensures that the student must interact with the program to
advance the play.
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