This course helps learners develop more advanced reading skills, including identifying the main idea and details, summarizing, and using context clues to understand new words. By reading texts with fun and interesting topics (soccer, nature), learners also practice parts of speech, word types, and word structure. etc. Its overall objective is to propel learners to a 3rd to 4th grade reading level upon course completion. This course is also useful for advanced ELL learners (BEST Plus score of 7+) looking for additional reading and writing practice.
Unit 1: Intro and All About Soccer
Understand the order of a reading. Interpret a timeline. Identify sequence words.
Unit 2: Around the World
Identify the missing part of a sentence: subject and verb. Answer basic reading comprehension questions related to famous landmarks.
Unit 3: Superfoods to the Rescue
Distinguish between main idea and details. Identify a topic sentence. Answer basic reading comprehension questions about superfoods.
Unit 4: People Who Changed the World
Summarize ideas into one’s own words. Answer basic reading comprehension questions about famous people throughout history.
Unit 5: Word Games!
Identify parts of speech. Complete sentences with the correct part of speech.
Unit 6: Forces of Nature
Restate information using one’s own words. Answer basic reading comprehension questions about recycling and the domestication of pets and bees.
Unit 7: Generational Differences
Use context clues to identify the meaning of unknown words. Answer basic reading comprehension questions about texts related to generational differences.
Unit 8: The How-To Guide to Everything!
Identify sequence words in how-to instructions. Order sentences correctly. Answer basic reading comprehension questions about instructions.
Unit 9: Review 1
Review parts of speech, word types and structure. Decipher meanings using context clues. Answer basic reading comprehension questions.
Unit 10: Review 2
Review how to summarize, identify the main idea. Distinguish between main idea and details. Answer basic reading comprehension questions