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The A+dvanced Learning System® Reading Curriculum is a comprehensive, completely integrated reading curriculum for grade levels 1-9. This program directs students from beginning reading levels to more advanced reading skills utilizing a Four-Step Approach in the Word Analysis, Vocabulary, and Comprehension title series. All of these series have extensive tutorial and instructional voice support.
The A+LS Four-Step Approach employs Study, Practice, Test and Essay exercises. This approach provides for the phonetic and visual introduction of the student to new words and word sounds, provides for multiple exposures to the use of words and word sounds while providing the student an opportunity to use words in context and in whole language exercises. The A+LS software design provides for an engaging, colorful learning environment.
The three Vocabulary titles teach important concepts in word formation and meaning. They stress the similarities and differences between types of words such as homonyms, phonograms, homographs, and synonyms, and emphasize important concepts such as prefixes, suffixes, contractions, and compound words.
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Prefixes | Prefixes Added to Words to Match Definitions; Root Words; syllables; Changing Word Spelling; Greek and Latin Prefixes | |
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Suffixes | -able; -er, -ful, -less, -ly, -ness; Adding Suffixes to Match Definitions, Root Words, Changing Word Spelling Before Adding Suffixes; | |
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Compound Words | Putting Words Together; Joining With or Without Hyphen; | |
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Common Abbreviations | Use of Period; shortening Words; Metric Abbreviations | |
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Possessives | Root Words; Dropping e, Adding ing; singular and Plural; Use of 's | |
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Contractions | Two Words Put Together and Shortened; Use of Apostrophe | |
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Root Words | Syllables, Adding or Changing Letters | |
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Synonyms | Definition; Finding Synonyms |
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Antonyms | Definition; Finding Antonyms |
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Homonyms | Definition; selecting Homonyms; Correct Spelling of Multiple Homonyms in Sentences and Phrases; Homonyms in Context |
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Homographs | Definition; Confusion Due to Similar Spelling or Pronunciation |
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Similes | Definition; Identifying Words in Context; Common Similes |
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Metaphors | Definition, Selecting Equivalent Words | |
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Figures of Speech | Definition and Examples, Personification | |
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Capital Letters | Names of Months; Proper Nouns | |
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Special Vocabulary | Math, Science, Government, and Transportation Words; Words from Other Languages; Weather, Space, Business; Theater; and Ecology Words |
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Connecting Words | And, But, Or, Neither, Nor, Either, Or | |
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Transitions | Definition, Examples of Transitional Words | |
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Analogies | Definition; Examples, | |
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Problem Words | Choosing Words from Context; sound Alike - Different Spelling, Different Meanings |
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Transportation Words | Examples and Definitions of Words used in the Transportation Industry | |
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Science Words | Examples and Definitions of Words used in Science; Biology, Zoology, and Chemistry | |
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Greek and Latin Words 1 | Examples and Definitions of Words with Greek and Latin Derivatives | |
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Greek and Latin Words 2 | Examples and Definitions of Words with Greek and Latin Derivatives | |
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Legal and Business Words | Examples and Definitions of Words associated with Law and the Business World |
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