Grade 1 - Topics covered
High-Frequency Words, Structural Analysis, Reading Comprehension, Short response, Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, Grammar, Word Order, Statements, Questions and Exclamations, Writing Sentences, Nouns, Plural Nouns ,Irregular Plural Nouns, Proper, Days, Months, and Holidays, Verbs, Present Tense Verbs, Past Tense Verbs, Is and Are, Contractions with Not, Was and Were,Has and Have,Go and Do , See and Say, Contractions with Not, Adjectives, Adjectives That Compare, Color Words, Number Words, Synonyms and Antonyms, Subjects, Predicates, Pronouns, I or Me, Combining Sentences, Writing, Proofreading
Grade 2 - Topics covered
Vocabulary Strategies, Reading Comprehension, Short response, Grammar, Mechanics, and Usage, Phonics, Commands, Exclamations, Subjects, Predicates, Sentence Combining: Subjects, Sentence Combining: Predicates, Nouns, Plural Nouns, Proper Nouns, Possessive Nouns, Review Plurals, Review Possessives, Action Verbs, Present-Tense Verbs, Subject-Verb Agreement, Past-Tense Verbs, The Verb Have, Past Tense of Have, Sentence Combining: Sentences, Sentence Combining: Predicates, Linking Verbs, Helping Verbs, Irregular Verbs, Contractions, Pronouns, Plural Pronouns, Pronouns, I and Me, We and Us, Possessive Pronouns, Pronoun-Verb Agreement, Adjectives, Use the Article a, an, Adjectives that Compare, Adverbs, Synonyms, Antonyms, Comprehension, Writing, Proofreading, Mechanics
Grade 3-topics covered
Vocabulary Strategies, Reading Comprehension- Plot development, setting, development, Short response, Character, Grammar, Mechanics, and Usage: Capitalization and punctuation, Spelling, Compound words, Words with short Vowels, Sentence Clues, Unfamiliar words, Homographs, Multiple meaning words, Antonyms, Heading Pronunciation, Definition, Consonant Blends, Alliteration & Repetition, Synonyms, Consonance & Metaphor, Homophones, Sentence clues, Idioms, Contractions, Context clues, Inflectional Endings, Compound words, Possessives, Figurative Language, Analogies, Prefixes, Suffixes, Words with Accented Syllables.
grade 4 - topics covered
Vocabulary Strategies: Reading Comprehension - Extended response, Spelling, Grammar, Mechanics, and Usage - Punctuate types of subjects and predicates, Short Responses, Compound Sentence – Punctuation, Extend Response - Plot Development, Complex sentences - punctuate clauses, Problem & Solution, Unfamiliar words, Short Vowels, Surrounding words, Long e, Character Web, Using Dictionary, Long i, Paragraph Clues, Long o, Words with ch and tch, Make Inferences & Word Web, Word Origins, Words with th, sh, wh, and ph, Plural ending, Complex Consonant Clusters, Figurative Language and Alliteration, Idioms, Words with /or/and/ar, Base words, Words with /ar/and/ir, Synonyms, Prefixes, Silent letters, Inflected Verb Ending, Homophones, Compound Words, Word Family, Connotations/Denotation, The VC/CV Pattern, Relationship, Accented Syllables, Suffixes, Greet Roots.
grade 5 - topics covered
Vocabulary Strategies, Reading Comprehension- Plot development, setting, Short response, Character, Spelling- Short Vowels, Grammar, Mechanics, and Usage: Punctuation statements, Comprehension, Synonym, Short Vowels, Compound words, Long Vowels, Homographs, Context Clues, Idioms, Plurals, Inflected Ending, Suffixes, Antonyms, VCCV Pattern, Build Word Families, Phonics V/CV & VC/V Patterns, Pronunciation Key, V/V Pattern, Prefixes, VCCCV Pattern, Venn Diagram, Denotation & Connotation, Recognize Homophones, Accented Syllables in Homographs, Multiple meaning words, Relationships, Base and Root Words, Word origin, Consonance & Symbolism, Latin Roots, Recognize Homophones, Words and Mythology, Greek Roots,
grade 6 - topics covered
Vocabulary, Comprehension, Context Clues, Paragraph Clues, Text Evidence, Character, Setting, Plot: Sequence, Main Idea, Key Details, Metaphors & Similes, Authors Point of View, Root Words, Latin Roots, Greek & Latin Prefixes, Compare & Contrast, Personification, Theme/Text Evidence, Context Clues : Syntactic Clues, Text Structure : Sequence, Idioms /Text Evidence, Word origin, Adages & Proverbs, Theme, Hyperbole, Short Vowels with Variant Spellings, Compound words, Long Vowels, Definitions, Phonics ei or ie, Restatement, r-Controlled Vowels, Alliteration & Imagery, Antonyms, Almanacs, Inflectional Ending, Plurals, Pronunciation Key, Inflectional Ending –ed and –ing, Variant and Ambiguous Vowels, Idioms, VCCV and VCCCV Patterns, Base Words, Accented Syllables, Word Origins, Final/er/, Context Conclusion within a sentence, Final /en/and/el/, Meter and Consonance, Words with Prefixes, Synonyms, Adding –ion, -ation, Vowel Alternation, Assonance and Onomatopoeia, Relationships, Homophones, Consonant Alteration, Latin Roots, Greek Roots, Rhyme, Simile, and Repetition
grade 7 and 8 - topics covered PRe-ACT and PSAT focus
Punctuation:commas, apostrophes, colons, semicolons, dashes, periods, question marks, and exclamation points. Grammar & Usage:subject-verb agreement, pronoun agreement, pronoun forms and cases, adjectives, adverbs, verb forms, comparative and superlative modifiers, and idioms. Sentence Structure: subordinate or dependent clauses, run-on or fused sentences, comma splices, sentence fragments, misplaced modifiers, shifts in verb tense or voice, and shifts in pronoun person or number
Strategy: adding, revising, or deleting sentences; how a sentence fits with the purpose, audience, and focus of a paragraph or the essay as a whole. Organization
opening, transitional, and closing phrases or statements; order and focus of sentences or paragraphs. Style:writing style, tone, clarity, and effectiveness; eliminating ambiguity, wordiness, and redundant material; clarifying vague or awkward material
High school - topics covered Test prep focus
Punctuation:commas, apostrophes, colons, semicolons, dashes, periods, question marks, and exclamation points. Grammar & Usage:subject-verb agreement, pronoun agreement, pronoun forms and cases, adjectives, adverbs, verb forms, comparative and superlative modifiers, and idioms. Sentence Structure: subordinate or dependent clauses, run-on or fused sentences, comma splices, sentence fragments, misplaced modifiers, shifts in verb tense or voice, and shifts in pronoun person or number
Strategy: adding, revising, or deleting sentences; how a sentence fits with the purpose, audience, and focus of a paragraph or the essay as a whole. Organization
opening, transitional, and closing phrases or statements; order and focus of sentences or paragraphs. Style:writing style, tone, clarity, and effectiveness; eliminating ambiguity, wordiness, and redundant material; clarifying vague or awkward material