QUESTION:
Area of Concern: Reading Fundamentals
Submitted by: Parent
Grade Level: Middle School
Competency: Below Level
My son is 12 and in 8th grade. Has always had a problem with reading and writing. He cannot spell very well and cannot write an essay. He has been in resource classes for 4 years. Can you help?
ANSWER:
Thanks for your inquiry. We have helped many students improve their reading skills.Our most popular program for this purpose is Reading Shape-Up, which helps with reading comprehension and develops students’ confidence as readers. Students work on sequence, main idea, fact-opinion, factual recall, and inference in the program. It is designed for students reading at 3rd through 8th grade levels.
We’ve helped many students to improve their writing skills.Our most popular program for this purpose is Paragraph Punch. The program helps students develop their paragraph writing skills. Students learn how to write an effective paragraph-through reasons, details, sequence, example, and cause and effects. The software is designed for students in grades 5 through 10.