4-Steps to Reading Success

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Strategic Steps to Reading Success
English Edition, Levels A–H (Grades 1–8)

"Comprehension has come to be viewed as 'the essence of reading'." (Durkin, 1993)—National Reading Panel Report

Each research-based series focuses on the same standards-based reading skills. You and your students will follow a straightforward path from diagnosis through instruction, application, and assessment.

Proven Success: 2006 Survey Results and learn how one school achieved reading gains of more than 2 grades within a single school year (and a 90% pass rate on their state test)!

DIAGNOSIS: CARS® SeriesFrom 12 key reading skills, pinpoint those giving students trouble.

INSTRUCTION: STARS® SeriesTeach the same 12 skills assessed in the CARS Series, ideal for differentiating instruction.

APPLICATION: Extensions in Reading® SeriesApply the 12 CARS skills with the addition of graphic organizers and writing.

BENCHMARKING: CARS® Series IIBenchmark by assessing students' progress using the 12 CARS skills.

Management System: analyzes, lists, and graphs each student's performance, displays a class chart and groups students by individual needs, calculates class average
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Sample Shaping Maths 6 Problem (click on it to enlarge)

Singapore Math Primary 6 now opened (updated)

Primary Math 6 is billed as the toughest math every Singaporean child would have encountered. It prepares them for their PSLE (Primary School Leaving Examination), or in our lingo, it would be called our Grade School Math Achievement/Final Exam. This PSLE would determine their level placements as they enter Secondary School.

Amongst the 6 levels of Singapore Math, this is definitely my favorite. Challenging word problems abound. Completing this course brings unexplainable confidence in math to kids. It is the "Mt. Everest" every grade school math enthusiast dream of conquering.

(To give you an update, I've received numerous inquiries, short of announcing a schedule for this class. It's highly probable that it would be scheduled in April afternoon sessions. What remains now is the determination of whether it's an M-W-F or a T-TH-Sat slot.)

Updated: March 8, 2008 ---

The class has finally been opened and would start taking in students anytime now. The time slot is 12:30 pm to 4:30 pm MWF from April 2 to 28.