Many parents look for language arts curriculum and lessons to help their children learn.
Time4Learning provides an online learning program which includes a complete preschool-eighth grade language arts curriculum. Language Arts is a broad area which includes the following components:
- Phonics and Fluency- Understanding sounds through letter recognition, blending, and decoding is the foundation for rereading and reading, which leads to fluency. Fluency is the ability to sound out familiar and unfamiliar words in text while reading.
- Grammar and Conventions- Developing skills in spelling, punctuation, parts of speech, verb tenses and sentence types leads to better reading writing, listening and speaking.
- Reading Comprehension Strategies- Building critical thinking skills through prereading, reading comprehension, making inferences, asking questions, summarizing, comparing and contrasting, analyzing characters, and identifying cause and effect creates an understanding of literature.
- Vocabulary - Learning multiple meanings, synonyms, antonyms, prefixes, suffixes, parts of speech, and using context clues help students broaden their oral expression, writing, and speaking skills.
- Writing - Beginning with prewriting, applying the writing process, sentence and paragraph structure, sequencing, conventions, various genres of composition, response, analysis, and creative thinking structures students’ writing.
Time4Learning can be used for after school enrichment, remedial help, summer school, and home school.
Children like using the computer to learn. Time4Learning's online learning program engages and challenges your children, letting them work at their own pace.
Parents like that it tracks progress and helps children advance by teaching through individualized learning paths which assure coverage of the skills and concepts, allowing children to succeed.
Time4Learning is proven effective, provides unlimited use of our curriculum, has a low monthly price, and provides a two week money-back guarantee so you can make sure that it works for your children, risk free! Sign up for Time4Learning.
Lower Elementary Language Arts Curriculum
Time4Learning’s early elementary curriculum (preschool through second grade) focuses on reading fluency, vocabulary, and phonics skills. The blending activities help children to identify sounds and decode words. Children also learn story elements and begin to analyze characters and settings in text.
The second and third grade language arts lessons give children teaches children grammar and continues to build reading and decoding skills with a focus on reading comprehension, sequencing, and literary response. Students begin learning elements of the writing process and concentrate on listening and speaking skills.
Upper Elementary- Fourth and Fifth Grade Language Arts Curriculum
In the fourth and fifth grades, language conventions and reading strategies are further developed. Students expand upon literary knowledge through exposure to various genres. Grammar skills such as verb tenses, dialogue, and spelling rules are reviewed and applied. Students comprehend and respond to stories using critical thinking skills and written communication.
Middle School Language Arts Curriculum
Sixth graders through eighth graders are immersed deeper into literature, writing, and grammar. Advanced comprehension skills are developed through the use of context clues, figurative language, point -of -view, and cause and effect. Students learn to create summaries, identify main ideas, and compare and contrast story elements within various literary genres including: news, articles, short stories, persuasive texts and poetry. The writing component focuses on proofreading and editing skills, allowing students to apply their knowledge of conventions and appropriate use of grammar.
To learn more about Time4Learning, take a look at our demo lessons. Visit our parents’ forum and chat with other parents using, or considering using this program.
Time4Learning provides a two-week money-back guarantee with a cancellation at any time policy. Sign up for Time4Learning and begin using the many resources. We look forward to helping foster the growth and journey of your child