Each article is assigned a reading level, allowing teachers to select materials that will properly challenge their students. Articles can be assigned to an entire class or selected students. Upon reading these assigned articles, students complete the accompanying tests.
All tests are self-correcting, and the programs track students' progress.
Teachers benefit by receiving high interest articles that shape thematic units, and by receiving creative lesson plans that reflect the various types of knowledge required by the standards. In addition to teaching basic skills, the lesson plans in the Curriculum Guides include modifications for students with special needs, vocabulary building, enriching activities and key concepts. The guides also emphasize skills that build personal characteristics such as self-management, responsibility and decision making. Functional skills such as synthesizing information, identifying, evaluating, interpreting and communicating are also included in the lesson plans. We anticipate that it will soon cover the full range of K-12 curriculum, incorporating content from other highly regarded sources.