The entire CornerStone line consists of comprehensive products for students in grades three through eight that address basic language arts and mathematics skills. Teachers and administrators will like the customized reports they can get from the software to see how learning is progressing for each student. If you want something that looks and behaves like a good textbook but is on computer, then look no further than the CornerStone software. Jumpstart Reading for Second Graders Knowledge Adventure . This new title from the hugely successful Jumpstart series continues the challenging and enjoyable format common to all Jumpstart CDs.
Students build critical reading skills in nine exciting activities.
In the Machu Picchu activity, for example, kids pick compound words to jump across a chasm. In Amazing Parts of Speech, they navigate a maze using nouns, adjectives, and adverbs. Concepts covered include word classification, spelling, parts of speech, verb tense, contractions, spelling, and reading comprehension. One nice feature is an option to print out the CD's workbook to use as paper worksheets. The level of difficulty can be adjusted to give students a workout in their thinking skills.