As each word is read, it is highlighted on screen. Moving the cursor over any word highlights that word. Clicking the mouse reads the highlighted word. Students learn to mimic the reader's intonation and fluency. The paperback book mirrors the text from the computer screen exactly.
Students familiarize themselves with the text on the computer, and then read the paperback text.
The paperback has the look and feel of those used by peers. These standards represent research and best practices in the fields of linguistics, language acquisition, reading, and learning. Manuscripts are subjected to both the scrutiny of five editors from these specialty areas and then to extensive clinical trial. Vocabulary is selected on the basis of frequency of use, phonetic regularity, and instructional value. Complex sentences are limited to those types that appear first in the language of native speakers.