They also study word meanings and order, compound words, and rhyming words. The curriculum develops visual discrimination and increases reading comprehension skills. This level concentrates on verbal skills. The material covers types of sentences, parts of speech, confusing word pairs, and simple punctuation. Cursive writing is emphasized so that students may achieve penmanship excellence.
Students expand their knowledge of poems and rhyming words, and creative writing is encouraged.
This level covers three basic sentence types with an emphasis on usage and the writing process. Students study the eight parts of speech along with more confusing word pairs. The material touches on proper telephone manners and the writing of friendly and business letters. Grade Level 5 Level 5 includes exercises and review of capitalization, punctuation, and sentence structure. The eight parts of speech are covered more extensively as well as synonyms, antonyms, homonyms, and heteronyms.