| Level |
Highlights |
| 7A |
In the first level of the Kumon Reading Program, beginning
readers build a sight word vocabulary through enjoyable
"look, listen and repeat" exercises. Large, colorful
illustrations help students grasp the connection between
spoken and written language. Parents can help motivate
children by reading with them every day.
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| 6A |
Students continue to build a sight word vocabulary, adding
longer phrases and more advanced words. Students begin
to recite familiar words from memory in preparation for the
transition to phonics study in Level 5A.
|
| 5A |
Phonics exercises help students learn individual letter
sounds and consonant-short vowel combinations. Students
increase concentration, improve hand-eye coordination,
and develop writing skills.
|
| 4A |
More sound parts, including consonant clusters, are
introduced. Students trace words and begin freehand
letter writing by filling in missing letters within words.
These exercises, as well as exercises that focus on
rhyming words, help develop students' spelling skills.
|
| 3A |
Students develop greater pencil control by writing properly
proportioned and spaced letters within box guidelines.
Students develop their ability to read longer words
through exercises focusing on syllables. Spelling skills are
developed throughout the level, and for the first time,
students demonstrate reading comprehension through matching exercises.
|
| 2A |
Students identify nouns, verbs and adjectives, and
use them within sentences. Students learn the singular
and plural forms of nouns and verbs, and the comparative
and superlative forms of adjectives. Spelling skills
are reinforced throughout the level.
|
| AI |
Level AI marks the beginning of the Sentence Building
Block. Students study the structure of simple sentences
and learn expressions which convey attitude or intention,
such as "can", "must", "may" and "should". Students learn to
write negative sentences, questions and sentences using
the past tense. Punctuation exercises appear for the first
time. Students continue to develop their vocabulary and
reading comprehension skills.
|
| AII |
Through reading stories and answering questions,
students improve their reading comprehension and writing
skills. Technical skills such as punctuation, spelling and
capitalization are also solidified. Students develop the
ability to recognize a sequence of thoughts developed
within a short paragraph.
|
| BI |
Students refine their ability to identify subject and
predicate in longer sentences containing modifiers such as
adjectives and adverbs. Students conjugate irregular verbs,
as well as study pronouns, prepositions and irregular plurals of nouns.
|
| BII |
Students focus on reading comprehension and vocabulary
building. Students develop their ability to define words
using context clues in the stories; to identify main ideas
that occur within a story to better understand the story as
a whole; and to compare and contrast actions, characters
and information from a passage.
|
| CI |
In Level CI, students further refine their ability to
identify subjects, verbs and objetcs, as well as learn how
to conjugate the future, progressive and perfect tenses.
Students' punctuation study continues with commas in a
series and singular and plural possessives. Bt the end of
the level, students write complete sentences independently.
|
| CII |
Level CII is the last level in the Sentence Building Block.
Children continue to develop their reading comprehension,
vocabulary and writing skilles. Students develop their
ability to construct and respond to questions using who,
what, where, when, why and how; to interpret information
in charts as well as take information from passages and
organize it into a chart format; and to write answers
independently.
|
| D |
Level D marks the beginning of the Paragraph Building
Block. Exercises now focus on the rules of paragraph
structure and development. Students also work with direct
and indirect speech, as well as the active and passive voice.
|
| E |
Students continue to study complex sentences through
the formal introduction of independent and dependent
clauses. Sections such as 'Reason and Result' and
'Explanation' develop students' logical reasoning ability.
Students continue to build vocabulary and reading
comprehension skills.
|
| F |
Paraphrasing and concision exercises show students how
to combine, condense and rewrite information found in a
reading passage. The ability to identify the main topic and
elements of a paragraph is emphasized and practiced.
Vocabulary exercises also assist students in successfully
paraphrasing.
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| G |
Level G marks the beginning of the Summary Block.
Students learn to condense all of the important information
from a passage into a summary one third of the length of
the original passage. Students are formally introduced to
story elements such as plot, character and setting.
Included in the level are excerpts from the writings of
Edgar Allen Poe, Luisa M. Alcott, and Oscar Wilde.
|
| H |
Students develop greater sensitivity to authors' use of
descriptive language. Summation exercises help students
focus on specfic points within passages. Vocabulary
exercises introduce Greek and Latin suffixes, prefixes and
roots. Included in the level are excerpts from Jane Eyre,
Treasure Island, and The War of the Worlds.
|
| I |
Students analyze the persuasive writing style found in
speeches, advertisements and political documents. They
also learn the components and strategies of the more
formal 'argument'. The level concludes with a study of
pécis, the most complex of summary. Among the readings
included are speeches by Dwight Eisenhower and Albert
Einstein, and fiction by Gerald Durrel and Agatha Christie.
|
| J |
Exercises which focus on more subtle details of structure,
theme and character lead students to a closer reading
of text than in previous levels. The reading selections
develop students' understanding of how a writer's
intentions are reflected in various aspects of the work
under review. Students read extensive excerpt from To
Kill a Mockingbird, Pride and Prejudice, and The
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
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