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Language Arts Software Correlated to Virginia SOL SOL Software Lesson/Segment Coverage K.1 Leap Into Phonics Nursery Rhymes Thorough K.1 Lightspan Calamity 1 Minimum K.1 Lightspan Liquid Books The Natural World Amrita's Trees, Cerito and the Coyote Comments Good review of rhyming words and becoming familiar with nursery rhymes. Turn off music. Will need to have directions explained to students. Too many directions may confuse students. Takes too long between questions. Too hard for K and 1st grade students. 2nd, 3rd, and 4th may even find this program too difficult. Minimum Too much music. Program gives directions as it goes along, Involves listening to stories. Very few problems to solve. K.l K.1 Lightspan Liquid Books 5 Reader Rabbit 2 Pop Up Prose Minimum Too much music. Will need to use the Speaker symbol to rad short stories or poems. Mostly observing, little student work. K.2 K.2 Kids Works Deluxe Preschool Parade Story Starters Moderate Oral Communication. Computer will read back what is written Bear Coming In and Out of the Box Moderate K.3 K.4 K.4 K.4 Stickybear's Early Learning Activities Reader Rabbit Interactive Journey Dinosoft for Windows Leap Into Phonics Leap Into Phonics K.4 Leap Into Phonics Phonics Rhyming Words Parts of Words Beginning, Middle, Ending Sounds K.4 Leap Into Phonics Sounds in Words Thorough K.4 Leap Into Phonics Making Words Thorough K.4 Lightspan K-9.5 Minimum K.4 Lightspan K-9.5 We are the Dogs Live in Airedale (Forest) K.2 Moderate Moderate Thorough Thorough Thorough Minimum Opposites-Position Words. This is a good progarm to use when starting the letters at the beginningof the year! Also has a good introduction to opposites! Builds oral communication skills Can practice with beginning, middle, and end. Helps children listen for rhyming words. Blends sounds orally to make words or syllables. Children listen for given sounds in words that begin with the same sound. Also practices middle and ending sounds. Blends sounds orally to make words. Biginning, middle, and ending sound practice. Children blends sounds to figure out the given words and relates it to the picture. This program is too hard for K students. Too much music. Too gamey. Fair coverage of syllables although there is too much talking and music. Wastes a lot of time between problems. Page 1 Language Arts Software Correlated to Virginia SOL K.4 Lightspan Stay and Play K.4 Phonics Mastery K.4 K.4 K.4 K.5 Phonics Mastery Reader Rabbit 2 Reader Rabbit Interactive Journey Reader Rabbit Interactive Journey Reader Rabbit Interactive Journey Reader Rabbit Interactive Journey Leap Into Phonics K.5 Leap Into Phonics K.5 Leap Into Phonics Beginning, Middle, and Ending Sounds The Alphabet Factory K.5 Leap Into Phonics Sounds in Words Thorough K.5 Leap Into Phonics Thorough K.5 Phonics Mastery Reader Rabbit Interactive Journey Reader Rabbit Interactive Journey Reader Rabbit Interactive Journey Early Learning Activities Reader Rabbit Interactive Journey Making Words Phonics Mastery Level A and B K.4 K.4 K.4 K.5 K.5 K.5 K.6 K.6 Lonnie's Classroom Minimum Phonics Mastery Level A Thorough Phonics Mastery Level B Thorough Parts of Words Too much music and too much talking. I do not feel that K students will benefit from this program at all. Too confusing. Very good to review and introduce beginning sounds with pictures and letters Good review and introduction for blends and clusters Moderate Introduces and reviews beginning shight words, blending. Moderate Reviews beginning, ending and middle sounds. Moderate Reviews word families Moderate Thorough Reviews letters and sounds Blends sounds orally to make words or syllables. Thorough Thorough Children listen for given sounds in words that begin with the same sound. Also practices middle and ending sounds. Relates letter with sound, written letter and picture of object that starts with that letter. Blends sounds orally to make words. Biginning, middle, and ending sound practice. Children blends sounds to figure out the given words and relates it to the picture. Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderte Moderate Shows left to right and progression when reading (highlights words). Helps students understand how print is organized and read. Relates letters to sounds and pictures of objects that begin with that sound. Easy. Use as a beginning tool. Relates letters to sounds and pictures of objects that begin with that sound. Page 2 Language Arts Software Correlated to Virginia SOL K.6 Stickybear's Early Learning Activities K.7 K.7 Dinosoft Heartsoft Programs Phonics Reading Rodeo Thorough Thorough K.7 Heartsoft Programs Reading Rodeo Moderate K.7 Heartsoft Programs Reading Rodeo Consonants Thorough K.7 K.7 Leap Into Phonics Leap Into Phonics Nursery Rhymes Parts of Words Thorough Thorough K.7 Leap Into Phonics K.7 Leap Into Phonics Beginning, Middle, and Ending Sounds The Alphabet Factory K.7 Leap Into Phonics Sounds In Words Thorough K.7 Leap Into Phonics Making Words Thorough Children listen for given sounds in words that begin with the same sound. Also practices middle and ending sounds. Relates letter with sound, written letter and picture of object that starts with that letter. Blends sounds orally to make words. Biginning, middle, and ending sound practice. Children blends sounds to figure out the given words and relates it to the picture. K.7 Lightspan Liquid Books 2 Minimum Too much music. Program gives directions as it goes along, Involves listening to stories. Very few problems to solve. K.7 K.7 K.7 Phonics Mastery Reader Rabbit 1 Reader Rabbit 2 Reader Rabbit Interactive Journey Reader Rabbit Interactive Journey Reader Rabbit Interactive Journey Reader Rabbit Interactive Journey K.7 K.7 K.7 K.7 Moderate Cerito and the Coyote Phonics Mastery Level A and B Thorough Thorough For the K-1 grades. More informational. Reads the words to them. Alphabet. Beginning sound. Doesn't say name of pictures. May not know all pictures. uses pictures that students may not know-pick beginning. For the kindergartner . Matches letters. Boring. Have to know what picture is. Relates letter to pictures of objects that starts with that letter, then asks children to find pictures that start with the same letter. Good review of rhyming words and becoming familiar with nursery rhymes. Blends sounds orally to make words or syllables. Moderate Moderate Relates letters to sounds and pictures of objects that begin with that sound. Moderate Introduces and reviews beginning shight words, blending. Moderate Reviews beginning, ending and middle sounds. Moderate Reviews word families Page 3 Language Arts Software Correlated to Virginia SOL K.7 Reader Rabbit Interactive Journey Moderate Reviews letters and sounds Moderate Moderate Relates letter to a picture that starts with that letter!. This is a good progarm to use when starting the letters at the beginningof the year! Also has a good introduction to opposites! For the K-1 grades. More informational. Reads the words to them. Alphabet. Moderate Easy. Use as a beginning tool. K.7 Stickybear's Early Learning Activities Stickybear's Early Learning Activities Stickybear's Early Learning Activities K.8 Lightspan Liquid Books 2 Cerito and the Coyote Minimum Too much music. Program gives directions as it goes along, Involves listening to stories. Very few problems to solve. K.8 Lightspan Liquid Books 2 Amrita's Trees Minimum Too much music. Program gives directions as it goes along, Involves listening to stories. Very few problems to solve. K.8 Lightspan Liquid Books 5 Minimum Too much music. Will need to use the Speaker symbol to rad short stories or poems. Mostly observing, little student work. K.8 K.9 Sammy Science House Dinosoft Moderate Thorough Sequencing: Putting pictures in order (first, next, last) Very Easy. Match upper and lower. K.9 Heartsoft Thorough Shows lowercase letter-they type uppercase letter. K.9 Heartsoft Programs Thorough Paris supper case and lower case letters. K.9 Heartsoft Programs Pop Up Prose Click on Movie Projector Phonics Reading Rodeo Matching Reading Rodeo Consonant Reading Rodeo Matching Thorough K.9 Language Arts K.9 K.9 Leap Into Phonics Preschool Parade Thorough Matching upper case and lower case letters Gives 5 letters with one missing. Sequence need to know order of alphabet. Relates letter with sound, written letter and picture of object that starts with that letter. K.9 Stickybear's Early Learning Activities Moderate Realtes letter to a picture that starts with that letter. This is a good progarm to use when starting the letters at the beginningof the year! Also has a good introduction to opposites! K.7 K.7 ABC Alphabet Express The Alphabet Factory ABC Thorough Page 4 Language Arts Software Correlated to Virginia SOL Stickybear's Early Learning K.9 Activities K.10 Kids Works Deluxe Story Starters Moderate Thorough K.10 Kids Works Deluxe K.11 Kids Works Deluxe New Book Story Starters Thorough Thorough K.11 Kids Works Deluxe New Book Thorough For the K-1 grades. More informational. Reads the words to them. Alphabet. "stickers" and edit. Writing allows creation of own story up to 50 pages. Editing. Drawing/painting. Can save. Open existing story. "stickers" and edit. Writing allows creation of own story up to 50 pages. Editing. Drawing/painting. Can save. Open existing story. Turn off music. Will need to have directions explained to students. Too many directions may confuse students. Takes too long between questions. May be too hard for 1st grade students. K.12 Interactive Reading Journey K.12 Reader Rabbit 1 1.1 Lightspan Calamity 1 The Natural World Minimum 1.1 Lightspan Liquid Books 5 Pop Up Prose Minimum 1.1 Lightspan Stay and Play 3 1.2 Lightspan K-9.5 Lonnie's Classroom Minimum Live in Airedale (Swamp) Moderate 1.2 Lightspan Liquid Books 5 1.4 Minimum Lightspan K-9.5 Pop Up Prose Live in Airedale (Forest) 1.4 Lightspan K-9.5 We are the Dogs Minimum 1.4 1.6 Lightspan Stay and Play 3 ALS Vocabulary I Lonnie's Classroom Minimum Phonograms Thorough 1.6 Dinosoft Phonics Matching Sounds Moderate Moderate Too much music. Will need to use Speaker symbol to read short stories or poems.Mostly observing, little student work. Too much music and talking. Will need to use Speaker symbol. This program may be too hard for 1st graders. Directions may be confusing. Too much talking and music. Fair coverage of nouns and adjectives. Wastes too much time between problems. Too much music. Will need to use Speaker symbol to read short stories or poems.Mostly observing, little student work. Too much talking and music. Fair coverage of syllables. Wastes too much time between problems. Too much talking and music. Will need to use the Speaker symbol. Too "gamey." May be too hard for 1st graders. Too much music and talking. Will need to use Speaker symbol. This program may be too hard for 1st graders. Directions may be confusing. Great for word families and patterns Program bright and cheerful music. Great job of encouraging students to succeed Page 5 Language Arts Software Correlated to Virginia SOL 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 Reading Blaster 6-9 Reading Blaster 6-9 A+LS Comprehension I A+LS Reading I Dinosoft Phonics Jump Start I Puzzle and Key Rocket Launch Thorough Thorough Matching Sounds Lunch Room Moderate Thorough 1.7 Lightspan Calamity 1 Minimum 1.7 Lightspan Liquid Books 2 The Natural World Amrita's Tree and Cerdito and the Coyote 1.7 1.7 1.8 Lightspan Liquid Books 5 Reading Blaster 6-9 A+LS Writing I Pop Up Prose Matching Minimum Thorough 1.8c SIRS Minimum Moderate 1.9 Lightspan Calamity 1 The Natural World Minimum 1.9 Lightspan Liquid Books 2 Amrita's Tree; Cerdito & the Coyote Minimum 1.9 Lightspan Liquid Books 5 Pop Up Prose Minimum 1.10 Lightspan Calamity 1 The Natural World Minimum 1.10 Lightspan Liquid Books 2 Amrita's Tree; Cerdito & the Coyote Minimum 1.10 Lightspan Liquid Books 5 Pop Up Prose Minimum Easy program to understand directions. Good instructions given. Would keep students' interest. Easy to navigate through program. Great! Good clues. Great pictures. Turn off music. Will need to have directions explained to students. Too many directions may confuse students. Takes too long. Too much music. Talking is mostly directions. Will need to use the Speaker symbol. Very little student work. Too much music. Will need to use the Speaker symbol to read short stories and poems. Very little student work. Great program to encourage partipation and instruction. Critique professional writing. Students can review technical writing sampler. Turn off music. Will need to have directions explained to students. Too many directions may confuse students. Takes too long. Too much music. Talking is mostly directions. Will need to use the Speaker symbol. Very little student work. Too much music. Will need to use the Speaker symbol to read short stories and poems. Very little student work. Turn off music. Will need to have directions explained to students. Too many directions may confuse students. Takes too long. Too much music. Talking is mostly directions. Will need to use the Speaker symbol. Very little student work. Too much music. Will need to use the Speaker symbol to read short stories and poems. Very little student work. 1.11 Interactive Reading Journey Page 6 Language Arts Software Correlated to Virginia SOL 1.11 Lightspan Calamity 1 The Natural World 1.11 Lightspan Liquid Books 2 Amrita's Tree; Cerdito & the Coyote Minimum 1.11 Lightspan Liquid Books 5 Pop Up Prose Minimum Multimedia Moderate Overall Moderate Gallery Moderate Story Starters Thorough 1.12 Kids Works Deluxe 1.13 Kids Works Deluxe New Book Story Starters Thorough Thorough 1.13 1.14 1.14 2.1 New Book Thorough Ultimate Children's 1.11 Encyclopedia Ultimate Children's 1.11 Encyclopedia 1.11 1.12 1.12 1.12 1.12 World Book Encyclopedia A+LS Writing I A+LS Grammar & Usage A+LS Writing II Kids Works Deluxe 2.1 Kids Works Deluxe A+LS Read. Comp. I Reader Rabbit 2 A+LS Reading II Cornerstone Language Arts Level A 2.1 2.1 2.1 Essential Grammar Essential Grammar Essential Speech 2.1 2.1 Heartsoft Programs Jump Start-2nd Minimum Thorough Thorough Thorough Thorough Knowing English Moderate Thorough Turn off music. Will need to have directions explained to students. Too many directions may confuse students. Takes too long. Too much music. Talking is mostly directions. Will need to use the Speaker symbol. Very little student work. Too much music. Will need to use the Speaker symbol to read short stories and poems. Very little student work. Studens will follow instructional movies and navigation is simple. Color images are great and can be printed but it would be more benefical if text was read aloud. Good encyclopedia program. Bright colorful images, and gives interesting facts. Too difficult for learner to follow text-video do not run smoothly. Tood hard for 1st grade to navigate solo without repeated directions. Writing allows to print out stories created. Add pictures Writing allows creation of own story up to 50 pages. Editing. Drawing/painting. Can save. Open existing story. Writing allows to print out stories created. Add pictures Writing allows creation of own story up to 50 pages. Editing. Drawing/painting. Can save. Open existing story. Verb practice-usage with subject/verb agreement. Good reading practice. Works on nouns, verbs, adjectives and pronouns. Some parts are more for the advanced student. A litter boring and repetitive. Verb Tense Verb Tense Sentences aren't too long. Average reading level. Practice choosing the verb. Repetitive Musical/reads to you. Brightly animated. Choose verbs Page 7 Language Arts Software Correlated to Virginia SOL 2.1 Kids Works Deluxe Thorough Live in Airedale (Canyon) Nouns Pronous Verbs Adjectives Moderate Create stories to share with others Too much talking and music. Fair coverage of verbs. Repeats directions at the start of each level. Wastes too much time Moderate Thorough Verb Tense 2.1 Lightspan K-9.5 2.1 2.1 2.2 2.2 Parts of Speech Parts of Speech A+LS Reading II ALS Vocuabulary I 2.2 Gamco 2.2 Heartsoft Programs 2.2 Heartsoft Programs 2.2 Heartsoft Programs 2.2 Heartsoft Programs 2.2 Heartsoft Programs 2.2 Jump Start-2nd 2.2 Reader Rabbit 2 2.2 Reader Rabbit 3 Moderate 2.2 Reading Concepts Ultimate Children's Encyclopedia A+LS Reading II Ultimate Children's Encyclopedia A+LS Lang. Skills II A+LS Read. Word Analysis A+LS Reading II Moderate 2.2 2.3 2.3 2.4 2.4 2.4 Leson 10 Reading Concepts Vocabulary Billiards and Antonyms Billiards and Synonyms Billards and Homonyms The Bubble Gum Machine Billiards-NHomonyms Thorough Moderate Synonyms Gives sentence and student has to pick meaning of word. Game goes along. Use sentence to find meaning. Repetitive. Can choose level. Does give practice reading a sentence. Choose Antonyms. Can choose a level. Practice reading sentences. Choose synonyms. Repetitve. Thorough Covers standard but is not exciting. Sentences are on the 2nd grade level. Student picks the correct word. Two choices. Thorough Moderate Thorough Thorough Thorough Word Mine Thorough Varying levels of difficulties. Good practice for word families. Good reading practice. A litte boring/redundant. Varying levels of difficulty. Reads to you. Choose an adjective to fit in the story. Reading practice. Doesn't say the word-Students have to be able to read on their own. ABC order Corrects the students. Have to have knowledge of who/what, did what, when, where. Have to read independently sentences and words. Go up in level. Good practice understanding vocabulary. Dictionary/Thesaurus Thorough Allows students to increase vocabulary Dictionary/Thesaurus Thorough Some parts may be a little difficult for 2nd graders to read independently Page 8 Language Arts Software Correlated to Virginia SOL 2.4 Cornerstone Comprehension Level A Thorough 2.4 Cornerstone Language Arts Level A Cornerstone Language Arts Level A 2.4 Dinosoft for Windows 2.4 Gamco 2.4 Heartsoft Programs 2.4 Heartsoft Programs 2.4 Leap Into Phonics Thorough 2.4 Leap Into Phonics Thorough 2.4 Lightspan Adv. The Three Decoders Thorough 2.4 Lightspan Adv. Key to The Carousel Thorough 2.4 2.4 Lightspan Adv. Lightspan Adv. Mona and Moki Mona and Moki Thorough Thorough 2.4 Lightspan Adv. Drive Me Wild Thorough 2.4 Lightspan Adv. Drive Me Wild Thorough 2.4 Thorough Reading/Literature Thorough Phonics Reading Concepts Vocabulary Moderate Spelling Book 2 The Bubble Gum Machine Minimum Thorough Thorough Good for higher grades too hard for primary Reading isn't too hard. Short vowel section-word start out hard if you reusing this pragram at the beginning of the year. Allows you to choose correct spelling (good reading pracitice). Long vowels-words a little hard for 2nd grade. Vowels Doesn't say the word of the picture. More for the beginning reader Gives sentence and student has to pick meaning of word. Game goes along. Use sentence to find meaning. Gives spelling word then it disappears. Students are to write a sentence using the word. This would be hard if student could not read. Boring Varying levels of difficulties. Good practice for word families. Auditory. More for the lower level student. Practice blending sounds and using sounds. Pick number of syllables. Entertaining. Colorful software K-1 software. Good Kids would enjoy. Great graphics. Great for phonic practice. Some activities are long. Word/phrases can be read to the user. Good Kids would enjoy. Great graphics. Great for phonic practice. Some activities are long. Compound words. Gives picture and have to guess compound word of some of the pictures are hard to figure out. Good thinking game. Unscramble words. Read riddle. Guess animal. Compound words. Gives picture and have to guess compound word of some of the pictures are hard to figure out. Good thinking game. Compound words. Gives picture and have to guess compound word of some of the pictures are hard to figure out. Good thinking game. Page 9 Language Arts Software Correlated to Virginia SOL Word Families. Words can be read to them. Short and long vowels. Good for 1st graders. Also can be used for low 2nd Graders. Word Families. Words can be read to them. Short and long vowels. Good for 1st graders. Also can be used for low 2nd Graders. Deals with vowel sounds, diagraphs, consonants, word families, inflectional endings Deals with vowel sounds, diagraphs, consonants, word families, inflectional endings Some pictures are hard to figure out. Make compound words. Reads word as you click on it. Some pictures are hard to figure out. Make compound words. Reads word as you click on it. 2.4 Lightspan Adv. The Three Decoders Thorough 2.4 Lightspan Adv. Riddle of The Ring 2.4 Lightspan Adv. The Three Decoders Thorough 2.4 Lightspan Adv. Key to The Carousel Thorough 2.4 Lightspan Adv. Mona and Moki Moderate 2.4 Lightspan Adv. Drive Me Wild Moderate 2.4 Lightspan CD Key To The Carousel Thorough Consonant blends. Consonants 2.4 2.4 Lightspan CD Phonics Mastery Key To The Carousel Thorough Level A and B Moderate Common vowel patterns 2.4 2.4 Reader Rabbit 1 Reader Rabbit 2 1 Thorough 2.4 2.4 Reader Rabbit 2 Reader Rabbit 2 Vowel Pond Match Patch Thorough Moderate 2.4 2.4 2.4 Reader Rabbit 2 Reader Rabbit 2 Reader Rabbit 2 Vowel Pond Lesson 1 Lesson 2 Thorough Thorough Thorough 2.4 Reader Rabbit 3 2.4 Reading Blaster 2.4 Reading Blaster Thorough Moderate Reading Challenge Thorough Thorough Guide words with option to read them to you. More for 1st graders. Good practice of vowel sounds. Students have to be able to read the words. Have to read words on their own. Matching sounds. Short vowels. Word families. Little slow. ABC order. Easy words. Consonant blends and vowels Consonant blends and vowels Does not read it to them. Choose word to complete the sentence. Students have to spell word. He gives some of the letters also gives clue. Memory like. Give osund, find senence that matches. Simple sentences. Page 10 Language Arts Software Correlated to Virginia SOL 2.4 Reading Blaster 6-9 Moderate 2.4 Reading Development Library CD 2 Reading Devolopment Library CD 1 2.4 2.5 2.5 RR Interactive Journey A+LS Read. Comp. I A+LS Reading II 2.5 Lightspan Adv. The Three Decoders Thorough 2.5 Lightspan Adv. Mona and Moki Moderate 2.5 Lightspan Adv. Drive Me Wild Moderate 2.5 2.5 Lightspan Calamity 1 Lightspan CD The Natural World Minimum Key To The Carousel Thorough 2.5 Lightspan Liquid Books 2 Amrita's Trees; Cerdito & the Coyote Minimum 2.5 Lightspan Liquid Books 5 Pop Up Prose 2.5 2.5 Reader Rabbit 3 Reading Blaster 6-9 Reading Development Library CD 2 2.4 2.5 Thorough Thorough Thorough Minimum Moderate Thorough Thorough Create rhyming words. Find words with the same sounds. Gives good spelling practice. Interactive-appears fun for kids. Cd 2 has harder words-more for second grade. Reads to the student or they can red together. Sound effects in the story Reads to the student or they can red together. Sound effects in the story Musical. Graphics. Choose the correct word (applying learned sounds). Will say the word and the sounds the letters make. Musical Rearrange letters to spell a word. Reading a riddle and answering it. Some are a little hard for the average 2nd grade. Note can choose easy medium and hard Rearrange letters to spell a word. Reading a riddle and answering it. Some are a little hard for the average 2nd grade. Note can choose easy, medium, hard. Turn off the music. Will need to have directions explained tostudents. Too many directions may confuse students. Takes a long time getting to the subject. 2nd graders should be able to do this program. Pictures, info. In the story to read words. Too much music. Talking is mostly directions. Will need to use the Speaker symbol for listening to story. Very little student work. Too much music. Will need to use the Speaker symbol to read short stories or poems. Mostly observing, little student work. Does not read it to them. Choose word to complete the sentence. Reading words to finsih a sentence. Memory Game. Cd 2 has harder words-more for second grade. Good graphics. Highlights words as they read. Page 11 Language Arts Software Correlated to Virginia SOL 2.5 2.5 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 Reading Devolopment Library CD 1 2.6 RR Interactive Journey A+LS Writing I ALS Voc. III ALS Voc. III ALS Voc. III ALS Voc. III ALS Voc. III ALS Voc. III ALS Vocuabulary I ALS Vocuabulary I ALS Vocuabulary I ALS Vocuabulary I ALS Vocuabulary I ALS Vocuabulary I ALS Vocuabulary I ALS Vocuabulary I ALS Vocuabulary I ALS Vocuabulary I Cornerstone Language Arts Level A Cornerstone Language Arts Level A Cornerstone Language Arts Level A Cornerstone Language Arts Level A Cornerstone Reading Cornerstone Reading Vocabulary Level A 2.6 Essential Grammar 2.6 Gamco 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 Thorough Thorough Good graphics. Highlights words as they read. Putting sounds together. Reads and explains things to you. Highlights words as they read. Lesson 1 Lesson 2 Lesson 4 Lesson 6 Lesson 8 Lesson 5 Lesson 17 Lesson 18 Lesson 14 Lesson 15 Lesson 16 Lesson 21 Lesson 22 Lesson 28 Lesson 29 Lesson 30 Thorough Thorough Thorough Thorough Thorough Thorough Thorough Thorough Thorough Thorough Thorough Thorough Thorough Thorough Thorough Thorough Prefixes Suffixes Abbreviations Contractions Synonyms Possessives Suffixes Suffixes Prefixes Prefixes Prefixes Contractions Contractions Abbreviations Abbreviations Abbreviations Lesson 9 Thorough Usage. Complete, fragment and run on sentences Lesson 1 Thorough Usage. Singular possessive Lesson 2 Thorough Usage. Singular Possessive Lesson 7 Reading Thorough Thorough Contractions Too hard for second grade Special Words Thorough Suffixes and Prefixes Good reading practice. Works on nouns, verbs, adjectives and pronouns. Some parts are more for the advanced student. A litter boring and repetitive. Sentences given and student answers questions about order. What happened first? May be hard for low readers Thorough Sequence Thorough Page 12 Language Arts Software Correlated to Virginia SOL 2.6 Grammar Games Thorough 2.6 Heartsoft Knowing English Thorough 2.6 Heartsoft Knowing English Moderate 2.6 Heartsoft Programs Electric Chalkboard Moderate 2.6 2.6 2.6 Jump Start-2nd K9.5 Web Tunes K9.5 Web Tunes Theo 2 Theo 3 Thorough Thorough Thorough 2.6 Lightspan Adv. The Three Decoders Thorough 2.6 Lightspan Adv. 2.6 Lightspan Adv. Key to The Carousel Thorough Essential Punctaution Minimum 2.6 Lightspan Adv. Mona and Moki Thorough 2.6 Lightspan Adv. Drive Me Wild Thorough 2.6 Lightspan Adv. The Three Decoders Thorough 2.6 Lightspan Adv. Key to the Carousel Thorough 2.6 Lightspan Adv. Mona and Moki Moderate 2.6 Lightspan Adv. Drive Me Wild Moderate 2.6 2.6 2.6 Lightspan Calamity 1 Lightspan CD Lightspan K 9.5 The Natural World Mona and Moki Web Tunes Minimum Thorough Thorough Choose the noun, verb, etc. Good practice. Short Sentences. Pronoun section a little hard. Great practice but very boring. Needs a game when you have completed it. Sentences aren't too long. Average reading level. Picking out nouns and pronouns Choose from +, -…Different levels of difficulty good practice of facts. Choose a noun to go into the story. Read to you. Average reading level Plurals-choose which plural is for word. -es, -ies, -s. Great for practice. Plurals-choose which plural is for word. -es, -ies, -s. Great for practice. Choices are confusing. Kids would get confused easily. Directions aren't good at explaining what to do Word endings. Sentences somewhat hard. Doesn't read until you have chosen the word. Word endings. Sentences somewhat hard. Doesn't read until you have chosen the word. Gives practice reading short sentences. Answer a question about what was read (kind of like a riddle) Gives practice reading short sentences. Answer a question about what was read (kind of like a riddle) Picking out words with the correct prefix and suffix-may be too hard for the average 2nd grader Picking out words with the correct prefix and suffix-may be too hard for the average 2nd grader Turn off the music. Will need to have directions explained tostudents. Too many directions may confuse students. Takes a long time getting to the subject. 2nd graders should be able to do this program. Suffixes and Prefixes Suffixes, Prefixes, contractions and possessives. Page 13 Language Arts Software Correlated to Virginia SOL 2.6 Lightspan Liquid Books 2 2.6 2.6 Lightspan Liquid Books 5 Parts of Speech 2.6 Parts of Speech Amrita's Trees; Cerdito & the Coyote Minimum Pop Up Prose Minimum Thorough Thorough Nouns Pronous Verbs Adjectives 1 Too much music. Talking is mostly directions. Will need to use the Speaker symbol for listening to story. Very little student work. Too much music. Will need to use the Speaker symbol to read short stories or poems. Mostly observing, little student work. Redudent and boring. Gives practice choosing noun, etc. Sentences are short. Some difficult words. Long-have to read 50 sentences before getting to play games. Pick out noun in he sentence. Boring. 2.6 2.6 Parts of Speech Reader Rabbit 1 2.6 2.6 Reader Rabbit 3 Reading Blaster 6-9 Moderate Thorough 2.6 Reading Development Library CD2 Thorough Sequence. Put story events in order. Corrects the students. Have to have knowledge of who/what, did what, when, where. Reading words to finsih a sentence. Memory Game. Cd 2 has harder words-more for second grade. Can choose the character to read the story 2.6 2.6 2.7 Reading Devolopment Library CD1 RR Interactive Journey A+LS Comprehension I Thorough Thorough Can choose the character to read the story For the lower level reader/beginning reader. 2.7 Heartsoft Programs Moderate Electric Chalkboard Moderate Thorough 2.7 2.7 Lightspan Calamity 1 Lightspan CD The Natural World Kazmania 2 Minimum Thorough 2.7 Lightspan Liquid Books 5 Pop Up Prose Minimum 2.7 Reader Rabbit 1 1 Thorough 2.7 2.7 Reading Blaster Reading Blaster Thorough Thorough Turn off the music. Will need to have directions explained tostudents. Too many directions may confuse students. Takes a long time getting to the subject. 2nd graders should be able to do this program. Appreciation of poetry. Recognizing the element of poetry. Too much music. Will need to use the Speaker symbol to read short stories or poems. Mostly observing, little student work. More for first graders. Redo story. Highlights word. Good for low readers. Gives options of different versions Memory like. Give osund, find senence that matches. Simple sentences. Read sentences to elimante animal Page 14 Language Arts Software Correlated to Virginia SOL 2.8 A+LS Comprehension I 2.8 Cornerstone Comprehension Level A 2.8 Kids Works Deluxe Story Starters 2.8 Lightspan Adv. The Three Decoders Thorough 2.8 Lightspan Adv. Key to The Carousel Thorough 2.8 Lightspan Calamity 1 The Natural World 2.8 Lightspan Liquid Books 2 Amrita's Trees; Cerdito & the Coyote Minimum 2.8 Lightspan Liquid Books 5 Pop Up Prose Minimum 2.8 2.8 Reader Rabbit 1 Reader Rabbit 1 1 1 Thorough Thorough 2.8 Reading Blaster 6-9 Moderate 2.8 Reading Concepts Moderate 2.8 Reading Concepts Moderate 2.8 Reading Concepts Moderate 2.8 Reading Development Library CD 2 Thorough Thorough Moderate Minimum Too difficult for lower grades. Have the option of paragraphs read to them. Would have trouble with meaning of words Reading-students can read the beginning to themselves and then add to it or audio is provided under "play story" so they can hear it (highlights words being read). Read passages and answer questions. Kids would enjoy. Great graphics. Great for phonic practice. Word/phrases can be read to user. Some actitivies are too long. Read Passages and answer questions Turn off the music. Will need to have directions explained tostudents. Too many directions may confuse students. Takes a long time getting to the subject. 2nd graders should be able to do this program. Too much music. Talking is mostly directions. Will need to use the Speaker symbol for listening to story. Very little student work. Too much music. Will need to use the Speaker symbol to read short stories or poems. Mostly observing, little student work. Story mapped out the end for understanding. More for 1st graders. Sequence. Put story events in order. ABC order. Gives practice on classifying. Can change level of game. Read independently. Time order words. Comprehension practice Short paragraphs. Average reading. Not difficult to understand. Average reading level. Short paragraphs. Ask inference questions. Cd 2 has harder words-more for second grade. Can match words to pictures. Put story events in order. Has sentence to match picture Page 15 Language Arts Software Correlated to Virginia SOL 2.8 2.9 2.9 Reading Devolopment Library CD 1 A+LS Writing II ALS Writing I Writing I Essay Thorough 2.9 Kids Works Deluxe Thorough 2.9 2.9 Kids Work Deluxe Kids Works Deluxe Writing Story Starters Thorough Thorough 2.9 Kids Works Deluxe New Book Thorough 2.9 Kids Works Deluxe 2.9 Lightspan Adv. 2.9 My Own Stories Moderate 2.9 My Own Stories Thorough 2.9 Reader Rabbit 1 2.9 2.9 Reading Development Library CD 2 Reading Devolopment Library CD 1 Thorough Thorough Essential Puctuation Minimum 1 Thorough Thorough Thorough 2.9 Student Writing Center Moderate 2.9 2.9 2.10 2.10 Student Writing Center Student Writing Center A+LS Grammar & Usage A+LS Writing II Thorough Thorough Can match words to pictures. Put story events in order. Has sentence to match picture Brainstorming Musical sound. Creative writing practice (thinking skills). Auditory. Have to be able to know what does the writing/whre to choose pictures on their own. Students write stories. Good story starters. Can Paint. Any age or ability can use. Writing allows to print out stories created. Add pictures Writing allows creation of own story up to 50 pages. Editing. Drawing/painting. Can save. Open existing story. Allows for creative writing. Can insert graphics. Proofreading for mistakes. Choices are confusing. Kids would get confused easily. Directions aren't good at explaining what to do Students can write their own stories. Allows for creativity. Can read their own story. Can insert graphics (not very clear). Good writing practice. Sudents able to make a scene for their story any level could use. Writing. Gives plgrase you pick a word. If you don't know a word move mouse to word and it tells you Cd 2 has harder words-more for second grade. Can choose words to put in a letter. Reads it back to you. Can read independently first. Can choose words to put in a letter. Reads it back to you. Can read independently first. Gives writing practice. No pictures. More for practice typing stories. A little hard for 2nd graders without help from teachers. Little more advanced that the other writing software. No built in pictures. Food for writing final draft. Use available technology Page 16 Language Arts Software Correlated to Virginia SOL 2.10 Cornerstone Language Arts A Thorough 2.10 Cornerstone Language Arts A Thorough Proofread. Fix capitalization. Hard for lower grades. Practices editing-students can correct words in the paragraph. Practice using correct end marks. Punctuation and 2.10 Cornerstone Language Arts A Capitalization Thorough For the concepts 2.10 Cornerstone Language Arts A Writing Thorough 2.10 Gamco Reading Concepts 2.10 Gamco Reading Concepts Vocabulary Main Idea Thorough Thorough 2.10 Gammar Games Thorough 2.10 Grammar Games 2.10 Kids Works Deluxe Jungle Gizmo. 'Hidden Wonders and Falling Fruit Story Starters 2.10 Kids Works Deluxe New Book Thorough Capitalize Gives sentence and student has to pick meaning of word. Game goes along. Use sentence to find meaning. low readers. Plurals-es,ies,word change. Must have understanding of all plurals. Too hard for 2nd Graders. Sentences are too complex. Big words. "stickers" and edit. Writing allows creation of own story up to 50 pages. Editing. Drawing/painting. Can save. Open existing story. Thorough Thorough Thorough Thorough Thorough Musical sound. Creative writing practice (thinking skills). Auditory. Have to be able to know what does the writing/whre to choose pictures on their own. Their story can be read to them. Students can write their own stories. Allows for creativity. Can read their own story. Can insert graphics (not very clear). Good writing practice. Reads story back for proofing. Great for creative writing. Redudent and boring. Gives practice choosing noun, etc. Writing. Gives phrase you pick a word. If you don't know a word move mouse to the word and it tells you. Read sentences to eliminate animal Maybe to easy for 2nd grade. Moderate Thorough Plural Nouns. Graphics were good some words too difficult. Thorough spell check. 2.10 KidWorks Deluxe Thorough 2.10 My Own Stories 2.10 Parts of Speech Moderate Thorough 2.10 Reader Rabbit 1 2.10 Reading Blaster 2.10 Reading Blaster 1 2.10 Reading Blaster 6-9 2.10 Student Writing Center Jungle Gizmo Sticker Maker Page 17 Language Arts Software Correlated to Virginia SOL Moderate Thorough Thorough Thorough Turn off the music. Will need to have directions explained tostudents. Too many directions may confuse students. Takes a long time getting to the subject. 2nd graders should be able to do this program. Turn off the music. Will need to use the Speaker symbol to read stories and poems. Involves exploring different areas. Mostly observing with little student work. Allows students to type in any word. Gives definition and synonyms for the word. Music, talking, and animation at the beginning lasts about 3 min. Too much music. Hard to place answers in the right places. Students may get frustrated. Some parts of the program are hard to get into. Too much talking between problems. Moderate coverage of sentence and paragraph writing, punctuation and spelling. Homophones Homophones Homophones Thorough Spelling vowels 3.3 Cornerstone Language Arts A Lessons 1 Old Friends New Cornerstone Vocabulary A Friends Thorough Student Life. Adjectives 3.3 3.3 Cornerstone Vocabulary A Cornerstone Vocabulary A Thorough Thorough Student Life. Words dealing with communication/writing. Student Life. Family words-relatives. 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 Cornerstone Vocabulary A Cornerstone Vocabulary A Cornerstone Vocabulary A Cornerstone Vocabulary A Cornerstone Vocabulary A Cornerstone Vocabulary A Cornerstone Vocabulary A Cornerstone Vocabulary A Cornerstone Vocabulary A Thorough Thorough Thorough Thorough Thorough Thorough Thorough Thorough Thorough Student Life. Words dealing with parts of a story or book. Student Life. Words dealing with students and school. Hobbies and Activities. Plays some baseball words. Hobbies and Activities. Canoeing/Water Words. Hobbies and Activities. Computer Words. Hobbies and Activities. Baseball Words. Hobbies and Activities. Hiking Words. Hobbies and Activities. Music Words. Hobbies and Activities. Sports Words General. 3.3 Cornerstone Vocabulary A Thorough Hobbies and Activities.Theater Words. 2.11 Lightspan Calamity 1 The Natural World Minimum 2.11 Lightspan Liquid Books 5 Ultimate Children's 2.11 Encyclopedia Pop Up Prose Minimum 3.2 3.3 3.3 3.3 Lightspan Way Cool Writing ALS Vocuabulary I ALS Vocuabulary I ALS Vocuabulary I Road Writer Lesson 4 Lesson 5 Lesson 6 3.3 Dictionary/Thesaurus Thorough Partners and Poems Tough Times A Letter From Mr. Banes Chalk and Children Hero's Hobby Breaking News Computer Wizare It's A Hit Letter From Camp The Big Day A Sports Star and Do You Want to See a Show Page 18 Language Arts Software Correlated to Virginia SOL 3.3 3.3 Cornerstone Vocabulary A Cornerstone Vocabulary A Ready or Not The Suffix "-y" Thorough Thorough Special Words. General Words. Adjectives-Recovery for 4th graders 3.3 3.3 3.3 Cornerstone Vocabulary A Cornerstone Vocabulary A Cornerstone Vocabulary A Compound Words I Prefix "un-" Suffix "-ly" Thorough Thorough Thorough Editing and Spelling Recovery for 4th graders Recovery for 4th graders 3.3 3.3 Cornerstone Vocabulary A Heartsoft Compound Words II Thorough Billiards-n-Homonms Thorough Editing and Spelling Homonyms 3.3 Lightspan CD Key to the Carousel Thorough 3.3 Lightspan K-9.5 We Are the Dogs Thorough 3.3 3.4 3.4 3.4 Lightspan Way Cool Writing A+LS Grammar & Usage A+LS Reading III ALS Writing I Road Writer Moderate Vowel Pattern Vowels. Too much talking and music. May need to use the Speaker symbol. Too "gamey". Music, talking, and animation at the beginning lasts about 3 min. Too much music. Hard to place answers in the right places. Students may get frustrated. Some parts of the program are hard to get into. Too much talking between problems. Moderate coverage of sentence and paragraph writing, punctuation and spelling. Writing I Practice Thorough 3.4 Kids Works Deluxe Story Starters Moderate Read story and correct usage Reading-students can read the beginning to themselves and then add to it or audio is provided under "play story" so they can hear it (highlights words being read). Moderate Reading Comprehension. Turn off the music. Will need to have directions explained to students. Too many directions may confuse students. Takes a long time getting to the subject. This should be fairly easy for 3rd graders. Moderate Reading Comprehension. Turn off the music at the beginning of program. Will need to listen to directions. Man's accent may be hard to understand. Will need to use Speaker symbol for stories. Too many comments after each question is answered. 3.4 3.4 Lightspan Calamity 1 Lightspan Calamity 2 The Natural World People and Traditions Page 19 Language Arts Software Correlated to Virginia SOL 3.4 Lightspan Calamity 3 Around the World Moderate 3.4 Lightspan KazMania 1 Trail of Gems Minimum 3.4 Lightspan KazMania 2 Chaos in Kazmania Minimum 3.4 Lightspan Liquid Books 6 The Wandering Path Minimum 3.4 3.5 3.5 Lightspan St.at.e.s. A+LS Read. Comp. I A+LS Reading III Match a Batch 3.5 Punctuation and Cornerstone Language Arts A Capitalization Thorough 3.5 Kids Works Deluxe Story Starters Moderate 3.5 Lightspan Calamity 1 The Natural World Moderate 3.5 Lightspan Calamity 2 People and Traditions Minimum Moderate Reading Comprehension. Turn off the music at the beginning of program. Will need to listen to directions. Man's accent may be hard to understand. Mouse will not move until man is finished talking. 3rd graders will need to use Speaker symbol to listen to stories. Too many comments after each question is answered. Constant music at the beginning. Extremely hard to get program going, then wastes too much time getting to actual problems. Will need to use Speaker symbol. Constant music at the beginning. Extremely hard to get program going, then wastes too much time getting to actual problems. Will need to use Speaker symbol. Turn off music at the beginning of program. May be too hard for 3rd graders. Too much delay in getting to the program. May need to use the Speaker symbol. Students may feel pressure in trying to answer before time runs out. Takes too long to get started. Too much music, talking, and animation. Will need to use the Speaker symbol. Short biographies are interesting with Strategy, Word and Clue problems following. Sequence Reading-students can read the beginning to themselves and then add to it or audio is provided under "play story" so they can hear it (highlights words being read). Turn off the music. Will need to have directions explained to students. Too many directions may confuse students. Takes a long time getting to the subject. This should be fairly easy for 3rd graders. Turn off the music at the beginning of program. Will need to listen to directions. Man's accent may be hard to understand. Will need to use Speaker symbol for stories. Too many comments after each question is answered. Page 20 Language Arts Software Correlated to Virginia SOL 3.5 Lightspan Calamity 3 Around the World Moderate 3.5 Lightspan KazMania 1 Trail of Gems Minimum 3.5 Lightspan KazMania 2 Chaos in Kazmania Minimum 3.5 Lightspan Liquid Books 6 The Wandering Path Minimum 3.5 Lightspan St.at.e.s. Match a Batch Moderate 3.5 Lightspan Way Cool Writing Road Writer Moderate 3.5 Reader Rabbit Third Grade Sentence and Parts Thorough 3.5 Reader Rabbit Third Grade How to Write Correct Sentences Thorough Reading Comprehension. Turn off the music at the beginning of program. Will need to listen to directions. Man's accent may be hard to understand. Mouse will not move until man is finished talking. 3rd graders will need to use Speaker symbol to listen to stories. Too many comments after each question is answered. Constant music at the beginning. Extremely hard to get program going, then wastes too much time getting to actual problems. Will need to use Speaker symbol. Constant music at the beginning. Extremely hard to get program going, then wastes too much time getting to actual problems. Will need to use Speaker symbol. Turn off music at the beginning of program. May be too hard for 3rd graders. Too much delay in getting to the program. May need to use the Speaker symbol. Students may feel pressure in trying to answer before time runs out. Takes too long to get started. Too much music, talking, and animation. Will need to use the Speaker symbol. Short biographies are interesting with Strategy, Word and Clue Music, talking, and animation at the beginning lasts about 3 min. Too much music. Hard to place answers in the right places. Students may get frustrated. Some parts of the program are hard to get into. Too much talking between problems. Moderate coverage of sentence and paragraph writing, punctuation and spelling. Levels 1-4 for all activities. As the levels go up tough words are being asked to put correct meaning to. Desn't give the correct answer-student has to keep trying. Ability to work on same level several times with different sentence parts presented. Does not read to you. Levels 1-4 for all activities. As the levels go up tough words are being asked to put correct meaning to. Desn't give the correct answer-student has to keep trying. Ability to work on same level several times with different sentence parts presented. Does not read to you. Page 21 Language Arts Software Correlated to Virginia SOL 3.5 Reader Rabbit Third Grade Make A Story Thorough Levels 1-4 for all activities. As the levels go up tough words are being asked to put correct meaning to. Desn't give the correct answer-student has to keep trying. Ability to work on same level several times with different sentence parts presented. Levels 1-4 for all activities. As the levels go up tough words are being asked to put correct meaning to. Desn't give the correct answer-student has to keep trying. Ability to work on same level several times with different sentence parts presented. Levels 1-4 for all activities. As the levels go up tough words are being asked to put correct meaning to. Desn't give the correct answer-student has to keep trying. Ability to work on same level several times with different sentence parts presented. Find different parts of sentence Levels 1-4 for all activities. As the levels go up tough words are being asked to put correct meaning to. Desn't give the correct answer-student has to keep trying. Ability to work on same level several times with different sentence parts presented. Put sentence parts in correct order. 3.5 Reader Rabbit Third Grade What's In The Story Moderate 3.5 Reader Rabbit Third Grade Clue Hounds Thorough 3.5 3.6 3.6 3.6 Reader Rabbit Third Grade A+LS Read. Comp. I ALS Comprehension III ALS Comprehension III Sneak Peak Thorough Lesson 23 Lesson 6 Thorough Thorough 3.6 Lightspan Calamity 1 The Natural World Moderate 3.6 Lightspan Calamity 2 People and Traditions Minimum Recognizing fantasy (fiction) Purpose in writing Turn off the music. Will need to have directions explained to students. Too many directions may confuse students. Takes a long time getting to the subject. This should be fairly easy for 3rd graders. Turn off the music at the beginning of program. Will need to listen to directions. Man's accent may be hard to understand. Will need to use Speaker symbol for stories. Too many comments after each question is answered. Moderate Reading Comprehension. Turn off the music at the beginning of program. Will need to listen to directions. Man's accent may be hard to understand. Mouse will not move until man is finished talking. 3rd graders will need to use Speaker symbol to listen to stories. Too many comments after each question is answered. 3.6 Lightspan Calamity 3 Around the World Page 22 Language Arts Software Correlated to Virginia SOL 3.6 Lightspan Liquid Books 2 Amrita's Trees; Cerdito & the Coyote Minimum 3.6 Lightspan Liquid Books 6 The Wandering Path Minimum 3.6 3.7 Lightspan St.at.e.s. A+LS Writing I - II Match a Batch Moderate Too much music. Talking is mostly directions. Will need to use the Speaker symbol to listen to story. Very little student work. Turn off music at the beginning of program. May be too hard for 3rd graders. Too much delay in getting to the program. May need to use the Speaker symbol. Students may feel pressure in Takes too long to get started. Too much music, talking, and animation. Will need to use the Speaker symbol. Short biographies are interesting with Strategy, Word and Clue problems following. 3.7 ALS Writing I Writing I Study Pages-Mode Thorough Reviews the starting of the writing process 3.7 ALS Writing I Writing I PracticeMode Thorough Student type paragraph using correct punctation, catiptalization, and changing singular to plural, plural to singular, nouns to pronouns, subject/verb agreement and verb tense 3.7 Cornerstone Language Arts A Writing Thorough 3.7 Essential Grammar Lesson 1 Thorough 3.7 Essential Grammar Lesson 2 Thorough 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 Essential Grammar Essential Grammar Grammar Games Kids Works Deluxe Lesson 3 Lesson 4 Falling Fruit Story Starters Thorough Thorough Moderate Thorough 3.7 Kids Works Deluxe New Book Thorough 3.7 3.7 Lightspan Way Cool Writing Reader Rabbit 3 Road Writer What's the Scoop? Moderate Thorough Tracker Nouns Great for editing sentences and recognizing wrong usage. Verbs. Some sentences would be confusing for some students. Adjective and adverbs. Some sentences would be confusing for some students. Too many concepts on pronouns at once. Puncuation. Reading too high for 3rd Grade. "stickers" and edit. Writing allows creation of own story up to 50 pages. Editing. Drawing/painting. Can save. Open existing story. Music, talking, and animation at the beginning lasts about 3 min. Too much music. Hard to place answers in the right places. Students may get frustrated. Some parts of the program are hard to get into. Too much talking between problems. Moderate coverage of sentence and paragraph writing, punctuation and spelling. Good program for identifying all parts of the sentences. Page 23 Language Arts Software Correlated to Virginia SOL 3.7 Reader Rabbit 3 Clue Hounds Thorough 3.7 3.7 Reader Rabbit 3 Reader Rabbit 3 Sneak Peek Ed Words Thorough Thorough Good reading. Good technique to identify subject and predicate. Picking out correct and complete sentences that are in correct order. Good rewards at the end. Write/pick your own parts of sentences. Levels 1-4 for all activities. As the levels go up tough words are being asked to put correct meaning to. Desn't give the correct answer-student has to keep trying. Ability to work on same level several times with different sentence parts presented. Choose parts to complete the sentence correctly and write a story. Plural Nouns. Good review for all plural nouns. 3.7 3.7 Reader Rabbit Third Grade Reading Blaster 6-9 Ed Words Jungle Gizmo Thorough Moderate 3.7 Reading Blaster 6-9 Moderate 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 ALS Writing I Cornerstone Language Arts B Cornerstone Language Arts B Cornerstone Language Arts B Cornerstone Language Arts B Cornerstone Language Arts B Cornerstone Language Arts B Cornerstone Language Arts B Hidden Wonders Writing I ModePactice and Essay Punctuation Lesson Punctuation Lesson Punctuation Lesson Punctuation Lesson Punctuation Lesson 6 Punctuation Punctuation Lesson Lesson 3.8 Cornerstone Language Arts B 8 Punctuation Lesson Cornerstone Language Arts B 9 Punctuation Lesson Cornerstone Language Arts B 10 Punctuation Lesson Cornerstone Language Arts B 11 Punctuation Lesson Cornerstone Language Arts B 12 Punctuation Lesson Cornerstone Language Arts B 13 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 Thorough Thorough Subject and verb agreement. Reading too high level for third. Has children to get ready for writing on their own and the essay mode for brainstorming End marks after sentences Periods after initials and abbreviations Commas to separate date, city & state Commas and colons in letters greetings and closings Commas to separate items in a list Commas with introduction phrases, direct addresses Apostrophes: contractions and possesives Moderate Quotations around titles Quotations speaker's words - May be too much work on quotation marks - students tend to get hung up on it. Moderate Quotations at beginning of sentences Moderate Quotations at end of sentence Moderate Split quotations Moderate Commas with conjunctions and dependent clauses Thorough Thorough Thorough Thorough Page 24 Language Arts Software Correlated to Virginia SOL 3.8 Thorough Students take a pretest to determine what lessons they need to work on. Harder than Level A, students should complete Level A first. Excellent practice in looking for errors. Thorough Pronoun I, Names, Initials, Titles Thorough Thorough First word in sentence & Quotation Gretting & Closing in Letters. Letter writing is 3rd grade SOL; May use for 4th grade recovery Thorough Cities and other place names Thorough Days, Months, Holidays Thorough Books, Magazines, other Printed Material Thorough Schools, Institutions, & Businesses Thorough Nationalities, Agencies, Other Organizations Thorough Seasons, Compass Points, Titles as Names Thorough School Courses, Languages, Countries, Planets 3.8 Cornerstone Language Arts B Capitalization Capitalization Cornerstone Language Arts B Lesson 1 Capitalization Cornerstone Language Arts B Lesson 2 Capitalization Cornerstone Language Arts B Lesson 3 Capitalization Cornerstone Language Arts B Lesson 4 Capitalization Cornerstone Language Arts B Lesson 5 Capitalization Cornerstone Language Arts B Lesson 6 Capitalization Cornerstone Language Arts B Lesson 7 Capitalization Cornerstone Language Arts B Lesson 8 Capitalization Cornerstone Language Arts B Lesson 9 Capitalization Cornerstone Language Arts B Lesson 10 3.8 Cornerstone Language Arts B Usage Lesson 1 Edit for Grammar - Nouns, Plural Possessive 3.8 Cornerstone Language Arts B Usage Lesson 2 Pronouns - Singular, Plural Possessive 3.8 Cornerstone Language Arts B Usage Lesson 3 Verbs Agreement w/ Simple Subjects 3.8 Cornerstone Language Arts B Usage Lesson 4 Verbs - Past, Present, Future 3.8 Cornerstone Language Arts B Usage Lesson 5 Irregular Verbs 3.8 Cornerstone Language Arts B Usage Lesson 6 Adjectives - Comparative & Superlative 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 Page 25 Language Arts Software Correlated to Virginia SOL 3.8 Cornerstone Language Arts B Usage Lesson 7 Adverbs vs. Adjectives with Comparative & Superlative 3.8 Cornerstone Language Arts B Usage Lesson 8 Simple Subjects & Predicates 3.8 Cornerstone Language Arts B Usage Lesson 9 Sentences - Complete, Fragment, Runon 3.8 Cornerstone Language Arts B Usage Lesson 10 Double Negatives 3.8 Cornerstone Language Arts B Usage Lesson 11 Pronouns - Subjective, Objective 3.8 Cornerstone Language Arts B Usage Lesson 12 Pronouns - Reflexive 3.8 Cornerstone Language Arts B Usage Lesson 13 Verbs - Agreements with Compound/Interrupted Subject 3.8 Cornerstone Language Arts B Usage Lesson 14 Moderate Pronouns - Agreement w/ Antecedents Turn off music at the beginning of program. May be too hard for 3rd graders. Too much delay in getting to the program. May need to use the Speaker symbol. Timed questions at intervals in the program may cause students to feel pressure in trying to answer before time runs out. Music, talking, and animation at the beginning lasts about 3 min. Too much music. Hard to place answers in the right places. Students may get frustrated. Some parts of the program are hard to get into. Too much talking between problems. Moderate coverage of sentence and paragraph writing, punctuation, and spelling Moderate Music, talking, and animation at the beginning lasts about 3 min. Too much music. Hard to place answers in the right places. Students may get frustrated. Some parts of the program are hard to get into. Too much talking between problems. Moderate coverage of sentence and paragraph writing, punctuation, and spelling 3.10 Lightspan Liquid Books 4.1 4.2 4.2 4.3 4.3 4.3 Lightspan Way Cool Writing Kid Pix Lightspan Way Cool Writing A+LS Lang. Skills IV A+LS Read. Vocab. II A+LS Reading IV Minimum Road Writer Road Writer Page 26 Language Arts Software Correlated to Virginia SOL 4.3 Cluefinders Reading 4.3 Cornerstone Language Arts A Spelling Lesson 1 Moderate 4.3 Cornerstone Language Arts A Spelling Lesson 2 Moderate 4.3 Cornerstone Language Arts A Spelling Lesson 3 Moderate 4.3 Cornerstone Language Arts A Spelling Lesson 4 Moderate 4.3 Cornerstone Language Arts A Spelling Lesson 5 Moderate 4.3 Cornerstone Language Arts A Spelling Lesson 6 Moderate 4.3 Cornerstone Language Arts A Spelling Lesson 7 Moderate Prefixes, suffixes, roots Short Vowel Sounds. Headphones required for students with learning difficulties. The teachers could use prepared worksheets to introduce words ahead of time. Picking the correctly spelled owrd out of a list would better reflect the way students are tested. Long A. Headphones required for students with learning difficulties. The teachers could use prepared worksheets to introduce words ahead of time. Picking the correctly spelled owrd out of a list would better reflect the way students are tested. Long E. Headphones required for students with learning difficulties. The teachers could use prepared worksheets to introduce words ahead of time. Picking the correctly spelled owrd out of a list would better reflect the way students are tested. Long I. Headphones required for students with learning difficulties. The teachers could use prepared worksheets to introduce words ahead of time. Picking the correctly spelled owrd out of a list would better reflect the way students are tested. Long O. Headphones required for students with learning difficulties. The teachers could use prepared worksheets to introduce words ahead of time. Picking the correctly spelled owrd out of a list would better reflect the way students are tested. Long U OO. Headphones required for students with learning difficulties. The teachers could use prepared worksheets to introduce words ahead of time. Picking the correctly spelled owrd out of a list would better reflect the way students are tested. Dipthonp. Diagraphs. Headphones required for students with learning difficulties. The teachers could use prepared worksheets to introduce words ahead of time. Picking the correctly spelled owrd out of a list would better reflect the way students are tested. Page 27 Language Arts Software Correlated to Virginia SOL 4.3 Cornerstone Language Arts A Spelling Lesson 8 Moderate 4.3 Cornerstone Language Arts A Spelling Lesson 9 Moderate 4.3 Cornerstone Language Arts A Spelling Lesson 10 Moderate 4.3 Cornerstone Language Arts A Spelling Lesson 11 Moderate 4.3 Cornerstone Language Arts A Spelling Lesson 12 Moderate 4.3 Cornerstone Language Arts A Spelling Lesson 13 Moderate 4.3 Cornerstone Language Arts A Spelling Lesson 14 Moderate R. Contine Vowels. Headphones required for students with learning difficulties. The teachers could use prepared worksheets to introduce words ahead of time. Picking the correctly spelled owrd out of a list would better reflect the way students are tested. R. Continue Vowels. Headphones required for students with learning difficulties. The teachers could use prepared worksheets to introduce words ahead of time. Picking the correctly spelled owrd out of a list would better reflect the way students are tested. SCHWA. Headphones required for students with learning difficulties. The teachers could use prepared worksheets to introduce words ahead of time. Picking the correctly spelled owrd out of a list would better reflect the way students are tested. Constants. Headphones required for students with learning difficulties. The teachers could use prepared worksheets to introduce words ahead of time. Picking the correctly spelled owrd out of a list would better reflect the way students are tested. Silent Letters. Headphones required for students with learning difficulties. The teachers could use prepared worksheets to introduce words ahead of time. Picking the correctly spelled owrd out of a list would better reflect the way students are tested. Compound Words. Headphones required for students with learning difficulties. The teachers could use prepared worksheets to introduce words ahead of time. Picking the correctly spelled owrd out of a list would better reflect the way students are tested. Compound Words. Headphones required for students with learning difficulties. The teachers could use prepared worksheets to introduce words ahead of time. Picking the correctly spelled owrd out of a list would better reflect the way students are tested. Page 28 Language Arts Software Correlated to Virginia SOL 4.3 Cornerstone Language Arts A Spelling Lesson 15 Moderate 4.3 Cornerstone Language Arts A Spelling Lesson 16 Moderate 4.3 Cornerstone Language Arts A Spelling Lesson 17 Moderate 4.3 Cornerstone Language Arts A Spelling Lesson 18 Moderate 4.3 Cornerstone Language Arts A Spelling Lesson 19 Moderate 4.3 Cornerstone Language Arts A Spelling Lesson 20 Moderate 4.3 Cornerstone Language Arts A Spelling Lesson 21 Moderate Homophones. Headphones required for students with learning difficulties. The teachers could use prepared worksheets to introduce words ahead of time. Picking the correctly spelled owrd out of a list would better reflect the way students are tested. Homophones. Headphones required for students with learning difficulties. The teachers could use prepared worksheets to introduce words ahead of time. Picking the correctly spelled owrd out of a list would better reflect the way students are tested. Plural Endings. Headphones required for students with learning difficulties. The teachers could use prepared worksheets to introduce words ahead of time. Picking the correctly spelled owrd out of a list would better reflect the way students are tested. Suffixes. Headphones required for students with learning difficulties. The teachers could use prepared worksheets to introduce words ahead of time. Picking the correctly spelled owrd out of a list would better reflect the way students are tested. Suffixes. Headphones required for students with learning difficulties. The teachers could use prepared worksheets to introduce words ahead of time. Picking the correctly spelled owrd out of a list would better reflect the way students are tested. Suffixes. Headphones required for students with learning difficulties. The teachers could use prepared worksheets to introduce words ahead of time. Picking the correctly spelled owrd out of a list would better reflect the way students are tested. Contractions. Headphones required for students with learning difficulties. The teachers could use prepared worksheets to introduce words ahead of time. Picking the correctly spelled owrd out of a list would better reflect the way students are tested. Page 29 Language Arts Software Correlated to Virginia SOL 4.3 Cornerstone Language Arts A Spelling Lesson 22 Moderate 4.3 Cornerstone Language Arts A Spelling Lesson 23 Moderate 4.3 Cornerstone Language Arts A Spelling Lesson 24 Moderate 4.3 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 1 Thorough 4.3 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 2 Thorough 4.3 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 3 Thorough 4.3 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 4 Thorough 4.3 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 5 Thorough 4.3 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 6 Thorough 4.3 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 7 Thorough Possessives. Headphones required for students with learning difficulties. The teachers could use prepared worksheets to introduce words ahead of time. Picking the correctly spelled owrd out of a list would better reflect the way students are tested. Spelling Demons. Headphones required for students with learning difficulties. The teachers could use prepared worksheets to introduce words ahead of time. Picking the correctly spelled owrd out of a list would better reflect the way students are tested. Spelling Demons. Headphones required for students with learning difficulties. The teachers could use prepared worksheets to introduce words ahead of time. Picking the correctly spelled owrd out of a list would better reflect the way students are tested. With new reading series we will be using this would be great review, espcially for upper levell students who haven't work with phonics. Long A Long E With new reading series we will be using this would be great review, espcially for upper levell students who haven't work with phonics. Long I Long O With new reading series we will be using this would be great review, espcially for upper levell students who haven't work with phonics. Long U Long O With new reading series we will be using this would be great review, espcially for upper levell students who haven't work with phonics. EI/IE words With new reading series we will be using this would be great review, espcially for upper levell students who haven't work with phonics. Diphthongs/Digraphs With new reading series we will be using this would be great review, espcially for upper levell students who haven't work with phonics. R controlled vowels 1 With new reading series we will be using this would be great review, espcially for upper levell students who haven't work with phonics. R controlled vowels 2 Page 30 Language Arts Software Correlated to Virginia SOL 4.3 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 8 Thorough 4.3 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 9 Thorough 4.3 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 10 Thorough 4.3 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 11 Thorough 4.3 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 12 Thorough 4.3 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 13 Thorough 4.3 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 14 Thorough 4.3 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 15 Thorough 4.3 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 16 Thorough 4.3 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 17 Thorough 4.3 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 18 Thorough 4.3 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 20 Thorough With new reading series we will be using this would be great review, espcially for upper levell students who haven't work with phonics. Schwa sounds in unstressed syllables With new reading series we will be using this would be great review, espcially for upper levell students who haven't work with phonics. Sounds of J spelled G Especially good for review for 4th grade Language Arts Recover students. Silent letters. Double Consonants. Especially good for review for 4th grade Language Arts Recover students. Compound Words 1. Especially good for review for 4th grade Language Arts Recover students. Compound Words 2. Especially good for review for 4th grade Language Arts Recover students. Homophones 1. Especially good for review for 4th grade Language Arts Recover students. Homophones 2. Especially good for review for 4th grade Language Arts Recover students. Plural Endings. Especially good for review for 4th grade Language Arts Recover students. Suffixes that begin with vowels. Especially good for review for 4th grade Language Arts Recover students. Suffixes that begin with vowels. Especially good for review for 4th grade Language Arts Recover students. Suffixes AR, ER, OR. Suffixes IBLE, ABLE, ENT, ANT Especially good for LA Recovery 4th grade 4.3 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 21 Thorough Contractions. Especially good for LA Recovery 4th Grade 4.3 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 22 Thorough Possessives. Especially good for LA Recovery 4th Grade 4.3 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 23 Thorough Spelling demons 1. Especially good for LA Recovery 4th Grade 4.3 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 24 Thorough Spelling demons 2. Especially good for LA Recovery 4th Grade 4.3 Cornerstone Vocabulary A A Letter From Camp Thorough Hobbies and Activities. Hikingl Words. Page 31 Language Arts Software Correlated to Virginia SOL Thorough Student Life. Words dealing with parts of a story or book. Cornerstone Vocabulary A Cornerstone Vocabulary A Cornerstone Vocabulary A A Letter From Mr. Banes A Sports Star and Me Breaking News Chalk and Children Thorough Thorough Thorough Hobbies and Activities. Sports Words General. Hobbies and Activities. Canoeing/Water Words. Student Life. Words dealing with students and school. 4.3 Cornerstone Vocabulary A Compound Words I Thorough Editing and Spelling 4.3 4.3 Cornerstone Vocabulary A Cornerstone Vocabulary A Compound Words II Thorough Computer Wizard Thorough 4.3 Cornerstone Vocabulary A 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 Cornerstone Vocabulary A 4.3 Cornerstone Vocabulary A Do You Know How To Help Do You Want To See A Show Cornerstone Vocabulary A Cornerstone Vocabulary A Cornerstone Vocabulary A Cornerstone Vocabulary A Family and Consumer SciencesCash Stash Hero's Hobby It's A Hit Just Like Her 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 Editing and Spelling Hobbies and Activities. Computer Words. Thorough In Vocabulary each first lesson has a story with vocabulary words that uses these skills. Program includes dictionary use of context clues, pronunciation of word, type of words. Iecompound root word, synonym or definition. Includes a word list before student begins reading. Use individual lessons to reinforce the specific science concepts listed. The first lesson is more of a language arts lessos the others are science lessons as much as vocabulary. The other lesson 2 and on has more hands on word for students. Health Words. Thorough Hobbies and Activities. Sports Words General. Thorough Thorough Thorough Thorough Student Life. General Words Hobbies and Activities. Plays some baseball words. Hobbies and Activities. Baseball Words. Student Life. General Words Page 32 Language Arts Software Correlated to Virginia SOL 4.3 4.3 Cornerstone Vocabulary A Cornerstone Vocabulary A 4.3 4.3 Cornerstone Vocabulary A Cornerstone Vocabulary A 4.3 4.3 4.3 Cornerstone Vocabulary A Cornerstone Vocabulary A Cornerstone Vocabulary A Keeping An Eye On The Weather Land of Dinos Lots of Fun At Camp Multiple Meanings Old Friends New Friends Prefix "un-" Ready or Not Thorough In Vocabulary each first lesson has a story with vocabulary words that uses these skills. Program includes dictionary use of context clues, pronunciation of word, type of words. Iecompound root word, synonym or definition. Includes a word list before student begins reading. Use individual lessons to reinforce the specific science concepts listed. The first lesson is more of a language arts lessos the others are science lessons as much as vocabulary. The other lesson 2 and on has more hands on word for students. Weather Words. Thorough In Vocabulary each first lesson has a story with vocabulary words that uses these skills. Program includes dictionary use of context clues, pronunciation of word, type of words. Iecompound root word, synonym or definition. Includes a word list before student begins reading. Use individual lessons to reinforce the specific science concepts listed. The first lesson is more of a language arts lessos the others are science lessons as much as vocabulary. The other lesson 2 and on has more hands on word for students. Dino Words. Thorough Thorough In Vocabulary each first lesson has a story with vocabulary words that uses these skills. Program includes dictionary use of context clues, pronunciation of word, type of words. Iecompound root word, synonym or definition. Includes a word list before student begins reading. Use individual lessons to reinforce the specific science concepts listed. The first lesson is more of a language arts lessos the others are science lessons as much as vocabulary. The other lesson 2 and on has more hands on word for students. Similar format to Lesson Two. More hands on for students. Special Words Thorough Thorough Thorough Student Life. Adjectives Recovery for 4th graders Special Words. General Words. Page 33 Language Arts Software Correlated to Virginia SOL 4.3 Cornerstone Vocabulary A Social Studies Let's Ask Dee 4.3 Cornerstone Vocabulary A Social Studies Running on Empty 4.3 Cornerstone Vocabulary A 4.3 Cornerstone Vocabulary A 4.3 Cornerstone Vocabulary A Social Studies That's New To Me Thorough Social Studies The Family Vacation Thorough Social Studies Who Will Lead Us Thorough 4.3 Cornerstone Vocabulary A Social StudiesThe Big Surprise 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 Cornerstone Vocabulary A Cornerstone Vocabulary A Cornerstone Vocabulary A Cornerstone Vocabulary A Cornerstone Vocabulary A Springtime Excitement Suffix "-ly" The Big Day The Suffix "-Y" Tough Times Thorough Thorough More Science than social studies. Farm Words These are general terms. If you are looking for terms do not use the pre and post test. More Science Words. Transportation Words. These are general terms. If you are looking for terms do not use the pre and post test. A stranger visits a new place. These are general terms. If you are looking for terms do not use the pre and post test. Social Studies Terms. Geography Terms. Thorough Social Studies Words. Government Words. Farm Words. These are general terms. If you are looking for terms do not use the pre and post test. Thorough Thorough Thorough Thorough Thorough In Vocabulary each first lesson has a story with vocabulary words that uses these skills. Program includes dictionary use of context clues, pronunciation of word, type of words. Iecompound root word, synonym or definition. Includes a word list before student begins reading. Use individual lessons to reinforce the specific science concepts listed. The first lesson is more of a language arts lessos the others are science lessons as much as vocabulary. The other lesson 2 and on has more hands on word for students. Plant Words. Recovery for 4th graders Hobbies and Activities. Music Words. Adjectives-Recovery for 4th graders Student Life. Family Words-relatives Page 34 Language Arts Software Correlated to Virginia SOL 4.3 4.3 4.3 Trees, Trees, Trees Thorough In Vocabulary each first lesson has a story with vocabulary words that uses these skills. Program includes dictionary use of context clues, pronunciation of word, type of words. Iecompound root word, synonym or definition. Includes a word list before student begins reading. Use individual lessons to reinforce the specific science concepts listed. The first lesson is more of a language arts lessos the others are science lessons as much as vocabulary. The other lesson 2 and on has more hands on word for students. Math Words. Measurement. Wow There's An Ideal Thorough In Vocabulary each first lesson has a story with vocabulary words that uses these skills. Program includes dictionary use of context clues, pronunciation of word, type of words. Iecompound root word, synonym or definition. Includes a word list before student begins reading. Use individual lessons to reinforce the specific science concepts listed. The first lesson is more of a language arts lessos the others are science lessons as much as vocabulary. The other lesson 2 and on has more hands on word for students. General Science. Cornerstone Vocabulary Level A It's That Time Again Thorough In Vocabulary each first lesson has a story with vocabulary words that uses these skills. Program includes dictionary use of context clues, pronunciation of word, type of words. Iecompound root word, synonym or definition. Includes a word list before student begins reading. Use individual lessons to reinforce the specific science concepts listed. The first lesson is more of a language arts lessos the others are science lessons as much as vocabulary. The other lesson 2 and on has more hands on word for students. Better than Lesson One. More work with words. Words relating to the body. Cornerstone Vocabulary A Cornerstone Vocabulary A Page 35 Language Arts Software Correlated to Virginia SOL 4.3 Cornerstone Vocabulary A My Life As A Squirrel Thorough 4.3 Lightspan Calamity 2 People and Traditions Minimum 4.3 Lightspan Calamity 3 Around the World Minimum 4.3 Lightspan Calamity I The Natural World Minimum 4.3 Lightspan K9.5 Web Turnes (Theo's Games)(Riff's Games) 4.3 Lightspan Liquid Books 6 The Wandering Path Minimum In Vocabulary each first lesson has a story with vocabulary words that uses these skills. Program includes dictionary use of context clues, pronunciation of word, type of words. Iecompound root word, synonym or definition. Includes a word list before student begins reading. Use individual lessons to reinforce the specific science concepts listed. The first lesson is more of a language arts lessos the others are science lessons as much as vocabulary. The other lesson 2 and on has more hands on word for students. Specific math/science wordsconcentrates on more science words. Turn off music at the beginning of the program. Will need to listen to directions. Man's accent may be hard to understand. Will need to use Speaker symbol for stories. Too many comments after each question is answered. Turn off music at the beginning of the program. Will need to listen to directions. Mouse will not move until man finishes talking. Man's accent may be hard to understand. Articiles to read and questions to answer. Too many comments after each question. Turn off music. Will need to have directions explained to students. Too many directions may confuse students. Takes a long time getting to the subject of the program. 4th graders should be able to do this program easily. Too much talking at the beginning. Turn off music. Will need to listen to directions. Problems are timed. Parts of this program may be a little hard. Covers possessives, making words, and contractions. Turn off music at the beginning of the program. May need to use the Speaker symbol. Timed questions at intervals in the program. Students may feel pressure trying to answer questions before time runs out. Page 36 Language Arts Software Correlated to Virginia SOL 4.3 Lightspan Mona & Moki 1 Drive Me Wild Moderate 4.3 Lightspan Mona & Moki 1 Drive Me Wild Moderate 4.3 Lightspan Mona & Moki 2 Drive Me Wilder Moderate 4.3 4.4 4.4 Lightspan Str.at.e.s A+LS Read. Comp. II A+LS Reading IV Match a Batch Minimum 4.4 4.4 Cornerstone Reading Comprehension B Cornerstone Reading A Author's Purpose Author's Purpose Thorough Thorough 4.4 Lightspan Calamity 2 People and Traditions Minimum 4.4 Lightspan Calamity 3 Around the World Minimum 4.4 Lightspan Liquid Books 6 The Wandering Path Minimum Too much musical activities at the beginning that lasts for about 3 min. Music plays throughout the program. Too much talking. Gives practice making compound words by looking at pictures and word lists. Some of the pictures are hard to identify. This is a timed exercise. Also includes unscrambling words, using prefixes and suffixes. Too much musical activities at the beginning that lasts for about 3 min. Music plays throughout the program. Too much talking. Gives practice making compound words by looking at pictures and word lists. Some of the pictures are hard to identify. This is a timed exercise. Also includes unscrambling words, using prefixes and suffixes. Too much talking at the beginning of the program. Will need to listen to the directions given at the beginning. Covers synonyms and antonyms. Takes too long to get started. Too much music, talking, and animation. Will need to use the Speaker symbol. Short biographies are interesting with Strategy, Word and Clue problems following. Uses previously read articles for students to find author's purpose and sequencing skills. Studens will already be familiar with selection. Excellent practice and review. Excellent coverage of skill Turn off music at the beginning of the program. Will need to listen to directions. Man's accent may be hard to understand. Will need to use Speaker symbol for stories. Too many comments after each question is answered. Turn off music at the beginning of the program. Will need to listen to directions. Mouse will not move until man finishes talking. Man's accent may be hard to understand. Articiles to read and questions to answer. Too many comments after each question. Turn off music at the beginning of the program. May need to use the Speaker symbol. Timed questions at intervals in the program. Students may feel pressure trying to answer Page 37 Language Arts Software Correlated to Virginia SOL 4.4 4.5 4.5 4.5 Lightspan Str.at.e.s A+LS Read. Comp. II A+LS Reading IV Cornerstone Reading Comprehension A Cornerstone Reading Comprehension A Cornerstone Reading Comprehension A Cornerstone Reading Comprehension B Cornerstone Reading Comprehension B Cornerstone Reading Comprehension B 4.5 Lightspan Calamity 2 People and Traditions Minimum 4.5 Lightspan Calamity 3 Around the World Minimum 4.5 Lightspan Calamity I The Natural World Minimum 4.5 Lightspan KazMania 1 Trail of Gems Minimum 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 Takes too long to get started. Too much music, talking, and animation. Will need to use the Speaker symbol. Short biographies are interesting with Strategy, Word and Clue problems following. Match a Batch Minimum Important Details Thorough Inference Thorough Tells what inference is, gives lost of practice Sequencing Thorough Important Details Thorough Not an SOL, but needed skill for SOL test Supporting details-great activity. Excellent review for 5th and up. Inferences Thorough Main Idea Thorough Good tool for reading comprehension 4-7 levels. Turn off music at the beginning of the program. Will need to listen to directions. Man's accent may be hard to understand. Will need to use Speaker symbol for stories. Too many comments after each question is answered. Turn off music at the beginning of the program. Will need to listen to directions. Mouse will not move until man finishes talking. Man's accent may be hard to understand. Articiles to read and questions to answer. Too many comments after each question. Turn off music. Will need to have directions explained to students. Too many directions may confuse students. Takes a long time getting to the subject of the program. 4th graders should be able to do this program easily. Constant music at the beginning. Extremely hard to get program going, then wastes too much time getting to actual problems. Will need to use Speaker symbol. Page 38 Language Arts Software Correlated to Virginia SOL Minimum Music, talking, and animation at the beginning lasts about 3 min. Too much music. Hard to place answers in the right places. Students may get frustrated. Some parts of the program are hard to get into. Too much talking between problems. Moderate coverage of sentence and paragraph writing Turn off music at the beginning of the program. May need to use the Speaker symbol. Timed questions at intervals in the program. Students may feel pressure trying to answer questions before time runs out. Takes too long to get started. Too much music, talking, and animation. Will need to use the Speaker symbol. Short biographies are interesting with Strategy, Word and Clue problems following. Moderate Music, talking, and animation at the beginning lasts about 3 min. Too much music. Hard to place answers in the right places. Students may get frustrated. Some parts of the program are hard to get into. Too much talking between problems. Moderate coverage of sentence and paragraph writing. Thorough Uses previously read articles for students to find author's purpose and sequencing skills. Studens will already be familiar with selection. Excellent practice and review. 4.5 Lightspan KazMania 2 Chaos in Kazmania 4.5 Lightspan Liquid Books 6 The Wandering Path Minimum 4.5 Lightspan Str.at.e.s Match a Batch 4.5 4.6 4.6 Lightspan Way Cool Writing A+LS Reading IV A+LS Writing IV 4.6 Cornerstone Reading Comprehension B Sequencing 4.6 Cornerstone Vocabulary A Partners and Poems Thorough Student Life. Words dealing with communication/writing. Chaos in Kazmania Moderate Music, talking, and animation at the beginning lasts about 3 min. Too much music. Hard to place answers in the right places. Students may get frustrated. Some parts of the program are hard to get into. Too much talking between problems. Moderate coverage of sentence and paragraph writing Lesson 19 Capitalization 2 Moderate A little bit more difficult than Lesson 18 4.6 4.7 4.7 Lightspan KazMania 2 A+LS Grammar & Usage A+LS Writing IV ALS Learning Language 4.7f Usage I Road Writer Moderate Page 39 Language Arts Software Correlated to Virginia SOL ALS Learning Language 4.7f Usage I ALS Learning Language 4.7 Usage I ALS Learning Language 4.7 Usage I ALS Learning Language 4.7 Usage I ALS Learning Language 4.7 Usage I ALS Learning Language 4.7 Usage I ALS Learning Language 4.7 Usage I ALS Learning Language 4.7 Usage I ALS Learning Language 4.7 Usage I ALS Learning Language 4.7 Usage I ALS Learning Language 4.7 Usage I ALS Learning Language 4.7 Usage I Lesson 20 Punctuation Lesson 21 Sentence 1 Lesson 22 Sentence 2 Lesson 23 Sentence 3 Lesson 24 Sentence 4 Lesson 25 Sentence 5 Lesson 26 Sentence 6 Lesson 27 Sentence 7 Lesson 28 Sentence 8 Lesson 29 Abbreviation Lesson 30 ABC Order Lesson 31 Noun and Verb Review Moderate Too easy for 6th grade but good review Moderate Must tell whether a group of words is a complete sentence. Moderate Must choose the complete sentence out of two choices Moderate Must tell whether a group of words is a complete sentence. Moderate Must choose the complete sentence out of two choices Moderate Must tell whether a group of words is a complete sentence. Moderate Must tell whether a group of words is a complete sentence. Moderate Must tell whether a group of words is a complete sentence. Moderate Must tell whether a group of words is a complete sentence. Moderate Must pick correct abbreviation Moderate Must choose which word to put 1st, 2nd, and last Moderate Reviews nouns and verbs 4.7 ALS Learning Language Usage I Lesson 32 Punctuation Review Moderate Review punctuation. Periods and capital letters 4.7 ALS Learning Language Usage I Lesson 33 Contractions Review Moderate Pick the correct way to write the contraction or pick the correct one for the sentence Page 40 Language Arts Software Correlated to Virginia SOL 4.7 4.7 4.7 ALS-Grammar and Writing Section ALS-Grammar and Writing Section ALS-Grammar and Writing Section Gammar and Writing II Lessons 51-65 Thorough Sentence Combination. This entire section is excellent for drill and practice for sentence structure and variation. Corret us of punctuation, grammar, word choiec, etc. Teachers can monitro student progress by assigning lessons, then checking individual scores. Allows for stuendts to study lesson, then complete practice lessons, followed by test. Most sections also give an essay selection. This is excellent practice fore SOL Writing Test. Students are gien a topic and must write a paragraph. tHe paragraph can be printed and graded or used for editing practice and so forth. Grammar and Writing II Lessons 3750 Thorough Sentence Construction. This entire section is excellent for drill and practice for sentence structure and variation. Corret us of punctuation, grammar, word choiec, etc. Teachers can monitro student progress by assigning lessons, then checking individual scores. Allows for stuendts to study lesson, then complete practice lessons, followed by test. Most sections also give an essay selection. This is excellent practice fore SOL Writing Test. Students are gien a topic and must write a paragraph. tHe paragraph can be printed and graded or used for editing practice and so forth. Grammar and Writing III Lessons 17 Thorough Singular and Plural. This entire section is excellent for drill and practice for sentence structure and variation. Corret us of punctuation, grammar, word choiec, etc. Teachers can monitro student progress by assigning lessons, then checking individual scores. Allows for stuendts to study lesson, then complete practice lessons, followed by test. Most sections also give an essay selection. This is excellent practice fore SOL Writing Test. Students are gien a topic and must write a paragraph. tHe paragraph can be printed and graded or used for editing practice and so forth. Page 41 Language Arts Software Correlated to Virginia SOL 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 ALS-Grammar and Writing Section ALS-Grammar and Writing Section ALS-Grammar and Writing Section ALS-Language Usage I 4.7f ALS-Language Usage I Thorough Subject Verb. This entire section is excellent for drill and practice for sentence structure and variation. Corret us of punctuation, grammar, word choiec, etc. Teachers can monitro student progress by assigning lessons, then checking individual scores. Allows for stuendts to study lesson, then complete practice lessons, followed by test. Most sections also give an essay selection. This is excellent practice fore SOL Writing Test. Students are gien a topic and must write a paragraph. tHe paragraph can be printed and graded or used for editing practice and so forth. Thorough Verb Tense. This entire section is excellent for drill and practice for sentence structure and variation. Corret us of punctuation, grammar, word choiec, etc. Teachers can monitro student progress by assigning lessons, then checking individual scores. Allows for stuendts to study lesson, then complete practice lessons, followed by test. Most sections also give an essay selection. This is excellent practice fore SOL Writing Test. Students are gien a topic and must write a paragraph. tHe paragraph can be printed and graded or used for editing practice and so forth. Grammar and Writing III Lessons 818 Thorough Adjectives 2 Moderate Nouns and Pronouns. This entire section is excellent for drill and practice for sentence structure and variation. Corret us of punctuation, grammar, word choiec, etc. Teachers can monitro student progress by assigning lessons, then checking individual scores. Allows for stuendts to study lesson, then complete practice lessons, followed by test. Most sections also give an essay selection. This is excellent practice fore SOL Writing Test. Students are gien a topic and must write a paragraph. tHe paragraph can be printed and graded or used for editing practice and so forth. Pick objective too easy for 6th grade but good for reivew. Captialization 1 A little bit too easy for 5th and 6th grade but still good practice Grammar and Writing III Lessons 19-28 Grammar and Writing III Lessons 29-39 Moderate Page 42 Language Arts Software Correlated to Virginia SOL 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 ALS-Language Usage I ALS-Language Usage I ALS-Language Usage I ALS-Language Usage I ALS-Language Usage I ALS-Language Usage I ALS-Language Usage I ALS-Language Usage I ALS-Language Usage I ALS-Language Usage I Grammar Improvements 2 Nouns 2 Nouns 3 Nouns 4 Nouns I Verbs 1 Verbs 2 Verbs 3 Verbs 4 Verbs 5 Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate 4.7 ALS-Language Usage I Word Application Moderate 4.7 Conerstone Language Arts A Spelling Lesson 16 Moderate 4.7 Conerstone Language Arts A Spelling Lesson 21 Moderate Find the complete subject. Singular Nouns Correct spelling of plural nouns Proper vs. common nouns Pick the nouns Choose the verb Contractions of verbs Tenses of sentences Subject-verb agreement Subject-verb agreement Helps develop 5th grade writing skills; 6th pick the sentence that is most descriptive. Homophones. Headphones required for students with learning difficulties. The teachers could use prepared worksheets to introduce words ahead of time. Picking the correctly spelled owrd out of a list would better reflect the way students are tested. Contractions. Headphones required for students with learning difficulties. The teachers could use prepared worksheets to introduce words ahead of time. Picking the correctly spelled owrd out of a list would better reflect the way students are tested. Thorough Titles of Books, etc. Excellent editing tool. Follows test format. Reinforces skills. Pronoun I, Proper Nouns. Format easy to navigate. Excellent tool for challenged learners and English learners. Exceleent interactive strategies. Excellent assessment/classroom management component. 4.7 4.7 Capitalization Conerstone Language Arts A Lesson 6 Thorough 4.7 Conerstone Language Arts A Adjectives Adverbs vs. Conerstone Language Arts A Adjectives 4.7 Conerstone Language Arts A Pronouns Sub/Obj Thorough Thorough Page 43 Language Arts Software Correlated to Virginia SOL 4.7 Sentences Complete Conerstone Language Arts A Frag/Run on Simple Conerstone Language Arts A Subject/Predicates Usage-Nouns Conerstone Language Arts A sing/plural poss. Usage-Pronouns Conerstone Language Arts A sing./plural poss. 4.7 Conerstone Language Arts A Verb Tense Thorough 4.7 Conerstone Language Arts A Verbs Irregular Thorough 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 Cornerstone Langague Arts A Spelling Lesson 23 Thorough Thorough Thorough Thorough Moderate 4.7 Capitalization Cornerstone Langauge Arts A Lesson 2 Thorough 4.7 Cornerstone Langauge Arts A Spelling Lesson 19 Moderate 4.7 Cornerstone Langauge Arts A Posttest Thorough Spelling Demons. Headphones required for students with learning difficulties. The teachers could use prepared worksheets to introduce words ahead of time. Picking the correctly spelled owrd out of a list would better reflect the way students are tested. First Word. Excellent editing tool. Follows test format. Reinforces skills. Pronoun I, Proper Nouns. Format easy to navigate. Excellent tool for challenged learners and English learners. Exceleent interactive strategies. Excellent assessment/classroom management component. Suffixes. Headphones required for students with learning difficulties. The teachers could use prepared worksheets to introduce words ahead of time. Picking the correctly spelled owrd out of a list would better reflect the way students are tested. Excellent editing tool. Follows test format. Reinforces skills. Pronoun I, Proper Nouns. Format easy to navigate. Excellent tool for challenged learners and English learners. Exceleent interactive strategies. Excellent assessment/classroom management component. Page 44 Language Arts Software Correlated to Virginia SOL 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 Campitalization Cornerstone Language Arts A Lesson 1 Capitalization Cornerstone Language Arts A Lesson 3 Capitalization Cornerstone Language Arts A Lesson 4 Capitalization Cornerstone Language Arts A Lesson 5 Thorough Pronoun I. Names. Initials. Titles. Excellent editing tool. Follows test format. Reinforces skills. Pronoun I, Proper Nouns. Format easy to navigate. Excellent tool for challenged learners and English learners. Exceleent interactive strategies. Excellent assessment/classroom management component. Thorough Greetings and closings. Excellent editing tool. Follows test format. Reinforces skills. Pronoun I, Proper Nouns. Format easy to navigate. Excellent tool for challenged learners and English learners. Exceleent interactive strategies. Excellent assessment/classroom management component. Thorough Cities and other place nouns. Excellent editing tool. Follows test format. Reinforces skills. Pronoun I, Proper Nouns. Format easy to navigate. Excellent tool for challenged learners and English learners. Exceleent interactive strategies. Excellent assessment/classroom management component. Thorough Days, Months, Holidays. Excellent editing tool. Follows test format. Reinforces skills. Pronoun I, Proper Nouns. Format easy to navigate. Excellent tool for challenged learners and English learners. Exceleent interactive strategies. Excellent assessment/classroom management component. 4.7 Capitalization Cornerstone Language Arts A Lesson 7 Thorough 4.7 Cornerstone Language Arts A Pretest Thorough School Names. Excellent editing tool. Follows test format. Reinforces skills. Pronoun I, Proper Nouns. Format easy to navigate. Excellent tool for challenged learners and English learners. Exceleent interactive strategies. Excellent assessment/classroom management component. Pretest format teuqires students to take test to place them in the correct lesson. Teacher may chose to skip test and assign specific lessons-even individualize by student. Page 45 Language Arts Software Correlated to Virginia SOL 4.7 Cornerstone Language Arts A Puctuation Lesson 1 Thorough End Marks. Excellent editing tool. Follows test format. Reinforces skill. Format easy to navigate. Excellent tool for challenged learners and English learners. Excellent interactive strategies. Excellent assessment/classroom management component. 4.7 Punctuation Lesson Cornerstone Language Arts A 2 Thorough 4.7 Punctuation Lesson Cornerstone Language Arts A 3 Thorough 4.7 Punctuation Lesson Cornerstone Language Arts A 4 Thorough Periods after Initials and abbrevation. Excellent editing tool. Follows test format. Reinforces skill. Format easy to navigate. Excellent tool for challenged learners and English learners. Excellent interactive strategies. Excellent assessment/classroom management component. Commas. City. State. Excellent editing tool. Follows test format. Reinforces skill. Format easy to navigate. Excellent tool for challenged learners and English learners. Excellent interactive strategies. Excellent assessment/classroom management component. Section on commas especially good for review. Commas. Letters. Excellent editing tool. Follows test format. Reinforces skill. Format easy to navigate. Excellent tool for challenged learners and English learners. Excellent interactive strategies. Excellent assessment/classroom management component. Punctuation Lesson Cornerstone Language Arts A 5 Thorough Separte Commas in List. Commas. Excellent editing tool. Follows test format. Reinforces skill. Format easy to navigate. Excellent tool for challenged learners and English learners. Excellent interactive strategies. Excellent assessment/classroom management component. Punctuation Lesson Cornerstone Language Arts A 6 Thorough Commas. Introduction Words. Direct Address. Excellent editing tool. Follows test format. Reinforces skill. Format easy to navigate. Excellent tool for challenged learners and English learners. Excellent interactive strategies. Excellent assessment/classroom management component. 4.7 4.7 Page 46 Language Arts Software Correlated to Virginia SOL 4.7 4.7 Punctuation Lesson Cornerstone Language Arts A 7 Thorough Approphes. Contraction. Possessive. Excellent editing tool. Follows test format. Reinforces skill. Format easy to navigate. Excellent tool for challenged learners and English learners. Excellent interactive strategies. Excellent assessment/classroom management component. Punctuation Lesson Cornerstone Language Arts A 9 Thorough Qutation Marks. Speaker's Words. Excellent editing tool. Follows test format. Reinforces skill. Format easy to navigate. Excellent tool for challenged learners and English learners. Excellent interactive strategies. Excellent assessment/classroom management component. 4.7 Punctuation Lesson Cornerstone Language Arts A 10 Thorough 4.7 Punctuation Lesson Cornerstone Language Arts A 11 Thorough 4.7 Cornerstone Language Arts A Spelling Lesson 1 Moderate 4.7 Cornerstone Language Arts A Spelling Lesson 2 Moderate Quotation Beginning of Sentence. Excellent editing tool. Follows test format. Reinforces skill. Format easy to navigate. Excellent tool for challenged learners and English learners. Excellent interactive strategies. Excellent assessment/classroom management component. Quotation. End of Sentence Excellent editing tool. Follows test format. Reinforces skill. Format easy to navigate. Excellent tool for challenged learners and English learners. Excellent interactive strategies. Excellent assessment/classroom management component. Short Vowel Sounds. Headphones required for students with learning difficulties. The teachers could use prepared worksheets to introduce words ahead of time. Picking the correctly spelled owrd out of a list would better reflect the way students are tested. Long A. Headphones required for students with learning difficulties. The teachers could use prepared worksheets to introduce words ahead of time. Picking the correctly spelled owrd out of a list would better reflect the way students are tested. Page 47 Language Arts Software Correlated to Virginia SOL 4.7 Cornerstone Language Arts A Spelling Lesson 3 Moderate 4.7 Cornerstone Language Arts A Spelling Lesson 4 Moderate 4.7 Cornerstone Language Arts A Spelling Lesson 5 Moderate 4.7 Cornerstone Language Arts A Spelling Lesson 6 Moderate 4.7 Cornerstone Language Arts A Spelling Lesson 7 Moderate 4.7 Cornerstone Language Arts A Spelling Lesson 8 Moderate 4.7 Cornerstone Language Arts A Spelling Lesson 9 Moderate Long E. Headphones required for students with learning difficulties. The teachers could use prepared worksheets to introduce words ahead of time. Picking the correctly spelled owrd out of a list would better reflect the way students are tested. Long I. Headphones required for students with learning difficulties. The teachers could use prepared worksheets to introduce words ahead of time. Picking the correctly spelled owrd out of a list would better reflect the way students are tested. Long O. Headphones required for students with learning difficulties. The teachers could use prepared worksheets to introduce words ahead of time. Picking the correctly spelled owrd out of a list would better reflect the way students are tested. Long U OO. Headphones required for students with learning difficulties. The teachers could use prepared worksheets to introduce words ahead of time. Picking the correctly spelled owrd out of a list would better reflect the way students are tested. Dipthonp. Diagraphs. Headphones required for students with learning difficulties. The teachers could use prepared worksheets to introduce words ahead of time. Picking the correctly spelled owrd out of a list would better reflect the way students are tested. R Continue Vowels. Headphones required for students with learning difficulties. The teachers could use prepared worksheets to introduce words ahead of time. Picking the correctly spelled owrd out of a list would better reflect the way students are tested. R Continue Vowels. Headphones required for students with learning difficulties. The teachers could use prepared worksheets to introduce words ahead of time. Picking the correctly spelled owrd out of a list would better reflect the way students are tested. Page 48 Language Arts Software Correlated to Virginia SOL 4.7 Cornerstone Language Arts A Spelling Lesson 10 Moderate 4.7 Cornerstone Language Arts A Spelling Lesson 11 Moderate 4.7 Cornerstone Language Arts A Spelling Lesson 12 Moderate 4.7 Cornerstone Language Arts A Spelling Lesson 13 Moderate 4.7 Cornerstone Language Arts A Spelling Lesson 14 Moderate 4.7 Cornerstone Language Arts A Spelling Lesson 15 Moderate 4.7 Cornerstone Language Arts A Spelling Lesson 17 Moderate SCHWA. Headphones required for students with learning difficulties. The teachers could use prepared worksheets to introduce words ahead of time. Picking the correctly spelled owrd out of a list would better reflect the way students are tested. Constants. Headphones required for students with learning difficulties. The teachers could use prepared worksheets to introduce words ahead of time. Picking the correctly spelled owrd out of a list would better reflect the way students are tested. Silent Letters. Headphones required for students with learning difficulties. The teachers could use prepared worksheets to introduce words ahead of time. Picking the correctly spelled owrd out of a list would better reflect the way students are tested. Compound Words. Headphones required for students with learning difficulties. The teachers could use prepared worksheets to introduce words ahead of time. Picking the correctly spelled owrd out of a list would better reflect the way students are tested. Compound Words. Headphones required for students with learning difficulties. The teachers could use prepared worksheets to introduce words ahead of time. Picking the correctly spelled owrd out of a list would better reflect the way students are tested. Homophones. Headphones required for students with learning difficulties. The teachers could use prepared worksheets to introduce words ahead of time. Picking the correctly spelled owrd out of a list would better reflect the way students are tested. Plural Endings. Headphones required for students with learning difficulties. The teachers could use prepared worksheets to introduce words ahead of time. Picking the correctly spelled owrd out of a list would better reflect the way students are tested. Page 49 Language Arts Software Correlated to Virginia SOL 4.7 Cornerstone Language Arts A Spelling Lesson 18 Moderate 4.7 Cornerstone Language Arts A Spelling Lesson 20 Moderate 4.7 Cornerstone Language Arts A Spelling Lesson 22 Moderate 4.7 4.7 Cornerstone Language Arts A Spelling Lesson 24 Essential Punctuation Apostrophes Moderate 4.7 Essential Punctuation 4.7 Essential Punctuation Commas Direct quotations, Titles 4.7 Essential Punctuation End punctuation 4.7 Essential Punctuation Periods with abbreviation & initials 4.7 4.7 Lightspan Way Cool Writing My Own Stories Road Writer Suffixes. Headphones required for students with learning difficulties. The teachers could use prepared worksheets to introduce words ahead of time. Picking the correctly spelled owrd out of a list would better reflect the way students are tested. Suffixes. Headphones required for students with learning difficulties. The teachers could use prepared worksheets to introduce words ahead of time. Picking the correctly spelled owrd out of a list would better reflect the way students are tested. Possessives. Headphones required for students with learning difficulties. The teachers could use prepared worksheets to introduce words ahead of time. Picking the correctly spelled owrd out of a list would better reflect the way students are tested. Spelling Demons. Headphones required for students with learning difficulties. The teachers could use prepared worksheets to introduce words ahead of time. Picking the correctly spelled owrd out of a list would better reflect the way students are tested. Contractions, possessives series, nouns of direct address, introductory words, direct quotations, compound sentences Periods, question marks, exclamation marks Can put names in class. Gives practice before test. Moderate Music, talking, and animation at the beginning lasts about 3 min. Too much music. Hard to place answers in the right places. Students may get frustrated. Some parts of the program are hard to get into. Too much talking between problems. Moderate coverage of sentence and paragraph writing. Page 50 Language Arts Software Correlated to Virginia SOL 4.7 4.8 4.8 4.8 Reading Blaster 6-9 A+LS Writing III - IV ALS Grammar and Writing Section ALS Grammar and Writing Section Punctuation Lesson 8 Thorough Quotation Marks. Titles. Excellent editing tool. Follows test format. Reinforces skill. Format easy to navigate. Excellent tool for challenged learners and English learners. Excellent interactive strategies. Excellent assessment/classroom management component. Grammar and Writing II Lessons 3750 Thorough Sentence Construction. This entire section is excellent for drill and practice for sentence structure and variation. Corret us of punctuation, grammar, word choiec, etc. Teachers can monitro student progress by assigning lessons, then checking individual scores. Allows for stuendts to study lesson, then complete practice lessons, followed by test. Most sections also give an essay selection. This is excellent practice fore SOL Writing Test. Students are gien a topic and must write a paragraph. tHe paragraph can be printed and graded or used for editing practice and so forth. Grammar and Writing II Lesson 5165 Thorough Sentence Combination. This entire section is excellent for drill and practice for sentence structure and variation. Corret us of punctuation, grammar, word choiec, etc. Teachers can monitro student progress by assigning lessons, then checking individual scores. Allows for stuendts to study lesson, then complete practice lessons, followed by test. Most sections also give an essay selection. This is excellent practice fore SOL Writing Test. Students are gien a topic and must write a paragraph. tHe paragraph can be printed and graded or used for editing practice and so forth. Page 51 Language Arts Software Correlated to Virginia SOL 4.8 4.8 4.8 ALS Grammar and Writing Section ALS Grammar and Writing Section ALS Grammar and Writing Section Grammar and Writing III Lessons 818 Thorough Nouns and Pronouns. This entire section is excellent for drill and practice for sentence structure and variation. Corret us of punctuation, grammar, word choiec, etc. Teachers can monitro student progress by assigning lessons, then checking individual scores. Allows for stuendts to study lesson, then complete practice lessons, followed by test. Most sections also give an essay selection. This is excellent practice fore SOL Writing Test. Students are gien a topic and must write a paragraph. tHe paragraph can be printed and graded or used for editing practice and so forth. Grammar and Writing III Lessons 19-28 Thorough Subject Verb. This entire section is excellent for drill and practice for sentence structure and variation. Corret us of punctuation, grammar, word choiec, etc. Teachers can monitro student progress by assigning lessons, then checking individual scores. Allows for stuendts to study lesson, then complete practice lessons, followed by test. Most sections also give an essay selection. This is excellent practice fore SOL Writing Test. Students are gien a topic and must write a paragraph. tHe paragraph can be printed and graded or used for editing practice and so forth. Thorough Verb Tense. This entire section is excellent for drill and practice for sentence structure and variation. Corret us of punctuation, grammar, word choiec, etc. Teachers can monitro student progress by assigning lessons, then checking individual scores. Allows for stuendts to study lesson, then complete practice lessons, followed by test. Most sections also give an essay selection. This is excellent practice fore SOL Writing Test. Students are gien a topic and must write a paragraph. tHe paragraph can be printed and graded or used for editing practice and so forth. Grammar and Writing III Lessons 29-39 Page 52 Language Arts Software Correlated to Virginia SOL 4.8 ALS-Gammar and Writing Section Grammar and Writing II Lesson 936 Thorough 4.8 Grammar and Writing III Lessons 17 Thorough Grammar Improvements Moderte ALS-Language Usage I Cluefinders Reading Editing Usage-Verb Cornerstone Language Arts A Agreement Thorough 4.8 Cornerstone Language Arts A Double Negatives 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.8 ALS-Grammar and Writing Section Cornerstone Language Arts B Capitalization Questions and Statements. This entire section is excellent for drill and practice for sentence structure and variation. Corret us of punctuation, grammar, word choiec, etc. Teachers can monitro student progress by assigning lessons, then checking individual scores. Allows for stuendts to study lesson, then complete practice lessons, followed by test. Most sections also give an essay selection. This is excellent practice fore SOL Writing Test. Students are gien a topic and must write a paragraph. tHe paragraph can be printed and graded or used for editing practice and so forth. Singular and Plural. This entire section is excellent for drill and practice for sentence structure and variation. Corret us of punctuation, grammar, word choiec, etc. Teachers can monitro student progress by assigning lessons, then checking individual scores. Allows for stuendts to study lesson, then complete practice lessons, followed by test. Most sections also give an essay selection. This is excellent practice fore SOL Writing Test. Students are gien a topic and must write a paragraph. tHe paragraph can be printed and graded or used for editing practice and so forth. Double negatives-terrific Synonyms, antonyms, homophones Shows why the answer is correct or wrong. Thorough Thorough Students take a pretest to determine what lessons they need to work on. Harder than Level A, students should complete Level A first. Excellent practice in looking for errors. Page 53 Language Arts Software Correlated to Virginia SOL 4.8 Capitalization Cornerstone Language Arts B Lesson 1 Capitalization Cornerstone Language Arts B Lesson 2 Capitalization Cornerstone Language Arts B Lesson 3 Capitalization Cornerstone Language Arts B Lesson 4 Capitalization Cornerstone Language Arts B Lesson 5 Capitalization Cornerstone Language Arts B Lesson 6 Capitalization Cornerstone Language Arts B Lesson 7 Capitalization Cornerstone Language Arts B Lesson 8 Capitalization Cornerstone Language Arts B Lesson 9 Capitalization Cornerstone Language Arts B Lesson 10 Punctuation Lesson Cornerstone Language Arts B 1 Punctuation Lesson Cornerstone Language Arts B 2 4.8 Punctuation Lesson Cornerstone Language Arts B 3 Thorough 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.8 Thorough Thorough Pronoun I. Names. Initials. Titles.Excellent editing tool. Follows test format. Reinforces skills. Pronoun I, Proper Nouns. Format easy to navigate. Excellent tool for challenged learners and English learners. Exceleent interactive strategies. Excellent assessment/classroom management component. Thorough First word in sentence & Quotation Gretting & Closing in Letters. Letter writing is 3rd grade SOL; May use for 4th grade recovery Thorough Cities and other place names Thorough Days, Months, Holidays Thorough Books, Magazines, other Printed Material Thorough Schools, Institutions, & Businesses Thorough Nationalities, Agencies, Other Organizations Thorough Seasons, Compass Points, Titles as Names Thorough School Courses, Languages, Countries, Planets Thorough End marks after sentences Thorough Periods after initials and abbreviations Commas. City. State. Excellent editing tool. Follows test format. Reinforces skill. Format easy to navigate. Excellent tool for challenged learners and English learners. Excellent interactive strategies. Excellent assessment/classroom management component. Page 54 Language Arts Software Correlated to Virginia SOL Commas. Letters. Excellent editing tool. Follows test format. Reinforces skill. Format easy to navigate. Excellent tool for challenged learners and English learners. Excellent interactive strategies. Excellent assessment/classroom management component. 4.8 Punctuation Lesson Cornerstone Language Arts B 4 Punctuation Lesson Cornerstone Language Arts B 5 Punctuation Lesson Cornerstone Language Arts B 6 Punctuation Lesson Cornerstone Language Arts B 7 Punctuation Lesson Cornerstone Language Arts B 8 Punctuation Lesson Cornerstone Language Arts B 9 Punctuation Lesson Cornerstone Language Arts B 10 Punctuation Lesson Cornerstone Language Arts B 11 Punctuation Lesson Cornerstone Language Arts B 12 Punctuation Lesson Cornerstone Language Arts B 13 4.8 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 1 Thorough 4.8 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 2 Thorough 4.8 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 3 Thorough 4.8 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 4 Thorough 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.8 Commas to separate items in a list Thorough Commans with introduction phrases, direct addresses Thorough Apostrophes: contractions and possesives Moderate Quotations around titles Quotations speaker's words May be too much work on quotation marks - students tend to get hung up on it. Moderate Quotations at beginning of sentences Moderate Quotations at end of sentence Moderate Split quotations Moderate Commas with conjunctions and dependent clauses With new reading series we will be using this would be great review, espcially for upper levell students who haven't work with phonics. Long A Long E With new reading series we will be using this would be great review, espcially for upper levell students who haven't work with phonics. Long I Long O With new reading series we will be using this would be great review, espcially for upper levell students who haven't work with phonics. Long U Long O With new reading series we will be using this would be great review, espcially for upper levell students who haven't work with phonics. EI/IE words Page 55 Language Arts Software Correlated to Virginia SOL 4.8 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 5 Thorough 4.8 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 6 Thorough 4.8 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 7 Thorough 4.8 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 8 Thorough 4.8 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 9 Thorough 4.8 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 10 Thorough 4.8 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 11 Thorough 4.8 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 12 Thorough 4.8 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 13 Thorough 4.8 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 14 Thorough 4.8 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 15 Thorough 4.8 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 16 Thorough 4.8 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 17 Thorough 4.8 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 18 Thorough 4.8 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 20 Thorough With new reading series we will be using this would be great review, espcially for upper levell students who haven't work with phonics. Diphthongs/Digraphs With new reading series we will be using this would be great review, espcially for upper levell students who haven't work with phonics. R controlled vowels 1 With new reading series we will be using this would be great review, espcially for upper levell students who haven't work with phonics. R controlled vowels 2 With new reading series we will be using this would be great review, espcially for upper levell students who haven't work with phonics. Schwa sounds in unstressed syllables With new reading series we will be using this would be great review, espcially for upper levell students who haven't work with phonics. Sounds of J spelled G Especially good for review for 4th grade Language Arts Recover students. Silent letters. Double Consonants. Especially good for review for 4th grade Language Arts Recover students. Compound Words 1. Especially good for review for 4th grade Language Arts Recover students. Compound Words 2. Especially good for review for 4th grade Language Arts Recover students. Homophones 1. Especially good for review for 4th grade Language Arts Recover students. Homophones 2. Especially good for review for 4th grade Language Arts Recover students. Plural Endings. Especially good for review for 4th grade Language Arts Recover students. Suffixes that begin with vowels. Especially good for review for 4th grade Language Arts Recover students. Suffixes that begin with vowels. Especially good for review for 4th grade Language Arts Recover students. Suffixes AR, ER, OR. Suffixes IBLE, ABLE, ENT, ANT Especially good for LA Recovery 4th grade Page 56 Language Arts Software Correlated to Virginia SOL 4.8 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 21 Thorough Contractions. Especially good for LA Recovery 4th Grade 4.8 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 22 Thorough Possessives. Especially good for LA Recovery 4th Grade 4.8 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 23 Thorough Spelling demons 1. Especially good for LA Recovery 4th Grade 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.8 Cornerstone Language Arts B Cornerstone Language Arts B Cornerstone Language Arts B Cornerstone Language Arts B Cornerstone Language Arts B Cornerstone Language Arts B Cornerstone Language Arts B Cornerstone Language Arts B Cornerstone Language Arts B Cornerstone Language Arts B Cornerstone Language Arts B Cornerstone Language Arts B Cornerstone Language Arts B Cornerstone Language Arts B Cornerstone Language Arts B Cornerstone Vocabulary A Cornerstone Vocabulary A Cornerstone Vocabulary A Spelling Lesson 24 Usage Lesson 1 Usage Lesson 2 Usage Lesson 3 Usage Lesson 4 Usage Lesson 5 Usage Lesson 6 Usage Lesson 7 Usage Lesson 8 Usage Lesson 9 Usage Lesson 10 Usage Lesson 11 Usage Lesson 12 Usage Lesson 13 Usage Lesson 14 Homonyms The Suffix "-Y" Homonyms II Thorough Thorough Thorough Thorough Spelling demons 2. Especially good for LA Recovery 4th Grade Edit for Grammar - Nouns, Plural Possessive Pronouns - Singular, Plural Possessive Verbs Agreement w/ Simple Subjects Verbs - Past, Present, Future Irregular Verbs Adjectives - Comparative & Superlative Adverbs vs. Adjectives with Comparative & Superlative Simple Subjects & Predicates Sentences - Complete, Fragment, Runon Double Negatives Pronouns - Subjective, Objective Pronouns - Reflexive Verbs - Agreements with Compound/Interrupted Subject Pronouns - Agreement w/ Antecedents Editing for correct spelling. Adjectives-Recovery for 4th graders Editing 4.8 4.8 4.8 Cornerstone Vocabulary A Cornerstone Vocabulary A Cornerstone Vocabulary A Compound Words I Prefix "un-" Suffix "-ly" Thorough Thorough Thorough Editing and Spelling Recovery for 4th graders Recovery for 4th graders 4.8 4.8 Cornerstone Vocabulary A Grammar Games Compound Words II Thorough Take a Pretest Thorough 4.8 Grammar Games Rainforest Rescue Thorough 4.8 Grammar Games Jungles Gizmo Thorough Editing and Spelling Sentences There is a place where students can printed out scores so a teacher can look at them. Nouns and Pronouns There is a place where students can printed out scores so a teacher can look at them. Page 57 Language Arts Software Correlated to Virginia SOL 4.8 Grammar Games Falling Fruit Thorough 4.8 Grammar Games Hidden Wonders Thorough Sentence Punctuation There is a place where students can printed out scores so a teacher can look at them. Subject/ Verb Agreement There is a place where students can printed out scores so a teacher can look at them. Moderate Music, talking, and animation at the beginning lasts about 3 min. Too much music. Hard to place answers in the right places. Students may get frustrated. Some parts of the program are hard to get into. Too much talking between problems. Moderate coverage of sentence and paragraph writing. 4.8 4.8 Lightspan Way Cool Writing My Own Stories Road Writer 4.9 Lightspan Way Cool Writing Road Writer Moderate 5.3 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 1 Thorough 5.3 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 2 Thorough 5.3 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 3 Thorough 5.3 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 4 Thorough 5.3 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 5 Thorough 5.3 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 6 Thorough Music, talking, and animation at the beginning lasts about 3 min. Too much music. Hard to place answers in the right places. Students may get frustrated. Some parts of the program are hard to get into. Too much talking between problems. Moderate coverage of sentence and paragraph writing. With new reading series we will be using this would be great review, espcially for upper levell students who haven't work with phonics. Long A Long E With new reading series we will be using this would be great review, espcially for upper levell students who haven't work with phonics. Long I Long O With new reading series we will be using this would be great review, espcially for upper levell students who haven't work with phonics. Long U Long O With new reading series we will be using this would be great review, espcially for upper levell students who haven't work with phonics. EI/IE words With new reading series we will be using this would be great review, espcially for upper levell students who haven't work with phonics. Diphthongs/Digraphs With new reading series we will be using this would be great review, espcially for upper levell students who haven't work with phonics. R controlled vowels 1 Page 58 Language Arts Software Correlated to Virginia SOL 5.3 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 7 Thorough 5.3 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 8 Thorough 5.3 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 9 Thorough 5.3 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 17 Thorough 5.3 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 18 Thorough 5.3 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.4 Lightspan Way Cool Writing A+LS Lang. Skills V A+LS Read. Comp. II A+LS Read. Vocab. II A+LS Reading V Cluefinders Reading Moderate 5.4 5.4 Road Writer Cornerstone Language Arts A Spelling Lesson 18 Cornerstone Language Arts A Spelling Lesson 19 With new reading series we will be using this would be great review, espcially for upper levell students who haven't work with phonics. R controlled vowels 2 With new reading series we will be using this would be great review, espcially for upper levell students who haven't work with phonics. Schwa sounds in unstressed syllables With new reading series we will be using this would be great review, espcially for upper levell students who haven't work with phonics. Sounds of J spelled G Especially good for review for 4th grade Language Arts Recover students. Suffixes that begin with vowels. Especially good for review for 4th grade Language Arts Recover students. Suffixes AR, ER, OR. Music, talking, and animation at the beginning lasts about 3 min. Too much music. Hard to place answers in the right places. Students may get frustrated. Some parts of the program are hard to get into. Too much talking between problems. Moderate coverage. Prefixes, suffixes, roots Moderate Suffixes-Words would have to be introduced prior to lesson. Excellent review of spelling skills. Most of the lessons are auditory. Headphones would be useful. Students have to type correct word after hearing it. SOL Testing is visual not auditory. Moderate Words would have to be introduced prior to lesson. SuffixesExcellent review of spelling skills. Most of the lessons are auditory. Headphones would be useful. Students have to type correct word after hearing it. SOL Testing is visual not auditory. Page 59 Language Arts Software Correlated to Virginia SOL 5.4 Cornerstone Language Arts A Spelling Lesson 20 5.4 Cornerstone Vocabulary A Compound Words II Thorough 5.4 Cornerstone Vocabulary A Social Studies That's New To Me Thorough 5.4 Cornerstone Vocabulary A Social Studies Let's Ask Dee Thorough 5.4 Cornerstone Vocabulary A Social Studies Running On Empty Thorough 5.4 Cornerstone Vocabulary A 5.4 Cornerstone Vocabulary A 5.4 Cornerstone Vocabulary A 5.4 Cornerstone Vocabulary A 5.4 Cornerstone Vocabulary A 5.4 5.4 Cornerstone Vocabulary A Cornerstone Vocabulary A 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.4 Cornerstone Vocabulary A Cornerstone Vocabulary A Cornerstone Vocabulary A Cornerstone Vocabulary A Social Studies The Big Surprise Social Studies The Family Vacation Social Studies Who Will Lead Us Moderate Thorough Editing and Spelling A stranger visits a new place. These are general terms. If you are looking for terms do not use the pre and post test. More Science than social studies. Farm Words These are general terms. If you are looking for terms do not use the pre and post test. More Science Words. Transportation Words. These are general terms. If you are looking for terms do not use the pre and post test. Farm Words. These are general terms. If you are looking for terms do not use the pre and post test. Thorough Social Studies Terms. Geography Terms. Thorough Social Studies Words. Government Words. Family and Consumer SciencesCash Stash Thorough Old Friends New Friends Thorough Partners and Poems Tough Times A Letter From Mr. Banes Chalk and Children Hero's Hobby Breaking News Words would have to be introduced prior to lesson. SuffixesExcellent review of spelling skills. Most of the lessons are auditory. Headphones would be useful. Students have to type correct word after hearing it. SOL Testing is visual not auditory. Student Life. General Words. Student Life. Adjectives Thorough Thorough Student Life. Words dealing with communication/writing. Student Life. Family Words-relatives Thorough Thorough Thorough Thorough Student Life. Words dealing with parts of a story or book. Student Life. Words dealing with students and school. Hobbies and Activities. Plays some baseball words. Hobbies and Activities. Canoeing/Water Words. Page 60 Language Arts Software Correlated to Virginia SOL 5.4 Cornerstone Vocabulary A It's A Hit Thorough Hobbies and Activities. Baseball Words. 5.4 5.4 Cornerstone Vocabulary A Cornerstone Vocabulary A Thorough Thorough Hobbies and Activities. Hikingl Words. Hobbies and Activities. Music Words. 5.4 Cornerstone Vocabulary A Thorough Hobbies and Activities. Sports Words General. 5.4 5.4 5.4 Cornerstone Vocabulary A Cornerstone Vocabulary A Cornerstone Vocabulary A A Letter From Camp The Big Day A Sports Star and Me Do You Want To See A Show Ready or Not The Suffix "-Y" Thorough Thorough Thorough Hobbies and Activities. Sports Words General. Special Words. General Words. Adjectives-Recovery for 4th graders 5.4 5.4 5.4 Cornerstone Vocabulary A Cornerstone Vocabulary A Cornerstone Vocabulary A Compound Words I Prefix "un-" Suffix "-ly" Thorough Thorough Thorough Editing and Spelling Recovery for 4th graders Recovery for 4th graders 5.4 5.4 Cornerstone Vocabulary A Cornerstone Vocabulary A My Life As A Squrriel Thorough In Vocabulary each first lesson has a story with vocabulary words that uses these skills. Program includes dictionary use of context clues, pronunciation of word, type of words. Iecompound root word, synonym or definition. Includes a word list before student begins reading. Use individual lessons to reinforce the specific science concepts listed. The first lesson is more of a language arts lessos the others are science lessons as much as vocabulary. The other lesson 2 and on has more hands on word for students. Specific math/science wordsconcentrates on more science words. It's That Time Again Thorough In Vocabulary each first lesson has a story with vocabulary words that uses these skills. Program includes dictionary use of context clues, pronunciation of word, type of words. Iecompound root word, synonym or definition. Includes a word list before student begins reading. Use individual lessons to reinforce the specific science concepts listed. The first lesson is more of a language arts lessos the others are science lessons as much as vocabulary. The other lesson 2 and on has more hands on word for students. Better than Lesson One. More work with words. Words relating to the body. Page 61 Language Arts Software Correlated to Virginia SOL 5.4 5.4 5.4 Cornerstone Vocabulary A Cornerstone Vocabulary A Cornerstone Vocabulary A Lots of Fun At Camp Thorough In Vocabulary each first lesson has a story with vocabulary words that uses these skills. Program includes dictionary use of context clues, pronunciation of word, type of words. Iecompound root word, synonym or definition. Includes a word list before student begins reading. Use individual lessons to reinforce the specific science concepts listed. The first lesson is more of a language arts lessos the others are science lessons as much as vocabulary. The other lesson 2 and on has more hands on word for students. Similar format to Lesson Two. More hands on for students. Springtime Excitement Thorough In Vocabulary each first lesson has a story with vocabulary words that uses these skills. Program includes dictionary use of context clues, pronunciation of word, type of words. Iecompound root word, synonym or definition. Includes a word list before student begins reading. Use individual lessons to reinforce the specific science concepts listed. The first lesson is more of a language arts lessos the others are science lessons as much as vocabulary. The other lesson 2 and on has more hands on word for students. Plant Words. Thorough In Vocabulary each first lesson has a story with vocabulary words that uses these skills. Program includes dictionary use of context clues, pronunciation of word, type of words. Iecompound root word, synonym or definition. Includes a word list before student begins reading. Use individual lessons to reinforce the specific science concepts listed. The first lesson is more of a language arts lessos the others are science lessons as much as vocabulary. The other lesson 2 and on has more hands on word for students. Health Words. Do You Know How To Help Page 62 Language Arts Software Correlated to Virginia SOL 5.4 5.4 5.4 Cornerstone Vocabulary A Cornerstone Vocabulary A Cornerstone Vocabulary A Trees, Trees, Trees Thorough In Vocabulary each first lesson has a story with vocabulary words that uses these skills. Program includes dictionary use of context clues, pronunciation of word, type of words. Iecompound root word, synonym or definition. Includes a word list before student begins reading. Use individual lessons to reinforce the specific science concepts listed. The first lesson is more of a language arts lessos the others are science lessons as much as vocabulary. The other lesson 2 and on has more hands on word for students. Math Words. Measurement. Keeping An Eye on The Weather Thorough In Vocabulary each first lesson has a story with vocabulary words that uses these skills. Program includes dictionary use of context clues, pronunciation of word, type of words. Iecompound root word, synonym or definition. Includes a word list before student begins reading. Use individual lessons to reinforce the specific science concepts listed. The first lesson is more of a language arts lessos the others are science lessons as much as vocabulary. The other lesson 2 and on has more hands on word for students. Weather Words. Thorough In Vocabulary each first lesson has a story with vocabulary words that uses these skills. Program includes dictionary use of context clues, pronunciation of word, type of words. Iecompound root word, synonym or definition. Includes a word list before student begins reading. Use individual lessons to reinforce the specific science concepts listed. The first lesson is more of a language arts lessos the others are science lessons as much as vocabulary. The other lesson 2 and on has more hands on word for students. Dino Words. Land of Dinos Page 63 Language Arts Software Correlated to Virginia SOL 5.4 5.4 5.4 Cornerstone Vocabulary A Cornerstone Vocabulary A Cornerstone Vocabulary A Wow There's An Ideal Computer Wizard Just Like Her Thorough Thorough Thorough In Vocabulary each first lesson has a story with vocabulary words that uses these skills. Program includes dictionary use of context clues, pronunciation of word, type of words. Iecompound root word, synonym or definition. Includes a word list before student begins reading. Use individual lessons to reinforce the specific science concepts listed. The first lesson is more of a language arts lessos the others are science lessons as much as vocabulary. The other lesson 2 and on has more hands on word for students. General Science. Hobbies and Activities. Computer Words. Student Life. General Words 5.4 Lightspan Calamity 2 People & Traditions 5.4 Lightspan Liquid Books 6 The Wandering Path Minimum 5.4 Lightspan Str.at.e.s Match a Batch Minimum 5.4 5.5 5.5 Lightspan Way Cool Writing A+LS Read. Comp. II A+LS Reading V Cornerstone Reading Comprehension A Cornerstone Reading Comprehension A Cornerstone Reading Comprehension A Road Writer Moderate Turn off music at the beginning of the program. Will need to listen to directions. Man's accent may be hard to understand. Some students may need to use Speaker symbol for stories. Too many comments after each question is answered. Turn off music at the beginning of the program. Some students may need to use Speaker symbol for stories. Timed questions at intervals in the program. 5th graders should have few problems. Takes too long to get started. Too much music, talking, and animation. Will need to use the Speaker symbol. Short biographies Music, talking, and animation at the beginning lasts about 3 min. Too much music. Hard to place answers in the right places. Students may get frustrated. Some parts of the program are hard to get into. Too much talking between problems. Moderate coverage. Main Ideas Thorough Not specfically listed as an SOL, but all students need this skill Sequencing Thorough Not mentioned in SOLs, but needed for the SOL Test Important Details Thorough 5.5 5.5 5.5 Minimum Page 64 Language Arts Software Correlated to Virginia SOL 5.5 Cornerstone Reading Comprehension B The Early Colonies, American Revolution, Civil War Thorough 5.5 Lightspan KazMania 1 Trail of Gems Minimum 5.5 Lightspan KazMania 2 Chaos in Kazmania Minimum 5.5 5.6 5.6 5.6 Lightspan Liquid Books 6 A+LS Read. Comp. II A+LS Reading V A+LS Writing IV Cornerstone Reading Comprehension B The Wandering Path Minimum 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.6 Cornerstone Reading Comprehension B Cornerstone Reading Comprehension B Cornerstone Reading Comprehension B Lightspan Calamity 2 Inferences Excellent reading for comprehension, reading variety of literary forms, making predictions, determing author's purpose. Good review for 6th and 7th. Constant music at the beginning. Extremely hard to get program going, then wastes too much time getting to actual problems. Will need to use Speaker symbol. Constant music at the beginning. Extremely hard to get program going, then wastes too much time getting to actual problems. Will need to use Speaker symbol. Turn off music at the beginning of the program. Some students may need to use Speaker symbol for stories. Timed questions at intervals in the program. 5th graders should have few problems. Thorough Cause and Effect Thorough Exellendt explains clue words because, since, so, therefore, due to, as a result. Fairly easy reading-excellent for 6th-7th level for review and comprehension. Main Idea Thorough Good tool for reading comprehension 4-7 levels. The Early Colonies, American Revolution, Civil War Thorough Excellent reading for comprehension, reading variety of literary forms, making predictions, determing author's purpose. Good review for 6th and 7th. People & Traditions Turn off music at the beginning of the program. Will need to listen to directions. Man's accent may be hard to understand. Some students may need to use Speaker symbol for stories. Too many comments after each question is answered. Minimum Page 65 Language Arts Software Correlated to Virginia SOL 5.6 Lightspan KazMania 1 Trail of Gems Minimum 5.6 Lightspan KazMania 2 Chaos in Kazmania Minimum 5.6 Lightspan Liquid Books 6 The Wandering Path Minimum 5.6 Lightspan Str.at.e.s Match a Batch Minimum 5.6 5.7 Lightspan Way Cool Writing A+LS Writing IV ALS Learning Language Usage I ALS Learning Language Usage I ALS Learning Language Usage I ALS Learning Language Usage I ALS Learning Language Usage I ALS Learning Language Usage I ALS Learning Language Usage I ALS Learning Language Usage I ALS Learning Language Usage I Road Writer Moderate Constant music at the beginning. Extremely hard to get program going, then wastes too much time getting to actual problems. Will need to use Speaker symbol. Constant music at the beginning. Extremely hard to get program going, then wastes too much time getting to actual problems. Will need to use Speaker symbol. Turn off music at the beginning of the program. Some students may need to use Speaker symbol for stories. Timed questions at intervals in the program. 5th graders should have few problems. Takes too long to get started. Too much music, talking, and animation. Will need to use the Speaker symbol. Short biographies Music, talking, and animation at the beginning lasts about 3 min. Too much music. Hard to place answers in the right places. Students may get frustrated. Some parts of the program are hard to get into. Too much talking between problems. Moderate coverage. Moderate Must tell whether a group of words is a complete sentence. Moderate Must choose the complete sentence out of two choices Moderate Must tell whether a group of words is a complete sentence. Moderate Must choose the complete sentence out of two choices Moderate Must tell whether a group of words is a complete sentence. Moderate Must tell whether a group of words is a complete sentence. Moderate Must tell whether a group of words is a complete sentence. Moderate Must tell whether a group of words is a complete sentence. Moderate Must pick correct abbreviation 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 Lesson 21 Sentence 1 Lesson 22 Sentence 2 Lesson 23 Sentence 3 Lesson 24 Sentence 4 Lesson 25 Sentence 5 Lesson 26 Sentence 6 Lesson 27 Sentence 7 Lesson 28 Sentence 8 Lesson 29 Abbreviation Page 66 Language Arts Software Correlated to Virginia SOL 5.7 ALS Learning Language Usage I ALS Learning Language Usage I Lesson 30 ABC Order Moderate Lesson 31 Noun and Verb Review Moderate 5.7 ALS Learning Language Usage I Lesson 32 Punctuation Review Moderate ALS Learning Language Usage I ALS Learning Language 5.7f Usage I ALS Learning Language 5.7f Usage I Lesson 33 Contractions Review Moderate Lesson 19 Capitalization 2 Moderate Lesson 20 Punctuation Moderate 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 ALS-Grammar and Writing Section ALS-Grammar and Writing Section Must choose which word to put 1st, 2nd, and last Reviews nouns and verbs Review punctuation. Periods and capital letters Pick the correct way to write the contraction or pick the correct one for the sentence A little bit more difficult than Lesson 18 Too easy for 6th grade but good review Grammar and Writing I Lessons 19 Thorough Singular and Pluran. This entire section is excellent for drill and practice for sentence structure and variation. Corret us of punctuation, grammar, word choiec, etc. Teachers can monitro student progress by assigning lessons, then checking individual scores. Allows for stuendts to study lesson, then complete practice lessons, followed by test. Most sections also give an essay selection. This is excellent practice fore SOL Writing Test. Students are gien a topic and must write a paragraph. tHe paragraph can be printed and graded or used for editing practice and so forth. Grammar Writing I Lesson 9-54 Nouns and Pronouns. This entire section is excellent for drill and practice for sentence structure and variation. Corret us of punctuation, grammar, word choiec, etc. Teachers can monitro student progress by assigning lessons, then checking individual scores. Allows for stuendts to study lesson, then complete practice lessons, followed by test. Most sections also give an essay selection. This is excellent practice fore SOL Writing Test. Students are gien a topic and must write a paragraph. tHe paragraph can be printed and graded or used for editing practice and so forth. Thorough Page 67 Language Arts Software Correlated to Virginia SOL 5.7 5.7 5.7 ALS-Grammar and Writing Section ALS-Grammar and Writing Section ALS-Grammar and Writing Section Grammar and Writing II Lessons 18 Moderate Positive and Negative. This entire section is excellent for drill and practice for sentence structure and variation. Corret us of punctuation, grammar, word choiec, etc. Teachers can monitro student progress by assigning lessons, then checking individual scores. Allows for stuendts to study lesson, then complete practice lessons, followed by test. Most sections also give an essay selection. This is excellent practice fore SOL Writing Test. Students are gien a topic and must write a paragraph. tHe paragraph can be printed and graded or used for editing practice and so forth. Grammar and Writing II Lesson 936 Thorough Questions and Statements. This entire section is excellent for drill and practice for sentence structure and variation. Corret us of punctuation, grammar, word choiec, etc. Teachers can monitro student progress by assigning lessons, then checking individual scores. Allows for stuendts to study lesson, then complete practice lessons, followed by test. Most sections also give an essay selection. This is excellent practice fore SOL Writing Test. Students are gien a topic and must write a paragraph. tHe paragraph can be printed and graded or used for editing practice and so forth. Grammar and Writing II Lessons 3750 Thorough Sentence Construction. This entire section is excellent for drill and practice for sentence structure and variation. Corret us of punctuation, grammar, word choiec, etc. Teachers can monitro student progress by assigning lessons, then checking individual scores. Allows for stuendts to study lesson, then complete practice lessons, followed by test. Most sections also give an essay selection. This is excellent practice fore SOL Writing Test. Students are gien a topic and must write a paragraph. tHe paragraph can be printed and graded or used for editing practice and so forth. Page 68 Language Arts Software Correlated to Virginia SOL 5.7 5.7 5.7 ALS-Grammar and Writing Section ALS-Grammar and Writing Section ALS-Grammar and Writing Section Grammar and Writing II Lessons 5165 Thorough Sentence Combination. This entire section is excellent for drill and practice for sentence structure and variation. Corret us of punctuation, grammar, word choiec, etc. Teachers can monitro student progress by assigning lessons, then checking individual scores. Allows for stuendts to study lesson, then complete practice lessons, followed by test. Most sections also give an essay selection. This is excellent practice fore SOL Writing Test. Students are gien a topic and must write a paragraph. tHe paragraph can be printed and graded or used for editing practice and so forth. Grammar and Writing III Lessons 17 Thorough Singular and Plural. This entire section is excellent for drill and practice for sentence structure and variation. Corret us of punctuation, grammar, word choiec, etc. Teachers can monitro student progress by assigning lessons, then checking individual scores. Allows for stuendts to study lesson, then complete practice lessons, followed by test. Most sections also give an essay selection. This is excellent practice fore SOL Writing Test. Students are gien a topic and must write a paragraph. tHe paragraph can be printed and graded or used for editing practice and so forth. Grammar and Writing III Lessons 818 Thorough Nouns and Pronouns. This entire section is excellent for drill and practice for sentence structure and variation. Corret us of punctuation, grammar, word choiec, etc. Teachers can monitro student progress by assigning lessons, then checking individual scores. Allows for stuendts to study lesson, then complete practice lessons, followed by test. Most sections also give an essay selection. This is excellent practice fore SOL Writing Test. Students are gien a topic and must write a paragraph. tHe paragraph can be printed and graded or used for editing practice and so forth. Page 69 Language Arts Software Correlated to Virginia SOL 5.7 ALS-Grammar and Writing Section Grammar and Writing III Lessons 19-28 Thorough 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 ALS-Grammar and Writing Section ALS-Language Usage ALS-Language Usage I ALS-Language Usage I ALS-Language Usage I ALS-Language Usage I ALS-Language Usage I ALS-Language Usage I ALS-Language Usage I ALS-Language Usage I Grammar and Writing III Lessons 29-39 Verbs 3 Nouns I Nouns 2 Nouns 3 Nouns 4 Verbs 1 Verbs2 Verbs 4 Verbs 5 Thorough Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 ALS-Language Usage I ALS-Language Usage I ALS-Language Usage I ALS-Language Usage I Conjunctions Adjectives 2 Grammar I Grammar 2 Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Subject Verb. This entire section is excellent for drill and practice for sentence structure and variation. Corret us of punctuation, grammar, word choiec, etc. Teachers can monitro student progress by assigning lessons, then checking individual scores. Allows for stuendts to study lesson, then complete practice lessons, followed by test. Most sections also give an essay selection. This is excellent practice fore SOL Writing Test. Students are gien a topic and must write a paragraph. tHe paragraph can be printed and graded or used for editing practice and so forth. Verb Tense. This entire section is excellent for drill and practice for sentence structure and variation. Corret us of punctuation, grammar, word choiec, etc. Teachers can monitro student progress by assigning lessons, then checking individual scores. Allows for stuendts to study lesson, then complete practice lessons, followed by test. Most sections also give an essay selection. This is excellent practice fore SOL Writing Test. Students are gien a topic and must write a paragraph. tHe paragraph can be printed and graded or used for editing practice and so forth. Tenses of sentences Pick the Nouns Singular Nouns Correct spelling of plural nouns Proper vs. common nouns Choose the verb Contractions of verbs Subject-verb agreement Subject verb agreement Pick the correct conjunction. Good for developing 5th grade writing. Pick objective too easy for 6th grade but good for reivew. Pick between nouns, verbs, etc. Pick verb tense. Good for writing skills Page 70 Language Arts Software Correlated to Virginia SOL 5.7 ALS-Language Usage I 5.7 ALS-Language Usage I Grammar Improvements Grammar Improvements 2 5.7 ALS-Language Usage I Word Application Moderate Capitalization 1 Editing Moderate A little bit too easy for 5th and 6th grade but still good practice Synonyms, antonyms, homophones Thorough Thorough Excellent tool for practicing captialization skills Follows test format; excellent editing tools; reinforces capitalization Skills of proper nouns; initials, pronoun "I"; first word of sentence, letters, etc. Easy navigation; excellent tool for challenged learner; read along text Variety or methods to chart student progress (pre-test and posttest) teacher can assign specific lessons to review or reinforce skills Thorough Excellent interactive strategies Thorough 5.7f ALS-Language Usage I 5.7 Cluefinders Reading 5.7 Corel WordPerfect 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 Capitalization Cornerstone Language Arts A Lesson 1 Capitalization Cornerstone Language Arts A Lesson 2 Capitalization Cornerstone Language Arts A Lesson 3 Capitalization Cornerstone Language Arts A Lesson 4 Moderate Double negatives-terrific Moderate Find the complete subject. Helps develop 5th grade writing skills; 6th pick the sentence that is most descriptive. Thorough Thorough Thorough 5.7 Capitalization Cornerstone Language Arts A Lesson 5 Capitalization Cornerstone Language Arts A Lesson 6 Capitalization Cornerstone Language Arts A Lesson 7 5.7 Punctuation Lesson Cornerstone Language Arts A 1 Thorough Can be individualized to students' needs Good Practice for periods, question marks, exlamation points. Forces student to find errors and them gives choices for correction. Cornerstone Language Arts A Spelling Lesson 3 Words would have to be introduced prior to lesson. Excellent review of spelling skills. Most of the lessons are auditory. Headphones would be useful. Students have to type correct word after hearing it. SOL Testing is visual not auditory. 5.7 5.7 5.7 Moderate Page 71 Language Arts Software Correlated to Virginia SOL 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 Cornerstone Language Arts A Spelling Lesson 4 Cornerstone Language Arts A Spelling Lesson 5 Cornerstone Language Arts A Spelling Lesson 6 Cornerstone Language Arts A Spelling Lesson 7 Cornerstone Language Arts A Spelling Lesson 8 Cornerstone Language Arts A Spelling Lesson 9 Cornerstone Language Arts A Spelling Lesson 10 Moderate Words would have to be introduced prior to lesson. Excellent review of spelling skills. Most of the lessons are auditory. Headphones would be useful. Students have to type correct word after hearing it. SOL Testing is visual not auditory. Moderate Words would have to be introduced prior to lesson. Excellent review of spelling skills. Most of the lessons are auditory. Headphones would be useful. Students have to type correct word after hearing it. SOL Testing is visual not auditory. Moderate Words would have to be introduced prior to lesson. Excellent review of spelling skills. Most of the lessons are auditory. Headphones would be useful. Students have to type correct word after hearing it. SOL Testing is visual not auditory. Moderate Words would have to be introduced prior to lesson. Excellent review of spelling skills. Most of the lessons are auditory. Headphones would be useful. Students have to type correct word after hearing it. SOL Testing is visual not auditory. Moderate Words would have to be introduced prior to lesson. Excellent review of spelling skills. Most of the lessons are auditory. Headphones would be useful. Students have to type correct word after hearing it. SOL Testing is visual not auditory. Moderate Words would have to be introduced prior to lesson. Excellent review of spelling skills. Most of the lessons are auditory. Headphones would be useful. Students have to type correct word after hearing it. SOL Testing is visual not auditory. Moderate Words would have to be introduced prior to lesson. Excellent review of spelling skills. Most of the lessons are auditory. Headphones would be useful. Students have to type correct word after hearing it. SOL Testing is visual not auditory. Page 72 Language Arts Software Correlated to Virginia SOL 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 Cornerstone Language Arts A Spelling Lesson 11 Cornerstone Language Arts A Spelling Lesson 12 Cornerstone Language Arts A Spelling Lesson 13 Cornerstone Language Arts A Spelling Lesson 14 Cornerstone Language Arts A Spelling Lesson 15 Cornerstone Language Arts A Spelling Lesson 16 Cornerstone Language Arts A Spelling Lesson 17 Moderate Words would have to be introduced prior to lesson. Excellent review of spelling skills. Most of the lessons are auditory. Headphones would be useful. Students have to type correct word after hearing it. SOL Testing is visual not auditory. Moderate Words would have to be introduced prior to lesson. Excellent review of spelling skills. Most of the lessons are auditory. Headphones would be useful. Students have to type correct word after hearing it. SOL Testing is visual not auditory. Moderate Words would have to be introduced prior to lesson. Excellent review of spelling skills. Most of the lessons are auditory. Headphones would be useful. Students have to type correct word after hearing it. SOL Testing is visual not auditory. Moderate Words would have to be introduced prior to lesson. Excellent review of spelling skills. Most of the lessons are auditory. Headphones would be useful. Students have to type correct word after hearing it. SOL Testing is visual not auditory. Moderate Words would have to be introduced prior to lesson. Excellent review of spelling skills. Most of the lessons are auditory. Headphones would be useful. Students have to type correct word after hearing it. SOL Testing is visual not auditory. Moderate Words would have to be introduced prior to lesson. Excellent review of spelling skills. Most of the lessons are auditory. Headphones would be useful. Students have to type correct word after hearing it. SOL Testing is visual not auditory. Moderate Words would have to be introduced prior to lesson. Excellent review of spelling skills. Most of the lessons are auditory. Headphones would be useful. Students have to type correct word after hearing it. SOL Testing is visual not auditory. Page 73 Language Arts Software Correlated to Virginia SOL 5.7 Cornerstone Language Arts A Spelling Lesson 21 Moderate Words would have to be introduced prior to lesson. Excellent review of spelling skills. Most of the lessons are auditory. Headphones would be useful. Students have to type correct word after hearing it. SOL Testing is visual not auditory. 5.7 Cornerstone Language Arts A Spelling Lesson 22 Moderate 5.7 Cornerstone Language Arts A Spelling Lesson 23 Moderate 5.7 Cornerstone Language Arts A Spelling Lesson 24 Moderate 5.7 Cornerstone Language Arts A Posttest Moderate Possessives-Words would have to be introduced prior to lesson. Excellent review of spelling skills. Most of the lessons are auditory. Headphones would be useful. Students have to type correct word after hearing it. SOL Testing is visual not auditory. Instructor would have to use worksheets which are available with software to introduce students to words. Instructor would have to use worksheets which are available with software to introduce students to words. Excellent review-more like test pattern (gives several choicesstudents choose word that is misspelled, etc.) Thorough Students take a pretest to determine what lessons they need to work on. Harder than Level A, students should complete Level A first. Excellent practice in looking for errors. Thorough Pronoun I, Names, Initials, Titles Thorough Thorough First word in sentence & Quotation Greeting & Closing in Letters. Letter writing is 3rd grade SOL; May use for 4th grade recovery Thorough Cities and other place names Thorough Days, Months, Holidays Thorough Books, Magazines, other Printed Material Thorough Schools, Institutions, & Businesses Thorough Nationalities, Agencies, Other Organizations 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 Cornerstone Language Arts B Capitalization Capitalization Cornerstone Language Arts B Lesson 1 Capitalization Cornerstone Language Arts B Lesson 2 Capitalization Cornerstone Language Arts B Lesson 3 Capitalization Cornerstone Language Arts B Lesson 4 Capitalization Cornerstone Language Arts B Lesson 5 Capitalization Cornerstone Language Arts B Lesson 6 Capitalization Cornerstone Language Arts B Lesson 7 Capitalization Cornerstone Language Arts B Lesson 8 Page 74 Language Arts Software Correlated to Virginia SOL 5.7 Capitalization Cornerstone Language Arts B Lesson 9 Capitalization Cornerstone Language Arts B Lesson 10 Punctuation Lesson Cornerstone Language Arts B 1 Punctuation Lesson Cornerstone Language Arts B 2 Punctuation Lesson Cornerstone Language Arts B 3 Punctuation Lesson Cornerstone Language Arts B 4 Punctuation Lesson Cornerstone Language Arts B 5 Punctuation Lesson Cornerstone Language Arts B 6 Punctuation Lesson Cornerstone Language Arts B 7 Punctuation Lesson Cornerstone Language Arts B 8 Punctuation Lesson Cornerstone Language Arts B 9 Punctuation Lesson Cornerstone Language Arts B 10 Punctuation Lesson Cornerstone Language Arts B 11 Punctuation Lesson Cornerstone Language Arts B 12 Punctuation Lesson Cornerstone Language Arts B 13 5.7 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 1 Thorough 5.7 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 2 Thorough 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 Thorough Seasons, Compass Points, Titles as Names Thorough School Courses, Languages, Countries, Planets Thorough End marks after sentences Thorough Periods after initials and abbreviations Thorough Commas to separate date, city & state Commas and colons in letters greetings and closings Commas to separate items in a list Thorough Commans with introduction phrases, direct addresses Thorough Apostrophes: contractions and possesives Moderate Quotations around titles Quotations speaker's words May be too much work on quotation marks - students tend to get hung up on it. Moderate Quotations at beginning of sentences Moderate Quotations at end of sentence Moderate Split quotations Moderate Commas with conjunctions and dependent clauses With new reading series we will be using this would be great review, espcially for upper levell students who haven't work with phonics. Long A Long E With new reading series we will be using this would be great review, espcially for upper levell students who haven't work with phonics. Long I Long O Page 75 Language Arts Software Correlated to Virginia SOL 5.7 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 3 Thorough 5.7 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 4 Thorough 5.7 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 5 Thorough 5.7 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 6 Thorough 5.7 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 7 Thorough 5.7 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 8 Thorough 5.7 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 9 Thorough 5.7 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 10 Thorough 5.7 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 11 Thorough 5.7 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 12 Thorough 5.7 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 13 Thorough 5.7 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 14 Thorough 5.7 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 15 Thorough 5.7 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 16 Thorough With new reading series we will be using this would be great review, espcially for upper levell students who haven't work with phonics. Long U Long O With new reading series we will be using this would be great review, espcially for upper levell students who haven't work with phonics. EI/IE words With new reading series we will be using this would be great review, espcially for upper levell students who haven't work with phonics. Diphthongs/Digraphs With new reading series we will be using this would be great review, espcially for upper levell students who haven't work with phonics. R controlled vowels 1 With new reading series we will be using this would be great review, espcially for upper levell students who haven't work with phonics. R controlled vowels 2 With new reading series we will be using this would be great review, espcially for upper levell students who haven't work with phonics. Schwa sounds in unstressed syllables With new reading series we will be using this would be great review, espcially for upper levell students who haven't work with phonics. Sounds of J spelled G Especially good for review for 4th grade Language Arts Recover students. Silent letters. Double Consonants. Especially good for review for 4th grade Language Arts Recover students. Compound Words 1. Especially good for review for 4th grade Language Arts Recover students. Compound Words 2. Especially good for review for 4th grade Language Arts Recover students. Homophones 1. Especially good for review for 4th grade Language Arts Recover students. Homophones 2. Especially good for review for 4th grade Language Arts Recover students. Plural Endings. Especially good for review for 4th grade Language Arts Recover students. Suffixes that begin with vowels. Page 76 Language Arts Software Correlated to Virginia SOL 5.7 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 17 Thorough 5.7 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 18 Thorough 5.7 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 19 Thorough Especially good for review for 4th grade Language Arts Recover students. Suffixes that begin with vowels. Especially good for review for 4th grade Language Arts Recover students. Suffixes AR, ER, OR. Suffixes IBLE, ABLE, ENT, ANT Especially good for LA Recovery 4th grade 5.7 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 20 Thorough Contractions. Especially good for LA Recovery 4th Grade 5.7 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 21 Thorough Possessives. Especially good for LA Recovery 4th Grade 5.7 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 22 Thorough Spelling demons 1. Especially good for LA Recovery 4th Grade 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 Cornerstone Language Arts B Cornerstone Vocabulary Cornerstone Vocabulary Cornerstone Vocabulary Spelling Lesson 23 Homonyms The Suffix "-y" Homonyms II Thorough Thorough Thorough Thorough Spelling demons 2. Especially good for LA Recovery 4th Grade Editing for correct spelling. Adjectives-Recovery for 4th graders Editing 5.7 5.7 5.7 Cornerstone Vocabulary Cornerstone Vocabulary Cornerstone Vocabulary Compound Words I Prefix "un-" Suffix "-ly" Thorough Thorough Thorough Editing and Spelling Recovery for 4th graders Recovery for 4th graders 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 Cornerstone Vocabulary Cornerstone Language Arts B Cornerstone Language Arts B Cornerstone Language Arts B Cornerstone Language Arts B Cornerstone Language Arts B Cornerstone Language Arts B Cornerstone Language Arts B Cornerstone Language Arts B Cornerstone Language Arts B Cornerstone Language Arts B Cornerstone Language Arts B Cornerstone Language Arts B Cornerstone Language Arts B Cornerstone Language Arts B Compound Words II Thorough Usage Lesson 1 Usage Lesson 2 Usage Lesson 3 Usage Lesson 4 Usage Lesson 5 Usage Lesson 6 Usage Lesson 7 Usage Lesson 8 Usage Lesson 9 Usage Lesson 10 Usage Lesson 11 Usage Lesson 12 Usage Lesson 13 Usage Lesson 14 Editing and Spelling Edit for Grammar - Nouns, Plural Possessive Pronouns - Singular, Plural Possessive Verbs Agreement w/ Simple Subjects Verbs - Past, Present, Future Irregular Verbs Adjectives - Comparative & Superlative Adverbs vs. Adjectives with Comparative & Superlative Simple Subjects & Predicates Sentences - Complete, Fragment, Runon Double Negatives Pronouns - Subjective, Objective Pronouns - Reflexive Verbs - Agreements with Compound/Interrupted Subject Pronouns - Agreement w/ Antecedents Page 77 Language Arts Software Correlated to Virginia SOL 5.7 Essential Punctuation 5.7 Essential Punctuation 5.7 5.7 Essential Punctuation Essential Punctuation 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 Essential Punctuation Essential Punctuation Grammar Games Grammar Games 5.7 Periods, question marks, exclamation marks Can put names in class. Gives practice before test. End punctuation Periods with abbreviation & initials Series, nouns of direct address, introductory words, direct quotations, compound sentences Contractions, possessives Commas Apostrophes Direct quotations, Titles Take a Pretest Thorough Grammar Games Rainforest Rescue Thorough 5.7 Grammar Games Jungles Gizmo Thorough 5.7 Grammar Games Falling Fruit Thorough 5.7 Grammar Games Hidden Wonders Thorough 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.8 5.8 Lightspan Way Cool Writing Microsoft Works My Own Stories Student Writing Center A+LS Read. Comp. II A+LS Reading V Road Writer Moderate 5.8 Lightspan Calamity 2 People & Traditions Minimum 5.8 5.8 Lightspan Str.at.e.s SIRS Discoverer Match a Batch Minimum Sentences There is a place where students can printed out scores so a teacher can look at them. Nouns and Pronouns There is a place where students can printed out scores so a teacher can look at them. Sentence Punctuation There is a place where students can printed out scores so a teacher can look at them. Subject/ Verb Agreement There is a place where students can printed out scores so a teacher can look at them. Music, talking, and animation at the beginning lasts about 3 min. Too much music. Hard to place answers in the right places. Students may get frustrated. Some parts of the program are hard to get into. Too much talking between problems. Moderate coverage. Turn off music. Will need to listen to directions. Man's accent may be hard to understand. Some may need to use the Speaker symbol. Takes too long to get started. Too much music, talking, and animation. Will need to use the Speaker symbol. Short Page 78 Language Arts Software Correlated to Virginia SOL 5.8 World Book Multimedia Encyclopedia 6.2 Lightspan Calamity 2 People & Traditions Minimum 6.2 Lightspan KazMania 1 Trail of Gems Minimum 6.2 Lightspan KazMania 2 Chaos in Kazmania Minimum 6.2 Lightspan Liquid Books 6 The Wandering Path Minimum 6.2 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 Lightspan Str.at.e.s A+LS Lang. Skills VI A+LS Read. Comp. II A+LS Reading VI A+LS Vocab. II Cluefinders Reading Match a Batch 6.3 Conerstone Vocabulary A 6.3 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 1 Thorough 6.3 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 2 Thorough 6.3 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 3 Thorough 6.3 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 4 Thorough Social Studies Let's Ask Dee Minimum Thorough may be hard to understand. Too many comments after questions are answered. Constant music at the beginning. Extremely hard to get program going, then wastes too much time getting to actual problems. May need to use Speaker symbol. Constant music at the beginning. Extremely hard to get program going, then wastes too much time getting to actual problems. May need to use Speaker symbol. Turn off music. Some students may need to use the Speaker symbol. Timed questions at intervals in the program. 6th graders should have no problems. Takes too long to get started. Too much music, talking, and animation. Will need to use the Speaker symbol. Short biographies. Prefixes, suffixes, roots More Science than social studies. Farm Words These are general terms. If you are looking for terms do not use the pre and post test. With new reading series we will be using this would be great review, espcially for upper levell students who haven't work with phonics. Long A Long E With new reading series we will be using this would be great review, espcially for upper levell students who haven't work with phonics. Long I Long O With new reading series we will be using this would be great review, espcially for upper levell students who haven't work with phonics. Long U Long O With new reading series we will be using this would be great review, espcially for upper levell students who haven't work with phonics. EI/IE words Page 79 Language Arts Software Correlated to Virginia SOL 6.3 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 5 Thorough 6.3 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 6 Thorough 6.3 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 7 Thorough 6.3 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 8 Thorough 6.3 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 9 Thorough 6.3 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 10 Thorough 6.3 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 11 Thorough 6.3 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 12 Thorough 6.3 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 13 Thorough 6.3 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 14 Thorough 6.3 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 15 Thorough 6.3 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 16 Thorough 6.3 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 17 Thorough 6.3 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 18 Thorough 6.3 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 20 Thorough With new reading series we will be using this would be great review, espcially for upper levell students who haven't work with phonics. Diphthongs/Digraphs With new reading series we will be using this would be great review, espcially for upper levell students who haven't work with phonics. R controlled vowels 1 With new reading series we will be using this would be great review, espcially for upper levell students who haven't work with phonics. R controlled vowels 2 With new reading series we will be using this would be great review, espcially for upper levell students who haven't work with phonics. Schwa sounds in unstressed syllables With new reading series we will be using this would be great review, espcially for upper levell students who haven't work with phonics. Sounds of J spelled G Especially good for review for 4th grade Language Arts Recover students. Silent letters. Double Consonants. Especially good for review for 4th grade Language Arts Recover students. Compound Words 1. Especially good for review for 4th grade Language Arts Recover students. Compound Words 2. Especially good for review for 4th grade Language Arts Recover students. Homophones 1. Especially good for review for 4th grade Language Arts Recover students. Homophones 2. Especially good for review for 4th grade Language Arts Recover students. Plural Endings. Especially good for review for 4th grade Language Arts Recover students. Suffixes that begin with vowels. Especially good for review for 4th grade Language Arts Recover students. Suffixes that begin with vowels. Especially good for review for 4th grade Language Arts Recover students. Suffixes AR, ER, OR. Suffixes IBLE, ABLE, ENT, ANT Especially good for LA Recovery 4th grade Page 80 Language Arts Software Correlated to Virginia SOL 6.3 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 21 Thorough Contractions. Especially good for LA Recovery 4th Grade 6.3 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 22 Thorough Possessives. Especially good for LA Recovery 4th Grade 6.3 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 23 Thorough Spelling demons 1. Especially good for LA Recovery 4th Grade 6.3 Thorough Spelling demons 2. Especially good for LA Recovery 4th Grade 6.3 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 24 Cornerstone Reading Comprehension B Inferences Do You Want To Cornerstone Vocabulary A See A Show 6.3 Cornerstone Vocabulary A Social Studies That's New To Me Thorough 6.3 Cornerstone Vocabulary A Social Studies Running On Empty 6.3 Cornerstone Vocabulary A 6.3 Cornerstone Vocabulary A 6.3 Cornerstone Vocabulary A 6.3 Social Studies The Big Surprise Social Studies The Family Vacation Social Studies Who Will Lead Us Thorough Thorough Thorough Hobbies and Activities. Sports Words General. A stranger visits a new place. These are general terms. If you are looking for terms do not use the pre and post test. More Science Words. Transportation Words. These are general terms. If you are looking for terms do not use the pre and post test. Farm Words. These are general terms. If you are looking for terms do not use the pre and post test. Thorough Social Studies Terms. Geography Terms. Thorough Social Studies Words. Government Words. Thorough 6.3 6.3 Cornerstone Vocabulary A Cornerstone Vocabulary A 6.3 Cornerstone Vocabulary A Family and Consumer Sciences Cash Stash Thorough Just Like Her Thorough Old Friends New Friends Thorough 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 Cornerstone Vocabulary A Cornerstone Vocabulary A Cornerstone Vocabulary A Cornerstone Vocabulary A Partners and Poems Tough Times Chalk and Children Hero's Hobby Thorough Thorough Thorough Thorough Student Life. General Words. Student Life. General Words. Student Life. Words dealing with communication/writing. Student Life. Words dealing with communication/writing. Student Life. Words dealing with students and school. Hobbies and Activities. Plays some baseball words. Student Life. Adjectives Page 81 Language Arts Software Correlated to Virginia SOL 6.3 6.3 6.3 Cornerstone Vocabulary A Cornerstone Vocabulary A Cornerstone Vocabulary A Breaking News Computer Wizard It's A Hit Thorough Thorough Thorough Hobbies and Activities. Canoeing/Water Words. Hobbies and Activities. Computer Words. Hobbies and Activities. Baseball Words. 6.3 6.3 Cornerstone Vocabulary A Cornerstone Vocabulary A Thorough Thorough Hobbies and Activities. Hikingl Words. Hobbies and Activities. Music Words. 6.3 6.3 6.3 Cornerstone Vocabulary A Cornerstone Vocabulary A Cornerstone Vocabulary A A Letter From Camp The Big Day A Sports Star and ME Ready or Not The Suffix "-Y" Thorough Thorough Thorough Hobbies and Activities. Sports Words General. Special Words. General Words. Adjectives-Recovery for 4th graders 6.3 6.3 6.3 Cornerstone Vocabulary A Cornerstone Vocabulary A Cornerstone Vocabulary A Compound Words I Prefix "un-" Suffix "-ly" Thorough Thorough Thorough Editing and Spelling Recovery for 4th graders Recovery for 4th graders 6.3 Cornerstone Vocabulary A Compound Words II Thorough Editing and Spelling My Life As A Squirrel Thorough In Vocabulary each first lesson has a story with vocabulary words that uses these skills. Program includes dictionary use of context clues, pronunciation of word, type of words. Iecompound root word, synonym or definition. Includes a word list before student begins reading. Use individual lessons to reinforce the specific science concepts listed. The first lesson is more of a language arts lessos the others are science lessons as much as vocabulary. The other lesson 2 and on has more hands on word for students. Specific math/science wordsconcentrates on more science words. 6.3 Cornerstone Vocabulary A Page 82 Language Arts Software Correlated to Virginia SOL 6.3 6.3 6.3 Cornerstone Vocabulary A Cornerstone Vocabulary A Cornerstone Vocabulary A It's That Time Again Thorough In Vocabulary each first lesson has a story with vocabulary words that uses these skills. Program includes dictionary use of context clues, pronunciation of word, type of words. Iecompound root word, synonym or definition. Includes a word list before student begins reading. Use individual lessons to reinforce the specific science concepts listed. The first lesson is more of a language arts lessos the others are science lessons as much as vocabulary. The other lesson 2 and on has more hands on word for students. Better than Lesson One. More work with words. Words relating to the body. Lots of Fun At Camp Thorough In Vocabulary each first lesson has a story with vocabulary words that uses these skills. Program includes dictionary use of context clues, pronunciation of word, type of words. Iecompound root word, synonym or definition. Includes a word list before student begins reading. Use individual lessons to reinforce the specific science concepts listed. The first lesson is more of a language arts lessos the others are science lessons as much as vocabulary. The other lesson 2 and on has more hands on word for students. Similar format to Lesson Two. More hands on for students. Springtime Excitement In Vocabulary each first lesson has a story with vocabulary words that uses these skills. Program includes dictionary use of context clues, pronunciation of word, type of words. Iecompound root word, synonym or definition. Includes a word list before student begins reading. Use individual lessons to reinforce the specific science concepts listed. The first lesson is more of a language arts lessos the others are science lessons as much as vocabulary. The other lesson 2 and on has more hands on word for students. Plant Words. Thorough Page 83 Language Arts Software Correlated to Virginia SOL 6.3 6.3 6.3 Cornerstone Vocabulary A Cornerstone Vocabulary A Cornerstone Vocabulary A Thorough In Vocabulary each first lesson has a story with vocabulary words that uses these skills. Program includes dictionary use of context clues, pronunciation of word, type of words. Iecompound root word, synonym or definition. Includes a word list before student begins reading. Use individual lessons to reinforce the specific science concepts listed. The first lesson is more of a language arts lessos the others are science lessons as much as vocabulary. The other lesson 2 and on has more hands on word for students. Health Words. Trees, Trees, Trees Thorough In Vocabulary each first lesson has a story with vocabulary words that uses these skills. Program includes dictionary use of context clues, pronunciation of word, type of words. Iecompound root word, synonym or definition. Includes a word list before student begins reading. Use individual lessons to reinforce the specific science concepts listed. The first lesson is more of a language arts lessos the others are science lessons as much as vocabulary. The other lesson 2 and on has more hands on word for students. Math Words. Measurement. Keeping An Eye on The Weather In Vocabulary each first lesson has a story with vocabulary words that uses these skills. Program includes dictionary use of context clues, pronunciation of word, type of words. Iecompound root word, synonym or definition. Includes a word list before student begins reading. Use individual lessons to reinforce the specific science concepts listed. The first lesson is more of a language arts lessos the others are science lessons as much as vocabulary. The other lesson 2 and on has more hands on word for students. Weather Words. Do You Know How To Help Thorough Page 84 Language Arts Software Correlated to Virginia SOL 6.3 Cornerstone Vocabulary A Land of Dinos Thorough In Vocabulary each first lesson has a story with vocabulary words that uses these skills. Program includes dictionary use of context clues, pronunciation of word, type of words. Iecompound root word, synonym or definition. Includes a word list before student begins reading. Use individual lessons to reinforce the specific science concepts listed. The first lesson is more of a language arts lessos the others are science lessons as much as vocabulary. The other lesson 2 and on has more hands on word for students. Dino Words. Thorough In Vocabulary each first lesson has a story with vocabulary words that uses these skills. Program includes dictionary use of context clues, pronunciation of word, type of words. Iecompound root word, synonym or definition. Includes a word list before student begins reading. Use individual lessons to reinforce the specific science concepts listed. The first lesson is more of a language arts lessos the others are science lessons as much as vocabulary. The other lesson 2 and on has more hands on word for students. General Science. 6.3 Cornerstone Vocabulary A 6.3 Cornerstone Vocabulary A Wow There's An Ideal A Letter From Mr. Banes 6.3 Lightspan Calamity 2 People & Traditions 6.3 Lightspan Liquid Books 6 The Wandering Path Minimum 6.3 Lightspan Str.at.e.s Match a Batch Minimum 6.3 6.4 Lightspan Way Cool Writing A+LS Read. Comp. II Road Writer Minimum Thorough Minimum Student Life. Words dealing with parts of a story or book. Turn off music. Will need to listen to directions. Man's accent may be hard to understand. Too many comments after questions are answered. Turn off music. Some students may need to use the Speaker symbol. Timed questions at intervals in the program. 6th graders should have no problems. Takes too long to get started. Too much music, talking, and animation. Will need to use the Speaker symbol. Short biographies. Music, talking, and animation at the beginning lasts about 3 min. Too much music. Hard to place answers in the right places. Students may get frustrated. Some parts of the program are hard to get into. Too much talking between problems. Moderate coverage, Page 85 Language Arts Software Correlated to Virginia SOL 6.4 A+LS Reading VI 6.4 Lightspan Calamity 2 6.4 Lightspan KazMania 1 People & Traditions Trail of Gems Minimum Turn off music. Will need to listen to directions. Man's accent may be hard to understand. Too many comments after Minimum Constant music at the beginning. Extremely hard to get program going, then wastes too much time getting to actual problems. May need to use Speaker symbol. 6.4 Lightspan KasMania 2 Chaos in Kazmania 6.4 Lightspan Liquid Books 6 The Wandering Path Minimum 6.4 6.5 6.5 6.5 Match a Batch Minimum Main Ideas Thorough Inference Thorough Tells what inference is, gives lots of practice Sequencing Thorough Not mentioned in SOLs, but needed for the test Important Details Thorough 6.5 Lightspan Str.at.e.s A+LS Read. Comp. II A+LS Reading VI A+LS Writing III Cornerstone Reading Comprehension A Cornerstone Reading Comprehension A Cornerstone Reading Comprehension A Cornerstone Reading Comprehension A Cornerstone Reading Comprehension B Main Idea Thorough 6.5 Cornerstone Reading Comprehension B Sequencing Thorough 6.5 Lightspan Calamity 2 People & Traditions Minimum 6.5 Lightspan KazMania 1 Trail of Gems Minimum 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 Minimum Constant music at the beginning. Extremely hard to get program going, then wastes too much time getting to actual problems. May need to use Speaker symbol. Turn off music. Some students may need to use the Speaker symbol. Timed questions at intervals in the program. 6th graders should have no problems. Takes too long to get started. Too much music, talking, and animation. Will need to use the Speaker symbol. Short Good tool for reading comprehension 4-7 levels. Uses previously read articles for students to find author's purpose and sequencing skills. Studens will already be familiar with selection. Excellent practice and review. Turn off music. Will need to listen to directions. Man's accent may be hard to understand. Too many comments after questions are answered. Constant music at the beginning. Extremely hard to get program going, then wastes too much time getting to actual problems. May need to use Speaker symbol. Page 86 Language Arts Software Correlated to Virginia SOL Minimum Constant music at the beginning. Extremely hard to get program going, then wastes too much time getting to actual problems. May need to use Speaker symbol. Turn off music. Some students may need to use the Speaker symbol. Timed questions at intervals in the program. 6th graders should have no problems. Music, talking, and animation at the beginning lasts about 3 min. Too much music. Hard to place answers in the right places. Students may get frustrated. Some parts of the program are hard to get into. Too much talking between problems. Moderate coverage, Minimum Constant music at the beginning. Extremely hard to get program going, then wastes too much time getting to actual problems. May need to use Speaker symbol. 6.5 Lightspan KasMania 2 Chaos in Kazmania 6.5 Lightspan Liquid Books 6 The Wandering Path Minimum 6.5 6.5 6.6 6.6 Lightspan Way Cool Writing Midnight Rescue A+LS Reading VI A+LS Writing III - IV Road Writer 6.6 Lightspan KazMania 1 Trail of Gems Minimum 6.6 Lightspan KazMania 2 Chaos in Kazmania 6.6 6.7 Lightspan Liquid Books 6 A+LS Writing III - IV The Wandering Path Minimum 6.7 6.7 ALS Grammar and Writing Section ALS Learning Language Usage I Minimum Grammar and Writing III Lessons 17 Thorough Lesson 21 Sentence 1 Moderate Constant music at the beginning. Extremely hard to get program going, then wastes too much time getting to actual problems. May need to use Speaker symbol. Turn off music. Some students may need to use the Speaker symbol. Timed questions at intervals in the program. 6th graders should have no problems. Singular and Plural. This entire section is excellent for drill and practice for sentence structure and variation. Corret us of punctuation, grammar, word choiec, etc. Teachers can monitro student progress by assigning lessons, then checking individual scores. Allows for stuendts to study lesson, then complete practice lessons, followed by test. Most sections also give an essay selection. This is excellent practice fore SOL Writing Test. Students are gien a topic and must write a paragraph. tHe paragraph can be printed and graded or used for editing practice and so forth. Must tell whether a group of words is a complete sentence. Page 87 Language Arts Software Correlated to Virginia SOL 6.7 ALS Learning Language Usage I ALS Learning Language Usage I ALS Learning Language Usage I ALS Learning Language Usage I ALS Learning Language Usage I ALS Learning Language Usage I ALS Learning Language Usage I ALS Learning Language Usage I ALS Learning Language Usage I ALS Learning Language Usage I Lesson 22 Sentence 2 Lesson 23 Sentence 3 Lesson 24 Sentence 4 Lesson 25 Sentence 5 Lesson 26 Sentence 6 Lesson 27 Sentence 7 Lesson 28 Sentence 8 Lesson 29 Abbreviation Lesson 30 ABC Order Lesson 31 Noun and Verb Review 6.7 ALS Learning Language Usage I Lesson 32 Punctuation Review Moderate ALS Learning Language Usage I ALS Learning Language 6.7g Usage I ALS Learning Language 6.7g Usage I Lesson 33 Contractions Review Moderate Lesson 19 Capitalization 2 Moderate Lesson 20 Punctuation Moderate 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 Moderate Must choose the complete sentence out of two choices Moderate Must tell whether a group of words is a complete sentence. Moderate Must choose the complete sentence out of two choices Moderate Must tell whether a group of words is a complete sentence. Moderate Must tell whether a group of words is a complete sentence. Moderate Must tell whether a group of words is a complete sentence. Moderate Must tell whether a group of words is a complete sentence. Moderate Must pick correct abbreviation Moderate Must choose which word to put 1st, 2nd, and last Moderate Reviews nouns and verbs Review punctuation. Periods and capital letters Pick the correct way to write the contraction or pick the correct one for the sentence A little bit more difficult than Lesson 18 Too easy for 6th grade but good review Page 88 Language Arts Software Correlated to Virginia SOL 6.7 6.7 6.7 ALS-Grammar and Writing Section ALS-Grammar and Writing Section ALS-Grammar and Writing Section Thorough Nouns and Pronouns. This entire section is excellent for drill and practice for sentence structure and variation. Corret us of punctuation, grammar, word choiec, etc. Teachers can monitro student progress by assigning lessons, then checking individual scores. Allows for stuendts to study lesson, then complete practice lessons, followed by test. Most sections also give an essay selection. This is excellent practice fore SOL Writing Test. Students are gien a topic and must write a paragraph. tHe paragraph can be printed and graded or used for editing practice and so forth. Grammar and Writing II Lessons 18 Moderate Positive and Negative. This entire section is excellent for drill and practice for sentence structure and variation. Corret us of punctuation, grammar, word choiec, etc. Teachers can monitro student progress by assigning lessons, then checking individual scores. Allows for stuendts to study lesson, then complete practice lessons, followed by test. Most sections also give an essay selection. This is excellent practice fore SOL Writing Test. Students are gien a topic and must write a paragraph. tHe paragraph can be printed and graded or used for editing practice and so forth. Grammar and Writing II Lesson 936 Questions and statements. This entire section is excellent for drill and practice for sentence structure and variation. Corret us of punctuation, grammar, word choiec, etc. Teachers can monitro student progress by assigning lessons, then checking individual scores. Allows for stuendts to study lesson, then complete practice lessons, followed by test. Most sections also give an essay selection. This is excellent practice fore SOL Writing Test. Students are gien a topic and must write a paragraph. tHe paragraph can be printed and graded or used for editing practice and so forth. Grammar and Writing I Lesson 954 Thorough Page 89 Language Arts Software Correlated to Virginia SOL 6.7 6.7 6.7 ALS-Grammar and Writing Section ALS-Grammar and Writing Section ALS-Grammar and Writing Section Grammar and Writing II Lessons 3750 Thorough Sentence Construction. This entire section is excellent for drill and practice for sentence structure and variation. Corret us of punctuation, grammar, word choiec, etc. Teachers can monitro student progress by assigning lessons, then checking individual scores. Allows for stuendts to study lesson, then complete practice lessons, followed by test. Most sections also give an essay selection. This is excellent practice fore SOL Writing Test. Students are gien a topic and must write a paragraph. tHe paragraph can be printed and graded or used for editing practice and so forth. Grammar and Writing II Lessons 5165 Thorough Sentence Combination. This entire section is excellent for drill and practice for sentence structure and variation. Corret us of punctuation, grammar, word choiec, etc. Teachers can monitro student progress by assigning lessons, then checking individual scores. Allows for stuendts to study lesson, then complete practice lessons, followed by test. Most sections also give an essay selection. This is excellent practice fore SOL Writing Test. Students are gien a topic and must write a paragraph. tHe paragraph can be printed and graded or used for editing practice and so forth. Grammar and Writing III Lessons 818 Thorough Nouns and Pronouns. This entire section is excellent for drill and practice for sentence structure and variation. Corret us of punctuation, grammar, word choiec, etc. Teachers can monitro student progress by assigning lessons, then checking individual scores. Allows for stuendts to study lesson, then complete practice lessons, followed by test. Most sections also give an essay selection. This is excellent practice fore SOL Writing Test. Students are gien a topic and must write a paragraph. tHe paragraph can be printed and graded or used for editing practice and so forth. Page 90 Language Arts Software Correlated to Virginia SOL 6.7 ALS-Grammar and Writing Section 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 ALS-Grammar and Writing Section ALS-Langauge Usage I ALS-Language Usage I ALS-Language Usage I ALS-Language Usage I ALS-Language Usage I ALS-Language Usage I ALS-Language Usage I 6.7 ALS-Language Usage I 6.7 ALS-Language Usage I 6.7 ALS-Language Usage I 6.7f ALS-Language Usage I 6.7f ALS-Language Usage I Grammar and Writing III Lessons 19-28 Grammar and Writing III Lessons 29-39 Nouns 3 Nouns 2 Verbs 1 Verbs 2 Verbs 3 Verbs4 Verbs 5 Thorough Thorough Moderate Thorough Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Conjunctions Grammar Improvements 2 Moderate Word Application Adjectives Adjectives 2 Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Subject Verb. This entire section is excellent for drill and practice for sentence structure and variation. Corret us of punctuation, grammar, word choiec, etc. Teachers can monitro student progress by assigning lessons, then checking individual scores. Allows for stuendts to study lesson, then complete practice lessons, followed by test. Most sections also give an essay selection. This is excellent practice fore SOL Writing Test. Students are gien a topic and must write a paragraph. tHe paragraph can be printed and graded or used for editing practice and so forth. Verb Tense. This entire section is excellent for drill and practice for sentence structure and variation. Corret us of punctuation, grammar, word choiec, etc. Teachers can monitro student progress by assigning lessons, then checking individual scores. Allows for stuendts to study lesson, then complete practice lessons, followed by test. Most sections also give an essay selection. This is excellent practice fore SOL Writing Test. Students are gien a topic and must write a paragraph. tHe paragraph can be printed and graded or used for editing practice and so forth. Correct and spelling of plural nouns Singular Nouns Choose the verb Contractions of verbs Tneses ofsentences Subject verb agreement Subject verb agreement Pick the correct conjunction. Good for developing 5th grade writing Find the complete subject. Helps develop 5th grade writing skills; 6th pick the sentence that is most descriptive. Too esay for 6th grade but good for review Pick objective too easy for 6th grade but good for reivew. Page 91 Language Arts Software Correlated to Virginia SOL 6.7g ALS-Language Usage I Capitalization Moderate A little bit too easy for 5th and 6th grade but still good practice Synonyms, antonyms, homophones. Sentences that do not belong 6.7 6.7 Cluefinders Reading Corel WordPerfect Editing 6.7 Capitalization Cornerstone Language Arts A Lessons 1-7 Thorough Great review program, easy reading and understanding. 6.7 Cornerstone Language Arts A Usage 1 Nouns Thorough 6.7 Cornerstone Language Arts A Usage 2 Pronouns Thorough 6.7 Cornerstone Language Arts A Usage 3-5 Verbs Thorough Usage 6-7 Cornerstone Language Arts A Adjectives Thorough Usage 8 Subjects & Cornerstone Language Arts A Predicates Thorough Give definition at beginning of lesson. This is good! This also promotes reading review, not just choosing nouns, verbs, etc. This also promotes reading review, not just choosing nouns, verbs, etc. This also promotes reading review, not just choosing nouns, verbs, etc. This also promotes reading review, not just choosing nouns, verbs, etc. 6.7 Usage 9 Sentences Complete & Cornerstone Language Arts A Fragments Thorough Usage 10 Double Cornerstone Language Arts A Negatives Thorough This also promotes reading review, not just choosing nouns, verbs, etc. This also promotes reading review, not just choosing nouns, verbs, etc. 6.7 Usage 11 Pronouns Subjective & Cornerstone Language Arts A Objective Thorough 6.7 Cornerstone Language Arts A Punctuation 1 - 9 Thorough 6.7 Cornerstone Language Arts A Spelling Thorough This also promotes reading review, not just choosing nouns, verbs, etc. End punctuation, needed in 6th grade. Very important. This is great for review in helping students edit reports. Very good for students who do not read well. Says word used in a sentence, then repeats the word - very good. Thorough Students take a pretest to determine hwat lessons they need to work on. Harder than Level A, students should complete Level A first. Excellent practice in looking for errors. 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 Cornerstone Language Arts B Capitalization Page 92 Language Arts Software Correlated to Virginia SOL 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 Capitalization Cornerstone Language Arts B Lesson 1 Capitalization Cornerstone Language Arts B Lesson 2 Capitalization Cornerstone Language Arts B Lesson 3 Capitalization Cornerstone Language Arts B Lesson 4 Capitalization Cornerstone Language Arts B Lesson 5 Capitalization Cornerstone Language Arts B Lesson 6 Capitalization Cornerstone Language Arts B Lesson 7 Capitalization Cornerstone Language Arts B Lesson 8 Capitalization Cornerstone Language Arts B Lesson 9 Capitalization Cornerstone Language Arts B Lesson 10 Punctuation Lesson Cornerstone Language Arts B 1 Punctuation Lesson Cornerstone Language Arts B 2 Punctuation Lesson Cornerstone Language Arts B 3 Punctuation Lesson Cornerstone Language Arts B 4 Punctuation Lesson Cornerstone Language Arts B 5 Punctuation Lesson Cornerstone Language Arts B 6 Thorough Thorough Pronoun I. Names. Initials. Titles.Excellent editing tool. Follows test format. Reinforces skills. Pronoun I, Proper Nouns. Format easy to navigate. Excellent tool for challenged learners and English learners. Exceleent interactive strategies. Excellent assessment/classroom management component. Thorough First word in sentence & Quotation Gretting & Closing in Letters. Letter writing is 3rd grade SOL; May use for 4th grade recovery Thorough Cities and other place names Thorough Days, Months, Holidays Thorough Books, Magazines, other Printed Material Thorough Schools, Institutions, & Businesses Thorough Nationalities, Agencies, Other Organizations Thorough Seasons, Compass Points, Titles as Names Thorough School Courses, Languages, Countries, Planets Thorough End marks after sentences Thorough Periods after initials and abbreviations Thorough Commas to separate date, city & state Commas and colons in letters greetings and closings Commas to separate items in a list Thorough Commans with introduction phrases, direct addresses Page 93 Language Arts Software Correlated to Virginia SOL 6.7 Punctuation Lesson Cornerstone Language Arts B 7 Punctuation Lesson Cornerstone Language Arts B 8 Punctuation Lesson Cornerstone Language Arts B 9 Punctuation Lesson Cornerstone Language Arts B 10 Punctuation Lesson Cornerstone Language Arts B 11 Punctuation Lesson Cornerstone Language Arts B 12 Punctuation Lesson Cornerstone Language Arts B 13 6.7 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 1 Thorough 6.7 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 2 Thorough 6.7 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 3 Thorough 6.7 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 4 Thorough 6.7 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 5 Thorough 6.7 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 6 Thorough 6.7 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 7 Thorough 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 Thorough Apostrophes: contractions and possesives Moderate Quotations around titles Quotations speaker's words May be too much work on quotation marks - students tend to get hung up on it. Moderate Quotations at beginning of sentences Moderate Quotations at end of sentence Moderate Split quotations Moderate Commas with conjunctions and dependent clauses With new reading series we will be using this would be great review, espcially for upper levell students who haven't work with phonics. Long A Long E With new reading series we will be using this would be great review, espcially for upper levell students who haven't work with phonics. Long I Long O With new reading series we will be using this would be great review, espcially for upper levell students who haven't work with phonics. Long U Long O With new reading series we will be using this would be great review, espcially for upper levell students who haven't work with phonics. EI/IE words With new reading series we will be using this would be great review, espcially for upper levell students who haven't work with phonics. Diphthongs/Digraphs With new reading series we will be using this would be great review, espcially for upper levell students who haven't work with phonics. R controlled vowels 1 With new reading series we will be using this would be great review, espcially for upper levell students who haven't work with phonics. R controlled vowels 2 Page 94 Language Arts Software Correlated to Virginia SOL 6.7 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 8 Thorough 6.7 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 9 Thorough 6.7 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 10 Thorough 6.7 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 11 Thorough 6.7 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 12 Thorough 6.7 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 13 Thorough 6.7 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 14 Thorough 6.7 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 15 Thorough 6.7 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 16 Thorough 6.7 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 17 Thorough 6.7 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 18 Thorough 6.7 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 19 Thorough With new reading series we will be using this would be great review, espcially for upper levell students who haven't work with phonics. Schwa sounds in unstressed syllables With new reading series we will be using this would be great review, espcially for upper levell students who haven't work with phonics. Sounds of J spelled G Especially good for review for 4th grade Language Arts Recover students. Silent letters. Double Consonants. Especially good for review for 4th grade Language Arts Recover students. Compound Words 1. Especially good for review for 4th grade Language Arts Recover students. Compound Words 2. Especially good for review for 4th grade Language Arts Recover students. Homophones 1. Especially good for review for 4th grade Language Arts Recover students. Homophones 2. Especially good for review for 4th grade Language Arts Recover students. Plural Endings. Especially good for review for 4th grade Language Arts Recover students. Suffixes that begin with vowels. Especially good for review for 4th grade Language Arts Recover students. Suffixes that begin with vowels. Especially good for review for 4th grade Language Arts Recover students. Suffixes AR, ER, OR. Suffixes IBLE, ABLE, ENT, ANT Especially good for LA Recovery 4th grade 6.7 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 20 Thorough Contractions. Especially good for LA Recovery 4th Grade 6.7 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 21 Thorough Possessives. Especially good for LA Recovery 4th Grade 6.7 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 22 Thorough Spelling demons 1. Especially good for LA Recovery 4th Grade 6.7 6.7 6.7 Cornerstone Language Arts B Spelling Lesson 23 Cornerstone Language Arts B Usage Lesson 1 Cornerstone Language Arts B Usage Lesson 2 Thorough Spelling demons 2. Especially good for LA Recovery 4th Grade Edit for Grammar - Nouns, Plural Possessive Pronouns - Singular, Plural Possessive Page 95 Language Arts Software Correlated to Virginia SOL 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 Cornerstone Language Arts B Cornerstone Language Arts B Cornerstone Language Arts B Cornerstone Language Arts B Cornerstone Language Arts B Cornerstone Language Arts B Cornerstone Language Arts B Cornerstone Language Arts B Cornerstone Language Arts B Cornerstone Language Arts B Cornerstone Language Arts B Cornerstone Language Arts B Cornerstone Vocabulary A Cornerstone Vocabulary A Cornerstone Vocabulary A Usage Lesson 3 Usage Lesson 4 Usage Lesson 5 Usage Lesson 6 Usage Lesson 7 Usage Lesson 8 Usage Lesson 9 Usage Lesson 10 Usage Lesson 11 Usage Lesson 12 Usage Lesson 13 Usage Lesson 14 Hmonyms The Suffix "-y" Homonyms 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 Cornerstone Vocabulary A Cornerstone Vocabulary A Cornerstone Vocabulary A Cornerstone Vocabulary A Essential Punctuation Essential Punctuation Essential Punctuation Essential Punctuation Essential Punctuation Essential Punctuation Grammar Games Compound Words I Prefix "un-" Suffix "-ly" Compound Words End punctuation Periods with abbreviation & initials Commas Apostrophes Direct quotations, Titles 6.7 6.7 6.7 Lightspan Way Cool Writing Microsoft Works My Own Stories Road Writer Thorough Thorough Thorough Thorough Thorough Thorough Thorough Verbs Agreement w/ Simple Subjects Verbs - Past, Present, Future Irregular Verbs Adjectives - Comparative & Superlative Adverbs vs. Adjectives with Comparative & Superlative Simple Subjects & Predicates Sentences - Complete, Fragment, Runon Double Negatives Pronouns - Subjective, Objective Pronouns - Reflexive Verbs - Agreements with Compound/Interrupted Subject Pronouns - Agreement w/ Antecedents Editing for correct spelling. Adjectives-Recovery for 4th graders Editing Editing and Spelling Recovery for 4th graders Recovery for 4th graders Editing and Spelling Periods, question marks, exclamation marks Can put names in class. Gives practice before test. series, nouns of direct address, introductory words, direct quotations, compound sentences Contractions, possessives Moderate Music, talking, and animation at the beginning lasts about 3 min. Too much music. Hard to place answers in the right places. Students may get frustrated. Some parts of the program are hard to get into. Too much talking between problems. Moderate coverage. Page 96 Language Arts Software Correlated to Virginia SOL 6.7 6.8 6.8 Student Writing Center A+LS Writing III - IV Corel WordPerfect 6.8 Lightspan Way Cool Writing Road Writer Moderate 6.9 Lightspan Way Cool Writing World Book Multimedia Encyclopedia Road Writer Moderate 6.9 7.2 Lightspan KazMania 2 Chaos in Kazmania Minimum 7.2 Lightspan Str.at.e.s Match a Batch Minimum Minimum Minimum Turn off music. Some students may need to use the Speaker symbol. Man's accent may be hard to understand. Too many comments after questions are answered. Lightspan Calamity 2 People & Traditions 7.2 Lightspan Liquid Books 6 The Wandering Path Minimum 7.2 7.3 Lightspan KazMania 1 A+LS Reading VII Trail of Gems Lightspan Calamity 2 People & Traditions Constant music at the beginning. Hard to get program going, then wastes too much time getting to actual problems. May need to use Speaker symbol. Takes too long to get started. Too much music, talking, and animation. Will need to use the Speaker symbol. Short biographies. Turn off music. Some students may need to use the Speaker symbol. Man's accent may be hard to understand. Too many comments after questions are answered. Turn off music. Some students may need to use the Speaker symbol. Timed questions at intervals in the program. 6th graders should have no problems. Constant music at the beginning. Hard to get program going, then wastes too much time getting to actual problems. May need to use Speaker symbol. 7.2 7.3 Music, talking, and animation at the beginning lasts about 3 min. Too much music. Hard to place answers in the right places. Students may get frustrated. Some parts of the program are hard to get into. Too much talking between problems. Moderate coverage. Music, talking, and animation at the beginning lasts about 3 min. Too much music. Hard to place answers in the right places. Students may get frustrated. Some parts of the program are hard to get into. Too much talking between problems. Moderate coverage. Minimum Page 97 Language Arts Software Correlated to Virginia SOL Constant music at the beginning. Hard to get program going, then wastes too much time getting to actual problems. May need to use Speaker symbol. Constant music at the beginning. Hard to get program going, then wastes too much time getting to actual problems. May need to use Speaker symbol. Turn off music. Some students may need to use the Speaker symbol. Timed questions at intervals in the program. 6th graders should have no problems. Takes too long to get started. Too much music, talking, and animation. Will need to use the Speaker symbol. Short biographies. 7.3 Lightspan KazMania 1 Trail of Gems Minimum 7.3 Lightspan KazMania 2 Chaos in Kazmania Minimum 7.3 Lightspan Liquid Books 6 The Wandering Path Minimum 7.3 7.4 7.4 7.4 7.4 7.5 7.5 Lightspan Str.at.e.s A+LS Lang. Skills VII A+LS Read. Comp. III A+LS Read. Vocab. III A+LS Reading VII A+LS Read. Comp. III A+LS Reading VII Match a Batch Minimum 7.5 Lightspan Calamity 2 People & Traditions Minimum 7.5 Lightspan Liquid Books 6 The Wandering Path Minimum 7.5 Lightspan Str.at.e.s Match a Batch Minimum 7.5 7.6 7.6 Lightspan Way Cool Writing A+LS Read. Comp. III A+LS Reading VII Road Writer Moderate may be hard to understand. Too many comments after questions are answered. Turn off music. Some students may need to use Speaker symbol. Timed questions at intervals in the program. 6th graders should have no problems. Takes too long to get started. Too much music, talking, and animation. Will need to use the Speaker symbol. Short biographies. Music, talking, and animation at the beginning lasts about 3 min. Too much music. Hard to place answers in the right places. Students may get frustrated. Some parts of the program are hard to get into. Too much talking between problems. Moderate coverage. Minimum Constant music at the beginning. Hard to get program going, then wastes too much time getting to actual problems. May need to use Speaker symbol. 7.6 Lightspan KasMania 1 Trail of Gems Page 98 Language Arts Software Correlated to Virginia SOL 7.6 Lightspan KasMania 2 Chaos in Kazmania Minimum 7.6 7.7 Lightspan Way Cool Writing A+LS Writing V Road Writer Moderate 7.7 Lightspan KasMania 1 Trail of Gems Minimum 7.7 7.8 7.8 Lightspan KasMania 2 A+LS Read. Comp. III A+LS Writing V - VI Chaos in Kazmania Minimum 7.8 7.8 7.8 7.8 7.8 7.8 ALS-Grammar and Writing Section Grammar and Writing I Lessons 18 Thorough Cornerstone Language Arts B Capitalization Capitalization Cornerstone Language Arts B Lesson 1 Capitalization Cornerstone Language Arts B Lesson 2 Capitalization Cornerstone Language Arts B Lesson 3 Capitalization Cornerstone Language Arts B Lesson 4 Constant music at the beginning. Hard to get program going, then wastes too much time getting to actual problems. May need to use Speaker symbol. Music, talking, and animation at the beginning lasts about 3 min. Too much music. Hard to place answers in the right places. Students may get frustrated. Some parts of the program are hard to get into. Too much talking between problems. Moderate coverage. Constant music at the beginning. Hard to get program going, then wastes too much time getting to actual problems. May need to use Speaker symbol. Constant music at the beginning. Hard to get program going, then wastes too much time getting to actual problems. May need to use Speaker symbol. Singular and Pluran. This entire section is excellent for drill and practice for sentence structure and variation. Correct us of punctuation, grammar, word choice, etc. Teachers can monitor student progress by assigning lessons, then checking individual scores. Allows for students to study lesson, then complete practice lessons, followed by test. Most sections also give an essay selection. This is excellent practice fore SOL Writing Test. Students are given a topic and must write a paragraph. Thorough Students take a pretest to determine what lessons they need to work on. Harder than Level A, students should complete Level A first. Excellent practice in looking for errors. Thorough Pronoun I, Names, Initials, Titles Thorough First word in sentence & Quotation Thorough School Courses, Languages, Countries, Planets Greeting & Closing in Letters. Letter writing is 3rd grade SOL; May use for 4th grade recovery Thorough Page 99 Language Arts Software Correlated to Virginia SOL 7.8 Capitalization Cornerstone Language Arts B Lesson 5 Capitalization Cornerstone Language Arts B Lesson 6 Capitalization Cornerstone Language Arts B Lesson 7 Capitalization Cornerstone Language Arts B Lesson 8 Capitalization Cornerstone Language Arts B Lesson 9 Capitalization Cornerstone Language Arts B Lesson 10 Cornerstone Language Arts B Punctuation Lesson Cornerstone Language Arts B 2 Punctuation Lesson Cornerstone Language Arts B 3 Cornerstone Language Arts B Punctuation Lesson Cornerstone Language Arts B Punctuation Lesson Cornerstone Language Arts B Punctuation Lesson Cornerstone Language Arts B 7 Cornerstone Language Arts B Punctuation Lesson Punctuation Lesson Cornerstone Language Arts B 9 Punctuation Lesson Cornerstone Language Arts B 10 Punctuation Lesson Cornerstone Language Arts B 11 Punctuation Lesson Cornerstone Language Arts B 12 Punctuation Lesson Cornerstone Language Arts B 13 7.8 Cornerstone Language Arts B Usage Lesson 1 Edit for Grammar - Nouns, Plural Possessive 7.8 Cornerstone Language Arts B Usage Lesson 2 Pronouns - Singular, Plural Possessive 7.8 Cornerstone Language Arts B Usage Lesson 3 Verbs Agreement w/ Simple Subjects 7.8 7.8 7.8 7.8 7.8 7.8 7.8 7.8 7.8 7.8 7.8 7.8 7.8 7.8 7.8 7.8 7.8 7.8 Thorough Cities and other place names Thorough Days, Months, Holidays Thorough Books, Magazines, other Printed Material Thorough Schools, Institutions, & Businesses Thorough Nationalities, Agencies, Other Organizations Thorough Thorough Thorough Thorough Moderate Seasons, Compass Points, Titles as Names End marks after sentences Periods after initials and abbreviations Commas to separate date, city & state Commas and colons in letters greetings and closings Commas to separate items in a list Commans with introduction phrases, direct addresses Apostrophes: contractions and possesives Quotations around titles Quotations speaker's words May be too much work on quotation marks - students tend to get hung up on it. Moderate Quotations at beginning of sentences Moderate Quotations at end of sentence Moderate Split quotations Moderate Commas with conjunctions and dependent clauses Thorough Thorough Page 100 Language Arts Software Correlated to Virginia SOL 7.8 Cornerstone Language Arts B Usage Lesson 4 Verbs - Past, Present, Future 7.8 Cornerstone Language Arts B Usage Lesson 5 Irregular Verbs 7.8 Cornerstone Language Arts B Usage Lesson 6 Adjectives - Comparative & Superlative 7.8 Cornerstone Language Arts B Usage Lesson 7 Adverbs vs. Adjectives with Comparative & Superlative 7.8 Cornerstone Language Arts B Usage Lesson 8 Simple Subjects & Predicates 7.8 Cornerstone Language Arts B Usage Lesson 9 Sentences - Complete, Fragment, Runon 7.8 Cornerstone Language Arts B Usage Lesson 10 Double Negatives 7.8 Cornerstone Language Arts B Usage Lesson 11 Pronouns - Subjective, Objective 7.8 Cornerstone Language Arts B Usage Lesson 12 Pronouns - Reflexive 7.8 Cornerstone Language Arts B Usage Lesson 13 Verbs - Agreements with Compound/Interrupted Subject 7.8 Cornerstone Language Arts B Usage Lesson 14 7.8 Lightspan Way Cool Writing Road Writer Moderate 7.9 7.9 7.9 7.9 7.9 Lightspan Way Cool Writing A+LS Writing V - VI Corel WordPerfect Microsoft Works Student Writing Center Road Writer Moderate Pronouns - Agreement w/ Antecedents Music, talking, and animation at the beginning lasts about 3 min. Too much music. Hard to place answers in the right places. Students may get frustrated. Some parts of the program are hard to get into. Too much talking between problems. Moderate coverage. Music, talking, and animation at the beginning lasts about 3 min. Too much music. Hard to place answers in the right places. Students may get frustrated. Some parts of the program are hard to get into. Too much talking between problems. Moderate coverage. Page 101 Language Arts Software Correlated to Virginia SOL 7.10 Lightspan Way Cool Writing 7.10 SIRS Discoverer World Book Multimedia 7.10 Encyclopedia 8.3 8.3b 8.3d 8.3e 8.4 8.4a 8.4b 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.6 8.6 9.1 9.1a 9.1b 9.1c 9.2 9.2a 9.2b 9.2c Read On Plus Merchant of Venice Shakespeare Interactive Merchant of Venice Shakespeare Interactive Merchant of Venice Shakespeare Interactive Read On Plus Merchant of Venice Shakespeare Interactive Merchant of Venice Shakespeare Interactive Corel WordPerfect Read On Plus Write On! Plus Scribner Writers CD Discovering Authors A+LS Read. Vocab. I Merchant of Venice Shakespeare Interactive Merchant of Venice Shakespeare Interactive Merchant of Venice Shakespeare Interactive Corel Presentations Discovering Authors Discovering Authors Discovering Authors Road Writer Research Research Moderate Music, talking, and animation at the beginning lasts about 3 min. Too much music. Hard to place answers in the right places. Students may get frustrated. Some parts of the program are hard to get into. Too much talking between problems. Moderate coverage. Thorough Student will apply knowledge of characteristics and elements of short stories Moderate Characteristics/element of plays Moderate Characteristics/element of plays Moderate Thorough Characteristics/element of plays Student will comprehend what is read Moderate Reading comprehension. Moderate Reading comprehension.12.4 Thorough Moderate Moderate Moderate Student will write in a variety of forms Student will write in a variety of forms Moderate Dramatic reading. Students can listen to play being read and can read along. Dramatic reading. Students can listen to play being read and can read along. Dramatic reading. Students can listen to play being read and can read along. Moderate Moderate Moderate Planned oral presentations Planned oral presentations Planned oral presentations Moderate Moderate Page 102 Language Arts Software Correlated to Virginia SOL 9.2d Discovering Authors 9.2e Discovering Authors 9.2 Microsoft PowerPoint Merchant of Venice 9.3 Shakespeare Interactive 9.3 Read On Plus 9.3 Read On Plus Moderate Moderate Planned oral presentations Planned oral presentations 9.3a Discovering Authors Thorough 9.3a The Scribner Writer Series Thorough 9.3b Discovering Authors Thorough 9.3b The Scribner Writer Series Thorough 9.3c Discovering Authors Merchant of Venice 9.3c Shakespeare Stratford Studios Romeo and 9.3c Juliet Director Thorough Read and analyze literature. Given plot synopsia; through character sketches. Good tool to guide students through essay writing Read and analyze variety of literature Read a variety of literature. Genres including newspapers and magazine articles. Literature Eras, Movments, Genres and Timelines. Read and analyze a variety of literature. Literary Froms and Terms. Software includes handbook of literary terms that is easy to search. Literature Eras, Movments, Genres and Timelines.Read and analyze a variety of literature. Literary Froms and Terms. Software includes handbook of literary terms that is easy to search. Literature Eras, Movments, Genres and Timelines.Read and analyze a variety of literature. Moderate Relationship…character, plot, etc. Stage directions. Thorough 9.3d Discovering Authors Thorough 9.3e Discovering Authors Stratford Studios Romeo and 9.3e Juliet Thorough Explain relationships between…chracters and plot. Literature Eras, Movments, Genres and Timelines.Read and analyze a variety of literature. Literature Eras, Movments, Genres and Timelines.Read and analyze a variety of literature. 9.3f Discovering Authors Stratford Studios Romeo and 9.3f Juliet 9.4 Discovering Authors 9.4 Read On Plus Reading/Literature Thorough Describe images Literature Eras, Movments, Genres and Timelines. Read and analyze a variety of literature. 'Explain influence of historical context. Good tool for seein facts about histoical context, but information is broad, not specific. Thorough Moderate Moderate Read and analyze Good tool to guide students through essay writing 9.3 Reading/Literature SIRS Thorough Moderate Thorough Moderate Thorough Page 103 Language Arts Software Correlated to Virginia SOL 9.4 SIRS 9.4a The Scribner Writer Series 9.4b Ebsco Stratford Studios Romeo and 9.4b Juliet Games 9.4b The Scribner Writer Series Dictionary of American 9.4c Biography 9.4c Ebsco 9.4c The Scribner Writer Series 9.4c The Scribner Writer Series 9.4d Ebsco 9.4d The Scribner Writer Series 9.4e Ebsco Stratford Studios Romeo and 9.4e Juliet Stratford Studios Romeo and 9.4e Juliet 9.4e The Scribner Writer Series Dictionary of American 9.4f Biography 9.4f The Scribner Writer Series Merchant of Venice 9.5b Shakespeare Merchant of Venice 9.5b Shakespeare Merchant of Venice 9.5a Shakespeare Interactive Merchant of Venice 9.5b Shakespeare Interactive Merchant of Venice 9.5c Shakespeare Interactive Stratford Studios Romeo and 9.5b Juliet 9.6 Corel WordPerfect 9.6 Microsoft Office 9.6 Read On Plus Writing Moderate Thorough Moderate Read and analyze print materials Read and analyze a varity of printed material. Read and analyze print materials Thorough Thorough Read and analyze a varity of printed material. Moderate Moderate Thorough Moderate Moderate Thorough Moderate Synthesize information Read and analyze print materials Read and analyze a varity of printed material. Synthesize inform Read and analyze print materials Read and analyze a varity of printed material. Read and analyze print materials Thorough Thorough Thorough Read and analyze a varity of printed material. Moderate Moderate Read and follow Read and follow Moderate Elements of character… Moderate Read and critique. Reading a dramatic selections. Could be used to tie in those criteria but does not provide specific information. Reading a dramatic selections. Could be used to tie in those criteria but does not provide specific information. Reading a dramatic selections. Could be used to tie in those criteria but does not provide specific information. Minimum Minimum Minimum Thorough Moderate Good tool to guide students through essay writing Page 104 Language Arts Software Correlated to Virginia SOL 9.6 9.6a 9.6b 9.6c 9.6 9.8a 9.8b 9.8c 9.8 9.8 9.8a 9.8b 9.8c Read On Plus Thorough Stratford Studios Romeo and Juliet Thorough Stratford Studios Romeo and Juliet Thorough Stratford Studios Romeo and Juliet Thorough Write On! Plus Moderate Dictionary of American Biography Moderate Dictionary of American Biography Moderate Dictionary of American Biography Moderate Discovering Authors Thorough Discovering Authors Moderate Discovering Authors Electronic Database Thorough Discovering Authors Electronic Database Thorough Discovering Authors Electronic Database Thorough 9.8 Ebsco 9.8a Ebsco 9.8b Ebsco Moderate Thorough Thorough 9.8c 9.8c 9.8 9.8 9.8 Thorough Thorough Moderate Moderate 9.8 9.8a 9.8b 9.8c 9.8d 9.8e Ebsco Ebsco Scribner Writers CD SIRS SIRS Researcher The Scribner Writer Series The Scribner Writer Series The Scribner Writer Series The Scribner Writer Series The Scribner Writer Series The Scribner Writer Series Research Thorough Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Student will narrative…explain analyze or entertain Students will develop narrative…entertain Electronic database The database stops at 1981. Provides research tips and sample search tips. Electronic database. The database stops at 1981. Provides research tips and sample search tips. Electronic database The database stops at 1981. Provides research tips and sample search tips. Research Electronic databases. Nice collection or magazines articles. Sometimes not user friendly. Electronic database Electronic database Scan and select sources. Abstracts are available for students to scan and select. Electronic database Electronic databases. Identify key terms, narrow focus of search, scan and select resources. Limitation copyright 1991. Advantage features contemporary characters. Use electronic databases to access information. Use electronic databases to access information. Use electronic databases to access information. Use electronic databases to access information. Use electronic databases to access information. Page 105 Language Arts Software Correlated to Virginia SOL Merchant of Venice 10.1a Shakespeare Interactive Merchant of Venice 10.1b Shakespeare Interactive Merchant of Venice 10.1c Shakespeare Interactive 10.3 Read On Plus 10.3 Read On Plus 10.3a Discovering Authors Merchant of Venice 10.3a Shakespeare Interactive 10.3b Discovering Authors Merchant of Venice 10.3b Shakespeare Interactive 10.3c Discovering Authors Merchant of Venice 10.3c Shakespeare Interactive 10.3d Discovering Authors Merchant of Venice 10.6c Shakespeare Interactive 10.7 Corel WordPerfect 10.7 Microsoft Office 10.8 Read On Plus Reading Writing Moderate Small group learning activities. Moderate Small group learning activities. Moderate Moderate Thorough Thorough Small group learning activities. Good tool to guide students through essay writing Student will read.. Cultures Read and Critique literature Thorough Thorough Read and critique literature. Read and Critique literature Thorough Thorough Read and critique literature. Read and Critique literature Thorough Thorough Read and critique literature. Read and Critique literature Moderate Read and critique literature. Moderate Good tool to guide students through essay writing Critique professional writing. Students can review technical writing sampler. Critique professional writing. Students can review technical writing sampler. Critique professional writing. Students can review technical writing sampler. 10.8a SIRS Moderate 10.8b SIRS Moderate 10.8d SIRS 10.10 SIRS Researcher 10.10 Scribner Writers CD Thorough 10.10 10.10 10.10 10.10 Discovering Authors Discovering Authors The Scribner Writer Series SIRS Moderate Collect, evaluate and organize Moderate Moderate Thorough Moderate Great connections to historical context Research Collect and evaluate and organize information. Research Page 106 Language Arts Software Correlated to Virginia SOL 10.10 SIRS 10.10 Ebsco Dictionary of American 10.10 Biography 10.10 a Discovering Authors 10.10 a The Scribner Writer Series 10.10 a Ebsco 10.10 b Discovering Authors 10.10 b The Scribner Writer Series 10.10 b Ebsco 10.10 c Discovering Authors 10.10 c The Scribner Writer Series 10.10 c Ebsco 11.1 Corel Presentations Thorough Moderate Collect, evaluare and organize information. Highly advanced search feature and email option. Collection, evaluation and organization of information Moderate Research The database stops at 1981. Moderate Research Moderate Collect, evaluate, organize information. Thorough Research wonder Moderate Research Moderate Collect, evaluate, organize information. Thorough Research wonder Moderate Research Moderate Collect, evaluate, organize information. Thorough Research wonder 11.2 Discovering Authors 11.2 Microsoft PowerPoint Dictionary of American 11.3 Biography Thorough Analyze persuasive presentations. Students can access criticism of various works. 11.3 Discovering Authors Moderate 11.3 Discovering Authors 11.3 Read On Plus Thorough Thorough 11.3a The Scribner Writer Series Thorough Moderate Reserch bios of authors. Analyze relationships among American literature and history. Provides the basic facts about historical context. Can search by year or decade. Read and analyze literature. Excellent overview/summary of literary eras and elements. Student will read and analyze relationships Read and analyze relationships amoung American literature, history and culture Page 107 Language Arts Software Correlated to Virginia SOL 11.3b Discovering Authors Thorough 11.3b The Scribner Writer Series Thorough 11.3c Discovering Authors Thorough 11.3c The Scribner Writer Series Thorough 11.3d The Scribner Writer Series Thorough 11.3e Discovering Authors Thorough 11.3e The Scribner Writer Series Thorough Analyze relationships amoung movements and periods. Contains a literary era section that provides detailed inormation about literature movements and how they relate to one another. Read and analyze relationships amoung American literature, history and culture Analyze relationships amoung movements and periods. Contains a literary era section that provides detailed inormation about literature movements and how they relate to one another. Read and analyze relationships amoung American literature, history and culture Read and analyze relationships amoung American literature, history and culture Analyze relationships amoung movements and periods. Contains a literary era section that provides detailed inormation about literature movements and how they relate to one another. Read and analyze relationships amoung American literature, history and culture 11.3f Discovering Authors Thorough 11.3f The Scribner Writer Series Thorough 11.4a 11.7 11.7 11.7 11.8 11.8 Thorough Analyze relationships amoung movements and periods. Contains a literary era section that provides detailed inormation about literature movements and how they relate to one another. Read and analyze relationships amoung American literature, history and culture Information from texts to clarify concepts. The myriad of articles are invaluable to the student. Moderate Good tool to guide students through essay writing Moderate Moderate Moderate Research The database stops at 1981. "Citing tips" function does not higlight MLA style. Research Organization of information into a documented paper Ebsco Corel WordPerfect Microsoft Office Read On Plus Corel WordPerfect Microsoft Office Dictionary of American 11.9 Biography 11.9 Discovering Authors 11.9 Ebsco Writing Page 108 Language Arts Software Correlated to Virginia SOL 11.9 11.9 11.9 11.9 Scribner Writers CD SIRS SIRS SIRS Researcher Moderate Thorough Moderate 11.9 11.9a 11.9c 11.9c The Scribner Writer Series The Scribner Writer Series Discovering Authors Ebsco Thorough Thorough Moderate Thorough 11.9d 11.9d 11.9i 11.9i 12.1 12.1 Discovering Authors Ebsco Discovering Authors Ebsco Corel Presentations Microsoft PowerPoint Research. Particulary useful for persuasive papers. Research Moderate Thorough Moderate Thorough Organizing information into a paper. Dealing with certain issues. Limitation-some research ideas are not clickable. Narrow reasearch topics. Provides research ideas. Documenting papers with information Analyze and evaluate sources. Superb for research. Documenting papers with information. Collect information to suppport a thesis. Great for literary analysis or reseach paper. Analyze and evaluate sources. Superb for research. Documenting papers with information Analyze and evaluate sources. Superb for research. 12.3 Discovering Authors 12.3 Discovering Authors King Lear Shakespeare 12.3a Interactive Merchant of Venice 12.3a Shakespeare Interactive Thorough Thorough Analyze the development of British literature. Great for literary analysisor research paper. Read and Analyze British Literature. Minimum CD does not include background Moderate 12.3a The Scribner Writer Series King Lear Shakespeare 12.3b Interactive Merchant of Venice 12.3b Shakespeare Interactive Thorough Analyze development of British literature. Analyze development of British literature. Breaks periods down, but does not describe the elements of each period. But it doesn't go through all periods. Minimum CD does not include background Moderate Thorough Analyze development of British literature. Analyze development of British literature. Breaks periods down, but does not describe the elements of each period. But it doesn't go through all periods. Minimum CD does not include background Moderate Analyze development of British literature. 12.3b The Scribner Writer Series King Lear Shakespeare 12.3c Interactive Merchant of Venice 12.3c Shakespeare Interactive Research Research Research Page 109 Language Arts Software Correlated to Virginia SOL 12.3c The Scribner Writer Series Merchant of Venice 12.4 Shakespeare 12.5 12.6a 12.6a 12.6b 12.6b 12.6c 12.6c 12.6d 12.7 12.7 12.7 12.7a 12.7b 12.7c 12.8 Merchant of Venice Shakespeare King Lear Shakespeare Interactive Merchant of Venice Shakespeare Interactive King Lear Shakespeare Interactive Merchant of Venice Shakespeare Interactive King Lear Shakespeare Interactive Merchant of Venice Shakespeare Interactive King Lear Shakespeare Interactive Corel WordPerfect Microsoft Office Read On Plus King Lear Shakespeare Interactive King Lear Shakespeare Interactive King Lear Shakespeare Interactive Corel WordPerfect Dictionary of American 12.8 Biography 12.8 Discovering Authors Writing Thorough Analyze development of British literature. Breaks periods down, but does not describe the elements of each period. But it doesn't go through all periods. Minimum Read a variety of print material. Thorough Read and critique a variety of poetry. Explain how the sound of a poem ssupports subject and mood. There is a complete audio production with period music and sound effects. Moderate Ctirique dramatic selections Thorough Read and critique drama. Moderate Ctirique dramatic selections Thorough Read and critique drama. Moderate Ctirique dramatic selections Thorough Read and critique drama. Moderate Writing. No suggestions for writing at all. Moderate Good tool to guide students through essay writing Minimum Writing. No suggestions for writing at all. Minimum Writing. No suggestions for writing at all. Minimum Writing. No suggestions for writing at all. Moderate Moderate Research The database stops at 1981. Provides technology to access biographies using advanced search techniques. Research Page 110 Language Arts Software Correlated to Virginia SOL 12.8 12.8 12.8 12.8 12.8 12.8 12.8 Ebsco Microsoft Office Scribner Writers CD SIRS SIRS SIRS Researcher The Scribner Writer Series Thorough Writing documented research papers. Moderate Thorough Moderate Research. A wide breadth of research sources. Research Thorough 12.8a Ebsco 12.8b Discovering Authors Research Thorough Moderate 12.8b Ebsco 12.8f Discovering Authors Research Thorough Moderate 12.8f Ebsco Thorough Documenting research papers. Document research. Excellent resouce for periodicals and newspaper. Technologically advanced. Documenting papers with information Document research. Excellent resouce for periodicals and newspaper. Technologically advanced. Documenting papers with information Document research. Excellent resouce for periodicals and newspaper. Technologically advanced. Page 111
