The goal of Reading 2 is to teach reading strategies and skills within the context of literature

Reading 2

The goal of Reading 2 is to teach reading strategies and skills within the context of literature, general sciences and American history. In this way, the lessons create exposure to both the vocabulary and basic concepts of these subject areas.

The Video Component

The Reading 2 program is based on the GED on TV series produced by KET, which received the Wilbur Schramm Award of Excellence fore instructional television. Reading 2 explores the world of literature, first with Famous Amos as the guide. Beautifully produced vignettes bring classic tales and poetry to life in the first four books. Instructions on reading maps, charts and graphs are featured in Book 5. Books 6-11 focus on science and Books 12-16 are social studies lessons that concentrate on American history. Professional video throughout Reading 2 makes it an enjoyable learning experience.

The Multimedia Components

16 multimedia “books” composed of three to five chapters each
1,000 screens of instruction that blend information in text, graphics, and segments of instructional video
Eight hours of award-winning instructional video incorporated within the 16 books
2,500 test questions and interactive exercise questions with immediate feedback
On-line tools: a calculator, an English dictionary with Spanish translations, a thesaurus and instructional text narration
Automatic record keeping of time on task as well as test and exercise scores
Ability for users to learn at their own pace

Reading 2 - Click on a book for a detailed description of its contents
Book 1 - Literature: Main Idea, Context Clues, Figurative Language, and Idioms.
Book 2 - Literature: Main Idea, Inference, and Details.
Book 3 - Literature: Author’s Motives, Literary, Humor and Dialect

Book 4 - Literature: Style and Tone, Characterization
Book 5 - Maps, Charts, Graphs
Book 6 - Science I: Ecology, Adaptation
Lesson 7 - Science II: Cell Theory, Genetics, and Heredity
Lesson 8 - Science III: Geology
Lesson 9 - Science IV: Atmosphere, Climate, Solar System
Lesson 10 - Science V: Atoms, Nuclear Energy, Periodic Table
Lesson 11 - Science VI: Electricity, Magnetism, Matter, Motion
Lesson 12 - Social Studies I: US History: 1492-1789
Lesson 13 - Social Studies II: US History: 1790-1864
Lesson 14 - Social Studies III: US History: 1865-1930
Lesson 15 - Social Studies IV: US History: 1930-1945
Lesson 16 - Social Studies V: US History: Post World War II

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