Language Skills

Grammar, Usage, Punctuation / Capitalization and Writing

The instructional part of each lesson is succinct yet thorough, containing linguistic, traditional and original explanations.

It also teaches all the language skills needed for national achievement tests and post high school endeavors.

System Features

  • Automatic Placement Tests
  • Comprehensive coverage of language skills
  • Readability levels 2.5 to 11.5
  • The entire program contains 560 lessons
  • Writing exercises provided for writing skills lessons
  • Computer maintenance of all test scores for lessons, pre-tests, and post tests
  • Each lesson contains an interesting instructional lesson and corresponding practice lesson
  • Pre-test and post-test for each section of lessons
  • Answer feedback for correct and incorrect responses
  • Extra lessons for most concepts

Grammar

  • Prepositional Phrases
  • Subjects and Verbs
  • Direct Objects
  • Indirect Objects
  • Subject Complements
  • Nouns
  • Pronouns
  • Adjectives
  • Adverbs
  • Conjunctions and Interjections
  • Phrases
  • Clauses


Writing

  • Sentence Structure
  • Paragraph Structure
  • Essay Structure

Usage

  • Subject and Verb Agreement
  • Pronoun and Antecedent Agreement
  • Verb Tense
  • Principle Parts of Verbs
  • Using Adjectives and Adverbs Correctly
  • Using Nouns Correctly


Punctuation / Capitalization

  • Sentence Punctuation Marks
  • Commas
  • Apostrophes
  • Quotation Marks
  • Italics
  • Capitalization
The sequence of instruction is organized to enhance the learning of certain concepts that will be needed in upcoming sections.