Achievement and Accountability in Education

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Achievement and Accountability in Education
SkillsTutor Content Overview
July 2004
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Proven, research-based instruction improves
student achievement and tracks performance for
students in grade 2 through adult.
Over 1,100 online activities and lessons help
teachers focus on core skills commonly found on
standardized tests.
Overview
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2nd Grade 8th Grade
6th Grade - Adult
Math A,B,C
Reading, Writing, Language
Reading Vocabulary A,B,C
Mathematics I, II, Algebra I
Reading Comprehension LL,A,B,C
Science I,II
Information Skills
Workforce Readiness Skills
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Scope and Sequence
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Math A, B, C
Basic Skill Lessons
Problem-Solving Lessons

• Lessons are separated into two parts The
  Warm-Up and Review.
• Tests students skills, providing both pretests
  and posttests to make initial assessments and
  gauge student progress.
• Hints are provided to assist in individualized
  instruction.

• Uses the 4-Step Problem Solving Plan.
• Steps provide a basic structure to the problem
  solving process.
• Offers students a methodology for solving
  application problems.
• Available after quizzes.

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Target Grades
Level A (3rd 4th Grade)
Level B (5th 6th Grade)

• Understanding Numbers
• Using Addition and Subtraction
• Using Multiplication and Division
• Using Decimals and Fractions
• Working With Data

• Understanding Numbers
• Using Whole Numbers
• Using Decimals
• Using Fractions and Percents
• Working with Data

Level C (7th 8th Grade)

• Understanding Numbers
• Using Decimals
• Using Fractions and Percents
• Working with Data

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Basic skill lessons provide real-life problems
that are used to cover the concepts in each
lesson.
The Warm-Up
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The real-life problem is then used as a basis
for introducing students to the kinds of
activities that will be presented in the Review.
The Warm-Up
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Students are given actual practice problems
related to the concept introduced in the Warm-Up.
The Review
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In the Problem-Solving Lessons, students are
introduced to the 4-Step Problem-Solving Plan.
Learn
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Next they are guided through a specific problem
using the plan.
Guided Through
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They are given an opportunity to review the plan
before solving their own problems.
Review
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Finally students will answer questions that ask
them to consider various methods of solution and
require them to use critical thinking to extend
their understanding of what theyve learned.
Solve
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Worksheets serve to test thestudents
comprehension of the lesson.
Word problems are provided for added practice
and challenges students with a creative writing
or artistic exercise.
The focus is on applications and connections
with other areas of the curriculum.
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Reading Vocabulary A, B, C

• Comprehensive coverage of more than 1,000 words.
• Units are broadly based on mathematics and
  science, social studies, family and consumer
  sciences, and other topics of interest to
  students.
• Variety of building activities introduce and
  reinforce vocabulary related to these topics.
• Lessons are built around a set of seven to ten
  words.
• Vocabulary words are introduced in story-centered
  activities as well as a variety of shorter,
  fast-paced activities which encourage students to
  practice using a new vocabulary word in context.

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Target Grades
6 Topic Areas
Level A (3rd 4th Grade)

• Mathematics Science
• Social Studies
• Family Consumer Sciences
• Student Life
• Hobbies Activities
• Special Words

Level B (5th 6th Grade)
Level C (7th 8th Grade)
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3 Parts to Every Lessons
The Warm-Up
The Review
The Quiz
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Interaction Types

• Context Sentence
• Multiple-Meaning Sentence
• Similar Sentences
• Clickable Scene
• Categories
• Paragraph
• Imagine
• Predict
• Analogy
• Non-Definitions
• Match a Word to a Synonym or Antonym
• Match a Word to a Clue or an Example
• Match a Graphic to a Word, Phrase, or Sentence

Lesson Components
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Story-centered activities are used to determine
key words that need to be addressed in each lesson
The Warm-Up
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Students practice using all of the lesson's
vocabulary words with special emphasis given to
words missed in the Warm-Up.
The Review
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Allows students to research any words in the
vocabulary list.
The Word Library
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Upon completing the Review, students are quizzed
on five words from the lesson.
The Quiz
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Worksheets serve to test thestudents
comprehension of the lesson.
They include a synopsis of the article from the
lessons and include suggestions for creative
writing or art projects related to the lessons.
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Reading Comprehension LL, A, B, C

• Content area reading lessons are built around
  informative social studies articles.
• Lessons are introduced with screens that includes
  a map and/or timeline to help frame the lesson
  topic for students.
• Several short activities encourage students to
  begin thinking about the lesson topic.
• While reading an article, students perform
  several activities designed to pace their reading
  and encourage comprehension.
• Upon completion of the article, students
  reinforce comprehension through a variety of
  engaging interactions.
• Worksheets may be printed for students to extend
  the computer activity or as a homework assignment.

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Target Grades
Level 1 (3rd 4th Grade)
Level LL (2rd 3th Grade)

• Communities
• Native Americans
• Customs and Traditions
• People Who Made a Difference
• Science and Technology

• Health
• Countries Regions
• Animals
• Holidays
• The United States

Level 2 (5th 6th Grade)
Level 3 (7th 8th Grade)

• Early Civilizations
• The Early Colonies
• American Revolution
• Civil War
• North American Countries and Cultures

• Past Civilizations
• Westward Expansion
• Civil War
• Life Around the World
• U.S. Government

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Reading Lessons Skill Lessons
Main Idea
Important Details
Authors Purpose
Cause and Effect
Sequencing
Inference
6 Critical Comprehension Skills
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Interaction Types

• Idea Web
• Cloze Passage
• Prediction
• Purpose for Reading
• Click on Text
• Evaluation Questions
• Main Idea Chart
• Supporting Details Chart
• Text Sequencing
• Comic Strip
• Multiple-Choice Question with Single Correct
  Answer
• Multiple-Choice Question with Several Correct
  Answers

Lesson Components
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Designed to activate students prior knowledge
and to build their readiness for reading.
Idea Web
Before-Reading Interaction
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Designed to help students pace their reading and
ask themselves questions as they read, to ensure
they are understanding the text.
Evaluation Questions
During-Reading Interaction
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Check the students comprehension of the reading
material and reinforce knowledge of the six
critical comprehension skills targeted in the
program.
Prediction
After-Reading Interaction
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Worksheets serve to test thestudents
comprehension of the articles.
They provide suggestions for drawing, crafts, or
performance activities related to the article.
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Research-Based Content Ensures Alignment

• Reading
• Vocabulary Building
• Word Knowledge
• Reading Comprehension
• Language Arts
• Capitalization
• Grammar Usage
• Punctuation
• Spelling
• Writing
• Language Mechanics
• Language Usage
• Sentence Structure
• Clear Writing Paragraphs

• Mathematics I
• Number Concepts
• Computation
• Word Problems
• Measurement Geometry
• Mathematics II
• Proportion Percent
• Intro to Algebra
• Geometry
• Statistics Probability
• Algebra I
• Equations, Inequalities, Polynomials
• Factoring and Rational Expressions
• Functions, Graphing, Systems of Equations

• Science I
• Life Science
• Physical Science
• Earth Science
• Science II
• Biology
• Chemistry
• Physics
• Information Skills
• Using Dictionaries Books
• Using References
• Using consumer Information
• Using Maps, Charts Graphs

6th Grade - Adult
Spanish Voice Option
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Basic Skill Lessons
Provide a brief, interactive tutorial of a
single, well defined rule or concept, with
visually stimulating graphics and audio to meet
a variety of learning styles.
Tutorials are followed by a number of multiple
choice problems that reinforce the subject and
contain hints and feedback of the original
concept.
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Thinking Skill Lessons
Usually following a comprehensive quiz, these
lessons begin with a scenario or story that
presents a problem. This theme is carried
throughout the entire lesson and the problem is
solved as the lesson progresses.
The opening scenario or story is followed by a
discussion of the thinking skill needed to solve
the problem. Students are then instructed in a
step-by-step thinking process that can be used
in general problem-solving scenarios.
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Lessons begin with one or more screens that
review and define a concept.
Basic Skill Lessons
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Hints are available to help reinforce the
concept. Students can also go back and review
the initial concept at any time.
Basic Skill Lessons
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Feedback is given for both incorrect and correct
answers.
Basic Skill Lessons
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The opening story or scenario presents a problem
to solve that is carried though the entire
lesson. It pulls together concepts learned from
previous lessons.
Thinking Skill Lessons
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Step by step instructions are provided for
solving the skill along with a series of
questions which requires the steps to be used.
Thinking Skill Lessons
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Worksheets are provided for each Thinking Skill
lesson.
They may be used to extend the computer
activityor as a homeworkassignment.
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