This high school homeschooling language arts curriculum from Alpha Omega Publications provides a great teaching resource.
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LIFEPAC LANGUAGE ARTS CURRICULUM OVERVIEW
Fundamental skills are presented clearly using visual as well as written explanations of concepts being taught. A variety of exercises are presented to help the student understand and master topics.
The Language Arts series emphasizes the improvement of communication skills. All Language Arts skills are integrated into a single learning sequence which are included in the students LIFEPAC. This unique learning approach combines the study of these skills:
- Reading Comprehension
- Grammar
- Handwriting
- Composition
- Spelling
- Literature
- Speaking Skills
- Listening Skills
The integrated approach combines drill and analysis of grammar with immediate application in composition exercises. Extra activities and suggested reading are included in each teacher's guide. With LIFEPAC's biblical perspective, you're students will learn to discern truth from error - secular or religious.
Challenging students to demonstrate both spiritual and academic growth, LIFEPAC Gold is the foundation of Alpha Omega's Bible-centered home school curriculum. Within each of the five core subjects - Bible, Language Arts, Mathematics, History, & Science - the curriculum is organized into convenient workbook/textbook "worktext" units.
MASTERY LEARNING
This full-color worktext curriculum for students in grades K through 12 is based on the principle of mastery learning, in which students truly master the content and skills of one unit before progressing to the next. Different students learn at different speeds, so mastery learning ensures success by allowing each student to spend as much time as he needs in a particular subject area before moving on.
Students achieve mastery learning through LIFEPAC Golds systematic review of learned concepts at three levels. First, each new concept or skill is reinforced within the LIFEPAC worktext in which it is introduced. Second, concepts and skills are integrated across all five core subjects in the curriculum. And third, mastered material is treated as the building blocks of new material at the higher grade levels.
Many specific LIFEPAC Gold Curriculum activities and questions require students to go beyond simple objective recall, asking them instead to think analytically and draw conclusions that require a conceptual understanding of the material.
PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT
As your child's teacher, you guide your student through LIFEPAC Gold's pre-designed lesson plans, pacing the material and creating the spontaneous learning opportunities that make home schooling so effective. You chart your child's academic growth through parent-directed activities, self-tests and final unit tests.
REINFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES
The use of independent projects to reinforce learned concepts is an important part of the Alpha Omega Lifepac homeschool curriculum. Projects stimulate creativity and imaginative thought, and provide the student an opportunity to use and demonstrate the skills he has learned. The student is allowed freedom to explore and conduct his own research, but remains accountable to the teacher. This challenges the student to think and helps him develop independent learning skills and self-discipline.
ORDERING FLEXIBILITY
LIFEPAC's are conveniently packaged to meet the needs of home schoolers on a budget. You save money by purchasing the Complete Boxed Sets for each subject and grade level. These include everything you need for the entire school year in one convenient package.
LIFEPAC WORKTEXT BOOKS
The LIFEPAC booklet is the basic unit of Alpha Omega's worktext curriculum. Ten LIFEPACs constitute a full year's study in one subject. Each LIFEPAC takes about 3 to 4 weeks to complete.
Complete boxed sets for each grade level include 10 full-color LIFEPAC worktexts for each subject for students to complete plus a 2 part Teacher's Guide. The Teacher's Guide includes a synopsis of every LIFEPAC, a complete answer key and test keys, plus helpful tips on managing your home school.
This full-color worktext curriculum for students in grades K through 12 is based on the principle of mastery learning in which students truly master the content and skills of one unit before progressing to the next. Different students learn at different speeds, so mastery learning ensures success by allowing each student to spend as much time as he needs in a particular subject area before moving on.
Students achieve mastery learning through LIFEPAC Gold's systematic review of learned concepts at three levels.
First, each new concept or skill is reinforced within the LIFEPAC worktext in which it is introduced.
Second, concepts and skills are integrated across all five core subjects in the curriculum.
Third, mastered material is treated as the building blocks of new material at the higher grade levels.
Many specific Alpha Omega Lifepac homeschool curriculum activities and questions require students to go beyond simple objective recall, asking them instead to think analytically and draw conclusions that require a conceptual understanding of the material.
LIFEPAC GOLD TESTING
You and your students never get in over your heads thanks to LIFEPAC's reinforcements and testing to help you accurately track your students success and readiness to proceed.
LIFEPAC Gold currriculum are carefully designed to achieve the following:
- Provide built-in lesson plans
- Ensure ease of use for teacher and student
- Establish clear teaching objectives
- Organize the materials
- Teach critical thinking skills
- Integrate Biblical concepts
LIFEPAC Gold organizes five core subjects - Bible, History, Geography, Language Arts, Math, and Science - into one year curriculum units comprised of 10 LIFEPAC worktexts per subject. Each LIFEPAC worktext takes approximately 3 to 4 weeks to complete. Plus a teacher's guide helps you keep on track.
The LIFEPAC Gold Curriculum delivers a savings over traditional hard-bound texts. LIFEPAC placement tests are also available to help you start your child at the appropriate unit level without spending unnecessarily on extra materials.
LIFEPAC LESSON PLANS
LIFEPAC Gold's strategic lesson plans follow the course curriculum and free parents to tutor, grade, and encourage without the burden of having to create the educational design. Clear objectives and built-in reviews make material mastery worry free.
CRITICAL TEACHING SKILLS
You will teach your child to think conceptually through LIFEPAC's cognitively challenging lessons and questions. More than just recalling facts, your students will grasp concepts through analytical and evaluative thinking skills. |
