Our Discoveries in Reading series provides your child with carefully selected books designed to build his or her confidence as a reader.
Selections within each series are age-appropriate and geared to reinforce and enrich the teaching of reading as well as the understanding of language. The books and accompanying lessons extend your child’s learning and assist him or her in making connections, which are key in developing critical thinking skills.
The Discoveries in Reading series can inspire students at any reading level. Calvert’s grade-level courses and Discoveries in Reading courses have common themes to reinforce core learning. For stand-alone use, the series provides a varied collection of topics sure to open your child’s eyes to the adventure of reading. Summaries of each book are provided to give you, the Home Teacher, an appreciation for the content and key ideas within each book.
When your child completes a Discoveries in Reading course, you may return a postcard for a certificate and a small gift to celebrate his or her accomplishment.
Levels I Through V
Discoveries in Reading Levels I through V will introduce your child to the exciting world of literature, biography, and poetry. A wide range of topics and ideas are addressed in each course. You can share the joy of reading with your child with the assurance that each book in the course is age-appropriate. Included activities help to build your child’s development as a reader.
Levels VI Through VIII
The newly revised Levels VI through VIII will turn your middle school student on to reading and give the avid reader a thoughtful mix of nonfiction works and traditional and contemporary classics to read and enjoy. Each group of four books focuses on a particular theme:
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Universal Childhood Experiences (VIa)
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Ancient History to Modern Classics (VIb)
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Drama and Adventure (VIIa)
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The Past and the Future (VIIb)
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American Literature (VIIIa)
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American History and Literature (VIIIb)
In these courses the Lesson Manual features questions, self-directed activities, and a reader’s journal for your child. Students are asked to compare and contrast the themes, characters, and plots of the books as they read through each course. The lessons also suggest a wealth of activities based on literary themes, including field trips, music exploration, Internet research, and films. Students enrolled in a Sixth, Seventh, or Eighth Grade Calvert course will especially enjoy reading books in the b-series of Discoveries in Reading that correspond with their core history studies.
The guided lessons that accompany Discoveries in Reading provide the Home Teacher with the strategies needed to assist the student in developing reading, comprehension, and critical thinking skills. Each lesson contains a summary of the book and an outline of the themes, guiding the Home Teacher and the student in a discussion of the selection. Students in the lower levels require more supervision, and while the Home Teacher remains involved at all levels, the summaries and activities included in the upper level courses are written to the student.
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