BJU Reading 2 4th Edition is a comprehensive reading program that provides all kinds of wholesome and delightful stories for students to enjoy including realistic fiction, historical fiction, fables, folktales, and poetry. Literature is evaluated through a biblical worldview with six themed units that focus on wisdom, hard work, kindness, obedience, God’s creation, and contentment. Reading selections increase in difficulty as the program progresses. At the end of the program, a fifteen lesson novel study is centered around the book, The Sword in the Tree. Explicit phonics and vocabulary instruction also help build reading skills. Comprehension is taught using both simple recall and open-ended questions. Students gain fluency by reading both orally and independently.
This new edition has several updates. There are six units instead of four including the novel study. Some reading selections were replaced due to copyright reasons or academic rigor. A 4-step teaching cycle has been implemented in the teacher guide along with Biblical Worldview Shaping in the unit openers. A greater focus is placed on phonics instruction including differentiated phonics and new phonics lessons to accommodate individual learning needs.
A convenient Homeschool Kit includes Teacher Edition Parts 1 & 2 and the Teacher Edition Companion Guide, a two-volume Student Edition, The Sword in the Tree book, Homeschool Visuals, Activities Book, Activities Answer Key, Assessments, and Assessments Answer Key. ~ Gina