Based on the three-point instruction method (“this is,” “show me,” and “what is?”), the Shiller Learning Language Arts program covers phonics, reading instruction, and a combination of language arts skills, including parts of speech, retelling stories, sharing emotions, touch typing, rhyming, describing, comparisons, giving directions, identifying sonnets, and much more. Lessons are open-and-go and vary in length and complexity.
Kit A includes Lesson Books 1–4, lesson mat, movable alphabet (uppercase & lowercase letters plus numbers), quinoa grain, washable large crayons, manipulatives with knobs, Play-Doh®, and language songs. By the completion of this level, students will be reading CVC words.
Kit B includes “Writing the Alphabet” and Lesson Books 5–8 with an educator guide and diagnostic tests. Reading books include McGuffy’s Eclectic Primer, The Story Hour, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Just So Stories, and a biography of George Washington. Manipulatives include Montessori grammar symbols in a wooden box with lid, 28 mp3 language songs, and a letter tile kit.
By the end of these approximately 2 years of lessons, students will be reading close to a grade 3 reading level.