For the adult
For families and teachers
Every workbook has a note on page 2 for the adult who is helping.
What the books ask of the adult
Read aloud to younger learners
Most of the books for Grades K–2 tell the adult on page 2 to read aloud: the directions, the page, or every word. With older learners it stays an option, and many of the books say so.
Number Sense says: “Read every direction aloud.”
Let the learner try first
Some of the books ask the adult to wait until the learner has tried, and then to look at the work together. In each module, the first guided practice page has help cues and the next one gives less help.
Grammar says: “Let the learner try first, then check together.”
Write down any help you give
Many of the books ask for a note of any help that was given, by the adult or by the learner.
Reading for Evidence says: “Note any help you give; it shows what support is still needed.”
Use the answer key to talk through mistakes
The answer key is at the back of every book, and its notes are labeled Why, Common mistake and Help. Use them after the learner has tried, to talk a mistake through and pick a page to go back to.
Plant Life Cycles says: “The answers at the back explain why each answer works and how to fix common mistakes, so use them to talk through errors, not only to mark.”
Go at the learner's pace
The books set no schedule. Each module is short and ends with a checkpoint that says which page to revisit, or whether to move on.
Place Value says: “Go at the learner's pace; there is no timing.”
Accept answers that are not written
Many of the books say on page 2 that a learner may answer without writing: by pointing, saying, drawing, signing, dictating or typing, depending on the book.
My First Maps says: “Children answer by pointing, circling, matching, tracing, drawing or telling. Writing is welcome but never required.”
Page 2 is written for you
Page 2 explains how to use the book. In most books the note for the adult is labeled “For grown-ups”, “For the adult” or “For adults”.
Nearly every workbook also says there what it covers and what it does not. Where a book needs something besides a pencil, page 2 says so.
On each book page
Each book’s page here repeats those lines and lists anything you need besides a pencil.
Copying pages for your own learners
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What these books are not
- A workbook teaches a single skill or topic. It does not cover everything in a grade or a subject.
- The books teach. They do not advise. Books on the body, on civics and on personal finance say so in print.
- This site promises no results. Many of the books say that one good retry shows progress, not proof.
- Some of the Intro College books call themselves companions to a course.
Not a full reading program or intervention.
No strategy here guarantees a grade.
It is a practice companion, not a full course.