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MIDDLE SCHOOL
 The Heron Basics Forms
3-6 Reading Program (covering reading for grades
4 through 8) takes up where the Forms 1 and 2 Program ends. A literature-based
program, its goal (and routine result) is a student who truly enjoys reading,
and who reads widely and well. As a first action a student bridges from
instructed to fully independent reading, then builds his vocabulary and overall
ability in an hour of daily, supervised reading. He chooses from a wide
selection of fiction and non-fiction books selected for high-quality writing,
significant subject matter and positive values. Over a thousand such books have
been sorted into a series of twelve reading levels according to vocabulary,
general reading level and complexity of ideas. Reading many books from each
level a student progresses gradually from reading elementary books to Dickens'
Great Expectations. Along the way, he is exposed to a wide spectrum of world
geography and cultures, historical events and human experience. A student
completing this program has a strong foundation for reading widely in the world
of literature.
 The Heron Basics Forms
3-5 Spelling Program (grades 4 through 8) takes a thorough approach to teaching
spelling. While learning, on an individually tailored basis, to spell a wide
range of words, a student also learns the fundamental principles and rules of
English spelling. Spelling vowel sounds, typically a troublesome area is
learned thoroughly and well. Then a student advances through guidelines and
rules for adding prefixes, suffixes and spelling contractions, compound words,
plurals, possessives and commonly confused homonyms. Later he branches out into
Greek and Latin word elements, derivations and grammar as keys to spelling, and
"irregular" words taken from other languages. He also learns to proofread
effectively and by the end can produce (without using a spellchecker) a five
hundred word essay with few or no spelling errors.
The Heron Basics Mathematics Seminar Program for grades K through
5 provides a high level of communication in math and produces a solid
understanding of the key math concepts. Lessons are given seminar-style,
providing lively classroom interaction, followed by mathematics drilling.
The Heron
Basics Mathematics Levels 6-8 Program (grades 6 through 8) is based
on study guides, allowing the students to proceed with supervised independent
study through the program. It continues the emphasis on full understanding of
key math concepts and terminology. New topics in these subjects are introduced
in this program: fractions, decimals, geometry, measurement, consumer math,
probability and statistics, ratios, percents, integers, and trigonometry. The
program includes a detailed testing program so that the student's assignments
can be precisely tailored. The student only does those chapters or parts of
chapters where he is deficient. Thus, well-prepared students can get through
the program very quickly.
All of these
programs are based on the educational breakthroughs of American educator, L.
Ron Hubbard. For more information about these very successful methods, please
visit www.appliedscholastics.org.
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Oak Crest Private School. All rights reserved. Oak Crest Private School is a
non-profit educational organization and does not discriminate on the basis of
race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability or age in its programs
and activities.
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