Fast ForWord Singapore

Reading 3

Fast ForWord to Reading 3 exercises builds reading knowledge and fluency. With a focus on recognising word sounds, word forms, and spelling conventions this product develops basic vocabulary and comprehension skills.

Using an exclusive patented technology to help students build cognitive skills in the context of essential reading skills, Fast ForWord to Reading 3 exercises includes:

-Advanced knowledge of letter-sounds
-Phonology and spelling
-Structure of written language Vocabulary
-Cause and effect relationships in written text
-Paragraph Comprehension

Fast ForWord Reading 3 consists of six exercises:

Exercise Description

Book Monkeys
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A library group of monkeys are hanging in the library. As participants help organise disheveled books, the exercise builds reading comprehension using literal, inferential, and organisational knowledge.

Canine Crew
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The dogs in the construction crew challenge students to pick the rhyming words.The exercises develop vocabulary, spelling, decoding, and automatic word recognition.

Chicken Dog
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A fine-feathered hot dog vendor helps students build phonics and spelling skills as they see a word presented with missing letters, and must choose the letters that complete the word.

Hog Hat Zone
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In a busy construction zone, this Hog needs help. Paragraphs from classic children’s literature are presented with missing words. Finding the correct missing words requires a high level of morphological complexity while building vocabulary skills.

Scrap Cat
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Amid the trash and treasures of a junkyard, the junkyard cat operates a machine which asks students to select the correct answers to the questions. Students sort words into linguistic and semantic categories, building the decoding and vocabulary skills necessary for fluent reading. This exercise also develops spelling.

Twisted Pictures
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By picking the sentence that correctly describes an aspect of the picture presented, students develop syntax and vocabulary skills. This exercise incorporates a high level of syntactic complexity for successful completion of the content.

Language and Reading Skills Developed by Fast ForWord Reading 3

Decoding
Phonology
Decoding
Vocabulary
Spelling
Syntax & morphology
Automatic word recognition
Letter-sound association
Sentence and paragraph comprehension
Comprehension strategies
Logical reasoning
Ability to make inferences

Cognitive Skills Developed by Fast ForWord Reading 3

Working & long term memory
Selective & sustained attention
Long-term recall of vocabulary
Linguistic & visual processing
Auditory & visual processing
Sequencing