The Challenger Series

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The Challenger Series

• For the More Advanced Learner

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The Beginning Laubach Student

• Needs to start at the beginning
• Has low self-esteem
• Needs a great deal of direction from tutor
• Missed a lot of school
• Uncomfortable in a group

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The Beginning Challenger Student

• Identifies name and sound of each letter
• Functions at a grade 2 reading level
• Works independently
• Needs review and reinforcement
• Is responsible for own learning

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The Challenger Series uses phonics principles
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The Challenger Series uses high interest stories

• Words for Study
• bigwigs wool early floated
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  shaved wax queen hangover
• Wigs
• Have you ever heard a very important person
  called a big wig? This term dates back to at
  least 4000
• B.C. At that time, both men and women in Egypt
  shaved their heads and wore wigs. The bigger the
• wig was, the more important the person was.
• One of the reasons that wigs were worn in Egypt
  was so people could keep their heads clean and
  free
• from lice. The wigs were made of many things such
  as wool, animal hair, and even gold. People used
• bees wax to make the wigs stick to their heads.
• It was not just the people in Egypt who liked to
  wear wigs. In 1624, when the king of France began
  to
• lose his hair at a very early age, he got
  everybody to wear wigs. Under Queen Anne of
  England, who
• ruled from 1702 to 1714, wigs grew to their
  biggest shapes. They covered peoples backs and
  floated

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The Challenger Series has interesting writing
and comprehension exercises

• About the Reading. Answer these questions.
• 1. In which state did the gold rush happen?
  ____________________________________________
• 2. On what mans land was the gold first found?
  _________________________________________
• 3. In what year did the real gold rush begin?
  ____________________________________________
• 4. What were the men called who came to
  California to strike it rich? ____________________
  _____
• 5. Why would men pay a dollar just to stare at a
  pair of womens boots? ______________________
• ______________________________________________
  _______________________________
• What do you think?
• 6. If you had been living in 1849, would you have
  rushed to California to find gold? Explain your
• answer.
• ______________________________________________
  ________________________________

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The Challenger Series has structured drill
exercises that help students gain basic skills

• Words that Sound the Same. Put the right word on
  each line.
• read and red 1. Dick sat in his _________
  armchair and ________ his book until his wife
  came
• home from the
  meeting.
• sea and see 2. The people ran for the
  seats on the top deck, so they could ________ the
  
• ________
  better.
• weak and week 3. Jill was still so ________
  that she took another ________ off from work to
  rest.
• bare and bear 4. When the hunters
  returned to camp, they knew that a ________ had
  been there
• because the
  food chest was _________.
• way and weigh 5. By the ________, said
  Eddie, did you remember to ________ yourself
  today?
• brake and break 6. It will ________ Nicks
  heart when he hears that one ________ on his
  brand
• new bike
  doesnt work at all, said his sister.

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The Challenger Series helps your student
develop new vocabulary

• Match the words that mean the same thing.
• handy _______________ 1. all wet
• shout _______________ 2. yell
• dead _______________ 3. useful
• hurt _______________ 4. not living
• soaked _______________ 5. cut
• Match the words that are opposite in meaning.
• day _______________ 1. neat
• messy _______________ 2. harmful
• take _______________ 3. stop
• harmless _______________ 4. night
• start _______________ 5. give

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The Challenger Series teaches your student new
expressions

• Write the letter of the best answer on the line.
• ____________________ 1. Which of these sayings
  would a cop or robber be likely to use?
• (a) Hands down. (c) Hands up.
• (b) Hands off. (d) Join hands.
• ____________________ 2. Which of these sayings
  would a selfish person be likely to use?
• (a) Hands off. (c) Join hands.
• (b) In hand. (d) Out of hand.
• ____________________ 3. Which of these sayings
  describes a busy person?
• (a) force ones hand (c) not lift a
  hand
• (b) have ones hands full (d)
  turn ones hand to
• ____________________ 4. If something gets out
  of hand, its _______________.
• (a) no longer in control (c) on the
  floor
• (b) no longer owned by you (d) taken
  over by machines

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The Challenger Series teaches your student
reasoning skills

• Which Word Fits Best? Choose the right word from
  the four choices and put it on the line.
• 1. Bark is to dog as _______________ is to bird.
• (a) branch (b) chirp
  (c) nest (d) wing
• 2. Belt is to waist as scarf is to
  _______________.
• (a) cloth (b) coat
  (c) neck (d) wrap
• 3. Dill pickle is to sour as ________________ is
  to sweet.
• (a) coffeecake (b) grapefruit
  (c) spaghetti (d) plain yogurt
• 4. Reveal is to hide as respect is to
  _______________.
• (a) hidden (b) look down upon
  (c) look up to (d) love
• 5. Wade is to water as hike is to
  _______________.
• (a) boots (b) land
  (c) march (d) trudge