Matter Pack

Level 4: Developing

This 5-level guided reading system helps kids master verbal, reading, and writing skills — starting at any level. Every app, storybook, and video has been hand-selected to help kids gain the knowledge they need to transition from learning-to-read to reading-to-learn.

Developing packs are ideal for readers who have reached the following milestones:

- Can recount a story with descriptive detail
- Asks for clarification when needed
- Starting to decode unknown long vowel words
- Reads text with accuracy
- Writes using a topic
- Will spell more complex, long vowel words

This Launchpad contains the following apps:

2nd Grade Non-Fiction Reading Comprehension
It's never too early to improve reading skills! Designed for students looking for an advantage in solidifying their reading comprehension skills. Read through a range of different stories and test comprehension with a variety of questions about the selected passages. Aligned with CCSS - Common Core State Standards for 2nd Grade.

All About Dancers
Let's learn about different kinds of dance styles in this interactive story. Speakaboos’ parent app, HOMER, is a proven early learning program that builds personalized learning plans for children ages 2-8 - complete with this story and others like this!

Allegro
Meet Allegro, a young boy who can’t stand practicing the piano. It’s hard and frustrating and he is ready to give up—until the music itself suddenly whisks him away on a magical adventure!

Alphabet Sounds Word Study
The Alphabet Sounds app teaches kids spelling related to letters and letter sounds.

Common Core 2nd Grade Reading - Sight Words - Volume 1
This first in a series of Common Core programs teaches the sight words covered in weeks 1 through 9 of 2nd Grade, where kids learn words such as "laugh," "together," "never," "about," "myself," etc. Join young host Marisa, who explains what sight words are, and enthusiastically presents each word, sounds it out slowly, and uses it in a simple sentence with on-screen graphics and illustrations that reinforce the use of the particular sight word.

Common Core 2nd Grade Reading - Sight Words - Volume 2
This second in a series of Common Core programs teaches the sight words covered in weeks 10 through 18 of 2nd Grade, where kids learn words such as "bring," "drink," "better," "light," "carry," etc. Join young host Marisa, who explains what sight words are, and enthusiastically presents each word, sounds it out slowly, and uses it in a simple sentence with on-screen graphics and illustrations that reinforce the use of the particular sight word.

Fairy Song
Celebrate Louisa May Alcott's birthday by enjoying one of her classic poems in a fun and interactive way.

Feelin' the Beat: A Buddy Bolden Story
Hey there jazz cats! Have a New Orleans adventure and learn about the beginnings of jazz!

Kids Spelling Fun
Children will learn and practice how to spell over 500 common English words. Offering 3 modes, learning, practice, and test allowing children to go at their own pace while reinforcing skills.

Mozart and Beethoven Rock!
These two young musicians really know how to rock! But will they learn how to share the spotlight? Like every FarFaria ebook, this title includes professional audio narration with word highlighting and a standards-aligned reading level, independently measured using the Lexile framework.

My America, the Beautiful
America the Beautiful is one of the most popular patriotic songs in the United States of America. Based on the original lyrics by Katharine Lee Bates, My America, the Beautiful is a modern day take on the classic tune.

Sight Words Sentences
Children can build a strong foundation for reading by practicing 220 of the most common sight words used in sentences.