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Home Placement and Overview Modern Milestones

Modern Milestones

Modern Milestones is designed for students in the Word Extension stage of spelling. Students will read about the contributions of many different people during the last four centuries. Students will begin to learn details about specific spelling patterns, particularly how prefixes and suffixes are used to expand or change the meaning of words.

This level:

  • Features artists, musicians, scientists, and others who have influenced our world since early modern times
  • Expands and adapts the familiar Spelling You See activities:
    • marking word patterns – focuses attention on the ways in which suffixes and prefixes affect the spelling of different words
    • copywork – continues to be a valuable tool to help the brain pay attention to details in print
    • dictation – gives the student the opportunity to recall the proper letter patterns from memory
  • Includes a weekly Workshop activity that provides students with opportunities to apply and practice the patterns they have learned
  • Gradually increases in reading level, providing opportunities for vocabulary development and allowing students to learn how to spell words in an interesting context
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In Modern Milestones, students are introduced to a new way of marking word patterns that emphasizes how prefixes and suffixes are added to base words to enhance or change their meanings. Passages on artists, musicians, scientists, and others who have influenced our world since early modern times provide opportunities for students to practice new word patterns in a meaningful context.

Placement Guidelines

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Scope and Sequence

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Read the passage below to your student, asking them to follow along.

The Chinese were the first people to print books. Their language uses thousands of characters instead of a simple alphabet. For many years they carved each page into a wooden block. Later, each character was carved from clay. The characters were baked so they would harden. Next they were fastened onto iron plates. A page was printed from each plate. Thankfully the clay characters could be used over and over! The process was a challenge. Still, it was easier than copying books by hand.


Ask
your student to read the passage aloud by themselves.

Dictate the following list of words, one at a time, to your student, asking them to write the words on a piece of paper.

thousands, alphabet, carved, wooden, harden, fasten, iron, thankfully, process, challenge

If you answer “Yes” to these three questions, your child is ready to begin Modern Milestones.

  • Can my student follow written instructions and work independently?
  • Was my student able to read the paragraph aloud without sounding words out or pausing? Note that the paragraph is written at the minimum reading level for Modern Milestones.
  • Was my student able to spell correctly eight of the ten listed words?

If you answer “No” to any of the questions above, try the readiness guidelines for the previous level, Ancient Achievements.

  • Lesson 1: Base Words, Suffixes, and Prefixes
  • Lesson 2: Nouns and Plurals
  • Lesson 3: More on Plurals
  • Lesson 4: Plurals of Words Ending in y
  • Lesson 5: Past Tense and e‑drop
  • Lesson 6: Adding ‑ing
  • Lesson 7: Doubling a Final Consonant, The prefix dis-
  • Lesson 8: The prefix in-
  • Lesson 9: Final Consonants That Do Not Double, The prefix en-
  • Lesson 10: Nouns Ending in y
  • Lesson 11: Words Ending in ‑ous
  • Lesson 12: Words Relating to science
  • Lesson 13: The Suffixe ‑ation
  • Lessons 14: Base Words, Suffixes, and Prefixes
  • Lesson 15: Words Ending in f or fe, The Suffixes -ant and -ent
  • Lessons 16-36: Base Words, Suffixes, and Prefixes

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Sample Lesson

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Parts A and B

  • Read Passage Aloud
  • Mark Letter Patterns as Directed
  • Student Copies Passage for 10 Minutes, Then Marks Patterns

Part C

  • Read Passage Aloud
  • Mark Letter Patterns as Directed
  • Complete Workshop activity

Parts D and E

  • Read Passage Aloud
  • Mark Letter Patterns as Directed
  • 10 Minutes of Dictation, Then Mark Patterns

Sample Lesson

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A Typical Week

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Modern Milestone
Universal Set

This set includes everything you need:

  • Instructor’s Handbook – Includes an introduction to the philosophy to Spelling You See, the “Getting Started” guide with an overview of the 36 lessons, and helpful information and resources
  • Student Pack – Includes two student workbooks and erasable colored pencils

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Modern Milestone
Instructor’s Handbook

  • Includes an introduction to the philosophy to Spelling You See, the “Getting Started” guide with an overview of the 36 lessons, and helpful information and resources.

Purchase the Instructor’s Handbook

Modern Milestone
Student Pack

  • Includes two student workbooks (workbooks are broken into part one and part 2) and erasable colored pencils.*Student Packs are great for an additional student, teaching multiple students on the same level, students in a class or co-op setting.  Instruction materials not included and are necessary for use of this program.

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