About:-Skill Sharpeners is a meticulously graded series extending over seven levels which seeks to enable learners to become proficient in using English language. The series is carefully graded to teach functional grammar and the correct usage of various grammatical elements. Emphasis has been placed not on learning the rules but on the correct application of rules.
Key Features:-
• The various grammar activities prompt the learners to think about words and their meanings and how words are used to communicate information.
• The punctuation activities introduce learners to sentences and punctuation marks.
• All topics have been divided as per different themes, which are related to the immediate environment of each learner.
• Skills section defines the set of learning objectives that the learners will be expected to learn by the end of the chapter.
• The engaging word recognition activities help learner's to practice and acquire word recognition skills, visual discrimination skills and fine motor skills.
• The hands-on activities provide additional experiences with grammar and punctuation concepts and basic skills such as word recognition, inference and visual discrimination. Language handbook given towards the end of each book is meant to be used as a summary of all the concepts taught in the book.
• Suggestions given in "Talk with Your Child" in the first two books of the series help guide conversations and reinforce grammar and punctuation concepts.
• Extensive practice has been given to reinforce concept acquisition.
• The series is supported by teaching guide that includes lesson plans, extension activities and resources like cards and mats for the teacher to aid the learning in the classroom.