Everything you need to help your children improve in school
Orchard's #1 priority is to assist parents and teachers in helping students master key skills and concepts stressed in textbooks and on standardized tests. What makes Orchard so effective is an approach that has several key features: Pre-testing  These tests are correlated to national (and in some cases state-specific) standardized tests. Your child will take this test when he/she first begins using the software.
Assignment  Based upon the outcome of these tests, Orchard Home software generates customized lessons for each child using the software. Parents can further personalize assignments by changing program parameters such as degree of difficulty and length of the lessons.
Post-testing  Post-tests measure your child's progress and gains in achievement. Multiple sets of post-test questions are available to assure mastery of material - not just rote memorization.
Management Assessment  Allows you, the parent, to get involved in tracking your child's progress with easy-to-understand reports - no matter how many subject areas your child is working with.
A Variety of Instructional Styles Keep Children coming Back for More! Skill Builders – Provide step-by-step learning via tutorials, practice, tests and reward games. Learning Games – Reinforce skills and time-on-task learning in a motivating, game environment. Critical Concepts – Provide targeted instruction in Language Arts with built-in puzzles. Math Concepts – Offer interactive graphic tutorials and activities to help understand new concepts. Multimedia Reading – Extend literature-based reading and writing activities. Tools for Parents – Provide parents with powerful support and tracking materials. |