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Adventure Tales of America Program Advantages
and Features
Authoritative
Presents Sound, Scholarly History
- Primary sources are used extensively. For example, a 13-page
section on the Constitutional Convention dramatizes James
Madison's Notes of the Debates in the Federal Convention of 1787.
- Historical figures speak in their own words whenever possible,
an ideal way to read primary sources.
Exciting
Makes Learning Fun and Exciting!
- From exploration of the New World to the Civil War, America's
story unfolds with high drama -- absorbing, entertaining,
and enlightening. Students won't put it down!
- A successful learning experience for all students, gifted,
grade-level, at-risk, and Limited English Proficiency (LEP).
Innovative
Integrates Left and Right Brain Learning
- The Nobel Prize-winning (1981) research of Dr. Roger Sperry
shows that the learning curve rises dramatically when
information is given simultaneously to both sides of the brain.
- Adventure Tales of America does this through:
- Words, analysis,
and structure for the left brain.
- Pictures, humor, emotion, and drama for the right brain.
Effective
Raises Test Scores
Read how one teacher's
class had a 115% improvement!
- Adventure Tales of America has
raised state social scores dramatically -- in Texas as
much as 18 percent.
- All students learn faster, remember longer, and
score higher.
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