K5 Learning is an online reading and math program for kids from kindergarten through grade 5. Our intent is to help kids build reading, math and study skills through independent study. K5 is designed for home use and can be used for after-school, weekend and summertime supplemental study or in conjunction with a homeschooling program.
“K5 Learning was founded by parents who wanted better learning tools available to their kids for
home use. In 2010, K5 Learning licensed the very best reading and math software, used by thousands of students in hundreds of schools, from leading U.S. education companies.
formed from the combination of this award winning software.”
The K5 program includes:
- free online assessments of each child’s math and reading skills,
- award-winning, curricula based reading and math content,
- over 3,000 online multimedia activities, personalized for each child based on his or her assessment,
- a highly structured environment which allows the student to proceed through the lessons in a logical fashion at his own pace,
- ease of use which allows even 4 or 5 year olds to work independently,
- attention to child safety with no external links, advertisements, chat or similar,
- comprehensive reporting to parents,
- 24/7 availability and no downloads
The Assessment: Kids complete an online assessment of 8 key reading and math skills, and then work independently at their own pace through over 3,000 online lessons and activities. The lessons are animated, interactive and simple enough that a 4-5 year old can use them independently. K5 Learning automatically choose lessons for students (based on their assessment and past lessons), track student progress and provide reports for parents.
My kids had to complete the assessment first. I was afraid that it would be drills-n-skills type of assessment. I was pleasantly surprised (as were my kids) that the assessment was performed by “playing computer games,” according to my kids! At first, the lessons are set based on the grade level of child by default. As the online assessment is completed in eight key reading and math skills, the assessment personalizes the learning program according to the child’s individual skill set. For example, if a child is strong in addition, but weak in phonics, then he will be given a highler level of addition lessons and less advanced phonic lessons. Chilren recieve instruction at their skill level. It does not matter the age or grade of the child.
research-based online tutorials and activities. The curriculum covers numbers and
operations (arithmetic from simple counting through fractions and beyond), measurement
(including telling time and counting money), geometry, beginning algebra and data analysis.
K5 Math emphasizes teaching math in a tangible rather than an abstract way. The multimedia
lessons use animated characters in real world scenarios to build connections between math and
kids? own experiences.
The “lessons” are kid friendly….kid interesting! My favorite is the addition matching game similar to the game pyramid. Not only do you need to know math, but have to plan out how to “match” answer and equation in an order to uncover other equations and answers underneath.
instructional guidelines laid out by the National Reading Panel and on best practices employed
by teachers and reading specialists. In use by thousands of US students, this award-winning kindergarten through grade 5 reading curriculum covers five key skill areas: phonemic awareness, phonics, sight words, vocabulary and reading comprehension.
Lessons are interactive and animated with fun ?role model? characters. Each lesson
is broken into segments: an interactive tutorial, one or more practice segments and
finally a quiz. Segments are typically about 5 minutes long, allowing for short but
effective study sessions.
My daughter really liked the reading lessons. She doesn’t like reading, but will go on-line to K5 Learning and complete/”play” the reading lessons without a problem. That is a win/win for us! The Phonic learning is just what she needs. She also likes the joke of the day too! She can’t wait to use them on her friends.
There is also Math Facts and Spelling. K5 Math Facts is an adaptive program designed to help kids develop instant recall of addition,
subtraction, multiplication and division facts. Students who don?t develop immediate recall of math facts spend their time on basic
computations instead of learning higher order math skills. The average Grade 5 student only
knows 32% of his multiplication tables.
analyses every response a child
makes ? including how fast he
answers – to determine which
facts need further practice. The K5 Math Fact Matrix displays
the student’s progress on every
single math fact. Mastery is
achieved when the whole matrix is
green.
and vocabulary program which improves
students? language skills one word at a time.
It features:
- immediate feedback on each word spelled: correct spellings receive applause and misspellings receive hints on how to correct a mistake. The student always spells a word correctly before moving to the next word.
- automatic word generation based on the child’s grade level, past quizzes, and specific goals. Words the student has misspelled in the past are repeated in future quizzes until spelled correctly multiple times. K5 Learning has a 150,000 word database.
- an optimized visual interface to help imprint proper spelling in the mind. Unlike many web
sites, K5 Spelling never displays a misspelled word. - K5 gives multiple clues to a word: sound files, sample sentences, definitions and pictures
help children absorb a word’s full meaning before trying to spell it.
With summer here, K5 Learning is a great way to keep your kids actively engaged in learning. I like not having to fight with my kids when it comes to summer learning. I love it that they ask me if they can get on to K5 Learning!
Buy It: K5 Learning is available on a subscription basis for $25/month or $199/year with substantial discounts for
siblings. Each subscription includes a free math and reading assessment and unlimited use of
each of K5’s four programs, K5 Reading, K5 Math, K5 Spelling and K5 Math Facts. A 14 day
free trial is available.
