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Reading Skill By Team 2

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Reading SkillBy Team 2

The ultimate goal of reading is good a

comprehension.

Aesop's famous fables and scripts provide great

entertainment for children and kids. The fables, or stories, are all very short so keep the attention of children and Aesop's fables feature familiar animals loved by children and kids.

Aesop’s Fables

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Who is Aesop?

Aesop is the name of the man credited with the authorship of a collection or book of  fables. Aesop was a slave who many believe lived in Samos, he was a Greek.

Aesop's Quest, based on Aesop's Fables, is a learning game where the player must remember elements

of a story to complete a level. The game uses reading comprehension to develop cognitive reading skills.

Aesop’s Quest

The touch mechanic of the game engages children in a hands-on learning process, implementing kinesthetic learning.

Ask and answer questions about what is read.

Level 1

Apply meaning clues, language structure, and

phonic strategies. Compare and contrast setting, characters and

events. Identify the author's purpose. Ask and answer questions. Organize information and events logically. Summarize major points found in fiction materials. Understand basic plots of fairy tales, myths,

folktales, legends, and fables

Level 2

Compare the use of fact and fantasy in

historical fiction with other forms of literature. Identify sensory words. Explain the author's purpose. Draw conclusions, using information from text. Distinguish between cause and effect and

between fact and opinion. Identify new information

Level 3

Use context to clarify meaning of unfamiliar

words. Describe the character development in fiction

and poetry selections. Identify cause-and-effect relationships. Identify compare-and-contrast relationships. Identify new information gained from reading

Level 4

Identify analogies and figurative language. Use context and sentence structure to determine meanings and

differentiate among multiple meanings of words. Identify the elements for narrative structure, including setting, character,

plot, conflict, and theme. Describe images created by language. Describe how word choice and imagery contribute to the meaning of a text. Describe cause-effect relationships and their impact on plot. Use information stated explicitly in the text to draw conclusions and make

inferences. Explain how character and plot development are used in a selection to

support a central conflict or story line. Identify questions to be answered. Use context to determine meanings of unfamiliar words and technical

vocabulary

Level 5

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