In the earliest stage of reading, students will learn letter sounds and memorize basic sight words.

For our youngest readers, we have chosen book options that will build the child’s basic vocabulary.

Our 1st and 2nd grade books continue to focus on vocabulary while adding a little more length.

At this level, students will be reading a wider variety of books that include great vocabulary and require more complex comprehension skills.

The length of the books at this level is a noticeably longer. Students will read more and will have to really use their critical thinking skills to analyze the story.

For these advanced readers, we have chosen books from many different genres to keep them excited about reading while continuing to improve their higher-level vocabulary, comprehension skills, and critical thinking.

For our most accelerated readers, we have chosen college prep books from many different genres to encourage their continued reading. The vocabulary level will also increase along with the comprehension and critical thinking skills.

Since there is so much we can learn from the lives and experiences of others, children of all ages (and even adults!) can benefit greatly from reading about some of the most influential people of the past and of modern times! We have chosen leaders from many different walks of life and have presented some key points from their lives in these biographies.

After reading and listening to some of the most famous speeches ever given, students will have a better understanding of the historical significance of each. Students will have a chance to work on their critical thinking skills as well.

We have hand-picked influential essays written by well-known and historically significant authors for our students to study. They will be exposed to subject-specific vocabulary and will work on their understanding of author’s purpose.

We understand that, from a young age, it is our personal responsibility to instill not only knowledge, but also a good sense of morals. We seek to achieve both of those goals here at Optimus through the reading of Aesop’s Fables. These fables use kid-friendly animal characters to teach a myriad of worthwhile life lessons.

The work of authors such as the Grimm Brothers and Hans Christen Andersen is most notably remembered through Disney’s classic animated films. However, people don’t often know the original stories. We have created adaptations that are appropriate for younger students, so parents need not worry about the darker elements of the original classics. Through these stories, readers will not only improve their academic skills, but they’ll also have fun making comparisons between the original stories and some of their favorite Disney movies!

FFor these advanced readers, we have chosen books from many different genres to keep them excited about reading while continuing to improve their higher-level vocabulary, comprehension skills, and critical thinking.

 We will read common Roman myths and their characters, and we will see how they correspond to those in Greek Mythology. Students will expand their vocabulary and find value in these stories.

If you are interested in studying more about American civics, history, and culture, you’ll want to take a look at these great books and OLS articles to learn more about these subjects.

The business world is so competitive. In order to get ahead of your competition, it is crucial to read and learn from the books written by business leaders.

Are you trying to learn a new skill or study why people act the way they do? Perhaps you are trying to change something about your own behavior through reading. This category of books will provide you with many choices to help you grow not only as a reader but also as a human being.

With this material, students can work on interview skills to prepare for the OPIc test. They will learn to answer the same types of questions that they are likely to get on the test.

We want to make our ESL classes more effective for our students by helping them to learn basic English words and phrases before they begin studying with us. Study 20 lessons (with 20 words or phrases in each lesson) of vocab, verb phrases, and popular American idioms that will make it easier to understand the English you’ll be learning in your ESL class. This prep class is designed to last 4 weeks with one lesson each weekday. At the end of each week, you will take a quiz on that week’s lessons.