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Secondary Research
Secondary Research
To narrow our focus of content needed in XO games, we researched a general curricula for reading and writing in the United States. The following is a list of key concepts taught to third and fourth graders (the curricula overlap considerably):
To narrow our focus of content needed in XO games, we researched a general curricula for reading and writing in the United States. The following is a list of key concepts taught to third and fourth graders (the curricula overlap considerably):
* The 8 parts of speech (noun, verb, adjective, adverb, conjunction, preposition, interjection, pronoun), articles, helping verbs
* The correct spelling of words
* Suffixes, prefixes, synonyms, antonyms, homonyms, idioms
* Grammar, punctuation, capitalization
* The observation of unnecessary information and incorrect words
* Sentence types and ways to combine them
* Topic sentences, transitions, organization, sequential order, coherency, supporting details, concluding sentences
* Characters, setting, plot, main idea
* The audience for which a text is written, the author’s purpose for writing
* Sequential order, fact and opinion, cause and effect, inferences, compare and contrast
* The reading comprehension process of summarizing, predicting, visualizing, questioning, and clarifying
* Process of revising and proofreading
XO laptops already include many games, but none that incorporate the previous material. However, on the Sugar Labs website, we found several applications (created by various developers) that are available for download to Sugar OS. Specifically, these games address spelling, reading, and writing in their most broad applications.
XO laptops already include many games, but none that incorporate the previous material. However, on the Sugar Labs website, we found several applications (created by various developers) that are available for download to Sugar OS. Specifically, these games address spelling, reading, and writing in their most broad applications.