{"id":1758,"date":"2020-04-08T12:12:44","date_gmt":"2020-04-08T06:42:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/squarepanda.in\/pandablog\/?p=1758"},"modified":"2020-04-08T12:12:47","modified_gmt":"2020-04-08T06:42:47","slug":"about-squaretales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.squarepanda.in\/pandablog\/about-squaretales\/","title":{"rendered":"Did You Hear About SquareTales?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
\"Learning<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Each time you crack open that book and read to your child, they are getting better and better at building essential reading skills. In fact, children actually acquire their reading skills through repeated exposure and practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

*For a more in-depth look at how a child\u2019s brain works as they try to develop their reading skill, check out this blog post<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

With this in mind, Square Panda is introducing SquareTales<\/a><\/strong>, a unique set of digital and printable PDF books, to help develop an early reading habit in children, and promote independent reading. Additionally, each set also contains additional learning materials (rhymes, songs, and fun learning activities), absolutely free of cost, available to download from our Kids\u2019 Library<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"The
A subscription to SquareTales gets you (from left to right, clockwise): Printable PDF books, printable activity sheets, digital books, additional practice activities on the app, and rhymes and songs.<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The SquareTales curriculum follows Square Panda<\/a>‘s custom-made, research-based curriculum, introducing letters in small groups (around 4-8 new letters are introduced with each book). SquareTales engages students through endearing Square Panda characters\u2013like Panda and Cameo, a friendly pair consisting of a little panda and an enthusiastic chameleon\u2013and compelling storylines. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Play<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Additionally, the books are divided into groups or sets, where each book focuses only on a particular area of study (For example, Set 1, which is available for a FREE preview , focuses on word families).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Word families<\/em><\/strong> are groups of words that share a common pattern, such as “h<\/em>a<\/em><\/strong>t<\/em><\/strong>“, “m<\/em>a<\/em><\/strong>t<\/em><\/strong>“, and “c<\/em>a<\/em><\/strong>t<\/em><\/strong>“. In SquareTales, this is how we classify words into word families, making it easy for children to learn and understand them, and identify these common patterns. This gives young learners a strong grasp of the rules that make the English language.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Learning
Child learning through play, with activities based on the word family \u2018AP\u2019.<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

SquareTales For Parents:<\/strong>
We know you are very invested in your child\u2019s future. Which is why SquareTales has a \u2018Parent Portal<\/a><\/strong>\u2019, to help you monitor your child\u2019s progress as they start reading. A \u2018Parent Guide<\/a><\/strong>\u2019 to help you navigate your way through our early reading app, complete with expected learning milestones, can also be found on our website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How SquareTales Works:<\/strong>
Step 1<\/span>: Students learn letter-sounds.
Step 2<\/span>: Then they learn to blend<\/a> these letter-sounds to form words (e.g. c-a-t).
Step 3<\/span>: They practice each word and letter for as long as they want.
Step 4<\/span>: They start reading connected text, and later, full sentences.
Step 5<\/span>: They can now read a whole book!
Step 6<\/span>: They practice what they learnt through instructional activities<\/a>.
Step 7<\/span>: They learn to read the printable PDF book<\/a> corresponding to the ebook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"A<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

This is a systematic, easy-to-grasp, and effective way to learn English in a fun and engaging manner, beginning with easy letters and simple words, and graduating to the \u2018book-reading\u2019 stage very quickly!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Children Learn With SquareTales<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n