I received a free six week trial to K5 Learning for review purposes. I was not compensated in any other way. K5 Learning has an online reading and math program for kindergarten to grade 5 students. I've been given a 6 week free trial to test and write a review of their program. If you are a blogger, you may want to check out their open invitation to write an online learning review of their program.
What is K5 Learning?
K5 Learning is an online enrichment program for K-5th grade. K5 offers four reading and math programs:- K5 Reading
- K5 Math
- K5 Spelling
- K5 Math Facts
K5 Learning Assessment Process
My absolute favorite feature of K5 is the customization of the program for the child's skill level. K5 offers a thorough and engaging assessment so that your child is able to work on skills they need to practice. I was very impressed with the assessment process.
C happily completed each assessment, before beginning they engage the child with animation that shows a character on a mission. They then tell the student that the more questions they answer the farther they will go in their mission. C appreciated that they take breaks every so often for you play a quick game involving the mission.
Shortly after your child completes the assessment, you will receive an e-mail with the results. I was so impressed with this because the e-mail was very thorough in explaining why the placed C where they did. Since she is already ready quite well, she was off the charts for K reading. In the e-mail they let me know that it is their policy to not bump a child up more than one grade level based solely on assessment results. They let me know that this bump may not be enough for her and to let them know if she needed a change. For math she ended up split between K & 1st depending on the material.
K5 Learning Lessons
C did get a little frustrated with the lessons. She is one who likes to hear the directions and get right to work. She felt like they repeated the directions too much. I think it would be nice if they only gave directions once and offered a button to repeat as necessary. They do actually have a question button for the basic instructions but still automatically remind the kids what they are looking for.
For example: "Click on the beginning sound for each picture"
Then for each question it will say, "Click on the beginning sound for ___________"
You cannot click the answer until they finish saying the directions which is what frustrated C. However, I don't think it is really a major issue. We both loved that the lessons are all presented as a game which kept C engaged for longer than I expected. I especially pleased with the fact the C enjoyed completing the math lessons. I have mentioned before that she isn't always happy about doing math!
You can view sample lessons by click on the banner below!
I was thrilled with our experience with K5! I really was very impressed with the customer service during the assessment and I feel like the lessons are wonderful, fun and engaging. If you can fit K5 Learning into your budget, I highly recommend it!
If you are interested in supplementing your curriculum with K5, you can try it out for 14 days risk free! You will not be asked for a credit card to claim your trial! I would appreciate if you mentioned that you found K5 through Joy Focused Learning. :)
Does your family supplement your curriculum with any subscription based websites? Which programs do you use?
Thanks so much for visiting Joy Focused Learning!
~Angela
