VERBAL MASTER 3 - PARENT PACK
Dear Parent,
We have just completed Unit 19 of Dr. Joseph Lockavitch’s Verbal Master 3
program. Dr. Lockavitch believes students should have very successful reading
experiences. His stories were written with this objective. Your child has enjoyed
reading and doing the activities in this program and has been very successful. You
should feel very proud.
I have enclosed some material for your child to share with you. Please set aside
an uninterrupted amount of time so your child can read to you.
I have also provided a list of questions you may ask once your child has finished
reading. Remember to use these questions as a guide. They are not a test. They are
not homework. They are just a way in which you can let your child know you are
interested in what he or she is doing in school. Please use these questions wisely and
make this an enjoyable experience.
Your Child’s Reading Teacher
Verbal Master 3 Parental Communication Pack
VERBAL MASTER 3 - PARENT PACK
Verbal Master 3 Vocabulary Definitions
CLUSTER 4 UNIT 19
Word 1: installation
Word 1 Definition: something setup for use, a military camp, fort, or base
Word 2: incandescent
Word 2 Definition: a type of lighting, glowing with intense heat
Word 3: infirmary
Word 3 Definition: a place where the sick receive care or treatment
Word 4: initiate
Word 4 Definition: to begin or to introduce
Word 5: insufferable
Word 5 Definition: not to be endured or tolerated
Verbal Master 3 Parental Communication Pack
VERBAL MASTER 3 - PARENT PACK
This is what your child has been reading.
Please have your child read this passage to you.
CLUSTER 4 UNIT 19
The installation of the incandescent lighting
in the military infirmary during the turn of the
century saved many lives. Doctors no longer
had to operate by candlelight or wait until
daylight to initiate surgery for those patients in
insufferable pain.
Verbal Master 3 Parental Communication Pack
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CLUSTER 4 UNIT 19
Please remember to:
• accept any answer that makes sense
• give as much praise as possible
• say how proud you are
• ask to be read to again and again
• instill pride and confidence
Vocabulary Review
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
What does the word installation mean?
What does the word incandescent mean?
What does the word infirmary mean?
What does the word initiate mean?
What does the word insufferable mean?
Questions to ask your child?
1. When did the lighting installation take place?
2. Where was the incandescent lighting installed?
3. What kind of infirmary was the lighting installed in?
4. When did doctors initiate surgery?
5. Who was in insufferable pain?
More Questions to ask your child?
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2.
3.
4.
5.
Should software come with an installation guide?
Do incandescent lights give off heat?
Would you buy clothes at an infirmary?
Do bullies initiate trouble?
Have you ever felt insufferable pain?
And never forget:
There is no such thing as too much praise or too much practice!
Verbal Master 3 Parental Communication Pack
VERBAL MASTER 3 - PARENT PACK
Dear Parent,
We have just completed Unit 20 of Dr. Joseph Lockavitch’s Verbal Master 3
program. Dr. Lockavitch believes students should have very successful reading
experiences. His stories were written with this objective. Your child has enjoyed
reading and doing the activities in this program and has been very successful. You
should feel very proud.
I have enclosed some material for your child to share with you. Please set aside
an uninterrupted amount of time so your child can read to you.
I have also provided a list of questions you may ask once your child has finished
reading. Remember to use these questions as a guide. They are not a test. They are
not homework. They are just a way in which you can let your child know you are
interested in what he or she is doing in school. Please use these questions wisely and
make this an enjoyable experience.
Your Child’s Reading Teacher
Verbal Master 3 Parental Communication Pack
VERBAL MASTER 3 - PARENT PACK
Verbal Master 3 Vocabulary Definitions
CLUSTER 4 UNIT 20
Word 1: irked
Word 1 Definition: annoyed or irritated
Word 2: immature
Word 2 Definition: lacking growth or maturity
Word 3: impersonal
Word 3 Definition: having no personal connection, showing no emotion
Word 4: impertinent
Word 4 Definition: intrusive or rude
Word 5: illustrious
Word 5 Definition: famous or outstanding
Verbal Master 3 Parental Communication Pack
VERBAL MASTER 3 - PARENT PACK
This is what your child has been reading.
Please have your child read this passage to you.
CLUSTER 4 UNIT 20
The fan was irked by the immature way she was
treated by the rock star. His impersonal manner
hurt her and he acted as if it was impertinent
for a fan to ask for his illustrious autograph.
Verbal Master 3 Parental Communication Pack
VERBAL MASTER 3 - PARENT PACK
CLUSTER 4 UNIT 20
Please remember to:
• accept any answer that makes sense
• give as much praise as possible
• say how proud you are
• ask to be read to again and again
• instill pride and confidence
Vocabulary Review
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
What does the word irked mean?
What does the word immature mean?
What does the word impersonal mean?
What does the word impertinent mean?
What does the word illustrious mean?
Questions to ask your child?
1. Who was irked?
2. Who acted in an immature way?
3. How did his impersonal manner affect her?
4. Who did the rock star think was impertinent?
5. Whose autograph was illustrious?
More Questions to ask your child?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Are you irked when you have to stand in a checkout line?
Can an elderly person be immature?
Is impersonal behavior appropriate at work?
Do your parents tolerate impertinent comments?
Are good grades an illustrious achievement?
And never forget:
There is no such thing as too much praise or too much practice!
Verbal Master 3 Parental Communication Pack
VERBAL MASTER 3 - PARENT PACK
Dear Parent,
We have just completed Unit 21 of Dr. Joseph Lockavitch’s Verbal Master 3
program. Dr. Lockavitch believes students should have very successful reading
experiences. His stories were written with this objective. Your child has enjoyed
reading and doing the activities in this program and has been very successful. You
should feel very proud.
I have enclosed some material for your child to share with you. Please set aside
an uninterrupted amount of time so your child can read to you.
I have also provided a list of questions you may ask once your child has finished
reading. Remember to use these questions as a guide. They are not a test. They are
not homework. They are just a way in which you can let your child know you are
interested in what he or she is doing in school. Please use these questions wisely and
make this an enjoyable experience.
Your Child’s Reading Teacher
Verbal Master 3 Parental Communication Pack
VERBAL MASTER 3 - PARENT PACK
Verbal Master 3 Vocabulary Definitions
CLUSTER 4 UNIT 21
Word 1: magnitude
Word 1 Definition: great size or extent, the importance of something
Word 2: municipal
Word 2 Definition: the internal affairs of a political unit, restricted to one
locality
Word 3: materialize
Word 3 Definition: to cause to appear in bodily form, to come into
existence
Word 4: mediate
Word 4 Definition: to settle disputes, occupying a middle position
Word 5: mutual
Word 5 Definition: shared in common, joint
Verbal Master 3 Parental Communication Pack
VERBAL MASTER 3 - PARENT PACK
This is what your child has been reading.
Please have your child read this passage to you.
CLUSTER 4 UNIT 21
The mayor was amazed at the magnitude of
the new municipal project. She knew that the
project would not materialize is she did not
mediate a quick contract between the mutual
parties on the town’s staff.
Verbal Master 3 Parental Communication Pack
VERBAL MASTER 3 - PARENT PACK
CLUSTER 4 UNIT 21
Please remember to:
• accept any answer that makes sense
• give as much praise as possible
• say how proud you are
• ask to be read to again and again
• instill pride and confidence
Vocabulary Review
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
What does the word magnitude mean?
What does the word municipal mean?
What does the word materialize mean?
What does the word mediate mean?
What does the word mutual mean?
Questions to ask your child?
1. Who was amazed at the magnitude of the project?
2. What kind of municipal project was it?
3. What would not materialize if the mayor didn’t act quickly?
4. What did the mayor need to mediate?
5. Which staff did the mutual parties belong to?
More Questions to ask your child?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Do babies understand the magnitude of the world?
Does a mayor run a municipal government?
Would you like it if your dreams were to materialize?
Can a counselor mediate an argument?
Do you need a contract to reach a mutual agreement?
And never forget:
There is no such thing as too much praise or too much practice!
Verbal Master 3 Parental Communication Pack
VERBAL MASTER 3 - PARENT PACK
Dear Parent,
We have just completed Unit 22 of Dr. Joseph Lockavitch’s Verbal Master 3
program. Dr. Lockavitch believes students should have very successful reading
experiences. His stories were written with this objective. Your child has enjoyed
reading and doing the activities in this program and has been very successful. You
should feel very proud.
I have enclosed some material for your child to share with you. Please set aside
an uninterrupted amount of time so your child can read to you.
I have also provided a list of questions you may ask once your child has finished
reading. Remember to use these questions as a guide. They are not a test. They are
not homework. They are just a way in which you can let your child know you are
interested in what he or she is doing in school. Please use these questions wisely and
make this an enjoyable experience.
Your Child’s Reading Teacher
Verbal Master 3 Parental Communication Pack
VERBAL MASTER 3 - PARENT PACK
Verbal Master 3 Vocabulary Definitions
CLUSTER 4 UNIT 22
Word 1: overture
Word 1 Definition: proposal or something introductory
Word 2: obstruct
Word 2 Definition: block or close up
Word 3: ordinance
Word 3 Definition: a law or an order
Word 4: outcast
Word 4 Definition: a person that is refused acceptance, a person who is
removed from society
Word 5: ordeal
Word 5 Definition: a severe trial or painful experience
Verbal Master 3 Parental Communication Pack
VERBAL MASTER 3 - PARENT PACK
This is what your child has been reading.
Please have your child read this passage to you.
CLUSTER 4 UNIT 22
The lawyer’s overture to the judge was a lastminute attempt to stop his client’s arrest. The
lawyer said his client did not try to obstruct
justice by breaking the anti-smoking ordinance.
The lawyer said his client feels like an outcast
because of the incident and wants this
embarrassing ordeal to be over.
Verbal Master 3 Parental Communication Pack
VERBAL MASTER 3 - PARENT PACK
CLUSTER 4 UNIT 22
Please remember to:
• accept any answer that makes sense
• give as much praise as possible
• say how proud you are
• ask to be read to again and again
• instill pride and confidence
Vocabulary Review
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
What does the word overture mean?
What does the word obstruct mean?
What does the word ordinance mean?
What does the word outcast mean?
100.What does the word ordeal mean?
Questions to ask your child?
1. When did the lawyer make his overture to the judge?
2. What did the lawyer say his client had not tried to obstruct?
3. What ordinance did the client break?
4. Why did the client feel like an outcast?
5. What kind of ordeal did the client want to be rid of?
More Questions to ask your child?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Does overture mean conclusion?
Is it legal to obstruct justice?
Should you follow an ordinance?
Would you like to be an outcast?
Is it fun to go through an ordeal?
And never forget:
There is no such thing as too much praise or too much practice!
Verbal Master 3 Parental Communication Pack
VERBAL MASTER 3 - PARENT PACK
Dear Parent,
We have just completed Unit 23 of Dr. Joseph Lockavitch’s Verbal Master 3
program. Dr. Lockavitch believes students should have very successful reading
experiences. His stories were written with this objective. Your child has enjoyed
reading and doing the activities in this program and has been very successful. You
should feel very proud.
I have enclosed some material for your child to share with you. Please set aside
an uninterrupted amount of time so your child can read to you.
I have also provided a list of questions you may ask once your child has finished
reading. Remember to use these questions as a guide. They are not a test. They are
not homework. They are just a way in which you can let your child know you are
interested in what he or she is doing in school. Please use these questions wisely and
make this an enjoyable experience.
Your Child’s Reading Teacher
Verbal Master 3 Parental Communication Pack
VERBAL MASTER 3 - PARENT PACK
Verbal Master 3 Vocabulary Definitions
CLUSTER 4 UNIT 23
Word 1: predominant
Word 1 Definition: having superior strength, influence, or authority
Word 2: panorama
Word 2 Definition: a complete view of an area, range
Word 3: phenomenal
Word 3 Definition: extraordinary, remarkable
Word 4: pigment
Word 4 Definition: a mixture used to add color to things, a coloring
mixture in animals and plants
Word 5: portray
Word 5 Definition: to make a picture of, to describe in words
Verbal Master 3 Parental Communication Pack
VERBAL MASTER 3 - PARENT PACK
This is what your child has been reading.
Please have your child read this passage to you.
CLUSTER 4 UNIT 23
The predominant feature of the artist’s work
was a panorama of the city. Critics said it was
phenomenal how the artist’s use of different-
colored pigment was able to portray the real
look of the city.
Verbal Master 3 Parental Communication Pack
VERBAL MASTER 3 - PARENT PACK
CLUSTER 4 UNIT 23
Please remember to:
• accept any answer that makes sense
• give as much praise as possible
• say how proud you are
• ask to be read to again and again
• instill pride and confidence
Vocabulary Review
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
What does the word predominant mean?
What does the word panorama mean?
What does the word phenomenal mean?
What does the word pigment mean?
What does the word portray mean?
Questions to ask your child?
1. What was the predominant feature of the artist’s work?
2. What was the panorama of?
3. Who said the artist’s technique was phenomenal?
4. What kind of pigment did the artist use?
5. What was the artist able to portray?
More Questions to ask your child?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Do you have a predominant friend?
Can you see a panorama through a microscope?
Would you like to have phenomenal luck?
Does a house painter need to know about pigment?
Can people portray things in a different language?
And never forget:
There is no such thing as too much praise or too much practice!
Verbal Master 3 Parental Communication Pack
VERBAL MASTER 3 - PARENT PACK
Dear Parent,
We have just completed Unit 24 of Dr. Joseph Lockavitch’s Verbal Master 3
program. Dr. Lockavitch believes students should have very successful reading
experiences. His stories were written with this objective. Your child has enjoyed
reading and doing the activities in this program and has been very successful. You
should feel very proud.
I have enclosed some material for your child to share with you. Please set aside
an uninterrupted amount of time so your child can read to you.
I have also provided a list of questions you may ask once your child has finished
reading. Remember to use these questions as a guide. They are not a test. They are
not homework. They are just a way in which you can let your child know you are
interested in what he or she is doing in school. Please use these questions wisely and
make this an enjoyable experience.
Your Child’s Reading Teacher
Verbal Master 3 Parental Communication Pack
VERBAL MASTER 3 - PARENT PACK
Verbal Master 3 Vocabulary Definitions
CLUSTER 4 UNIT 24
Word 1: proclaimed
Word 1 Definition: declared publicly, announced
Word 2: propulsion
Word 2 Definition: the act of driving forward or onward, something that
propels
Word 3: preliminary
Word 3 Definition: something that is introductory or preparatory, not
finalized
Word 4: projection
Word 4 Definition: the act of throwing or thrusting forward, forming a plan
or course of action
Word 5: pulverize
Word 5 Definition: to reduce to very small particles, to annihilate
Verbal Master 3 Parental Communication Pack
VERBAL MASTER 3 - PARENT PACK
This is what your child has been reading.
Please have your child read this passage to you.
CLUSTER 4 UNIT 24
The scientist proclaimed that the rocket’s
propulsion had lifted it quickly into space and
the preliminary results looked good. Its current
projection would allow the rocket to pulverize
the oncoming meteorite well before it reached
Earth.
Verbal Master 3 Parental Communication Pack
VERBAL MASTER 3 - PARENT PACK
CLUSTER 4 UNIT 24
Please remember to:
• accept any answer that makes sense
• give as much praise as possible
• say how proud you are
• ask to be read to again and again
• instill pride and confidence
Vocabulary Review
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
What does the word proclaimed mean?
What does the word propulsion mean?
What does the word preliminary mean?
What does the word projection mean?
What does the word pulverize mean?
Questions to ask your child?
1. Who proclaimed the news about the rocket?
2. What did the rocket’s propulsion do?
3. How did the preliminary results look?
4. What would the rocket’s projection allow it to do?
5. When would the rocket be able to pulverize the meteorite?
More Questions to ask your child?
1. Have you ever proclaimed your name?
2. Can you feel the propulsion of a car?
3. Can you always rely on preliminary results?
4. Does archery involve projection?
5. Can you pulverize a piece of toast?
And never forget:
There is no such thing as too much praise or too much practice!
Verbal Master 3 Parental Communication Pack