VERBAL MASTER 4 - PARENT PACK
Dear Parent,
We have just completed Unit 1 of Dr. Joseph Lockavitch’s Verbal Master 4
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 4 Parental Communication Pack
VERBAL MASTER 4 - PARENT PACK
Verbal Master 4 Vocabulary Definitions
CLUSTER 1 UNIT 1
Word 1: lucid
Word 1 Definition: very understandable or clear
Word 2: superficial
Word 2 Definition: surface only, not too deep, not very serious
Word 3: obscure
Word 3 Definition: hard to understand, somewhat hidden, not clear
Word 4: scrutinized
Word 4 Definition: looked at very closely, to really check something out
Word 5: acute
Word 5 Definition: sharp, serious or very important
Verbal Master 4 Parental Communication Pack
VERBAL MASTER 4 - PARENT PACK
This is what your child has been reading.
Please have your child read this passage to you.
CLUSTER 1 UNIT 1
The doctors were amazed at how lucid the patient
was during the operation. They knew that this was
not a superficial wound caused by an obscure little
cut. They scrutinized that it would take at least
one hundred stitches to stop the acute bleeding.
Verbal Master 4 Parental Communication Pack
VERBAL MASTER 4 - PARENT PACK
CLUSTER 1 UNIT 1
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 lucid mean?
What does the word superficial mean?
What does the word obscure mean?
What does the word scrutinized mean?
What does the word acute mean?
Questions to ask your child?
1. Why were the doctors amazed at how lucid the patient was?
2. How do you know that this was not a superficial little wound?
3. Why could this wound not be caused by an obscure little cut?
4. What were the doctors able to scrutinize?
5. What was needed to stop the acute bleeding?
More Questions to ask your child?
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Is it important to receive lucid directions?
Should children be hospitalized for superficial wounds?
Should soldiers be sent to war for obscure reasons?
Do most coaches carefully scrutinize players on the other team?
Would most people take medicine when they are in acute pain?
And never forget:
There is no such thing as too much praise or too much practice!
Verbal Master 4 Parental Communication Pack
VERBAL MASTER 4 - PARENT PACK
Dear Parent,
We have just completed Unit 2 of Dr. Joseph Lockavitch’s Verbal Master 4
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 4 Parental Communication Pack
VERBAL MASTER 4 - PARENT PACK
Verbal Master 4 Vocabulary Definitions
CLUSTER 1 UNIT 2
Word 1: belligerent
Word 1 Definition: combative, quarrelsome, waging war
Word 2: futile
Word 2 Definition: hopeless, without effect
Word 3: inevitable
Word 3 Definition: unavoidable, bound to happen
Word 4: condone
Word 4 Definition: to overlook, to permit to happen
Word 5: recalcitrant
Word 5 Definition: stubbornly defiant of authority, unruly
Verbal Master 4 Parental Communication Pack
VERBAL MASTER 4 - PARENT PACK
This is what your child has been reading.
Please have your child read this passage to you.
CLUSTER 1 UNIT 2
The policeman’s attempt to calm the belligerent
passenger was futile and resulted in the inevitable.
He could not condone the behavior. This
recalcitrant person was going to jail.
Verbal Master 4 Parental Communication Pack
VERBAL MASTER 4 - PARENT PACK
CLUSTER 1 UNIT 2
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 belligerent mean?
What does the word futile mean?
What does the word inevitable mean?
What does the word condone mean?
What does the word recalcitrant mean?
Questions to ask your child?
1.
2.
3. 4.
5.
What did the policeman try to do with the belligerent passenger?
Why were the policeman’s efforts futile?
What result was inevitable?
What could the policeman not condone?
Why would you send a recalcitrant person to jail?
More Questions to ask your child?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Is it good for someone to be belligerent with their boss?
Is it futile to seek the truth to a question?
Is the passage of time inevitable?
Should you condone the use of illegal drugs?
Could a recalcitrant individual be found in jail?
And never forget:
There is no such thing as too much praise or too much practice!
Verbal Master 4 Parental Communication Pack
VERBAL MASTER 4 - PARENT PACK
Dear Parent,
We have just completed Unit 3 of Dr. Joseph Lockavitch’s Verbal Master 4
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 4 Parental Communication Pack
VERBAL MASTER 4 - PARENT PACK
Verbal Master 4 Vocabulary Definitions
CLUSTER 1 UNIT 3
Word 1: objective
Word 1 Definition: something worked toward or striven for, ambition, plan
Word 2: indifferent
Word 2 Definition: not caring one way or the other, emotionless, neutral
or having no favorite
Word 3: innovate
Word 3 Definition: to be very creative, to try something new and different,
invent
Word 4: diverse
Word 4 Definition: many different kinds, not all the same, varied, mixed or
assorted
Word 5: eccentric
Word 5 Definition: strange, different, crazy, weird
Verbal Master 4 Parental Communication Pack
VERBAL MASTER 4 - PARENT PACK
This is what your child has been reading.
Please have your child read this passage to you.
CLUSTER 1 UNIT 3
The teacher’s objective was clear. She was tired
of her students’ indifferent behavior in class. She
sought out ways to innovate excitement in these
diverse and somewhat eccentric students.
Verbal Master 4 Parental Communication Pack
VERBAL MASTER 4 - PARENT PACK
CLUSTER 1 UNIT 3
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 objective mean?
What does the word indifferent mean?
What does the word innovate mean?
What does the word diverse mean?
What does the word eccentric mean?
Questions to ask your child?
1.
2.
3. 4.
5.
What was the teacher’s objective?
Why was she tired of the student’s indifferent behavior?
Why did the teacher think she needed to innovate excitement?
What would make the students diverse?
What would make some of the students eccentric?
More Questions to ask your child?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Is it good for someone to be objective when listening to a story?
Should parents let their children feel indifferent toward them?
Is it a good idea to innovate excitement in your job?
Are most coaches able to deal with diverse athletes?
Would you let an eccentric person run your business?
And never forget:
There is no such thing as too much praise or too much practice!
Verbal Master 4 Parental Communication Pack
VERBAL MASTER 4 - PARENT PACK
Dear Parent,
We have just completed Unit 4 of Dr. Joseph Lockavitch’s Verbal Master 4
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 4 Parental Communication Pack
VERBAL MASTER 4 - PARENT PACK
Verbal Master 4 Vocabulary Definitions
CLUSTER 1 UNIT 4
Word 1: resignation
Word 1 Definition: to leave or give something up, notification that you are
quitting your job
Word 2: augment
Word 2 Definition: to add to, increase or to make bigger
Word 3: repudiate
Word 3 Definition: to reject or to deny
Word 4: abstract
Word 4 Definition: existing only in theory or lacking substance
Word 5: benevolent
Word 5 Definition: good, kind, caring or generous
Verbal Master 4 Parental Communication Pack
VERBAL MASTER 4 - PARENT PACK
This is what your child has been reading.
Please have your child read this passage to you.
CLUSTER 1 UNIT 4
The director of the shelter was racked with
resignation. The shelter needed a large amount
of money to augment its budget. She could not
repudiate the fact that the shelter would soon
be in the abstract unless they received a large gift
from a benevolent donor.
Verbal Master 4 Parental Communication Pack
VERBAL MASTER 4 - PARENT PACK
CLUSTER 1 UNIT 4
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 resignation mean?
What does the word augment mean?
What does the word repudiate mean?
What does the word abstract mean?
What does the word benevolent mean?
Questions to ask your child?
1.
2.
3. 4.
5.
About what was the director racked with resignation?
Why did the shelter need to augment its budget?
What fact was she repudiating?
Why would the shelter be in the abstract?
What would a benevolent donor give them?
More Questions to ask your child?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Is it good for someone to feel resignation ?
Should parents augment their children’s education at home?
Should you repudiate a good idea?
Are abstract ideas easy to understand?
Would a benevolent person help someone in need?
And never forget:
There is no such thing as too much praise or too much practice!
Verbal Master 4 Parental Communication Pack
VERBAL MASTER 4 - PARENT PACK
Dear Parent,
We have just completed Unit 5 of Dr. Joseph Lockavitch’s Verbal Master 4
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 4 Parental Communication Pack
VERBAL MASTER 4 - PARENT PACK
Verbal Master 4 Vocabulary Definitions
CLUSTER 1 UNIT 5
Word 1: discriminate
Word 1 Definition: to see the difference, to make clear distinction
between things, to exclude something different
Word 2: relevant
Word 2 Definition: important, having to do with the subject at hand
Word 3: aesthetic
Word 3 Definition: having to do with artistic beauty, artistic
Word 4: pious
Word 4 Definition: very respectful towards, devout
Word 5: servile
Word 5 Definition: like a servant, submissive
Verbal Master 4 Parental Communication Pack
VERBAL MASTER 4 - PARENT PACK
This is what your child has been reading.
Please have your child read this passage to you.
CLUSTER 1 UNIT 5
The professor wanted to make sure that his students
could discriminate the most relevant facts
about the building of the cathedral. This aesthetic
wonder was hand built by pious monks who spent
their entire life in a servile community.
Verbal Master 4 Parental Communication Pack
VERBAL MASTER 4 - PARENT PACK
CLUSTER 1 UNIT 5
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 discriminate mean?
What does the word relevant mean?
What does the word aesthetic mean?
What does the word pious mean?
What does the word servile mean?
Questions to ask your child?
1.
2.
3. 4.
5.
What did the professor want his students to discriminate?
What were some of the relevant facts about the cathedral?
What made the cathedral an aesthetic wonder?
What did the pious monks do?
Who lived in a servile community?
More Questions to ask your child?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Is it good for someone to discriminate the truth from a lie?
Should relevant facts be omitted from a court case?
Is a bad haircut aesthetic?
Should you act pious in church?
Were slaves servile to their masters?
And never forget:
There is no such thing as too much praise or too much practice!
Verbal Master 4 Parental Communication Pack
VERBAL MASTER 4 - PARENT PACK
Dear Parent,
We have just completed Unit 6 of Dr. Joseph Lockavitch’s Verbal Master 4
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 4 Parental Communication Pack
VERBAL MASTER 4 - PARENT PACK
Verbal Master 4 Vocabulary Definitions
CLUSTER 1 UNIT 6
Word 1: alleviate
Word 1 Definition: to lessen, to relieve or to make something more
bearable
Word 2: profound
Word 2 Definition: deep meaning, very thoughtful, significant
Word 3: expedite
Word 3 Definition: to make faster or to speed something along
Word 4: profuse
Word 4 Definition: flowing or a lot of something
Word 5: depravity
Word 5 Definition: evil, a wicked act
Verbal Master 4 Parental Communication Pack
VERBAL MASTER 4 - PARENT PACK
This is what your child has been reading.
Please have your child read this passage to you.
CLUSTER 1 UNIT 6
The judge knew that a sentence of life in prison
could not alleviate the profound pain suffered
by the criminal’s victims. He hoped, however, that
the sentence would help expedite their recovery
from this young man’s profuse depravity.
Verbal Master 4 Parental Communication Pack
VERBAL MASTER 4 - PARENT PACK
CLUSTER 1 UNIT 6
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 alleviate mean?
What does the word profound mean?
What does the word expedite mean?
What does the word profuse mean?
What does the word depravity mean?
Questions to ask your child?
1.
2.
3. 4.
5.
What could the judge not alleviate?
Why was the pain so profound?
What did he hope the sentence would expedite?
What was profuse about this young man?
How did the young man show his depravity?
More Questions to ask your child?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Can drugs alleviate pain?
Can a good teacher make a profound change in a student?
Is it a good idea to expedite a murderer’s prison sentence?
Do actors show profuse emotion on stage?
Can depravity benefit society?
And never forget:
There is no such thing as too much praise or too much practice!
Verbal Master 4 Parental Communication Pack