If you are a Kumon student (or a parent of one), you know the feeling. You are cruising through the levels, mastering grammar and vocabulary, and then you hit a wall. Suddenly, the worksheets seem a little harder, the sentences a little longer, and the room for error shrinks.
Q: What happens after D1? A: Level D2 introduces more complex paragraph writing and summarization. If you use the D1 answer book correctly, your child will enter D2 with strong sentence sense.
From what I understand, D1 is roughly a 4th grade reading level. Kumon FAQs - Kids' Tutoring Programs & After School Centers
The Verdict: Using the answer key is allowed for the parent/grader, but it is forbidden for the student to have unsupervised access.
Vocabulary Development: Level D1 introduces over 200 new vocabulary words, often centered around themes like culture, community, and society.
: Moving beyond literal meaning to understand the context and nuances of a passage. Complex Sentences
The worksheets in D1 typically consist of 10 to 20 pages per set. Students are expected to complete three to five worksheets daily, aiming for “perfect time” (accuracy within a time limit). The difficulty spikes around worksheets 101–120, where complex sentence combining becomes routine.
, along with strategies to use it effectively without turning it into a shortcut that hinders learning.
If you are a Kumon student (or a parent of one), you know the feeling. You are cruising through the levels, mastering grammar and vocabulary, and then you hit a wall. Suddenly, the worksheets seem a little harder, the sentences a little longer, and the room for error shrinks.
Q: What happens after D1? A: Level D2 introduces more complex paragraph writing and summarization. If you use the D1 answer book correctly, your child will enter D2 with strong sentence sense.
From what I understand, D1 is roughly a 4th grade reading level. Kumon FAQs - Kids' Tutoring Programs & After School Centers
The Verdict: Using the answer key is allowed for the parent/grader, but it is forbidden for the student to have unsupervised access.
Vocabulary Development: Level D1 introduces over 200 new vocabulary words, often centered around themes like culture, community, and society.
: Moving beyond literal meaning to understand the context and nuances of a passage. Complex Sentences
The worksheets in D1 typically consist of 10 to 20 pages per set. Students are expected to complete three to five worksheets daily, aiming for “perfect time” (accuracy within a time limit). The difficulty spikes around worksheets 101–120, where complex sentence combining becomes routine.
, along with strategies to use it effectively without turning it into a shortcut that hinders learning.