The following are the essential features of the series:

• Selections that include a wide range of literary genre for skill development
• Emphasis on phonics
• Thematic in structure
• Emphasis on values and integration with other subject areas
• Use of rubrics as a form of assessment
• Provision of online resources for enrichment
• Development of the key concepts of environmental education, gender sensitivity, justice and peace education, and political education

Components:

The worktext is a treasure trove of literary genre with high quality literature used as springboards for the integrated language system of the series. The sequential arrangement of skills provides for teaching, practice, and application exercises that are rich and varied. Integrated in the lesson are guiding principles under which key concepts, such as environment education, gender sensitivity education, peace and justice education, and political education are developed. Hence, the worktext features not only activities for enriching language experiences but also values formation.