Curriculum
Reading Curriculum
FUNDATIONS:
As a recognized leader in multisensory, structured language programs, Wilson brings more than a decade of systematic and explicit instruction to the K-3 classroom. Based on the Wilson Reading System® principles, Wilson Fundations® provides research-based materials and strategies essential to a comprehensive reading, spelling, and handwriting program.
Wilson Fundations makes learning to read fun while laying the groundwork for life-long literacy. Students in grades K-3receive a systematic program in critical foundational skills, emphasizing:
- Phonemic awareness
- Phonics/ word study
- High frequency word study
- Reading fluency
- Vocabulary
- Comprehension strategies
- Handwriting
- Spelling
HEGGERTY:
Daily lessons to teach early, basic, and advanced skills such as:
- Rhyming and onset fluency
- Isolating final or medial sounds
- Blending and segmenting sounds
- Adding and deleting phonemes
- Substituting phonemes
Things to Work on at Home:
- practice trick words (writing in shaving cream, different markers, in sand, etc.)
- read to your child every night!
- play board games
- do word hunts around the house
- practice writing your first and last name
Math Curriculum
KINDERMATH:
"Units are teacher created, kid-tested, and most importantly kid-approved! It encourages guidance from the teacher while the students TEACH and LEARN math through hands-on and engaging math activities with their partners. This is a 35 week math curriculum that includes lesson plans that include breaking down a 60 minute block math time into these sections {whole-group number sense, collaborative number sense aka pair work, whole-group fluency, whole-group math lesson, collaborate lesson follow-up aka pair work, and independent practice." - Tara West, creator of Kindermath
Social Emotional Learning
RESPONSIVE CLASSROOM
The Responsive Classroom approach to teaching emphasizes academic, social, and emotional growth in a strong school community. We believe that how children learn is as important as what they learn, and that academic success is inextricably tied to building social-emotional competencies. We provide K-8 educators with practical training and resources to help create safe and joyful classrooms and schools where children can thrive.