An
intentionally
designed and
integrated system of
High Quality,
Innovative and
Exceptional Early
Learning Program.
This
high quality
program, implemented
by a well-trained,
culturally
sensitive,
academically
accomplished staff,
offers a
family-oriented
child development
curriculum that
addresses the
emotional, social,
intellectual,
physical, and
creative aspects of
each child's
development. Every
child, regardless of
age, is taken
through national
standardized testing
to see where they
are academically.
Individualized
attention and a wide
range of educational
options gives these
children much needed
early intervention,
supports the
development of
self-confidence and
high self-esteem and
provides a basic and
thorough foundation
for future success
in school.
The
teachers utilize a
cutting edge
McGraw-Hill SRA
Reading Mastery
Curriculum in a
Direct Instruction
format to teach and
challenge the
students focusing on
core subjects of
reading, writing,
math and science.
The SRA Reading
Mastery Program
addresses the five
essential components
as recommended by
the National Reading
Panel: Phonemic
Awareness, Phonics,
Vocabulary, Fluency
and Comprehension.
Depending upon
student needs, any
one of these
dimensions can be
emphasized during a
lesson.
Reading Mastery
teaches the general
comprehension
skills-cause and
effect, making
inferences,
finding
the main idea,
sequencing events -
and many other less
traditional
comprehension
strategies, such as
seeing humor. Most
importantly,
Reading Mastery
specifically
prepares children
for academic success
in the expository
kinds of reading
materials that are
used in academic
content areas.
Children acquire a
knowledge base of
fundamental concepts
and rules in science
and social studies
and learn reasoning
and analysis
strategies for
scientific thinking
in any domain,
strategies that are
not found in any
other instructional
program.
Research-validated
practices that are
found in Reading
Mastery Plus
include:
·
Teaching phonemic
awareness explicitly
·
Providing
systematically
sequenced phonics
instruction
·
Teaching synthetic
phonics
·
Using
guided oral reading
with appropriate
error correction
techniques and
feedback
·
Developing
vocabulary and using
systematic
instruction to
promote reading
comprehension
Student to teacher
ratios of 10:1 gives
the teaching staff
opportunity to work
one-on-one with each
child, understanding
any educational and
environmental
factors that may
affect their
learning
experience.
