Language Arts - Kindergarten
Reading, spelling, and writing are each taught several times a week. The program focuses on individual, small group, and large group activities, allowing all students to work at their own levels and pace. We also study a children’s author each year.
READING
Units of Study
- Phonological and phonemic awareness (decoding)
- Print concepts
- Comprehension
Approaches to Learning
- Independent reading
- Games
- Read aloud
- Shared reading
- Leveled reading books
WRITING
Units of Study
- Launching the writing workshop
- Writing personal narrative
- Writing fiction and non-fiction
Approaches to Learning
- Lucy Calkins Writing Workshop
- Handwriting Without Tears (letter formations)
- Directionality and spacing when writing
- Individual and class books on themes across the curriculum
- News (shared writing)