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Certainly not one of my usual topics Since yesterday was Columbus Day, my husband had the day off. We had spectacular plans of which none came to fruition. Thankfully, back in 1492 when Christopher Columbus set sail with Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria he experienced a different outcome! Our Columbus Day started out very lovely…
Elementary School’s Open House Our school thoughtfully selected Columbus Day as their open house; many government agencies are closed today. Since, we live in the suburbs of Washington D.C., many parents are able to attend open house including my husband and myself. We enjoyed watching both of our children interact with their teachers and fellow…
My previous post elaborated on our kindergarten reading/ language arts curriculum at a high level. Last week I attended a very informative meeting that discussed both the kindergarten curriculum for reading/language arts and math for the first and second semesters. This post is dedicated to the reading/language arts section. The kindergarten teachers provided strategies to…
Our school district’s reading/language arts program consists of a balanced literacy program encompassing phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency and comprehension. Students are encouraged to be at advanced reading levels by the end of kindergarten and strive to be independent readers by the end of second grade. In addition, this curriculum encompasses writing and listening instruction….
Reading comprehension is the ability to understand the meanings communicated by texts. To assist in developing your child’s reading comprehension, ask questions while reading to your child. Our school provided us with a bookmarker that suggested asking the following questions: • Who are the characters in the story? What do they do? • What is…