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The Preschool Pals is geared towards laying the groundwork for
reading, writing, and arithmetic. Each activity promotes problem
solving, listening, critical and creative thinking. The students
are increasing their attention spans and memory capacity and
relating them to past experiences. Their fine motor skills are
challenged through our writing program and homework books.
Preschool students will also engage in the Reading Response
Journals that are also used in the Little Learners Program.
Reading Response Journals that allow the children to respond
artistically and verbally to children’s literature. After the
children are read a story they are given an open ended question
to respond to in their journals. They are asked to draw a
picture and then their verbal response is recorded using the
Language Experience Approach in the journal. This opportunity
allows the children to expand their thinking and reasoning
skills along with their comprehension skills.
The students also are introduced to the beginning stages of
reading by learning weekly word families and sight words.
Each child’s developmental success is measured and recorded on a
report card that is given to the parents twice a year once at
the beginning of the school year and once towards the end of the
year. Parents are also given the opportunity to meet with their
child’s teacher to discuss their child’s progress during parent
teacher conferences.
Preschoolers also go on exciting field trips that are geared
towards the monthly curriculum to enhance what they are learning
in the classroom. Parent volunteers are always welcomed and the
children travel by school bus.
The teachers monitor each child’s development progress through
the use of portfolios, which are a collection of a child’s work.
These portfolios help teachers with future lesson planning and
how to evaluate the needs of each student.
Preschoolers use weekly scholastic magazines as a learning tool
to increase vocabulary and comprehension skills. These magazines
are a fun learning tool that the children enjoy using.
Our Preschool Pals Program will enhance preparation for future
academic success and our trained staff prepares them for the
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