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Our
curriculum design is thematic
and skills-focused. It is comprehensive, including the nine
domains required in the Texas PreK Guidelines by the Texas Education
Agency,
www.tea.state.tx.us.
We Can includes oral language, vocabulary
development, and listening comprehension using literature, poetry,
music, and creative dramatic play. Teachers work with children in
whole and small group activities; both teacher directed and
child-directed. Children choose learning centers or workstations that
develop prerequisite skills in vocabulary, listening comprehension,
storytelling and art expression. As children become more
proficient, teachers help them develop phonological and phonemic
awareness, print awareness, and early reading skills. In
addition, the curriculum includes activities that teach pre-skills in
math, science, social studies and fine arts. We teach your child
how to learn, not just what to learn.
Every
classroom teacher follows scripted daily lesson plans written by Dr.
Gibson to ensure high fidelity of program implementation along with
quality instruction and learning. The plans provide guidance for the
teachers to use fun, instructional activities that are developmentally
appropriate for each age group and effective tools for learning.
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Learning centers, or workstations, are used to incorporate small
group instruction and individual play.
Children enjoy daily
opportunities to develop social and academic skills.
Instructional and play activities are matched to children’s
needs. All curriculum and learning is aligned with scientifically
based reading research (SBRR). Instruction includes how to
learn and what to learn. Specific emphasis is placed on
organizational thinking and planning, independent decision making
and self-regulation, learning to assume personal responsibility
and accountability.
For more information, visit
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 Our language and communication at LLC includes American Sign
Language (ASL). It is a natural language for children who
talk with gestures to communicate their meaning from early ages.
We have found ASL to be a wonderful support system to maintain
attention and enhance children’s understanding of word meanings.
In addition, the children, family and staff love using ASL to
communicate personally to compliment good choices and guide
behavioral decision-making. |
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Our
classroom management system encourages self-regulation and
responsible decision-making. We use a rotation chart to illustrate
expectations, helping children know what to do and when they will
participate in activities. The rotation system includes
opportunities for teacher-directed instruction in small group
settings at the teaching table. Children choose learning centers
or workstations to practice skills for developing and creatively
expressing their ideas, and socially cooperating in an exciting,
caring preschool environment. They develop excellent skills in
self-regulation that involve acting responsibly and kindly to self
and others. Children learn to speak with kinds words and love
others. The teachers model the behaviors to them all day. |
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| Jan Brett |
http://www.janbrett.com |
Children's Author |
| Eric Carle |
http://www.eric-carle.com/ |
Children's Author |
| Audrey and Don Wood |
http://www.audreywood.com/ |
Children's Authors |
| Zooboomafoo |
http://pbskids.org/zoboo/ |
Children's Web |
| PBS |
http://www.pbs.org |
Children's Web |
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