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Core Classroom Instruction & Learning Labs

Core Classroom Instruction: 

Provided by the classroom teacher and differentiated as needed.


English Language Arts Core Curriculum: 

Provided by the classroom teacher and differentiated as needed.

Collaborative Literacy marries the latest research in literacy education with useful, concrete support for teachers to build a caring classroom community that motivates and inspires students to grow as readers, writers, thinkers, and principled people.  Collaborative Literacy is a rigorous, yearlong curriculum for students that addresses the core reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills that students need while fostering their growth as caring and collaborative individuals. 


Math Curriculum:

Provided by classroom teachers and differentiated as needed.

Reveal Math is a comprehensive mathematics curriculum with the goal of helping students see math not just as a series of computations and procedures, but as a way of visualizing and communicating about their worlds and solving problems. A second goal is to help students realize that being proficient doers of mathematics does not require speed with operations, but creativity, thoughtfulness, and flexibility. Reveal Math is a current, researched-based, standards-aligned curriculum.


Title One Elementary Reading and Math Learning Labs

Provided by learning lab teachers and educational technicians.

When differentiated classroom instruction is not enough, a student may be recommended to the Reading or Math Lab for additional support.  A Personal Learning Plan (PLP) is developed and appropriate goals, interventions, instruction, and setting are designed to meet the needs of the student.  This learning environment offers targeted, specialized instruction in a small group setting. Learning lab teachers and/or trained educational technicians provide the instruction. These interventions may be short-term, long-term, or more intense until the student demonstrates a solid understanding of the skills and strategies needed to reach grade-level goals.


Our goal is to get students transitioned back into the classroom for their instruction as soon as they are able to maintain consistent progress at their grade level.