March 10th, 2010
Post by Ann Rooney
Welcome back for Part 3 of our ongoing series on TWLS’s Core Academics and reading programs. Last week we talked about phonemic awareness, what it means, and how it differs from the more commonly-discussed subject of phonics. This week, we’re going to look directly at phonics. Phonics teaches children the relationship between the letters of written language and the sounds of spoken language. It is the sound symbol relationship we use to read and write words. Scientific based research concludes that the use of a systematic direct instruction approach is particularly beneficial for students having difficulty learning to read.
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February 25th, 2010
Post by Ann Rooney
Welcome back for Part 2 of our ongoing series on TWLS’s Core Academics and reading programs. Last week we talked generally about the five areas of reading instruction: phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, and text comprehension. This week, we’re going to start delving into each of those areas and discussing how they are taught in the TWLS classroom.
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February 17th, 2010
Two reminders of exciting news for our blog readers:
1) On February 23rd from 7-8pm, TWLS is hosting a seminar on financial planning for your special needs child. If you’re interested in attending, please RSVP to Julie Hoff at j.hoff@twls.org or 763-231-2700. The event is free and open to all. Read more in our previous blog post at http://bit.ly/6qmoWd.
2) If you read Head of School Ann Rooney’s blog post on Core Academics from earlier this week, check her post again today! We’ve added a great new video showing our students studying, playing, and learning in our Core Academics classes. Here’s the video again:
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February 16th, 2010
Post by Ann Rooney
“It is often been said
there’s so much to be read,
you never can cram all those
words in your head.”
-Dr. Seuss
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