While our students are off enjoying their summer holiday, we wanted to check in with our teaching staff to see what they’re thinking about this summer. We spoke with Sarah Trout, who has been working with us for over two years now, about how she learned about TWLS, what she loves about it and what she does for fun.
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Teacher Spotlight - Sarah Trout
July 29th, 2010Weekly Highlights: April 5-9
April 7th, 2010Welcome back from Spring Break! It’s spring at last here at TWLS, and our teachers are back with their classroom commentary:
Reading Instruction at TWLS, Part 3
March 10th, 2010Post 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.
Reading Instruction at TWLS, Part 2
February 25th, 2010Post 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.
TWLS Core Academics & Reading: Part 1
February 16th, 2010Post 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
Weekly Highlights: January 25-29
January 27th, 2010Check out what’s happening in the TWLS classrooms this week. Here are highlights from our excellent teachers.
Weekly Highlights: January 11-15
January 12th, 2010For parents who’d like to keep up to date on the lessons your kids are learning and the fun they’re having, here’s a few highlights:
This week, the kids have been learning a lot of practical skills - reading, ASL, and sports.
· In Sonday, all the students have been making remarkable progress in their reading skills.
· At recess, we’ve been learning the rules of basketball & playing some too!
· In ASL class, we were introduced to new signs about outdoor adventures. For example, we learned to sign “backyard”, “explore”, “forest”, and many terms for adventurous animals.
Not only that, but there’s been some creative work too. One group is making holiday placemats using leaves, glitter, construction paper, feathers, markers, and crayons.
What should you ask your kids about this week?
Ask them to show you two new ASL signs!