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Naturally Literate

Early Language Curriculum is appropriate for pre-spellers and pre-reader students. The program is broken up into 3 units. Students learn the alphabetic code, build a foundation in the short vowel sounds, and finally progress to beginning and end blending with short vowels. Building towards Fundamentals of English in Reading Remediation Program. When students complete this program they are placed at the 10th lesson in the Fundamentals of English course; The Reading Remediation Program.

Naturally Literate is proud to use the research based and scientifically proven Remediation Plus Program. The multisensory and systematic R+ curriculum was developed based on the longstanding research of Orton-Gillingham and phonological awareness. R+ curriculum integrates phonemic awareness training and linguistic gymnastics to give students a solid foundation for success. It focuses on reading, spelling, printing and sound skills (phonological awareness). It was developed for students who struggle in these areas of literacy.

Intended for grades K-5. This program will build and strengthen number sense, math fluency, math vocabulary, and problem solving strategies within two 45-minute weekly sessions. Students who need to master basic number sense skills as well as those who rely on procedural understanding without a conceptual understanding would benefit the most from this program.

Students will be challenged to apply their growing understanding of number sense to novel problem solving activities that challenge thinking and reasoning. Hands-on, research-based, number sense activities will be utilized as the core content in this dynamic intervention while mediation, Socratic questioning, and the strengthening of cognitive functions will serve as the core methodology. In this dynamic intervention, students’ foundational math concepts will be strengthened while their thinking and problem solving skills will be challenged, all within an atmosphere where math anxiety is reduced and thinking is maximized.

Explicit Grammar Class works through the fundamentals of sentence structure. Breaking up the components of grammar into easily digestible content. Lessons build upon each other starting from simple sentences to complex and compound sentences. Student learn how to use punctuation and why to use punctuation while creating written work. The program progresses to building a paragraph and then simple essay writing. Special emphasis on organizing ideas and building a successful framework templates. This class builds upon Curriculum Plus and Intro to Greek and Latin programs.

This program curriculum has been curated aid students in decoding scientific, mathematic, and geographic words with bases in Greek and Latin. As students enter the middle school grades they will begin to more frequently encounter Greek and Latin based words in their studies. About just over 60% of English words come from Greek and Latin.

Printing & Cursive Handwriting

One on one sessions working on letter formation using Handwriting Without Tears Program and Waldorf Education derived techniques. Learn how to correctly form letters to increase fluidity, speed and ergonomics. Cursive handwriting is especially successful for students who demonstrate letter reversal or mirroring as each character is unique. Each lessons students will work through exercises to strengthen hand muscles, refine dexterity, and develop fine motor skills.

With our changing times, Naturally Literate, has developed an Digital Distance Learning program based off of Remediation Plus, Learning Without Tears, and Waldorf Education pedagogy. The program will be taught using Zoom.us as the digital classroom platform.