elementary language arts |
Academic Schedule
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Grades 1-6
Students will build strong language skills and a love for reading in these interactive and engaging classes. Reading skills are developed and mastered while a love for literature is fostered through exposure to a wide range of classic literature, novels, short stories, and poetry. |
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Class time emphasizes activities which are well suited to a group setting and professional teacher interactions.
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Coursework over each 1 or 2 year period may include (but is not limited to) the following:
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Elementary Language Arts classes will meet for 95 minutes on Mondays during the 2017-2018 school year.
Kindervine language arts is part of a 2-hour block of time that will encompass all Kindervine lessons.
Kindervine language arts is part of a 2-hour block of time that will encompass all Kindervine lessons.
first grade - Language Arts 1
Prerequisites: At least 5 years old by September 1 with the ability to pass a reading and writing placement test demonstrating successful completion of a kindergarten level or successful completion of LV Language Arts course at these levels
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second grade - Language Arts 2Prerequisites: Ability to pass the 1st grade reading and writing placement tests or successful completion of LV Language Arts course at these levels
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third & fourth grade (2 year cycle)Prerequisites
Grade 3: Ability to pass the reading and writing placement tests demonstrating successful completion of a 2nd grade language arts course Grade 4: Ability to pass the reading and writing placement test demonstrating successful completion of a 3rd grade language arts course Curriculum: Bob Jones Writing and Grammar, Harcourt Trophies and other resources. |
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Novel Studies: 2017-2018: The Boxcar Children, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, A Cricket in Time Square, Sarah, Plain and Tall, Stone Fox, James and the Giant Peach
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fifth & sixth grade (2 year cycle)Prerequisites
Grade 5: Ability to pass a reading and writing placement test demonstrating successful completion of a 4rd grade language arts course Grade 6: Ability to pass a reading and writing placement test demonstrating successful completion of a 5th grade language arts course or successful completion of LV Language Arts 5 Curriculum: Bob Jones Writing and Grammar and Various Resources |
Novel Studies: 2017-2018: Farmer Boy, From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry, Where the Red Fern Grows, Number the Stars, Bridge to Terebithia
Combined Grades
Some of our grade levels are combined as shown above. Homework and testing are grade specific for each elementary level. Writing is graded by the teacher with the student's actual grade level in mind.
Some of our grade levels are combined as shown above. Homework and testing are grade specific for each elementary level. Writing is graded by the teacher with the student's actual grade level in mind.
Critical Thinking and Reading Comprehension
These skills are systematically taught in LV language arts coursework. These skills are the cornerstone for all subjects and are of paramount importance to establish a solid foundation for learning.
These skills are systematically taught in LV language arts coursework. These skills are the cornerstone for all subjects and are of paramount importance to establish a solid foundation for learning.
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