McMillian McGraw Hill Reading
Lessons combine direct skill instruction, vocabulary development and leveled books.
Saxon Phonics and Spelling
Provides supplemental reading instruction for direct, explicit and systematic phonics and vocabulary development applied to comprehension.
Accelerated Reader
Students participate in a computer based program to increase fluency, practing decoding skill and text comprehension.
Leveled Text for Guided Reading
Small group instruction designed to use increasingly challenging leveled books to develop effective reading strategies.
Breakthrough to Literacy
Computer based program for kindergarten students to practice letter identification, phonics, phonemic awareness, listen and read along with stories.
Language
Our curriculum is a balanced program to develop the student in all language areas. This includes sentence structure, spelling editing, and journal writing. Our goal is for each student to become independent writers.
Shurley English
The Shurley Method provides a step-by-step approach to teaching grammar and writing
skills. Lessons are complete with detailed teaching strategies, student practice,
and countless resources with which to promote student success. Although new skills
are introduced regularly, previously studied skills are maintained through repetition
throughout the year. Because most of the skills are reinforced in the classroom,
homework will be significantly reduced. Boasting "English Made Easy," The
Shurley Method is a strong addition to our curriculum.
Mathematics
Saxon Math / Houghton Mifflin Math
A hands on success orientated program which emphasis manipulative and mental math, and addresses a multi-sensory approach to teaching while enabling all students to develop a solid foundation and language of math. Concepts are practiced over a long period of time and presented to students in carefully sequenced small pieces. All concepts are practiced repeatedly in succeeding lessons.
Rotation
K-2 students participate in a thirty minute rotation each day. This enables New Albany Elementary to offer the student a variety of additional subjects.