dlm learning express the chandler school district has adopted dlm learning express as their...
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DLM Learning Express The Chandler School District has
adopted DLM Learning Express as their curriculum for Preschool.
Curriculum that is developmentally appropriate for Preschool students
Math Curriculum Numbers: Recognition and Counting Shapes Patterns and Lines Geometry and Spatial Sense Matching Measurement Simple Addition and Subtraction Estimation
Science Investigators
Observe Investigate Draw Conclusions Inquire Explore
Listening Comprehension Listening with increased attention Follow simple directions Engage in conversations with
others Listen for different purposes (ex.
Learn what happened in a story, predict, recall and receive instructions)
Oral Language Development
Show a steady increase in listening and speaking vocabulary
Use new vocabulary in everyday communication
Ask questions related to current topic of discussion
Letter Knowledge/Alphabet Focus
Begin to associate the names and sounds of letters with their shapes
Phonological Awareness Identify rhymes and rhyming
sounds Recognize/Identify beginning
sounds Begin to make some letter/sound
matches
Print and Book Awareness Recognize labels, signs and other
print forms in the environment Understand that reading and writing
are ways to obtain knowledge, generate and communicate thoughts, ideas and solve problems
Understand that illustrations carry meaning but cannot read
Motivation to Read Demonstrate an interest in books
and reading through body language and facial expressions
Enjoy listening to and discussing storybooks and information books read aloud
Written Expression
Begin to dictate words, phrases, and sentences to an adult recording on paper
Attempt to connect the sounds in a word with their letter forms
Understand that writing is used to communicate ideas and information
To use known letters and approximations of letters to represent written language
Developing Knowledge of Literary Forms
Imitate the special language in storybooks and story dialogue and use it in retellings and dramatic play
Ask questions and make comments about the information and events from books
Become increasingly familiar with narrative form and its elements by identifying characters and predicting events, plot, and the resolution of the story
Connect information and events in books to real-life experiences
Begin to retell some sequences of events in stories
Discipline Students will be asked to correct their
behavior (“Use their words, not their hands”, “Talk it out”.)
Students will be given an opportunity to think about their choices if they have difficulty following class expectations.
Behaviors that warrant a “time out”: pushing, hitting, using materials inappropriately, etc.
Parents….Just a few reminders for Next
Week… Please sign your child in/out at the desk located in
the hall. Parking: Please remember to park in front of Kinder
Playground and enter/exit through the side door (Next to grassy area)
Pick up and drop off must be by an adult (18+) that is on the Emergency Card. No siblings under 18.
THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING…..
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to ask questions!