Category: Curriculum
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Instructional Strategies
The Anytown Public Schools (APS) provide all students with multiple pathways to optimize their potential for academic excellence, leadership, as well as social and emotional wellness. Teachers work from a rigorous curriculum that is aligned with state standards incorporating the common core, and they use multiple forms of data that informs innovative approaches to teaching.…
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Response to Intervention
As we look to individualizing the curriculum, we will start with Response to Intervention (RTI). The Response to Intervention (RTI) program is a tiered model of instruction that allows teachers to target students’ individualized learning needs and provide more focused instruction in areas of concern, as well as strengths (McAssey, 2014).
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The Acquisition of Language and Literacy
The acquisition of language and literacy is a complex process that emerges over time in each child. From a very early age, children are able to create sounds and communicate important information. As children age, language acquisition increases to the point of fluency. Educators play an important role in promoting literacy and language development, especially…