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 Reading
The Hardcourt Brace Trophies series is the School Board
of Alachua County's adopted text for reading in grades K-12. All students at
Glen Springs receive reading instruction through this series. Our staff
provides differentiated instruction at a variety of levels.
Reading instruction focuses upon:
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Phonemic awareness - the understanding that spoken words
are made of individual sounds (primary grades) |
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Explicit systematic phonics - consisting of word
blending, building, decoding (reading) and encoding (spelling) (primary
grades) |
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Fluency - reading with speed, accuracy and expression |
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Vocabulary - a key component in students' reading
comprehension |
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Explicit text comprehension strategies |
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Reading aloud to students |
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Rich listening experiences that build understanding of
language structures and texts |
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Developing listening skills |
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Guiding student in speaking and making presentations |
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Using reference sources to develop research reports and
other informational projects (intermediate grades) |
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Math 
Emphasis in kindergarten is placed on providing hands-on
activities which help children engage in meaningful practice, i.e. "doing
math".
All classes include daily problem solving experiences
using a variety of manipulatives and strategies. Students should be
able to verbalize the solutions to these problems using the language of
math.
Data analysis and measurement should be incorporated as
frequently as possible in social studies and science, as well as in the
daily problem solving activity.
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 Writing
By the end of kindergarten students should begin to write words to
express ideas.
| Daily, teacher led, group writing, based on a reading or
personal experience to make the reading/writing connection, in
expository and narrative forms. |
| Daily, individual writing practice for a variety of occasions,
audiences, and purposes (journals, lists, letters, notes, picture
stories, etc.). |
| Integrate writing in all curriculum areas. |
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