What does ungraded mean?

An ungraded school is a school that does not formally organize students according to age-based grade levels. Students' achievements are assessed by teachers.  Each student is individually assigned to one of several fluid groups, according to what the student needs to learn next.

 

What is alphabetic phonics?

Alphabetic Phonics is a sequential language curriculum designed to assure that all students can achieve literacy. This curriculum is a 1980's organization and extension of the Orton-Gillingham-Childs multisensory teaching of the structure of English.

 

What is the alphabet phonics instruction?

Phonics instruction teaches the relationships between the letters of written language and the sounds of spoken language. To read, children need to understand the alphabetic principle — the idea that letters represent the sounds of spoken language. What makes alphabetic phonics unique by simultaneously engaging the visual, auditory and kinesthetic modalities. A.P. is an intervention or remediation program that is prescriptive, focusing on each individual student's needs. This differs from traditional tutoring programs, which often are scripted the same for every child.