“The more you read, the more things that you’ll know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” —Dr. Seuss
The Pathways2.0 curriculum emphasizes independent student learning.
This past summer, we posted a blog sharing five reasons we love Pathways2.0, our faith-based, customized reading and language arts curriculum for grades 1–8. But we didn’t ask you to take our word for it . . . we shared testimonies from parents and teachers across the country who love it, too!
Today, we’re doing the same for our faith-based kindergarten curriculum, Kindergarten Stepping Stones. Once again, we’re using the thoughts of those who know best: educators nationwide.
As the weather starts to gets colder and students spend more time cooped up indoors after school each day, there is no better time to stress the importance of reading independently at home. Encourage your students to spend some (or most) of that time reading. For some students, this will seem much more appealing than it will for others. However, you can motivate all students and help them enjoy reading outside the classroom with these strategies:
1. Read to your students out loud.
Welcome to Pathways2.0: A Journey to Excellence through Literacy! This program provides instruction in “cherishing the meaning of knowledge” through reading, writing, listening, and speaking.
STEM , is an acronym that stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, continues to be a major focus for education in the United States. Classrooms across the nation are moving away from having teaching and learning happen in silos, but instead happens through the integration of inquiry across disciplines. When students engage in open inquiry techniques, you can help your students develop the skills necessary to assist them in their own investigations and to help develop and sharpen their career paths.
Do your students look forward to reading with their friends in class? How can you foster the enjoyment of reading and provide the necessary confidence a student needs?
Shared read-aloud is a major component of the Pathways2.0 program. Research has shown that read-aloud is an effective strategy for increasing early literacy skills as well as helping to provide confidence for new readers. Before describing the benefits of shared read-alouds, it’s important to clarify a few key concepts:
