Curriculum
The dedicated staff of Cornerstone Prep believes that all students can learn if provided with a program individualized to their abilities and needs. Every child can and must succeed in the early grades in order to ensure the student’s continued success throughout his or her academic experience.
Language Arts—Success For All Reading
The Success for All Reading curriculum, Roots and Wings, is structured so that Reading is scheduled during a 90-minute block schoolwide. By scheduling these classes at the same time in all grade levels, it allows for the most effective differentiated grouping. Children are grouped by ability, not age. Continuing assessment ensures that children will move between groups as their progress dictates every nine weeks.
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Mathematics—Houghton Mifflin Mathematics
Houghton Mifflin emphasizes the five content strands and processes recommended by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Standards. At each grade level, the program focuses on basic skills development, problem solving, and vocabulary expansion to help students’ master key math concepts. The program incorporates assessments— including lesson-level interventions to meet the needs of all learners—to monitor students’ progress. Students practice daily math lessons through instructional software, enrichment worksheets, manipulatives, and workbooks in addition to student textbooks.
Science and Social Studies
Cornerstone Prep has formally adopted the Houghton Mifflin Science program for students in Kindergarten through Grade 6. As a state-adopted text, this curriculum provides our students the opportunity to master state standards and allows students to explore the areas of science in a hands-on, experiential approach. Cornerstone Prep has also adopted the Houghton Mifflin Social Studies program for students in Kindergarten through Grade 6. Like the science program, the Houghton Mifflin Social Studies program is state-adopted and provides our students with the opportunity to master state standards. Utilizing a collaborative approach, these curricula allow students to gain important knowledge without the obstacles of readability or grade proficiency.
Enrichment
Cornerstone Prep recognizes the need to expose students to other areas of learning outside of the core subject areas: Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies. It will accomplish such experiences through the use of experts in the fields of music, art, physical education, or foreign language.