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The Waterford Lab is equipped with the Waterford Early Reading Program,
which is a comprehensive,
research-based curriculum that teaches children how to read, write, and
keyboard.
It is one of the nation's first research-based, technology-driven reform
models in early reading instruction.
Course Overview
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Reading Level One (emergent reading) prepares students for
beginning reading instruction by teaching print concepts, phonological
awareness, and letter recognition. Level One is typically used in
kindergarten.
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Reading Level Two (beginning reading) teaches letter sounds, word
recognition, and beginning reading comprehension. Level Two is
typically used in first grade.
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Reading Level Three (fluent reading) takes students from beginning
to fluent reading and comprehension. Level Three is typically used in
second grade.
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Phonological Awareness helps young students recognize that words are
made up of phonemes. Phonological Awareness is typically run concurrent
with Level One or Level Two.
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Keyboarding to Read and Write teaches students how to keyboard by
touch. Students also develop reading and writing skills by keyboarding high
priority words and literature from Level Two. Keyboarding is usually
run concurrent with Level Two or Level Three, but after
Phonological Awareness.
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Writing is a menu of writing activities, paint programs, and word
processors that allows teachers to devote more classroom time to developing
students' writing skills.
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