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Boosting Every Child’s Academic Start
30-year Seattle Public School K-3 teacher shares how to ‘build’ a successful student by ensuring a strong start in the three disciplines that underpin academic success: reading, math/logic, and language development. The K-3 Reading and Math curriculums are handmade, classroom proven and 100% FREE. The language development curricula is covered in the reading video, part two.
“As the twig is bent, so grows the tree” Virgil
If a Child Can Speak, They Can Learn to Read – No Excuse
Learn how to teach anyone to read
Remediate reading difficulties
FREE: Video Training
FREE: Complete Curriculum
Logico-Mathematical Fun
Learn K-3 games; number sense
Teaching concepts and computation through problem solving/puzzles
FREE: Summer Math Books
FREE: Math Games, Directions
Robert Femiano
It worked for me and it will work for you!
My typical classroom had about 25 students, with around 75% low-income families and maybe 25% where English was not the primary language at home, as well as several students receiving special education services. Multiage classrooms were especially helpful for high-needs students and others requiring more time to catch up. For many years, I ran a 1/2/3 grade classroom, where they stayed all years if the family agreed. (Montessori argued similarly for 3-year groupings.) Other years, it was traditional first or second grades.
About Me:
- Math minor, elementary education major, MA in child development
- Adjunct Faculty, Seattle Pacific University (Primary Reading Methods)
- Author: classroom workbooks and Fun-Time Phonics
- Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching
The intent of this website is to freely give away the essential curricula for teaching primary grade math and reading to teachers, parents, tutors, and volunteers. However, sometimes pre-made lessons are helpful so included are links to commercially-produced teaching materials I authored and used in my classroom (despite the grade level on the cover). Each link contain a 20% off code for entire purchase at The Critical Thinking Co.™