Lower School Curriculum
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The curriculum for Kindergarten through Fifth Grade at The Joy School emphasizes foundational academic and social growth. Students build essential skills in literacy, math, science, social studies, visual art, and technology while cultivating executive functioning abilities such as organization and accountability. Certified Speech-Language Pathologists lead the Language and Cognitive Development class for all lower school students. Each grade level progressively develops students' abilities to set goals, reflect on their learning, and advocate for their needs.
Curriculum Examples
| Developing Fluency and Accuracy by Neuhaus | Spatial Awareness/Geoboard Training |
| Orton Gillingham | Envision Math, Saxon |
| Explode the Code | Dynamo Math |
| Visualizing and Verbalizing | Multisensory Math by Orton Gillingham |
| Read Naturally | Math in Focus |
| Making Connections | Math You See |
| Handwriting Without Tears | Marcy Cook |
| Decodable Readers | Touch Point Math |
| Blending Boards | Math Mammoth |
| Daily Language Review | Moffatt Girls Math |
| Rapid Word Recognition | Kim Sutton |
| Phonological Awareness Training | Making Math Real |
| Metacognitive Strategies by Neuhaus | Drops in the Bucket |
| Reading Readiness by Neuhaus | Greg Tang |
| Storyworks | Reflex Math |
| Basic Language Skills by Neuhaus | IXL |
| Building Thinking Skills | Frax Math |
| Dianna Hansbury King’s Writing Skills | |
| UFLI Foundations | |