Welcome! We have eleven classrooms. Each classroom has 15 children. In each class, some have developmental delays and some children have typical development. The curriculum consists of math, literacy, social skills, fine and gross motor skills and specific goals for children’s individual education plans, or IEPs. If your child has an IEP, your child’s team consists of their teacher, the teaching assistants, a speech language pathologist, and a motor therapist. CURRICULUM NIGHT HILLCREST EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER
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Welcome!We have eleven classrooms. Each classroom has 15 children. In each class, some have developmental delays and some children have typical development.
The curriculum consists of math, literacy, social skills, fine and gross motor skills and specific goals for children’s individual education plans, or IEPs.
If your child has an IEP, your child’s team consists of their teacher, the teaching assistants, a speech language pathologist, and a motor therapist.
CURRICULUM NIGHTHILLCREST EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER
Liz Kennedy, MEd, University of Washington in early childhood/special education, National Board Certified Teacher.
Amber Lewark, Paraeducator. Fourth year at Hillcrest. Devoted aunt to four nephews, and one unoffi cial niece. Studied early childhood at Green River CC.
Jesse Sessoms, Paraeducator. First year at Hillcrest. Taught English in Japan and Thailand for 10 years.
Teresa Doolittle, Second year at Hillcrest. Has two grown-up daughters.
To Be Announced – another paraeducator. Meg Bolan, Speech/Language Pathologist. New this year. Rhonda Hebert, Occupational Therapist, 10 th year with
Renton School District Irina Babayan, Certifi ed Teacher, Autism Classroom (Room
4).
ROOM 10 STAFF
Working with families as a teamWorking for 100% engagement while the
children are hereUsing positive behavior support to increase
social skills and decrease challenging behavior
Getting children ready to learn when kindergarten begins
Cherishing the children as they are, and helping them to achieve all they can
ROOM 10 VALUES
For example:The literacy lesson is about food. Children with lots of language skills will tell describe how food tastes and smells, and tell which foods they do NOT like.
Children with medium language skills will talk about which foods they like and don’t like.
Children with beginning language skills may point to a picture of food or repeat a new word after the teacher.
EDUCATION IS INDIVIDUALIZED
Counting from memoryCounting objects and answering “how many?”Recognizing numeralsKnowing shapes Instant recognition of small groups
MATH – MORE THAN COUNTING TO 10
Letter sounds fi rst (ZOOPHONICS)Letter namesListening, commenting, asking questions about
storiesTelling storiesRe-telling stories and telling a sequenceUnderstanding that print has meaning
LITERACY – MORE THAN THE ALPHABET SONG
Classroom rulesRules for behavior at large group learningHow to enter, maintain & negotiate with friendsHow to regulate big emotions: feel it, name it,
answer: how can I solve it?How to share, take turns, trade toysKnowing emotion words for your self and for
understanding others
SOCIAL SKILLS
INCREASING HAND STRENGTH AND SKILL FOR DRESSING, EATING, PRE-WRITING SKILLS
SQUEEZING, PINCHING, TWISTING, POKINGSPATIAL SKILLSHANDWRITING WITHOUT TEARS:
FINE MOTOR SKILLS
Running Jumping with two feetHopping on one footBalance beamThrowing & catchingRiding a tricycle
For good health physical and mental, and for social skills
We love teaming with parents!Talk with your teacher about concerns or growth!Talk with your teacher frequently.Read materials that come home from school? How?
Ask your child: where did you play? In blocks? In home center? What book did the teacher read today? Who did you play with?