Curriculum Overview - The Block Academy

Developmentally-appropriate literacy curriculum for 3 to 6 year olds:

10 building blocks (units) - 10 to 12 months
Each unit is 3 to 4 weeks with 6 to 8 hours of curriculum each day
Based on scientific reading research/early childhood standards
Layered, sequenced, and integrated
Moves the child from exposure to mastery
Sensory motor integration
Brain/skill development through the use of manipulatives
Literature rich, literacy-based, but comprehensive with art, music, sensory, math, science and motor skills
Comprehension building activities: reading aloud, literacy workstations, and small group applications, stress phonemic awareness and vocabulary building
Presents a gradual release of responsibility which moves the child from being a dependent learner to an autonomous, independent learner