Fine Motor Skills-
Fine motor skills involve a refined use of the small muscles which control the hand, fingers and thumb. With the development of these skills, a child can complete important tasks such as writing. Our students develop dexterity and strength in their fingers and hands by coloring, using pencil and paper, working with manipulatives, cutting with scissors, painting, building with Legos, playing with playdoh and much more.
Handwriting-
Our kindergarten program focuses on pencil grip, letter and number formation, size and spacing as well as strengthening fine motor and visual motor skills.
Reading and Phonics-
Literacy is integrated throughout the instructional day in all curricular areas. It is formally taught through small group instruction, centers, and whole group activities. Small group instruction allows teachers the opportunity to guide each child’s learning in a nurturing academic environment. Wesleyan uses the Orton-Gillingham method to teach phonics including phonemic awareness, isolating sounds, blending and decoding. “Red words” commonly referred to as sight words, are taught with a variety of multisensory activities, and applied to reading and writing in daily literacy instruction.