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Slingerland Language Arts Program

Grades 1st, 2nd and 3rd

The Slingerland approach to Language Arts is structured, sequential, simultaneous, and   multi-sensory. It is designed to help students with speaking, reading, writing, and spelling.

This method starts with the smallest unit of sight, sound and feel- a single letter.

From single letters, students are taught how to associate sounds with their visual counterparts and blend those letters to spell words. They are also taught the phonetic rules and generalizations of the English language. Rather than a weekly spelling list, children work with a dictation paragraph that allows practice with punctuation, capitalization, and language mechanics, as well as spelling. Through this carefully guided approach, they learn the structure of the English language and its functional use while developing confidence in their own abilities to use that language effectively.

About the teacher:

I received my Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Maryland. I have a husband, two kids at the University of Washington, and two lovable dogs named Macy and Beasley.

This is my 13th year at St. Anthony School.