Highlighted Skill Areas – Focus and Inference
-Perfect for animal lovers, we’ll read and write about all kinds of animals
-Exploration of all the skills and commitment needed for pet care
-Introduction to a variety of pets and ways we understand them
-Understanding of explicit and implicit meaning in text
-Appreciation for the gift of being able to communicate verbally and non-verbally
-Activities and presentations connected with reading and grade-level standards
-Reader’s theater for fun and practice (They’ll want to write home about it!)
-Personalized, individual and small group instruction
-Respectful staff with high expectations and effective technique
-At least two hours of direct reading, writing and spelling instruction daily
-Introduction to age- and developmentally-appropriate text
-Opportunities to earn incentive rewards, including new books, for effort and progress
-Morning and afternoon snack provided daily AND a camp t-shirt for each camp attended
-The chance to get to know some great friends…people and books!