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Carbon Valley Academy Preschool Curriculum

The Core Knowledge Preschool Sequence is the main component of our curriculum. The Core Knowledge Preschool Sequence starts with the premise that children are always "ready to learn" as long as the teacher knows where to start with each child. Preschoolers build new knowledge and skills based on what they have already learned. Taking into account the child's particular competencies, a teacher can then offer those experiences that most closely match a student's present level, while providing the stepping stones needed to advance to higher levels of understanding and competence. See the Preschool Sequence at a Glance at www.coreknowledge.org.

Carbon Valley Academy Preschool also uses the Butterfly Park Early Literacy Program which teaches letter sounds through movement, stories, and puppets (www.butterflyparkphonics.com) and The Open Court Pre-Kindergarten Program for phonics, comprehension and literacy precursors that relate to the Preschool Sequence (www.sra-4kids.com).