Arizona Early Learning Standards:
Our Getz curriculum map is based on the Arizona standards developed for early childhood education. Find them here:
http://www.azed.gov/early-childhood/files/2011/11/arizona-early-learning-standards-3rd-edition.pdf Thrive to Five:"Thrive To Five is a project of Commitment to Schools of Tempe and Kyrene and is funded by First Things First to provide family support services to parents and/or caregivers of children aged birth to five years old. Thrive to Five offers FREE educational programs to families and caregivers of children birth to five. We promote the understanding of early child development. Thrive to Five offers families and caregivers the knowledge, skills and resources to help children reach their potential to enter school ready to learn." (quoted from their website) Many Thrive to Five classes are held right here at Getz.
http://thrivetofive.org |
Handwriting Without Tears:This is a program that started as a developmentally-appropriate, research-based approach to handwriting. It has evolved into an early learning program covering fine motor development, literacy, and math. We use HWT materials, activities, and lessons to teach a variety of skills and concepts. Their website includes a section just for parents.
http://www.hwtears.com/hwt/parents Zoo Phonics:The Zoo-phonics® Multisensory Language Arts Program is a kinesthetic, multi-modal approach to learning all aspects of language arts, including vocabulary development and articulation, based on phonics and phonemic awareness. The principle of Zoo-phonics® maximizes understanding, memory, utilization and transference to all areas of the reading, spelling and writing process in a playful and concrete manner.
zoo-phonics.com |