In 1957, Jerome Bruner introduced Scaffolding Theory as a term to describe language learning in young children. He was referring to a method or structure in which students are able to absorb language and progress to learning independently over a period of instruction. Bruner described an interactive and collaborative method [...]
Dear Parents and Students, I am so glad I’ve had the opportunity to be a teacher for Level 7 this year. The first month was a success and you have all done a wonderful job. You’ve excelled in every subject from Spelling to Writing and have done exceptionally well in [...]
Dear parents and students, I enjoyed the start of our year in Level 6! I have some students from last year and some new students as well, so it was exciting to see the new class dynamic begin to form. In reading, students have learned about reading strategies regarding drawing [...]
Dear Parents and Students, This month has been such a wonderful learning experience for the students and I. It has been a pleasure getting to know them and teaching them an array of lessons for Spelling, Reading, Writing, Science, Social Studies, and Research. I am impressed by their enthusiasm to [...]
Dear parents and students, I enjoyed welcoming all Level 2A students to Alexander academy this month. September was a month focussed largely on learning rules and procedures, how to ask for things and express needs, the alphabet, and basic vocabulary on top of our classwork each week. For example, students [...]
Dear parents and students, I enjoyed welcoming all Level 2A students to Alexander academy this month. September was a month focussed largely on learning rules and procedures, how to ask for things and express needs, the alphabet, and basic vocabulary on top of our classwork each week. For example, students [...]
Hello! What a wonderful September! L9 has had a varied month: full of new beginnings and exciting discoveries. We have embarked on a challenging journey and the first month has been a promising start. I am excited to see what heights this class will reach by the end of the [...]
We have just finished up around a month of Level 7 together, and the students have already made significant progress in their learning and classroom attitudes. In Spelling, we have been focusing on long and short vowel sounds. The students work together to construct definitions for these words and then [...]
