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Denver, CO
Martin School-early Education
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Telephone: (303) 733-5437
Social Skills & Work Habits
| OVERALL RATING (4.0) |
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| Ability to listen and follow directions |
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| Ability to sit still for longer periods of time |
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| Ability to be a part of a group of children |
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| Self-sufficiency and independence |
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| Awareness of others’ feelings |
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| Cooperation with other children |
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Curriculum and Teaching Approach
| PLAY-BASED | PLAY-BASED WITH SOME STRUCTURE | MOSTLY TEACHER LED | NOT FORMALLY IN CURRICULUM | CONDUCIVE ENVIRONMENT | ||
| Language | Yes | |||||
| Oral language | - | - | - | - | n/a | |
| Nursery rhymes, poems, songs | - | - |
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| Storybook reading | - | - |
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| Emerging literacy skills | - | - |
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| Cognitive Development | n/a | |||||
| Math and number sense | - |
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| Time & space | - |
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| Sci. reasoning/physical world | - | - |
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| Music | - |
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| Visual arts | - |
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| Physical activity | - |
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| Other subjects taught | n/a | |||||
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Parents' Comments
Parent #1
Combination of teacher-led, free play and older student-led activities. Reading program is aggresive with goal of 1st or second-grade reading by start of kindergarten.
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