Please see notes below!
** Please make sure that when dictating spelling sentences, you follow the procedure laid out in the curriculum for spelling dictation. You can find this in Appendix N (p 305 in Teacher's Manual) as well as how to handle misspellings in Appendix M (p 303). I follow this procedure in class to the letter so this will help your student be successful!
Reading- We will start with review in OPG and many of the students are very strong readers, meaning it may not be necessary at this point for you to review each lesson at home. However, the difficulty will increase and we’ll start tackling some trickier words so hitting each lesson twice (usually once at school and once at home) will be especially helpful.
Comprehension/Writing: Questions for the classical readers at home can be placed in the front pocket of the Fortis Folder (provided to students on the first day of class). I occasionally write feedback on them. You don't need to correct returned sheets-just adjust expectations accordingly for the next day’s work. All reading questions should be completed as copywork on handwriting paper. Student dictates their answer, co-teacher writes down, skipping every other line and then student copies. Please number questions and check over to make sure student copied correctly. Students should be using proper grammar, punctuation, spelling and correct letter formation. Training them now for careful attention to excellence will reap rewards far into their educational future and beyond!
Poetry-This is a cumulative, oral program meant to develop linguistic and oratory skills. Students should be listening to the poems and reciting along, rather than reading (it might help to read the first few times, but after that, listening is much more helpful.) Once we've mastered the first poem, you will see the second poem listed on the blog and then your practice becomes both poems 1 and 2; we'll then move on to 1-3, etc. Assessments will be of a less formal nature in class throughout the quarter. Remember, the emphasis here is on being enthusiastic and expressive with our recitations. Focus should be on inflection, volume, tone of voice, eye contact, etc. We'll be working on this frequently in class as well :)