The Firefly Room!
        

The Firefly classroom consist of preschoolers aged 3 ½ - 4 ½  .  In this classroom the DLM Early Childhood Express curriculum is implemented.  The class size for this group is 14 children with a ratio of 1:7.  The teaching team for this class is: Megan LeGrand and Kristin Pearman.

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Lead Teacher: Kendall Shaw
Assistant Teacher: Ellen Crosby

DHS Mandated ratio is 1:13
TN 3 Star ratio is 1:13
High Hopes teacher to student ratio is 1:7

Development screenings conducted twice a year, once in the beginning of the school year and once in the late Spring, to assess student progress and growth and allowing teachers to assess skill levels and target specific developmental deficits for each child. Daily communication sent home on each child regarding activities, behavior, sleep routines, etc.

Curriculum: The DLM Early Childhood Express is a holistic, child-centered program that nurtures each child by offering carefully selected and carefully sequenced learning experiences, based on the latest neuroscience research. It provides materials and ideas to foster to social-emotional, intellectual, and physical development of children, while nurturing the natural curiosity and sense of self that can serve as the foundation for a lifetime of learning. The DLM Early Childhood Express is developed with the whole child in mind, providing opportunities to develop concrete skills through experiences with music, art, storytelling, and teacher-directed lessons that, in addition to skills development, emphasize practice and reflection.

Classroom utilizes a multi-sensory approach to learning, incorporating sensory activities daily.

In regards to discipline, first and foremost, a positive-praise theme is used, in order to foster good behavior within the classroom. Redirection is also used consistently in our classrooms. If behavior issues persist, the teachers work closely with the parents and our therapy staff to create an individualized behavior management/modification plan for the child.

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