Shelton Summer 2026 Catalog - Flipbook - Page 34
Back-to-School Prep Week
Course Descriptions
July 27-July 31
Back-to-School Prep Week takes place Monday, July 27 - Friday, July 31, from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm. The class
will provide students with helpful information and structure for the upcoming academic year. Back-to-School
Prep week will have limited enrollment in order to keep the student-teacher ratio low, so register now. This
class is only offered to Shelton students entering grades 1-10.
Grades 1-2
9:00-12:00
Back-to-School Prep Week for Shelton students entering the grades 1-2 includes a three-hour multi-age
session. The class is taught by trained Shelton teachers. The student-teacher ratio will be a maximum of 6:1.
The Back-to-School Prep class will provide practice in writing skills, reading comprehension strategies, and will
review fundamental math skills through multisensory materials.
Reading (Decoding) and Reading Comprehension: will include instruction and practice of reading skills
through the use of auditory discrimination and application of phonetic word attack skills. In addition, students
will work on enriching comprehension skills.
Writing: will include letter formation, cursive handwriting and basic sentence composition.
Math: will include fundamental math skills and review in preparation for the beginning of school.
Grades 3-4
9:00-12:00
Back-to-School Prep Week for Shelton students entering grades 3-4 includes a three-hour multi-age session.
The class is taught by trained Shelton teachers. The student-teacher ratio will be a maximum of 6:1. The Backto-School Prep class will provide practice in writing skills, reading comprehension strategies, and will review
fundamental math skills through multisensory materials.
Reading (Decoding) and Reading Comprehension: will include instruction and practice of reading skills
through the use of auditory discrimination and application of phonetic word attack skills. In addition, students
will work on enriching comprehension skills.
Writing: will include cursive handwriting and foundational sentence building skills.
Math: will include fundamental math skills and review in preparation for the beginning of school.
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