Shelton Summer 2026 Catalog - Flipbook - Page 35
Back-to-School Prep Week
Course Descriptions
Grade 5
9:00-12:00
Back-to-School Prep Week for Shelton students is a three-hour session, including one hour each of reading,
writing, and math. Instruction is given by trained Shelton teachers using an individualized approach to
match each child’s learning profile. The student-teacher ratio will be a maximum of 8:1. The class will provide
practice in writing skills and reading comprehension strategies. It will also review fundamental math
concepts.
Reading: will include instruction and practice of reading skills through the use of auditory discrimination
and application of phonetic word attack skills.
Reading Comprehension: includes direct instruction in comprehension strategies, such as following
directions, getting the facts, detecting sequences, using context, getting the main idea, drawing
conclusions, making predictions, creating imagery, and questioning.
Writing: will review, practice and guide students through the process of sentence writing from
brainstorming to the final product. Computers in the Shelton Mobile Lab will be used during class time.
Students can handwrite if preferred.
Math: will include fundamental math skills and review in preparation for the beginning of school.
Grade 6
9:00-12:00
Back-to-School Prep Week for Shelton students three-hour session, including one hour each of reading,
writing, and math. Instruction is given by trained Shelton teachers using an individualized approach to
match each child’s learning profile. The student-teacher ratio will be a maximum of 8:1.
Reading Comprehension: Includes direct instruction in comprehension strategies, such as following
directions, getting the facts, detecting sequences, using context, getting the main idea, drawing
conclusions, making predictions, creating imagery, as well as questioning, annotating and highlighting
pertinent text while reading, review and practice novel coding.
Writing: will review, practice and guide students through the process of sentence writing from
brainstorming to the final product. Computers in the Shelton Mobile Labs will be used during class time.
Students may handwrite if preferred.
Math: will include fundamental math skills and review in preparation for the beginning of school.
Grades 7-8
9:00-12:00
Back-to-School Prep Week for Shelton students three-hour session, including one hour each of reading,
writing, and math. Instruction is given by trained Shelton teachers using an individualized approach to
match each child’s learning profile. The student-teacher ratio will be a maximum of 8:1.
Reading Comprehension: includes direct instruction in comprehension strategies, such as following
directions, getting the facts, detecting sequences, using context, getting the main idea, drawing
conclusions, making predictions, creating imagery, as well as questioning, annotating and highlighting
pertinent text while reading, review and practice novel coding.
Writing: will review, practice and guide students through the process of paragraph writing from
brainstorming to the final product.
Math: will review and drill the concepts of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of whole
numbers, fractions, and decimals in preparation for school in August.
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