Over a period of several days or a few weeks, children learn as they focus on a particular theme or topic. Children in kindergarten learn the social aspects of coming to school. They learn to cooperate, to help, to share, and to be a valuable member of a community of learners. The aim of Washington County's kindergarten program is to provide each child with a successful transition from home to school. Children learn to engage in the processes readers use before, during, and after reading.
Children learn to listen to an adult read stories, poems, or information aloud.
Children learn to join in as the class rereads favorite books. Children learn to read with small groups of students with similar needs. Children have opportunities to select books they want to read. Children learn to observe the teacher writing to them, for them, and with them. Children have opportunities to write at their own development level.