Choices allow the learner to select, organize and experience information in a variety of meaningful ways. Collaboration-Provides opportunities for students to work together to achieve common goals. It allows for social and emotional development as well as increased opportunities to respond. School-wide, the Lifelong guidelines are modeled, labeled and used as standards for successful interaction. Immediate feedback-Is achieved by structuring the learning environment to provide immediate responses to the learner's performance.
Immediate feedback is necessary for mastery of concepts and skills.
Mastery-is the goal of learning. This means that the learner understands a skill or concept and can apply it to real life situations. Mastery builds a positive self-concept. Our developmentally appropriate educational program is flexible in expectations for timing of children's achievement, rather than expecting all children to progress at a uniform rate. Children progress along the continuum from easier to more difficult material at their own rates.