Tutorial and Other Services School Counselor works in classrooms, with small groups and with individuals on a variety of topics. Among the classroom topics covered are career development, socialization and prevention of abuse. Parents also take advantage of the counselor's services when they have problems that affect their children. Classroom Volunteers work with small groups and individuals on any number of academic areas. Most help with direct assistance in reading, writing and math.
Students meet once a week.
Reading Reading in first grade is taught in a number of ways depending on the classroom and students. One backbone of the reading program at Fox is the use of the phonics reading series, Open Court. While some teachers use all parts of the program, others use only the phonics portion and supplement their lessons with other materials. The Book Closet at Fox is well supplied with many, many books that are ranked according to the students' reading levels. Children learn to read by real reading from these small books and most progress quickly through the levels.