St. John's Academy : Early Education

LANGUAGE & COMMUNICATION

Language and Communication are developed through a print-rich environment providing each child exposure to various types of literature and other forms of communication.

In our writing center, children practice pre-writing skills with clips, stamps, stencils and more. All writing implements are developmentally appropriate and help each child progress at their own pace. Words that relate to the children’s interests are everywhere in the classroom; some in print, some handwritten by teachers or students.

Books are available throughout the environment and each day has a quiet time for books and puzzles only. Children are often interested in other languages; many of our students have two languages spoken at home and we encourage sharing family language and culture with the class.