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Early Advantage Child Care Curriculum
What is the S.M.A.R.T. Curriculum?
Stimulating Maturity through Accelerated Readiness Training (S.M.A.R.T.) takes a unique approach to learning. Using repetition, frequency, intensity, and duration the S.M.A.R.T curriculum helps children see, hear, and touch things many times over.
The s.m.a.r.t. curriculum enhances the vision, kinesthetic, and auditory pathways in the brain, creating a strong foundation for further educational success. this powerful learning tool works to stimulate your child’s maturity and prepare them for the exciting journey of elementary education.
The concepts used in this curriculum help get children ready for kindergarten by teaching math, science, reading, and social studies. By incorporating a variety of tools such as hands on activities and educational digital apps, your child will learn school-ready skills in a variety of ways.
Why is the S.M.A.R.T. Curriculum Important?
By helping to build readiness skills, we can ensure our students are ready for school and ready to become life-long learners.
S.M.A.R.T. Curriculum
How is the S.M.A.R.T. Curriculum Beneficial to Children?
While there are many reasons for it, some children are arriving at school without their major sensory systems fully matured. This lack of maturity effects their learning readiness and can lead to their struggle with academics or behavior.
S.M.A.R.T. Curriculum focuses on maturing the critical foundational systems by using fun and age-appropriate activities that aim to recreate normal movements. These activities provide the stimulation necessary to achieve learning readiness.
The S.M.A.R.T. Curriculum is designed to help students develop essential skills for School Readiness:
- Master letter recognition, printing ability, counting, identifying rhymes, and following directions
- Improve eye movements so that their eyes move effortlessly while they read
- Enhance balance and coordination in order to remain comfortable while seated
- Strengthen auditory discrimination to be able to pick up on subtle differences in sounds
Why Does Early Advantage Offer the SMART Curriculum?
Early Advantage Developmental Child Care Center offers SMART Curriculum to prepare children for success in their later schooling.
The curriculum’s physical activities help to develop and enhance important motor skills, visual efficiency, eye-hand coordination, and attention that are necessary for learning and functioning in the classroom.
Other reasons we offer S.M.A.R.T Curriculum to our students:
- Teaches children learning through repetition.
- Encourages brain stimulation.
- It offers a multi-sensory approach to learning
- Boosts physiological readiness skills
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