Overview l Mathematics l Language Arts l Science l Social Studies

BE PROUD DAY TREATMENT EDUCATIONAL OVERVIEW

The Be Proud educational component is provided by a teacher and teacher's assistant from the Delaware County Intermediate Unit. Our smaller class size and structured environment presents unique opportunities for increased individual attention and behavior management for our students. Also, we have designed curriculum to serve a variety of educational levels as well as different lengths of time in the program. Our goal for students is a return to “regular school”; therefore, we make every attempt to replicate the regular educational setting. We help students work on exhibiting behaviors and work habits that will lead to success in school and in their community. The program aspires to build an educational foundation for success upon the student's return to their home school. Below is a brief curricular outline of the four major academic disciplines at Be Proud .

MATHEMATICS:

Individualized curriculum based on initial assessment of student's skills. This program is competency based with 80 % mastery as the measure of basic competency in a given area. The attachment shows a sample of skills the program looks to measure. Upon completion of their time in the program, we can provide a list of basic skill competencies achieved by the student.

LANGUAGE ARTS:

The Language Arts curriculum includes: reading, writing, and vocabulary skills. The students are taught the writing process and do considerable free writing about any topics of their interest. The writing portion of the program emphasizes the student's “ownership of their writing. Student use computer technology to help them edit and produce their writing. The reading aspect of the program emphasizes basic reading skills, comprehension skills and critical thinking skills.

The program also introduces and builds vocabulary words and skills. Students are assessed through tests and quizzes and their folder that contains their writing composition samples.

SCIENCE:

The Science curriculum utilizes a traditional textbook. The program provides the student's with four nine-week overview units on selected topics in science. This year's topics are:

First nine weeks: Solar System, Sun-Earth-Moon System and Laws of Motion

Second nine weeks: Weather and atmosphere

Third nine weeks: Man, animals and the environment including: Origin, Development and adaptation of species, basic Genetics, nature vs. nurture

Fourth nine weeks: Environmental Science

Students are assessed by test, quiz and homework.

SOCIAL STUDIES:

The goal of the Social Studies curriculum is to produce some basic American History Literacy. There are four nine-week units in American History.

The units are: First nine weeks: American Revolution

Second nine weeks: The Constitution

Third nine weeks: Civil War

Fourth nine weeks: America since World War II

The students receive pre and post tests on each topic. Intermittent quizzes also help monitor the student's progress. Whenever possible, this course uses field trips and the vast resources available on the Internet.