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e3/0, 22. 1999 9:17AM5163'1KRAUS-ANDERS0N `ALV1" AUALt-MY No. 5154 r'P, 3 INSTRUCTION METHOD • •i•ECHNIQUE - TECHNOLOGY Many n1illic„u td doll:an llov been spent on research to develop the most effective methods to teach all acsadumic subjects. Sra horJ Calvin speru years researching the most effective methods. techniques and rechn�tlugy ui the fiehl til' educadon. Research has proven what works! At the Calvin, Academy, Mr Orwin haat cnmk incl amd !nrcgr,a ed rhe research proven ta:chniques into one unirxed technology. How We Teach Reading, Writing and Mathematics • "SMALL BYTES" Each individual skill tai hr taught is broken down into the smallest possible component or "byte" of informs - tion. Each Acr of infurnmrior, i$ taught to absolute Mastery before the student rooves onto the next "byte". We directly tench the skill Tohe taught. We don't just assume the student will "figure it out" unlike holistic instructit,n and i1UPSICTiam that focuses on just abstract concepts. The student can never "miss" somethinm or become o-ierwhelmrkl. • SYSTEMATIC Each fact is tc+u}yht incrc+rlentailly step by step- Extensive research and field resting of each program have dtrerntined the nu�:u cfti,,•rive sequence to 'introduce the "bytes" of information. The skills that are more difiictdr to mostcr,ary reheated in a scientific pattern to assure mastery, • MULTI SE.N50RY ia, develops the weaker senses and ma=imizes the stronger 3en3ds. Four senses are urilizoJ simu{rAneuusly. "I'h r says the fact out loud (auditory). the student repeats It (oral), The instruction 6 interactive. The teach* the stuJentb scc it anki writes the fact (kinetic). Taught to Mastery Small progress res%;rat pre nsistent through the text. A student is repeatedly tested. We immediately neteach the skill not mmecred. One to One Teaching h the Resenrch act skills prowtit ovl1l>;at his is h c meets each student's needs. e moit effective we areratimthe only school to haveeonly private one rxwee sktl)s ++� tl,c w , 1 E0 One teaching. How We Teach the Electives We use less strucra+rt:d it,struction, fOr social studies, science, literature, etc. We combine the systematic instruedon that we !ase for basic skills with the development of critical thinking skills. The students engage in aspen discussion with rlae rcxhers, which give the teacher the opportunlIty to stimulate the student ftar in-depth criricni rl,+nkiaa4 and artalysis.