AHB's language arts curriculum is creatively based on current
best practices. Specific resources include: Fountas and
Pinnell's Guided Reading, The Daily Five,
and the work of Regie Routman, Stephanie Harvey and Debbie
Miller. Students are monitored through four key aspects: a
holistic developmental continuum, classroom based assessments,
student portfolios and reading diagnostic tests from The Consortium
of Reading Excellence.
AHB's math curriculum is based on current best practices and
implemented via two key curriculum legs: the Math Mammoth &
Math Pentathlon (www.mathpentath.org)
programs. NCTM based materials supplement both programs as
applicable to the thematic projects in each quarter. Students
are monitored via classroom-based assessments, a NCTM based
developmental continuum and student portfolios.
Thematic units rotate through a two year cycle of social studies
and science components, based on the TEKS standards as well as the
CORE Knowledge Curriculum. Thematic units permeate all aspects of
classroom curriculum and provide a focal point and a source of
inspiration.