Write the vision. Make it plain.

Communication.

Language is how we communicate with God and with the people around us. Language is the class at The Academy of Readiness and Character that covers it all: reading, writing, speech, debate, presenting information, prayer, resumés, online etiquette, and all of that again in 2 more languages! Below, you will find a simple outline listing the progression of material as laid out by the Board of Directors. Keep in mind that our expectation is to move through material differently than most schools, but the information is broken up by traditional grade levels for easy comparison:

Kindergarten

  • Alphabet 

  • Letter Recognition

  • Holding a writing utensil

  • Letter Sounds

  • Sounding out words

  • Writing Letters

  • Reading Sentences

  • Reading Comprehension

  • Genesis 1 (Power of Words)

  • Spelling

First Grade

  • Writing letters

  • Reading Simple Books

  • Writing Sentences

  • Punctuation (Simple)

  • Reading Comprehension

  • Writing Stories using Structures

  • Prayer

  • Sentence Structure and Grammar

  • Spelling

Second Grade

  • Writing in Cursive

  • Reading Short Books (Reading Comprehension)

  • Reading Bibles for Kids

  • Writing Stories without Structures

  • Conversational Spanish (Greetings, Numbers, Colors, Letters)

  • Tower of Babel

  • Sharing Testimonies

  • Sentence Structure and Grammar

  • Spelling

Third Grade

  • Writing in Cursive

  • Reading Books/Novels (For Fun)

  • Writing Detailed Stories/Imagination/Vision

  • Writing Letters

  • Reading Bibles for Kids

  • Continuation of Spanish

  • Genesis 1 (Power of Words)

  • Names (meanings) and confessions

  • Spelling

  • Typing and Digital Language

Fourth Grade

  • Honing Handwriting

  • Reading Books/Novels (For Fun)

  • Reading NIV/ESV Bible

  • Conversational French (Greetings, Numbers, Colors, Letters) - References to Spanish

  • Sharing Revelation (developing messages/devotionals)

  • Writing and presenting researched information

  • Sentence Structure and Grammar (Advanced Punctuation and Complex Sentences)

  • Prayer

  • Spelling

  • Typing and Digital Language

Fifth Grade

  • Honing Handwriting/Calligraphy (Maybe that’s crossover with art)

  • Reading Books/Novels (Reading Comprehension)

  • Continuation of French - References to Spanish

  • Sharing Revelation (Developing messages/devotionals)

  • Writing and presenting researched information in a group

  • Sentence Structure and Grammar (Advanced Punctuation and Complex Sentences)

  • Spelling Bee

  • Typing and Digital Language

  • Reporting News and Interviewing others for information

Sixth Grade

  • Genesis 1 (Power of Words)

  • Reading Books/Novels (Reading Comprehension)

  • Continuation of French or Spanish (Student Choice)

  • Writing testimonies/creative stories at length/imagination/vision

  • Greek Stems and Language Origin

  • Prayer

  • Poetry and Psalms

Seventh Grade

  • Professional English (Formal vs. Colloquial Language, Emails)

  • Reading Books/Novels (For Fun)

  • Writing research papers at length

  • Continuation of French or Spanish (Student Choice)

  • Spoken Favor - Blessings and Curses

  • Communicating Online/Social Media

  • Comparing and Contrasting

Eighth Grade

  • Interviewing and Professional Etiquette 

  • Reading Books/Novels (For Fun)

  • Continuation of French or Spanish (Student Choice)

  • Writing and Presenting researched information

  • Debate - Presentation for or against topics

  • Spelling Bee

  • Communicating Online/Social Media

Ninth Grade

  • Genesis 1 (Power of Words)

  • Interviewing and Professional Etiquette

  • Cover Letters and Resumes 

  • Professional References

  • Continuation of French or Spanish (Other)

  • Writing and presenting researched information in groups

  • Formal Formatting of Papers/Citing Sources

  • Reporting News and Interviewing others for information

Tenth Grade

  • Continuation of French or Spanish (Other)

  • Debate - Presentation for or against topics

  • Working In Customer Service

  • Writing creative stories/imagination/vision

  • Multimodal Communication

  • Poetry and Psalms

  • Advanced Punctuation and Grammar

Eleventh Grade

  • Hebrew and Greek

  • Multimodal Communication

  • Reading for Fun

  • Preparing Messages/Sermons/Devotionals

  • Working with Translators

  • Writing Mission Letters

Twelfth Grade

  • Hebrew and Greek

  • Writing creative stories/imagination/vision

  • Interviewing and Professional Etiquette