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Curriculum at GRACEPOINT

GRACEPOINT School is a community of educators, administrators, and parents fully committed to each child. It is our greatest desire for each one to fulfill the purpose God has for him, or her. We are unique in our processes, including excercise breaks incorporated into our day, opportunities for hands-on learning, encouragement of hearts as well as minds, and teaching not only academics but also the hands-on skills our students will need to advocate for themselves in future learning environments.
 
We are a full immersion school, utilizing the Orton-Gillingham approach in all subject areas. Our systematic instruction combines auditory, visual, and kinesthetic teaching, creating an environment to foster greater success than the traditional classroom.

A hands-on philosophy in learning is practiced in every subject area to enable students to reach their potential.

GRACEPOINT’s priority is to provide our students with explicitly systematic teaching in phonological awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency and comprehension. Each area plays an equal role in successful reading comprehension.

Reading and spelling are core academic subjects and must be taught explicitly and systematically. To answer the phonological, phonics and fluency piece of reading and spelling, GRACEPOINT uses the Orton-Gillingham Approach. Orton-Gillingham is a diagnostic, prescriptive and multi-sensory approach to reading and spelling. Our teachers are trained to use this approach when teaching reading and to reinforce the approach throughout the day in all subject areas. 

Students receive 75 minutes of reading instruction and writing daily.  Students practice their writing skills in science and social studies in addition to participating in hands-on activities.  Math computation and word problem solving are key components of our curriculum as well.  Math is best taught using a multi-sensory approach for students with dyslexia.

GRACEPOINT prioritizes learning based on a STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math) framework in both core content areas and in our specials courses.  Students with dyslexia typically perform above average in STEAM-based content and careers.  Therefore, our instructional program uses hands-on, multisensory, interdisciplinary activities and strategies ongoing throughout the school day. 

Major objectives that permeate the fabric of the GRACEPOINT environment is a love of learning; independent, critical, imaginative thinking; intellectual curiosity; and moral decision-making.  It is expected that all faculty members have an uncompromising commitment to academic excellence and a dedication to encouraging, supporting, and nurturing students in their pursuit of success as they strive to become knowledgeable, thinking, responsible citizens.