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In the Lower School English curriculum we begin to formally build the necessary foundation to assure a love and mastery of the English language. Learning is focused on the following components:
- Decoding the language from printed form
- Mastering oral fluency in reading
- Comprehending what is read
- Developing an ever-expanding vocabulary
- Understanding the correct grammatical structure of the language
- Knowing and producing correct spelling
- Producing legible penmanship
- Expressing ideas and facts in proper written composition
- Reading widely from the best available literature