Charles Armstrong School Expected Learning Results
When students transition from CAS, they will have developed:
- Academic Concepts & Skills
- Learning Strategies
- Individual Strengths
- Characteristics of Independent Learners
The Four Essential Components of the CAS Program
Note: The amount of time spent on any part of the four components depends on the students’ challenges and strengths.
Reading:
- Word Study Skills
- Phonemic awareness
- Decoding
- Vocabulary development
- Fluency
- Comprehension
Writing:
- Ideas and Content
- Organization
- Voice
- Word Choice
- Sentence Fluency
- Conventions
- Presentation (including handwriting)
- Spelling
Social Studies:
- History
- Geography
- Social Science