Elon Elementary Title I
What is Elon Elementary Title I?
Our vision is to cultivate excellence in every child, every day. The ACPS Title I Program seeks to reinforce this vision by providing effective educational supports though a school-wide program that collaborates with parents and school staff so that every child is provided an opportunity to become successful readers. We are deeply committed to equipping every child with the ability to read--and read well! Learning to read is an essential skill for not only academic success, but for students to become life-ready. We believe strongly that well-equipped, well-supported, and well-informed teachers are our best assurance in providing students with the critical reading and writing skills needed to be productive, literate citizens.
Mrs. Joy Kurko
Email: jkurko@amherst.k12.va.us
School: (434) 528-6496
Google Voice/text: (434) 381-0666
Mrs. Melanie Tinsley
Email: mtinsley@amherst.k12.va.us
School: (434) 528-6496
Google Voice/text: (540) 404-1297
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NASA Kids Club: A place to play games and learn about NASA through interactive explorations
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Design Squad Nation: Be creative and help people through engineering, from PBS
My Wonderful World: A multimedia tour of our seven continents from the Smithsonian
PBS KIDS Lab: Educational games, activities, and mobile apps, for kids PreK to grade 3.
Teach Your Monster to Read: A free website for k-2 readers by Usborne Books. It has fun interactive phonics based games to play and books to read.
Audiobooks -
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Parent Information
Online Tools for Parents
ACPS Parent and Family Literacy Online Resources
Ask & Answer: Phonemic Awareness - Online tutorial for parents to better understand phonemic awareness from the National Center on Improving Literacy.
Understanding Dyslexia National Center on Improving Literacy
Phonological Awareness guide for parents.pdf