Ocoee Elementary teachers use varied strategies and resources to promote academic success.  In the five major areas of reading they are:

Reading

Phonics and phonemic awareness:

www.houghtonmifflin.com  Houghton Mifflin Basal reading series

www.rlac.com     Orton Gillingham Phonics

www.auburn.edu/~murraba/sra.html  SRA Reading Mastery

comprehension and vocabulary

www.houghtonmifflin.com  Houghton Mifflin Basal reading series

http://www.thinkingmaps.com/    Comprehensive graphic organizers

Fluency:

www.houghtonmifflin.com  Houghton Mifflin Basal reading series

handwriting:

www.hwtears.com   Handwriting without tears

FORMAL WRITING INSTRUCTION:

http://www.thinkingmaps.com/   Comprehensive graphic organizers throughout the curriculum and in conjunction with Write From the Beginning writing program.

math:

http://www.wrightgroup.com/ws/emlanding.php    SRA Everyday Math

www.terc.edu/investigations  Investigations Math

http://www.thinkingmaps.com/    Comprehensive graphic organizers

science:

http://www.harcourtscience.com/

www.newbridgeonline.com/

http://www.thinkingmaps.com/    Comprehensive graphic organizers

Social Studies

http://www.harcourtsocialstudies.com/

www.newbridgeonline.com/

http://www.thinkingmaps.com/    Comprehensive graphic organizers

We have numerous volunteer opportunities.  In order to volunteer or chaperone, you MUST be registered.  To become a registered volunteer at our school, please fill out the online applications at http://volunteer.ocps.net