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  • Reading and Language Arts

    Reading and Language Arts

    The reading program at Hillside is based on multisensory instruction. Children learn to read by a visual, auditory, tactile, and kinesthetic approach. Phonics rules are integrated continually throughout the day as students read and write. Strategies are taught to the student individually and in small groups. read more...

  • Mathematics

    Hillside uses the Saxon Math program. This program is based on small increments of concepts with repetition and practice. Students are instructed on their instructional level. read more...

  • Science and Social Studies

    Science and Social Studies

    The Hillside School uses science and social studies instruction as a vehicle to teach critical thinking skills necessary for understanding factual information. Teachers plan skill and strategy-developing activities within the framework of Pennsylvania Department of Education’s guidelines for science and social studies at each grade level.  The emphasis is on student strategies and child-centered learning. Content instruction includes accommodations, modifications, and interventions that connect subject material to the student’s abilities, while challenging them to apply critical learning skills. The content area curriculum is unique because Hillside teachers identify skills to develop at each grade level and list age-appropriate strategies students use to learn the material. This makes “how to learn” as important as “what to learn”.

  • Strategies

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