Academic Overview
At Little Flower, we strive to achieve our mission by "pursuing academic excellence" in a multitude of ways. Our school has dedicated significant time and energy to selecting curricula for our students that are academically challenging, rooted in Christian morality, and flexible enough to meet students where they are at on their educational path. It is also imperative that parents have easily accessible information to research, understand, and know what is being presented to their children. Check out the links below to get a firsthand look at the curricula that our students work with each and every day.
School Wide Direct Instruction Literacy Block
The Little Flower Literacy Block is an all encompassing approach to educate students to be effective readers. The entire staff at LFS is aligned to approach reading and language arts in a holistic educational process. Students are screened and placed at their appropriate reading/language arts level, regardless of grade level, in order to receive the support, encouragement, and challenge necessary to develop into an effective reader. This allows our students to move at different educational paces, both slower or faster, meeting their individual educational needs the best way possible. Our goal is to help students build a solid educational base of effective tools to learn how to read, spell, write, speak and listen. By 3rd grade, our expectation is that our students are beginning to transition from learning to read to reading to learn by striving to beat North Dakota grade level standards. It's a lofty goal but this truly is the foundation for educational success and the school is fully committed to this process. If you have additional questions, please contact the school and we would be glad to discuss this process further.
If you are looking for books to challenge your student, check out our classroom reading lists for ideas on what to read that are age appropriate.