Standards

The instructional curriculum at Dinsmore Elementary is Standards-Based.  This is a comprehensive curriculum based on internationally bench-marked standards in reading, writing, language arts, science, mathematics and applied learning.  The program provides students, teachers and parents with elements to meet and /or exceed the Standard.

Principles of Learning in a Standards-based School:

• Standards based schools are premised on five distinct principles of learning that are embedded in our whole school design, from the performance standards and state assessment tests to school organization and daily classroom instruction.

• Student effort is a more important determinant of achievement than natural ability.

• Getting all students to achieve at high levels depends on clear expectations that are the same for all students.

• All students need a thinking curriculum - one that provides a deep understanding of the subject and the ability to apply that understanding to the complex real-world problems that students will face as adults.

• Students of all ages learn the best in two types of circumstances:  when they are seeking and using knowledge and skills to address problems that challenge and engage them, and when they are teaching others.

• People learn well when working beside an expert who models skilled practice and encourages and guides learners as they create products or performances for audiences whose reactions really matter.

Click here to view the Sunshine State Standards website

Click here for a list of common Standards vocabulary terms

New Performance Standards

Kindergarten

First Grade

Second Grade

Third Grade

Fourth Grade

Fifth Grade

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