43333 7 Mile
Northville, MI 48167
t:248-349-2223 | f:855-205-4534
Open 7am - 6pm
Monday - Friday
Jeannine Makowski
jeannine@ixlkids.com
IXL’s Smart Start curriculum is teacher developed and based on children’s individual needs. We create and implement our curriculum derived from the Michigan Standards of Quality, our knowledge of early childhood development, skills needed for school readiness, and developmentally appropriate content.
Smart Start also incorporates Phonic Soup and Handwriting Without Tears into our lessons.
Infant/ Toddler Standards of Quality Strands include these areas of development:
Preschool/Pre-K Strands include these areas of development:
Phonic Soup is a language based phonemic awareness program that uses multi-sensory lessons to teach developmentally appropriate skills which include:
Hand Signs & Sounds Toys are used as a mnemonic tool to help children associate the sound with the letter. Sound Toy Picture Cards help children associate the letter, sound and hand sign all together. Phonic Soup teaches children to become familiar with “Speech Helpers” to assist them in forming their letters correctly.
“Get Set for School” Program builds these skills:
These skills will assist children in coloring, drawing, singing, counting and writing their letters and numbers.
IXL Smart Start Curriculum uses two assessment tools created by our curriculum team to review and strengthen our program:
Children participate in Specials through the week that include:
Our staff is comprised of educated and nurturing teachers with education levels ranging from early childhood field training to master’s degrees.