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THE HUTSON SCHOOL APPROACH

"What is the Hutson School Approach”

“What does it mean to be an Orton-Gillingham accredited school?”

At Hutson, all teachers adhere to the following principles, in all subject areas, in all classrooms, and in all instruction:

1. Cognitive Approach- We know that our smart children will be able to use their thinking skills to create, remember, and apply effective strategies. We do not rely solely on rote learning; we actively teach children how to become good learners.
2. Direct and Explicit- Hutson teachers are trained to state objectives clearly so that children understand. We make sure that every skill, concept, and lesson is understood by the student before we move forward.
3. Structured and Sequential- Teachers design lessons based on what students learned the day before. With that structure in mind, teachers move their students from the known to the unknown, from the concrete to the abstract, and from the simple to the complex.
4. Cumulative- Hutson’s curriculum and instruction build on top of what is solidly in the students’ skill set. We spiral back regularly to make sure that the students are maintaining their skills from previous lessons.
5. Multisensory- Hutson classrooms have students talking, students up and out of their chairs, students with their hands on learning tools, students at the board, and students explaining what they know.
6. Alphabetic-Phonetic- In all areas of the curriculum, we teach the underlying structure of the English Language as it is written to the students at their appropriate level.

These Hutson School principles are:

1. embedded into our lesson plans daily
2. for every student
3. the way our children need to learn
4. what makes Hutson unique
5. automatically applied
6. for all content areas

The Hutson School maintains a student-to-teacher ratio of 6:1 . This provides for highly individualized instruction.