Playful Literacy
A play-based reading core segment designed to teach structured literacy (phonemic awareness and phonics instruction) through fun, dynamic activities in play.
Preschool
“His face when I tell him tomorrow is Playful Literacy class is everything. To see him interact is such a joy. In addition to being engaged and happy, he is clearly learning. I wish I could say thank you a million times and enroll him every day.” – Nicole H.
“Once you learn to read, you will be forever free.”
— Frederick Douglas
HIGH ENERGY
MOVEMENT
DYNAMIC
INNOVATIVE
The Indy Lab’s after school class, Playful Literacy, is an 8-week program for kids from pre-k to kindergarten to practice reading and writing skills through play, movement and sensory activities.
“The Playful Literacy classes are incredibly engaging for my child. The instructors are excellent – they structure the classes in a productive way, while still making it very fun for the students. Highly recommended.” – Danica Y.
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“The instructor was incredible engaging with the kids. The class was very well structured and thoughtfully organized.” – Hamilton Y.
PRE-KINDERGARTEN
Self-Regulation
Children will learn what it means to regulate their internal energy by better understanding and communicating their scope of emotions and how to advocate for “body breaks", which help refocus small brains and re-engage learning!
Focused Attention
Children will be encouraged to maintain sustained attention for short, intensive intervals to exercise their concentration muscles. Children will learn how transitions between movement and table-top activities help the body and brain learn together.
Phonological Awareness
Children will be taught active listening skills, auditory processing and comprehension abilities that will help train their ears for reading! Listening is the most critical skill to learn how to read and write. A large portion of the pre-k curriculum focuses on learning how to listen carefully to stories and build endurance to listen to longer stories, which builds vocabulary and visualization skills.