Multiple districts — Just before playtime, teacher Ashley Kron challenged each of her preschoolers to name a “tricky, tricky vowel.”
She flashed cards picturing an oval, island and ant as students squealed O, I and A sounds before leaving their spots on the classroom carpet to dash off and find building blocks and puzzles.
The Kent ISD Great Start Readiness Program class at South Elementary in Grandville Public Schools was squeezing in vowel practice on a recent Tuesday morning, following a science experiment monitoring sprouts on bean and radish seeds…