Students aged five or six are ideal for this program.  Homeschooled children can attend as their primary literacy instruction or as a supplement to a curriculum being implemented at home.  Children who just miss the age cutoff for public school but who are academically and emotionally ready for more than another year of preschool would also benefit.  Areas of focus will be phonemic awareness, letters and sounds, prereading and reading skills, comprehension, and writing, all done with an emphasis on phonics.  The Virginia Standards of Learning will guide instruction.  While our day will be shorter than a traditional school day,  with a small group, we will accomplish a lot in the time we have.  Children enrolling should be ready to attend to small group instruction and follow directions for a two hour period, should be comfortable separating from parents, and should have the necessary self-help skills (i.e. restroom, etc.)