Reading

General Statement

The goal of the Middle School Reading Program is to create life-long readers who utilize their skills in every type of reading task. The program provides:

teacher and peer role models for reading
class time to read
guidance with choosing reading material
structured interpretive discussions
support with an at-home reading
summer reading program

Content and Methods

Instruction of reading methods continues all year weaving through all-class books, small group books and independent reading. The emphasis is on direct teaching of reading strategies that work and plenty of practice:

Making Connections
Questioning
Visualizing
Inferring
Determining importance
Synthesizing

Students practice these strategies through writing entries in their Literature Logs, drawing, acting, speaking, leading discussions and taking quizzes.

Books used in Sixth Grade:

Stand Tall
From the Desk of Zoe Washington
Hope Was Here
Lightning Thief

Independent Reading / Book Chair

Students choose their own book for discussion and presentation.

Read For Real

Informational / Nonfiction Text