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Corkery Elementary has adopted Wit & Wisdom as our ELA Curriculum in grades K-2 (English-speaking classrooms) and grades 3-8. Wit & Wisdom is a K–8 English curriculum developed by teachers, for teachers in collaboration with the nonprofit Great Minds.
Wit & Wisdom teachers and students experience the joy of reading, writing, and speaking about excellent texts while meeting the rigor of the standards. With four modules at each grade level, students build content knowledge by delving deeply into significant, high-interest topics in the liberal arts and sciences. Wit & Wisdom’s learning design is based on the premise that texts lead and standards follow. Instead of addressing standards in isolation, Wit & Wisdom lessons integrate standards from multiple Common Core State Standards strands based on the demands of the text.
Schools implementing the Wit & Wisdom curriculum report numerous positive student outcomes, suggesting potential for powerful impact.
Strong classroom discourse.
Heightened use of evidence.
Growth in student knowledge.
High levels of student engagement.
Growth in reading performance by all students, including students with IEPs.
To learn more, please take a few minutes to view this Background Informational Document from Wit & Wisdom.
PARENT TIP SHEETS
These tip sheets explain the books the students will read at each grade level, what articles they will read and what videos the students might watch. These tip sheets also explain what questions will be asked at school and some questions you can ask at home. Within these tip sheets you will also find a list of books students will read in class along with a list of books for students to read at home.
