Parkdale

Students at Parkdale have ELA daily for 90 minutes.

• K-2nd grades build skills in beginning reading and writing through letter sound connection, blending sounds, phonics instruction, as well as comprehension through read alouds. Curriculum materials from Core Knowledge Language Arts is used

• 3rd grade

• 4th grade uses texts such as Love That Dog and Eagle Song and others to build comprehension and inferential thinking skills. 4th grade also uses Scholastic Storyworks which provides a variety of genres (fiction, non-fiction, poetry, plays, infographics) as well as some grammar and word usage activies that students find very engaging. 

DCIC Articulation Leader - Mrs. Kimberly McAtee (kmcatee@eak12.org)

High School

The English department provides an inclusive environment and diverse experiences to help each student prepare to live in society as contributing, responsive, and caring citizens. Our program fosters a lifelong desire for knowledge and skills that enable students to have positive and productive dialogue with others. Our teachers promote learning that will help students to grow as readers, thinkers, speakers and writers. 

The Honors Courses and Global Leadership Academy in 9th and 10th grade continue to be guided by the NYS Next Generation Learning Standards while also emphasizing activities that prepare them for the rigors of AP Seminar (grades 10, 11 or 12), AP Language and Composition (grades 10, 11 or 12), AP Literature and Composition (grades 10, 11 or 12), and AP Research (grades 11 or 12, following completion of AP Seminar). These courses expect students to have the skills and knowledge presented in earlier courses well in place. 

In accordance with New York State requirements, all students are required to earn four credits in English and pass the ELA Regents examination. 

• Courses in 9th, 10th and 11th grade address the NYS Next Generation Learning Standards for ELA in order to develop the necessary skills for successfully completing the NYS Regents Examination in English. Students take this exam for the first time in June of their junior year. 

• All 12th grade English courses continue to address the NYS Next Generation Learning Standards with the goal of preparing students to be college and career ready by the end of the senior year. 

For a description of each HS ELA course, please see the course catalog below.

EAHS Course Catalog

DCIC Articulation Leader - Mrs. Alka Moudgil (amoudgil@eak12.org)