Literacy is a consistent focus in our classroom and is applied throughout all subject areas during the day. Students participate in reading and writing workshop which focus on a skill a day as students work independently, in teams, and in whole group to apply their knowledge of the skill to texts and to writing pieces. Students also participate in word study ( spelling) and vocabulary several times a week to work with word patterns and understand vocabulary in and out of context. Students also work in book clubs to apply new skills learned in the workshop model to grade level appropriate texts.
Sample of skills covered in reading and writing workshop