CKLA Literacy

CKLA, or Core Knowledge Language Arts, is our primary literacy curriculum at RMMS. This program is broken into two major strands: Skills (phonics and other foundational reading skills) and Knowledge (rich content knowledge through literature and discussions). The Knowledge lessons integrate a lot of our science and social studies curriculum as well. Additionally, we will use the CKLA Boost program on the iPads to rienforce learning. This is the first year at RMMS using this curriculum, although I had the opportunity to pilot pieces of it last school year. 

The Knowledge units are: 

• Nursery Rhymes and Fables

• The Five Senses

• Stories

• Plants

• Farms

• Native Americans

• Kings and Queens

• Seasons and Weather

• Columbus and the Pilgrims

• Colonial Towns and Townspeople

• Taking Care of the Earth

• Presidents and American Symbols