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Scarsdale Elementary ELA News!
Scarsdale Elementary reading instruction in grades K-5 is grounded in research and science-based best practices to ensure every student becomes a confident, skilled reader. Our approach emphasizes the development of both word recognition and language comprehension, providing a strong foundation for literacy. We employ a comprehensive literacy framework that includes explicit phonics instruction, exposure to meaningful, high-quality texts, and the cultivation of critical literacy skills, all aimed at enhancing comprehension. Our multimodal approach incorporates various forms of media and interactive experiences to engage students in diverse ways. Using the workshop model, students participate in shared reading, guided practice, and independent reading, tailored to their unique needs. This comprehensive method builds essential reading skills and fosters critical thinking, comprehension, a joy for reading, and a lifelong appreciation for the power of stories.
Scarsdale Elementary reading instruction in grades K-5 is grounded in research and science-based best practices to ensure every student becomes a confident, skilled reader. Our approach emphasizes the development of both word recognition and language comprehension, providing a strong foundation for literacy. We employ a comprehensive literacy framework that includes explicit phonics instruction, exposure to meaningful, high-quality texts, and the cultivation of critical literacy skills, all aimed at enhancing comprehension. Our multimodal approach incorporates various forms of media and interactive experiences to engage students in diverse ways. Using the workshop model, students participate in shared reading, guided practice, and independent reading, tailored to their unique needs. This comprehensive method builds essential reading skills and fosters critical thinking, comprehension, a joy for reading, and a lifelong appreciation for the power of stories.
Reading Workshop:
Reading Workshop:
The workshop model is an important part of our comprehensive literacy framework. It helps build a community of readers by providing explicit instruction, teacher support, collaboration with peers, and opportunities for independent reading.
Teachers provide reading instruction through whole class and small group lessons and provide opportunities for students to read and practice skills, with books selected for their independent level. Teachers increase independence through a gradual release of responsibility, using partnerships and clubs, and finally independence.
Reading workshop provides students with strong literacy habits by engaging them in meaningful literacy activities that help to develop reading skills and comprehension. Readers improve through focus lessons and by reading daily -- in school and at home. We provide students with opportunities for choice in reading materials and encourage them to read across a variety of genres and formats. Reading is taught through the workshop model which has five parts:
Mini-Lesson: (approximately 10 minutes)
Independent Reading: (20-40 minutes depending upon stamina and age group *)
Conferring and Small Group Work: (takes place during independent reading)
Mid Workshop Teaching: (3-5 minutes)
Share/Closing: (10 minutes)
TOTAL TIME: approximately 40-60 minutes depending upon the grade level
Independent reading stamina should increase over the school year. *
Scarsdale Elementary instruction in reading includes a variety of research-based materials such as Heggerty Phonemic Awareness, Fundations, Spelling Connections, and the Units of Study in Reading and Phonics, as the foundation for our reading curriculum. Our reading instruction exposes students to a variety of reading genres, skills, and strategies and builds a strong vertical alignment for our learners across grade levels.
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