Helping all of our students become successful, life-long readers and writers is the driving force of our language arts program. We use the Units of Study with our fifth grade students. Through reading workshop, and writing workshop, students interact with a wide variety of authentic literature, while acquiring comprehension strategies and vocabulary that enable them to make critical and evaluative responses to texts. Students have many opportunities in fifth grade to share books they have read through discussion, book clubs, and conferences.
Students are expected to read a wide variety of books at home and at school on a daily basis. Visits to the library will occur regularly.
Throughout their fifth grade experience, students acquire the revision and proofreading skills needed to produce quality writing. The writing process is used to compose narrative, argument and informational pieces. Students are encouraged to develop the content, style, focus and organization of their writing through shared writing and mini-lessons. Grammar, punctuation, editing skills and resourcefulness are reinforced in writing workshop.