Why?  [Our Literacy Vision Statement]

It is the vision of South San Francisco Unified that ALL students will graduate from high school as literate members of our community.   

The district is committed to providing our students with rigorous instruction, authentic learning tasks, and necessary supports to achieve our vision.  The district is committed to equitable access which includes high expectations, cognitive engagement, and daily grade-level content instruction

Our School Board's equity statement reminds us that:  "Equity, in SSFUSD, is defined as giving students what they need, when they need it to fulfill their potential."

Why?   [Our Instruction Vision Statement]

• Inclusive and Equitable Practices

• Meaningful and Relevant Learning 

• Learner Ownership and Agency

• Assessment for Learning

How?

• Strengthen Tier 1 and 2 instruction 

• Develop a universal structure for teaching and learning

• Implement research-based practices for effective outcomes that are aligned to the Science of Reading

• Minimum of 120 minutes for literacy and 30 minutes of Designated ELD for all Multilingual Learners in all K-5 classrooms

What?

• Teams of teachers created grade-level recommended models during the summer of 2022.  

• The recommended grade-level literacy blocks provide a framework for teaching in a structured, explicit, and systematic way.  They are aligned to the Science of Reading and research-based best practices.  

• Essential skills, instructional routines, and high leverage activities are provided for each key literacy component.  Resources are provided to support teachers’ implementation of the suggested routines and activities for effective instruction.

• The recommended literacy block ensures that each key component of literacy is a focus of daily instruction, including recommendations on minutes.

• The instructional routines and activities provided on the recommended models can be implemented with Wonders and also align to the district's ELA / ELD Scope and Sequence.