All About Language Arts

We are currently using the Engaged New York curriculum.

The Listening and Learning Strand consists of a series of read‐alouds organized by topics (called domains), many of which are informational in nature. The goal of the Listening and Learning Strand is for students to acquire language competence through listening, specifically building a rich vocabulary, and broad knowledge in history and science by being exposed to carefully selected, sequenced, and coherent read‐alouds.

The Skills Strand teaches the mechanics of reading–students are taught systematic and explicit phonics instruction as their primary tool for decoding written English. By the end of grade 2, students have learned all of the sound‐spelling correspondences in the English language and are able to decode written material they encounter. In addition to phonics, students also are taught spelling, grammar, and writing during the Skills Strand.

We also incorporate the Daily 5 into out daily routine:

Read to Self

Read to Someone

Listen to Reading

Work on Writing

Word Work

Students are applying strategies learned (comprehension, accuracy, fluency, expanding vocabulary) through various activities to become better readers and writers!