The curriculum and instruction for English Language Arts combines reading, writing, language, and speaking and listening. Our English Language Arts curriculum is based on the curriculum standards of New Hampshire’s College and Career Ready Standards (NH CCRS).
The NH CCRS require students to respond to a variety of texts, audiences, purposes, and content. Students learn how to be critical consumers of information using technology, digital, and hard copies of text. Students learn to cite evidence to support their understanding and comprehension of the text.
Each area is broken out below:
Reading focuses on phonics, word study, fluency, literature, and informational text.
Writing focuses on producing and distributing narrative, opinion, and informational writing and research.
Language focuses on spelling, grammar, punctuation, and vocabulary.
Speaking and Listening focuses on both presentations and audience and small group skills.
Most schools in SAU 50 use a Workshop Model as an instructional structure for English Language Arts. This allows teachers the freedom to choose literature and nonfiction/informational text that is relevant to students, of the highest quality, and integrates with other subject areas. Teachers also use other materials and resources to provide learning of our curriculum.