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Arts 6 - 8
Reading/Language Arts 6
Reading/Language Arts 6 is designed to accelerate student achievement in reading,
writing, listening, and speaking. The course includes blocks of time devoted
to teacher-directed lessons on reading and writing, monitored reading, vocabulary
development, and grammar and usage. Students enrolled in advanced Reading/Language
Arts extend their learning with greater depth at an accelerated pace.
Reading/Language Arts 7
Reading/Language Arts 7 is designed to accelerate student achievement in reading,
writing, listening, and speaking. The course includes blocks of time devoted
to teacher-directed lessons on reading and writing, monitored reading, vocabulary
development, and grammar and usage. Students enrolled in advanced Reading/Language
Arts extend their learning with greater depth at an accelerated pace.
Reading/Language Arts 8
This year-long course is organized in thematic units centered on high-quality
contemporary and classic literature, supported by skills instruction and practice
in critical reading, writing, vocabulary, and grammar and usage. Students enrolled
in advanced Reading/Language Arts extend their learning with greater depth at
an accelerated pace.
Enhanced Reading/Language Arts
8
Enhanced Reading/Language Arts is a year-long course designed to
increase students’ abilities to read, learn, and study academic content.
Instruction in the enhanced class focuses on reading to learn across the content
areas in preparation for the rigors of the high school program. Students will
gain additional skills and strategies when reading for information using a
variety of content instructional materials.
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