Below you will find information about the
Language Arts Instruction in second grade at Spencer.
Reading Workshop Model
Individual, small group, and whole class instruction
Students read individually from their own reading baskets that include books that are “just the right fit” for them as readers.
Yearly units include building good reading habits: read to self, partner and group reading; identifying story elements; improving fluency and comprehension skills.
CR Success Program-Explicit instruction on phonetic concepts aligned to the common core standards.
Spelling-Wordsmith Program Connects spelling and writing to word study. This program is designed to support the CR Success Phonics Program.
RTI- (Response to Intervention) This is a Brighton Area School District support program for students struggling in reading and/or math.
Writing Workshop Model
Writers workshop model by Lucy Calkins
This model focuses on students generating and organizing ideas while developing punctuation, capitalization, sentence formations and spelling skills. The units of study include: opinion, information and narrative writing.
Language Arts Instruction in second grade at Spencer.
Reading Workshop Model
Individual, small group, and whole class instruction
Students read individually from their own reading baskets that include books that are “just the right fit” for them as readers.
Yearly units include building good reading habits: read to self, partner and group reading; identifying story elements; improving fluency and comprehension skills.
CR Success Program-Explicit instruction on phonetic concepts aligned to the common core standards.
Spelling-Wordsmith Program Connects spelling and writing to word study. This program is designed to support the CR Success Phonics Program.
RTI- (Response to Intervention) This is a Brighton Area School District support program for students struggling in reading and/or math.
Writing Workshop Model
Writers workshop model by Lucy Calkins
This model focuses on students generating and organizing ideas while developing punctuation, capitalization, sentence formations and spelling skills. The units of study include: opinion, information and narrative writing.