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3rd - 5th Grade

As students progress, they strengthen their comprehension and analytical skills. Reading centers introduce fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and primary sources. Socratic seminars encourage critical thinking, while writing workshops help students articulate opinions, construct persuasive arguments, and synthesize information into polished essays and reports.
Reading Highlights:
  • Reading process with fiction and nonfiction (discussion, written responses)
  • Decoding: word analysis, vocabulary, self-monitoring
  • Comprehension: summarizing, predicting, connecting, inferring, synthesizing, critiquing
  • Fluency: pacing, phrasing, intonation, and expression
Writing Highlights:
  • Writing process: plan, draft, revise, edit, publish
  • Genres: opinion, informational, fiction, narrative
  • Writing conventions: spelling, word work, grammar, punctuation, capitalization
    Handwriting: Handwriting Without Tears – printing and cursive; typing introduced
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