Our customized literacy program will build grade level skills at pace that meets the needs of individual students. With Literacy Champions, your child will develop skills and confidence needed to become a better speller, reader and writer.
Oral communication:
use some vocal effects, including tone, pace, pitch, and volume to communicate ideas
choose a variety of appropriate words and phrases to communicate meaning accurately
Reading:
express personal opinions about ideas presented in texts
read a variety of longer literary texts
identify various styles of writing, including voice, word choice, and different types of sentences
Writing:
spell unfamiliar words using word structures and word meanings
produce various styles and genres of writing
make revisions to improve the content, and clarity of written work
Media Literacy:
understand and interpret various forms of media texts
Oral communication:
use a variety of listening comprehension strategies
identify purposes for formal and informal ways of speaking
identify point of view presented in oral texts
Reading:
read and analyze wide variety of texts
express opinion about the ideas and information in texts
identify character traits, themes and understand their impact in a story
Writing:
create rough drafts
produce pieces of published work, with focus on content, organization, style, and use of conventions
write short summaries for texts using main idea and supporting details
Media Literacy:
produce more complex media texts for specific purposes and audiences
Oral communication:
comprehend oral texts by asking questions and making inferences
identify strengths and areas for improvement as listeners and speakers
use speaking skills to communicate with different audiences for a variety of purposes
Reading:
read variety of literary, graphic and informational texts
read various texts with appropriate expression and pace to match form and purpose
learn various elements of style including similes, personification and comparative adjectives
Writing:
use editing, proofreading and publishing skills to present ideas clearly and effectively
write longer and more complex texts
communicate meaning clearly with a focus on the use of correct grammar
Media Literacy:
express opinions about ideas and issues presented in media texts
Oral communication:
use appropriate words and phrases from full range of vocabulary
identify strategies most helpful before, during, and after listening and speaking
Reading:
read fluently with confidence
connect, compare and contrast ideas in the text to personal knowledge and experience
make interpretations about a text using supporting evidence
Writing:
grammar, punctuation, and vocabulary
write complex sentences by combining phrases and clauses
building a portfolio through selecting pieces of writings that demonstrate growth
Media Literacy:
identify various conventions and techniques associated with different media forms
Oral communication:
communicate ideas using appropriate phrases and terminology
identify speaker’s tone, point of view and perspective presented in oral texts
evaluate the effectiveness of various presentation strategies used in oral texts
Reading:
read variety of increasingly complex texts from diverse cultures
read with fluency for meaning
identify various elements of style including foreshadowing, metaphor, and symbolism
read critically, analyze and interpret information in the text
Writing:
generate ideas about more challenging topics
write complex texts of different lengths using connecting and introductory phrases
create, edit and publish various written drafts
increase vocabulary and use proper grammar and punctuation
Media Literacy:
combine elements of various media forms to enhance meaning
Oral communication:
set goals appropriate to specific listening and speaking tasks
analyze and interpret variety of complex oral texts
use variety of appropriate visual aids to enhance oral presentations
Reading:
read variety of complex texts, including novels, short stories, poetry, autobiographies, historical fiction,etc
identify different types of patterns used in texts
learn various elements of style including symbolism, irony, analogy, metaphor and other rhetorical devices
identify a variety of text features (e.g., tree diagram, tables, endnotes and references page)
Writing:
write using figurative language and innovative expressions
proofread and correct written work using goals and guidelines
write in a variety of complex styles, including essay, review,
report, etc
use wide range of vocabulary, and appropriate grammar and punctuation
present written work effectively, with focus on spelling and use of homonyms
Media Literacy:
determine commercial, ideological, political and cultural perspectives present in various media texts
