Language Arts Program

Wanda Hamilton, Supervisor of Language Arts, English, World Languages, and ESL. Coordinator of Title I and Title III Federal Programs

Joy Blosser, K-12 Literacy Coordinator
 
 

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Mission Statement

The mission of HCPS is to create a literate community by providing systematic explicit reading instruction within a research based reading program. Success will be determined by student performance on local, state, and national assessments. We commit to a comprehensive system of literacy support to create this outcome.

Program Expectations

• Minimum of 90 minutes reading/language arts instruction
• Research based reading programs
• Informal and formal assessments used to guide instruction, guide instruction, placement and intervention
• Pacing guides for reading instruction are followed K-12
• All teachers follow the testing windows for formal assessments at each grade level using the testing charts for K-5, 6-8, and 9-12.

Reading Instruction

• K-4 Reading Program Flowchart
• 5-8 Reading Program Flowchart
• 9-12 Reading Program Flowchart

Program Links

• IRA (International Reading Association)
• VSRA (Virginia State Reading Association)
• VAFEPA (Virginia Association of Federal Education Program Administrators)
• TESOL (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages)
• SVRC (Shenandoah Valley Reading Council)

Teacher Resources

• Punctuation and Grammar Activities
• Read Write Think Summer Activites (from IRA)
• JMU Career Development Academy (CDA)
• Dolch Word List
• Reading A-Z
• Science A-Z
• Thinkfinity
• Language Arts and Reading Resources