Thanks for your
email. Academic Reading is a class that
students take in addition to English 1. Students
work daily on reading and writing skills.
The teacher works both on academic skills (summary, paraphrase,
vocabulary, main idea, answering academic questions from across the curriculum)
and on student attitude and interest in reading (daily reading from
self-selected books and regular teacher conferences). A normal day would involve reading time, a
writing focus, and core skills building.
We believe that writing and reading go hand-in-hand. On Fridays, students begin the day with a
logic-puzzle, which helps develop executive functioning skills, grit,
persistence, and inferential skills.
If students
demonstrate enough growth by December, we move them out of the class and into
another elective or a study hall.
Please let me
know if you have additional questions.
And good luck with the transition to high school for Nina.
Regards,
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