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Program
Purpose
and Goals |
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Purpose |
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purpose of the reading program is to increase students’ reading
level in the areas of: |
- Phonemic
Awareness-recognizing that sounds make words and that individual
sounds are used to create words
- Phonics-understanding
the relationships between written letters and spoken sounds,
recognizing familiar words accurately and automatically, and decoding
(sounding-out) new words.
- Reading Fluency-the
ability to read a text accurately and quickly, while effectively
processing meaning
- Vocabulary-learning
the meaning and pronunciation of words
- Comprehension-developing
a variety of strategies to understand, remember and communicate what
is read
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These goals
correlate with the "Five Essential Components of Reading"
outlined in the current legislation Law
- P.L.107-110 (H.R.1) Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). |
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information, visit the U.S. Department of Education at: http://www.ed.gov/offices/OESE/esea/index.html
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Goals
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goal is for students to become successful lifelong, effective readers.
Our class curriculum focuses on developing the skills needed to help
students identify their reading strengths and how to use these strengths
to develop weaker areas. We also identify and develop skills needed
to successfully meet the Minnesota Language Arts Standards. |
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