Reading in U-46

Reading in U-46

U-46 recognizes parents are their child's first teachers. Long before children enter school, their parents have read to them, and provided their early literacy experiences and modeled reading and writing activities. Early literacy is nurtured at home and supported by district programs such as Parents As Teachers (PAT) and Even Start Family Literacy. The district preschool program continues to build on these early skills to prepare our youngest learners for more structured instruction once they enter elementary school.

While reading instruction in U-46 begins with our youngest learners in the preschool program, it continues in many forms through high school graduation. Elementary teachers, specially trained reading teachers, middle and high school content teachers all work to help students become independent, strategic readers.

A balanced approach is used in reading instruction. It is important to have a balance between the reading and writing components. This approach begins with the teacher being the primary demonstrator by reading aloud and modeling the process and strategies used in reading and writing. Instruction progresses to shared experiences where the students participate in activities with the teacher support and extends the learning to small group practice where the teacher can assess student learning. All of this culminates in students developing their independent reading and writing strategies.

What does reading look like at the:

A look at more specific reading instruction in U-46 is found in the Curriculum Roadmap. The Roadmap is being developed by the Stupski Foundation and U-46 to guide the teaching of literacy in our district. The Roadmap provides teachers with more specificity so they are able to address where students are expected to be in content areas at each grade level. While the Reading Roadmap provides guides on the road to teaching reading, the school and individual teachers translate those guides into actions for teaching reading to their students.


	Home General Information Reading in U-46 Reading & Our Students Resources	Reading in U-46 U-46 recognizes parents are their child's first teachers. Long before children enter school, their parents have read to them, and provided their early literacy experiences and modeled reading and writing activities. Early literacy is nurtured at home and supported by district programs such as Parents As Teachers (PAT) and Even Start Family Literacy. The district preschool program continues to build on these early skills to prepare our youngest learners for more structured instruction once they enter elementary school. While reading instruction in U-46 begins with our youngest learners in the preschool program, it continues in many forms through high school graduation. Elementary teachers, specially trained reading teachers, middle and high school content teachers all work to help students become independent, strategic readers. A balanced approach is used in reading instruction. It is important to have a balance between the reading and writing components. This approach begins with the teacher being the primary demonstrator by reading aloud and modeling the process and strategies used in reading and writing. Instruction progresses to shared experiences where the students participate in activities with the teacher support and extends the learning to small group practice where the teacher can assess student learning. All of this culminates in students developing their independent reading and writing strategies. What does reading look like at the: Preschool level Kindergarten level Primary level Intermediate level Middle School level High School level A look at more specific reading instruction in U-46 is found in the Curriculum Roadmap. The Roadmap is being developed by the Stupski Foundation and U-46 to guide the teaching of literacy in our district. The Roadmap provides teachers with more specificity so they are able to address where students are expected to be in content areas at each grade level. While the Reading Roadmap provides guides on the road to teaching reading, the school and individual teachers translate those guides into actions for teaching reading to their students.
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