Independent Reading for Middle School Students
is designed for students who are reading below current grade level placement.
Students are recommended for placement in this course based on multiple criteria
which include results from prior Standards of Learning and other standardized
testing. The students will receive instruction in five key areas: phonological
awareness and decoding, reading fluency and word recognition, vocabulary and
phrase meanings, reading comprehension, and writing in response to text. The
majority of the reading selections will be nonfiction to build student success
in reading content-area textbooks. Sustained independent reading will be
incorporated into the class to develop the student's reading fluency. Formal
assessments of student progress will be administered at the end of each nine
weeks grading period.
This is a Pass/Fail course. Students are
expected to stay in this course for the entire year unless results from mid-year
assessments indicate that the student is ready to exit the program.
Students may access novels from home using
this link.
is designed for students who are reading below current grade level placement.
Students are recommended for placement in this course based on multiple criteria
which include results from prior Standards of Learning and other standardized
testing. The students will receive instruction in five key areas: phonological
awareness and decoding, reading fluency and word recognition, vocabulary and
phrase meanings, reading comprehension, and writing in response to text. The
majority of the reading selections will be nonfiction to build student success
in reading content-area textbooks. Sustained independent reading will be
incorporated into the class to develop the student's reading fluency. Formal
assessments of student progress will be administered at the end of each nine
weeks grading period.
This is a Pass/Fail course. Students are
expected to stay in this course for the entire year unless results from mid-year
assessments indicate that the student is ready to exit the program.
Students may access novels from home using
this link.