Reading is a fundamentally a linguistic or language-based process in which the spoken word is represented by print. We are all born with the skill to produce sound, but we must learn the process of reading.

This summer and throughout the 2009-2010 school year, teachers will continue to engage in professional development opportunities designed to refine the Readers’ Workshop model of instruction. Teachers will enhance their instruction to include most current researched-based practices that promote increased reading success for all students.  Instruction will focus on the essential components of literacy, and students will be engaged in developing skills in the areas of phonemic awareness, word identification, vocabulary fluency and comprehension.  Students will be engaged in developing skills across all components of literacy so they will be able to construct meaning as they are reading and develop the highest levels of comprehension..