ELA

ELA includes Reading, Writing, Grammar, Spelling, Listening, and Speaking. The best way for students to improve their reading and their writing is to read and write… a lot!!!! Students should come to class each day with an independent reading book, and should read twenty minutes at home each day as part of their homework.
 
New York State standards require students to read a variety of genres at their independent reading level. Fifth graders should work towards reading 20 pages in 20 minutes and should read 25 fifth grade level books during the calendar year. The independent reading portion of the reading grade is determined by the number of Accelerated Reader (AR) points earned.
 
This is our second year implementing Lucy Calkins’s Reading and Writing Workshops. We will begin with the Writer’s Workshop and Personal Narratives.