Literacy Goals at SVCCS:
Here at SVCCS we aim to provide students with high quality literacy instruction that is rooted in the scientific evidence of reading best practices, which includes high-quality instruction in: oral language, phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and reading comprehension.
The vision of SVCCS is that through the use of systematic and explicit instruction we will provide ALL students with scientifically-based reading instruction.
Scarborough’s Reading Rope (2001) is a great visual representation on how language comprehension and word recognition come together to develop a skilled reader.
The image, courtesy of the author, originally appeared in the following publication: Scarborough, H. S. (2001). Connecting early language and literacy to later reading (dis)abilities: Evidence, theory, and practice. In S. Neuman & D. Dickinson (Eds.), Handbook for research in early literacy (pp. 97–110). New York, NY: Guilford Press. Image retrieved from: https://dyslexiaida.org
Curriculum Highlights:
Core reading program: Wonders 2020
Teachers in K-2, Title Reading support, and Special Education are all trained in ECRI (Enhanced Core Reading Instruction). ECRI is used to support and enhance content within our Wonders 2020 curriculum
Heggerty– phonemic awareness curriculum
Writing– takes place within the content areas