Department of Education
Kevin Huffman, Commissioner

Elementary K-8 Reading

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Reading in the Content Area

The students in grades 6-8will learn, practice and internalize strategies that are essential lifelong learning skills for reading, writing, understanding and interpreting content specific materials. The strategies will be applied in the content areas of English, mathematics, science and social studies. Skills will include previewing and reviewing print and non-print text, activating prior knowledge, processing and acquiring new vocabulary, organizing information, understanding visual representations, self-monitoring and reflecting.

The students in grades 9-12will learn, practice and internalize strategies that are essential life-long learning skills for reading, writing, understanding and interpreting content specific materials. The strategies will be applied in the content areas of English, mathematics, science and social studies. Skills will include previewing and reviewing print and non-print text, activating prior knowledge, processing and acquiring new vocabulary, organizing information, understanding visual representations, self-monitoring and reflecting.