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Slinger School District English Language Arts philosophy provides all students with high-quality, evidence-based research instruction that aligns with Wisconsin State Standards.
- Literacy development begins with the ability to understand spoken language (language comprehension) and the capability to decode written words (word recognition), ultimately empowering students to read and comprehend a variety of complex literary and informational texts for many purposes. Decoding (D) x Language Comprehension (LC) = Reading Comprehension (RC) (Gough and Tunmer, 1986)
- The progression of foundational skills begins with; print concepts, phonological awareness, phonics/ word recognition, fluency, and vocabulary, along with building background knowledge and strategic learning.
- Effective communication through writing and participating in rich discussions is an integral component which leads to critical comprehension of knowledge and supports college and career readiness for all students.
Lifelong literacy enables students to effectively interpret text and communicate through oral and written language in all content areas and arenas of life.
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