English Language Arts

Literacy Vision Statement

The overall literacy vision of elementary school educators is to foster a deep appreciation and understanding of reading, writing, and word study that encourages learners to be self-reflective and to positively impact their community through the authentic transfer of reading and writing habits, knowledge, skills, and strategies. Noblesville teachers will create strength-based, high-quality literacy instruction that helps all students learn with purpose, proficiency, power, and joy.

comprehensive literacy framework includes elements of balanced literacy instruction

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Literacy Learning Beliefs

We believe learners will…

Appreciate, value the importance of, and develop a passion for reading and the craft of writing across all genres and through multiple mediums
Think and respond critically to a multitude of texts as new information is sought through evaluation, analysis, and synthesis considering multiple viewpoints
Engage in meaningful student-to-student discourse respecting a variety of diverse perspectives
Communicate effectively through writing with the intended audience in mind
View one’s written craft as a means of continual revision and reflection
Understand and apply words and language to effectively communicate in authentic contexts
Construct and continually refine a knowledgeable base of vocabulary
Deconstruct words precisely through an understanding of fundamental strategies and principles