Literacy is the Responsibility of Everyone

Mad River Local Schools has made great strides in adopting Language Arts curricula that support the Science of Reading and a Structured Literacy approach to instruction. This instruction is explicit, systematic, and cumulative and integrates listening, speaking, reading, and writing.

Kindergarten – 2^nd Grade:

In grades K-2 , our Structured Literacy Program encompasses the following curricula: 

• Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Instruction - Phonemic Awareness is the understanding that spoken words are made up of individual sounds, which are called phonemes. A child who is phonemically aware can isolate, manipulate, blend, and segment the sounds into spoken and written words. Heggerty is a daily phonemic awareness curriculum that provides opportunities to develop these skills.

First and Second Grade Parent Newsletter

Kindergarten Parent Newsletter

• Fundations – This curriculum provides students with a foundation for reading and writing through integrated, systematic word study, spelling, and handwriting in daily lessons. Skills covered are phonemic awareness, phonics-word study, high frequency words, fluency, vocabulary, handwriting, and spelling.

Kindergarten and 1st Grade Home Support Orientation

Second Grade Home Support Orientation

• Geodes - Geodes are information-rich books that provide emerging readers with an opportunity to build knowledge while practicing foundational reading skills. They are aligned with our district’s Fundations and Wit & Wisdom curriculum. 

My Geodes provide our students with both print and digital options to access the books they are reading in class for practice and sharing at home.  

https://greatminds.org/mygeodes

• Wit & Wisdom - Wit & Wisdom^® is a comprehensive K-8 English language arts curriculum crafted to help students build the knowledge and skills they need to be successful readers, exceptional writers, and effective communicators.

Introduction to Wit & Wisdom Video

3^rd Grade – 4^th Grade:

In grades 3-4 our Structured Literacy Program encompasses the following curricula:

• 95% Group Multi-syllabic Word Routines – This curriculum provides direct and explicit instruction on how to apply the knowledge of syllable types and divisions to read multisyllabic words.

The six syllable types students need to know to decode multi-syllable words with accuracy are: closed syllable, long vowel silent-e syllable or sound, open syllable, vowel team syllable or sound, vowel-r syllable, and consonant-le syllable. 

 

 

 

 

 

• Wit & Wisdom - Wit & Wisdom^® is a comprehensive K–8 English language arts curriculum crafted to help students build the knowledge and skills they need to be successful readers, exceptional writers, and effective communicators.

Introduction to Wit & Wisdom Video