Language Arts instruction in Brighton Area Schools classrooms is a workshop based model. This is a purposeful framework that is authentic to real-world learning. Workshop is a dynamic best practice model for reading and writing that guides teachers and students toward not just skill mastery, but deeper thinking and application of learning.
- Workshop is motivated by purposeful choice, which promotes engagement and builds independence, resulting in increased stamina.
- Learners are engaged through conversation and develop the ability to form and express thoughts that are evidence based.
- Focused teacher observations allow for formative and authentic assessments. These assessments lead to instructional differentiation. The workshop teaching practice maximizes student growth.
In addition to reading and writing workshop, students will also participate in other activities that enhance the reading and writing curriculum, including:
- Lexia
- Poetry Workshop - This includes fluency practice, poetry journals, and other poetry-related activities
- Writing Notebooks - This is where we generate ideas and collect writing entries