Workshop-based instructional framework: Enables teachers to structure literacy learning in a cohesive, student-centered way
Focus on narrative and expository writing: Prepares students for more advanced writing in later grades
continuum approach: Connects skills across literacy areas for comprehensive development
Strategic writing instruction: Helps students understand how words, sentences, and text form work
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First and second grade play a critically important role in a child's literacy development. While the focus of prekindergarten and kindergarten is on foundational skills such as oral language, fine motor development, sound/letter connections, and basic sight word recognition, the overall focus for first and second grade is on extending ski