Our goals for kids as readers, writers and thinkers include the following:
  • To enhance understanding by reading strategically
  • To acquire and actively use knowledge
  • To experience passion, curiosity, and wonder about the world
  • To synthesize and share learning
  • To expand thinking and develop insight
  • To foster a common language around comprehension
  • To track, monitor, and document student thinking
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