K-12 Literacy

The ability to read is the foundation of learning. Research shows that children who are not reading at a third-grade level by the end of grade 3 are likely to have trouble learning in all classroom subjects in higher grades.  Click on the resources below to learn how to help your child.

Ohio Department of Education - Third Grade Reading Guarantee Family Resources

Bedford City Schools work to increase student achievement and growth through research-based instructional materials, as well as the implementation of ongoing high quality professional development for staff members. The curriculum department emphasizes and promotes creativity and the use of technology throughout instructional methods in order to reach, engage and differentiate for all students within the Bedford City School District.

Great Books is an engaging program that includes fiction, nonfiction, and poetry selections—supports differentiated instruction through literature and activities that resonate with middle school students.

Word Within the Word is intended as a weekly effort, built on a cumulative basis from Volume I. Every test reinforces every list. Through constant review, students build ever-increasing familiarity.

Magic Lens is based on four-level sentence analysis—an analysis of parts of speech, parts of sentence, phrases, and clauses, which teaches students complex grammar relationships.

The Traits Writing Program works to create engaged, enthusiastic writers. The program provides engaging mentor text to connect reading and writing, to develop critical thinking skills for all students.
http://www.scholastic.com/traitswriting/

SpringBoard involves an in-depth study of one novel and one play, with an emphasis on close reading and literary analysis. Every course is divided into themed units. Each grade-level course features a novel unit and a drama unit, with a variety of text types in the remaining units.

Ohio State Standards
http://education.ohio.gov/Topics/Learning-in-Ohio