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S H E LT O N S C H O O L
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U P P E R S C H O O L C O U R S E C AT A L O G
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2023 - 2024
W W W. S H E LT O N . O R G
Reading
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It is the recommendation of Shelton Upper School that students remain in a
US Reading class until their reading and spelling scores and skills are at or
above grade level, based on the annual progress testing, in-class assessments,
and teacher recommendations. Based on the testing and teacher assessments,
students may be placed in one of five US Reading classes:
READING PROGRAM A
Two semesters, 1 credit
9th, 10th, 11th grade levels
Reading A focuses remediation on decoding accuracy and spelling skills
through the direct teaching of vowel sound options, syllable types and division,
spelling patterns and options, morphemes (prefixes, suffixes, roots), and fluency
strategies. Students strengthen reading accuracy and spelling skills through
direct instruction, based on the Shelton therapeutic and multi-sensory reading
curriculum, oral reading, fluency drills, spelling practice, and other repetitive
drills.
READING PROGRAM B
Two semesters, 1 credit
9th, 10th, 11th grade levels
Reading B focuses remediation on decoding accuracy skills through the direct
teaching of vowel sound options, syllable types and division, morphemes
(prefixes, suffixes, roots), and fluency strategies, all designed to help students
decode and read multi-syllabic words more accurately. Students strengthen
decoding skills through direct instruction, based on the Shelton therapeutic
and multi-sensory reading curriculum, oral reading, fluency drills, and other
repetitive drills. Vocabulary development is also included in this course.
READING PROGRAM C
Two semesters, 1 credit
9th, 10th, 11th grade levels
Reading C focuses skill development on improving reading comprehension.
Students learn and apply reading comprehension strategies such as active
reading, paraphrasing, summarizing, and annotation to various texts, including
textbooks in the content areas, novels, short stories, and short passages.
Vocabulary development and morpheme development are also stressed in
this course.