Literacy Vision & Belief Statements
Literacy Initiative Vision: Barrington220 students will become active, skillful, and confident readers, writers, and communicators through purposeful literacy experiences within a comprehensive literacy program.
Our Beliefs about Literacy:
We believe literacy includes the skills necessary for effective reading, writing, thinking, and communicating.
We believe in guiding students toward independence in their literacy skills through a comprehensive approach.
We believe that all readers, writers, and communicators are aware of their thinking in order to be active learners.
We believe that all students achieve literacy through a continual process of:
o Forming a foundation for reading
o Developing an initial understanding of text
o Interpreting text
o Reflecting and responding to text
o Demonstrating a critical stance about and from text
We believe that in order to be prepared for the future, students need to communicate effectively using their literacy skills within a variety of contexts, such as:
o audiences
o genres
o written products
o technology
We believe that students learn best when they invest in their own learning.
We believe that the literacy achievement of students is supported by the cooperative efforts of the family, school, and community.
We believe that classrooms are environments which promote the appreciation of literacy and the love of learning.
