North Carolina read to achieve : what every parent of a third grader needs to know

What is Read to Achieve? Read to Achieve is a program created in legislation approved by the North Carolina General Assembly in July 2012. The program has components for improving reading proficiency for students in kindergarten through third grade. The law offers multiple supports for children as they build reading ability. What should reading instruction look like for students in grades K-3? Reading is the core of all instruction. All subjects, including math, science, and social studies, require literacy skills. In the early grades, students build foundational skills to help them learn to read. Teachers use a variety of methods and strategies to teach children these basic skills, including hearing letter sounds, connecting sounds with letters and words, putting sounds together to make words, reading smoothly and fluently, building vocabulary, and deepening comprehension. Students practice reading and are read to daily. North Carolina's goal is to ensure that every student read at or above grade level by the end of third grade and continue to progress in reading proficiency so that he or she can read, comprehend, integrate, and apply North Carolina complex texts needed for secondary R6cld tO Achi©V© education and career success. - What Every Parent of a Third Grader Needs to Know FOR MORE READ TO ACHIEVE INFORMATION: • NC Read to Achieve LiveBinder for Parents http://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=1326906 • K-3 Literacy http://www.ncpublicschools.org/k-3literacy/ PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROUNA ЯГ State Board of Education | Department of Public Instruction NC DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION June St. Clair Atkinson, Ed.D, State Superintendent 301 N. Wilmington Street :: Raleigh, North Carolina 27601-2825 In compliance with federal law, the NC Department of Public Instruction administers all state-operated educational programs, employment activities and admissions without discrimination because of race, religion, national or ethnic origin, color, age, military service, disability, or gender, except where exemption is appropriate and allowed by law. Inquiries or complaints regarding discrimination issues should be directed to: Dr. Rebecca Garland, Deputy State Superintendent :: 6368 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-6 3 68 :: Telephone: (9191 807-3200 :: Fax: (919) 807-3388 Visit us on the Web :: www.ncpublicschools.org PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA -ЛЧГ State Board of Education | Department of Public Instruction