What This Looks Like in Our Classrooms

Through CKLA, students will experience:

• Explicit, systematic instruction in phonological awareness, phonics, and decoding
• Daily opportunities to build vocabulary and background knowledge
• Rich, engaging texts across literature and content areas
• Development of reading fluency, comprehension, speaking, and writing
• Opportunities to discuss, think critically, and apply what they learn
• Instruction that is responsive to students' individual needs

CKLA brings together the skills needed to learn how to read with the knowledge needed to understand what we read. This approach reflects our commitment to developing both skilled readers and knowledgeable, curious learners.