The
Booker T. Washington Reading Program is a well-established program
based on years of research, innovative teaching, and time-tested
materials. It is a literature based program designed around textbooks,
high interest novels, and newspapers. The goal of the Reading program
is to help students to become proficient readers and to help them
develop a life-long love of reading.
The success of the reading Program can be measured by the number
of students who consistently make competitive scores on the FCAT,
SAT, and ACT. The Reading Department is firmly committed to ensuring
that all students have the opportunity to enhance their reading skills.
READING COURSES
::9th Grade::
Read 180-- The Read 180 instructional model is
designed to maximize each student's reading and writing potential.
This is a year-long, 100 minute course which provides whole group
instruction followed by rotations which include computer station,
audio/paperback station, and the small group instruction station.
Reading I-- Levels I and II; Year
-Long Course
The purpose of this course is to help students develop strategies
for reading literary and content area texts. Emphasis is placed
on improving FCAT scores.
Reading III-- Level III; Semester Course
The purpose of this course is to help students develop strategies
for reading literary and content area texts. Emphasis is placed on
FCAT readiness.
Advanced Reading-- Levels IV and V; Semester Course
The major focus of this course is to provide students with the strategies
they will need for the PLAN, PSAT, SAT 1, and the ACT. Students
will also participate in a review of FCAT strategies.
::10th Grade::
Reading II-- Levels I and II; Year-Long
Course
Emphasis is placed on FCAT preparation and improving comprehension.
.::11th and 12th Grade::.
Intensive Reading; Semester Course
The major focus of this course is FCAT strategies and improving comprehension.
