In This Section

 
Classes:
    Write for Delight
    Writing Rotation
    Literature Conference

Textbook Support:
    2nd-5th Grade
          Wonders
6th-8th Grade
           studysync        

Online Offerings:
    Accelerated Reader (login required)
    AR Bookfind
    Typing Club (login required)
    Discovery Education (login required)
    General Links
     iReady
Foreign Language Information

Writing Resources:
    Writing Packets
     CyberWriter
     Purple ELA Packet
 

Teaching Tips:
     ABCs of Teaching Vocabulary
     Deeper Questioning Bookmark

Language Arts

Families at Hickman Charter School can participate in a wide variety of experiences to enhance the study of Language Arts.

• On-site classes are offered yearlong on Mondays, with instruction offered at all skill levels. Some of these classes use of class-specific websites where assignments are accessed, and work is submitted. Class content is frequently linked to science and social studies topics.
• We offer state-adopted textbook materials, as well as assistance in designing custom study options for those who desire alternatives to standard instruction.  After much research, we've chosen new adopted materials at all grade levels. Families will be able to get specific information from their Education Coordinators, and we anticipate including information here as well.  All About Reading replaced the Seedlings curriculum we've been using. Wonders, published by McGraw Hill, replaced Houghton Mifflin for grades 2-5, and StudySync, also from McGraw Hill,  replaced Prentice Hall for the 6-8 graders.
  
• Participating families have access to such online programs as Accelerated Reader and Typing Club. Our Education Coordinators facilitate the enrollment in these programs, most of which require a login password.
• CyberWriter is a program for individualized writing assistance. Each month a calendar of daily writing  topics is published, along with a selection of prompts. Students submit writing via e-mail and receive feedback on their work.
• Archives of previously self-published writing packets consisting of detailed instructional material for various genres of writing.
• Parents are encouraged to seek and use the large variety of supplemental instruction and resources that are available via online sources.  Education Coordinators provide information for those who wish to use the sites requiring login.

Language Arts assessment is done through our computerized on-site STAR testing that works in conjunction with Accelerated Reader, as well as testing done each spring through the State Department of Education CST program. In addition, families can arrange to meet by appointment with one of our reading specialists.