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Literacy Advancement Academy 5th (1835)


Grade Range:
 5
 Prerequisites:
 Co-requisites: English 5
Course Description:
 The Literacy Advancement Academy is an extension of the literacy learning that is a part of English, history, and science courses. The purpose of the course is to provide opportunity for multiple exposure to lessons, increased time on task, and additional experiences with narrative and expository text accompanied by strategies that will help student meet standards. This two-semester elective course is aligned with the California Common Core Standards and supports reading, writing and oral communication skills in English, social studies and science. This support course will emphasize reading and writing strategies in both fiction and non-fiction materials.

State Course Code(s):
 9101 - Reading
Basic Texts and Teaching Guides:
 Houghton Mifflin Reading: A Legacy of Literacy, Houghton Mifflin, 2003.
Porter, et al. The United States: Making a New Nation, Harcourt, 2008.
"Water Planet", FOSS Full Option Science System, Delta Education, 2009.
"Mixtures and Solutions", FOSS Full Option Science System, Delta Education, 2009.
"Living Systems", FOSS Full Option Science System, Delta Education, 2009.