Exeter Elementary Literacy Page

We, meaning parents and educators, are all partners in helping our children become more literate. Literacy is crucial in being successful as a student and later in the work place. Skills in literacy need to be developed in early childhood and then honed through research-based teaching strategies. When children have difficulties that prevent them from making normal progress in their development, early intervention strategies can put them back on track or give them the tools they will need to compensate. In 2003, SAU 50 adopted a set of literacy benchmarks and standards that reflect our desire to:

• update our curriculum to meet the NH State Standards. (Note that the first column is for primary grades - k-3; the second column is for 4-6.) Clicking on links will not only give the standards, but lead to activities that support those standards.
• incorporate new research in literacy into curriculum
• the need to develop district-wide expectations into an integrated approach to literacy development.

Literacy has been broadly defined as being able to read and write. Research has shown that there are many skills that are necessary for this to occur. In the recent history of education, these facets of literacy were often segregated out as separate subjects. Now we are finding that by developing these skills as a unit (although still recognizing the discrete skills as being important), students are becoming more fluent and proficient in all aspects of reading and writing. This web site is designed to be a resource for teachers, students, and parents to find literacy activities that can support the development of :

• Reading
• Writing
• Speaking, Listening, and Viewing
• Literature Development
• Other Language Uses