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In 2021, we held virtual meetings and surveys for our families to provide input on our Language Arts curriculum for K-12 students. The curriculum is the materials, textbooks, and digital platforms that our students interact with daily and that serve to support teacher instruction.
The feedback and input we received were an invaluable part of the curriculum selection process. We are now in our second year of implementation of:
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt’s Into Reading at Grades K-5, as well as Enhanced Core Reading Instruction (ECRI) at Grades K-2
- At middle school, we have McGraw Hill StudySync
- At both the David Douglas and Fir Ridge High School campuses, we use the Odell Open Up High School Literacy Program
Your first stop for learning more about your student’s learning and progress, as well as curriculum, is always your student’s teacher. They will have the most relevant and up-to-date information for you!
| If you have a K-5th grade student, here are some resources and tools families can use to support the learning at home: HMH Into Reading’s Family Room Instructions: English Instructions Chinese Instructions Russian Instructions Somali Instructions Vietnamese Instructions U.S. Department of Education & MTSS for ELs Guides for Supporting Literacy at Home (available in English and Spanish): Click here to find the guides. |
| If you have a 6-8th grade student, here are some resources and tools families can use to support the learning at home: McGraw Hill StudySync’s Program Overviews: English Overview: StudySync Family_Overview.pdf Spanish Overview: Spanish StudySync Family_Overview_SP.pdf Tips: Ask your student what they are reading in class. Log in with your student and review work in their StudySync digital binder. Read alongside your student or have them read aloud to you from texts in the unit. Visit your local library or bookstore and encourage your student to seek out books that interest them from the unit. |
| If you have a 9-12th grade student, here are some resources and tools families can use to support the learning at home: Odell Open Up Family Guides: https://ela.odelleducation.com/ It is free to create an account to view resources. From the Student Site, you can select the unit your student is working on (speak to your student’s teacher or refer to the course guide), then click Materials to access the Family Guide for the unit. |
To learn more about our Language Arts curriculum, visit our Curriculum and Instruction district webpage or talk with your student’s teacher or school administrator.
Our David Douglas School District Mission is to provide meaningful, equitable, and highly effective instruction so each student grows and thrives socially, emotionally, and academically. Through supportive communities of learners, David Douglas staff will foster the whole child to be a force for positive change in the global society.
