Literacy Overview

Literacy Overview

Plattsburgh City School District is committed to developing skilled readers, writers, speakers, and thinkers through evidence-based literacy instruction and targeted support for all learners.

Areas of Focus

Early Literacy

• Foundational reading skills
• Phonemic awareness
• Phonics
• Fluency
• Vocabulary development

Reading Comprehension

• Close reading
• Complex text analysis
• Reading across content areas
• Independent reading

Writing Development

• Narrative writing
• Informational writing
• Argument writing
• Writing across the curriculum

Literacy Interventions

• Ci3T targeted intervention supports
• Progress monitoring
• Academic Intervention Services (AIS)