Curriculum
Literacy
In June 2001, Hilliard City
Schools adopted a new language arts course of study. This document
is in alignment with the academic content standards for language arts
that the Education Department of the State of Ohio adopted in December
2001. The language arts course of study defines the knowledge and skills
students should learn in the areas of reading, writing, listening,
speaking and viewing. Benchmarks and indicators were established to
determine what a student should know and be able to do by the end of
each grade level. Benchmarks are key checkpoints along the way that
monitor progress toward academic content standards. They are identified
by grade-level clusters/bands such as K-3; 4-5; 6-8, 9-12. Grade-level
indicators are what all students should know and be able to do at each
grade level. These benchmarks/indicators can be found in the K-5 scope
and sequence section of the Language Arts Course of Study.
Hilliard City Schools has established a Literacy Support Network comprised of a district literacy trainer and 13 literacy coaches, one per elementary building. This support network provides ongoing professional development to classroom teachers to support them in developing their understanding of the reading and writing processes by using teaching strategies that support children’s literacy learning as they implement the language arts course of study. Teachers use a comprehensive framework for literacy instruction that include a wide range of reading and writing contexts and processes.
