Reading Department

Students in seventh and eighth grade are enrolled in Reading classes that meet either two or five times per week. All instruction is designed to foster reading comprehension and to improve study skills, such as time management, listening skills, test preparation, note-taking and research strategies, and textbook comprehension. Students read novels, short stories, magazine and newspaper articles, as well as self-selected materials. Textbooks from the students' other classes are used to teach strategies for comprehending that material. Ninth grade students may elect or be required to take Reading Skills in order to continue the improvement of their reading comprehension skills. All courses offered in the Reading department provide an abundance of opportunities to develop and improve students' comprehension skills and appreciation of reading as a lifelong habit.

Additional Learning Center support in Reading is available.
The Reading office phone number is 215-884-4700, extension 2423.