Pioneer’s K–4 Language Arts program is based on the reading and writing workshop model developed by Teachers College at Columbia University. This focused approach ensures that each student develops the skills needed to excel as a reader, writer, speaker, and listener. Our classroom libraries are loaded with engaging titles from our students' favorite series, all of which are ideal for elementary school libraries.
Each session begins with a mini lesson. Kids sit with a long-term partner while in the mini lesson. The mini lesson ends with the kids being sent off to their own independent work. As students work, the teacher confers with them and leads small groups. Partway through independent work time, the teacher stands and delivers a mid-workshop teaching point. The workshop ends with a share. Reading Reading comprehension skills are deepened in 3rd grade as literacy is increasingly critical in mastering concepts and content in science, social studies, and math. In third grade, students learn to read narrative fiction books, nonfiction expository texts, nonfiction narrative texts (biographies), mystery-themed books, and do book clubs to study books with strong main characters.Writing STANDARDS AND SKILLS:
Create clear, coherent, and focused paragraphs Identify and use nouns, verbs, and pronouns appropriately Self-edit and proofread for capitalization, organization, punctuation, and spelling Identify and describe plot, setting, and characters Summarize a piece of writing 
