Harrisonburg City Public Schools
Language Arts Program
Mission Statement
The mission of HCPS is to create a literate community by providing systematic explicit reading instruction within a research based reading program. Success will be determined by student performance on local, state, and national assessments. We commit to a comprehensive system of literacy support to create this outcome.
Program Expectations
- Minimum of 90 minutes reading/language arts instruction
- Research based reading programs
- Informal and formal assessments used to guide instruction, guide instruction, placement and intervention
- Pacing guides for reading instruction are followed K-12
- All teachers follow the testing windows for formal assessments at each grade level using the testing charts for K-5, 6-8, and 9-12.
Reading Instruction
- K-12 Reading Program Flowchart
- K-5 Direct Instruction [Tier 3]
- 6-8 Direct Instruction [Tier 3]
- 9-12 Direct Instruction [Tier 3]
- K-12 Reading Instruction [Tier 4]
Program Links
- IRA (International Reading Association)
- VSRA (Virginia State Reading Association)
- VAFEPA (Virginia Association of Federal Education Program Administrators)
- TESOL (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages)
Teacher Resources
Instructional Supervisor of Language Arts,
English, World Languages and ESL;
Coordinator of Title I and Title III
317 South Main St.
Harrisonburg, Virginia 22801
540-434-9916
whamilton@harrisonburg.k12.va.us