Reading

The Reading Department at South Jordan Middle School offers courses emphasizing reading comprehension, basic vocabulary and improving reading skills. Comprehension skills will include literal, interpretive, critical and creative comprehension. Basic vocabulary will be covered in literature-related words, word relationship and word parts. Other targeted areas of reading skills will focus on researching, organizing, learning, and study skills. These goals will be accomplished through using various literary selections.

Common Core Information

The Language Arts Department in conjunction with the Reading Department is implementing a new Core Curriculum this year. The curriculum has increased lexiles and text complexities for all reading material. Likewise, the writing assignments require a higher level of complex thinking skills and more complex development patterns than previously. Jordan District has implemented an adapted version of the units created by the Gates Foundation available on the Jordan School District web site and are requiring two benchmark tests per year to insure the quality of education. This more challenging curriculum should better prepare students for college; however, parents may see a fluctuation in students’ GPA as they adjust to the more difficult curriculum.

Disclosure Addendums

• Reading Department Addendum

AR Due Dates

Department Members

Natalie Bowen
Reading 8

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Rachael Dickson
Reading 7

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Carissa Lemmon
Rading 7

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Shauna Mitchell
Reading 8, Reading 8A

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Brent Smith
Department Chair
Reading 7

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Janna Spears
Reading 7A

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Mindy Tidwell
Reading 8

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