It is our goal to motivate, inspire, and educate every child, every day by providing appropriate and comprehensive literacy instruction.
Our K-12 English Program includes communication and multimodal literacy, reading, writing and research standards that align with the English Standards of Learning.
ACPS uses a thematic approach to reading instruction. During each grading period, teachers have access to a variety of texts to support the development of skills outlined in the ACPS English Pacing Guides. These pacing guides provide guidance on how to incorporate skills from all four strands of the VDOE English Curriculum Framework.
During each thematic unit, students will read both fiction and nonfiction texts and have opportunities to respond to their reading through writing. ACPS uses the Harcourt Journeys basal series in grades K-5 and Holt Elements of Literature in grades 6-12.