5th Grade Report Overview

Bookworms Grade 5 instructional materials partially meet the expectations of alignment. The texts and text sets for 5th grade students are engaging, rigorous, and offer a breadth and depth of reading that will support literacy development and prepare students for 6th grade. Students engage with integrated reading, writing, speaking and listening daily, and often integrate study of language as well. Daily writing tasks are text-specific and offer practice to build component skills in writing and research, although there is little support for 5th grade students to practice longer research projects and fully processed writing pieces. Foundational support for students is complete with guidance and support for the teacher to build students' comprehension and fluency.There are some components of the program that are not fully outlined; these include materials to support students' independent reading, writing process practice, and culminating tasks. The program does include suggestions for outside resources, but teachers will have to identify, procure, and integrate them separate from these core materials.