- Builds foundational reading skills and strategies
- Supports the teaching of interpretation, synthesis, and main idea
- Supports inquiry and collaboration
- Supports teaching points, minilessons, conferences, and small-group work needed to teach a comprehensive workshop curriculum
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- Focus on opinion/argument, information, and narrative writing with increasing complexity and sophistication
- Fosters high-level thinking, including regular chances to synthesize, analyze, and critique
- Develops and refine strategies for writing across the curriculum
- Supports greater independence and fluency through intensive writing opportunities
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