Reading & Language Arts

Reading is a pleasure, and a skill to be mastered.

A student who reads well can study anything with confidence.  Praised by students and parents alike, Columbia Academy's reading program is second to none.

Each new student is assessed and placed accordingly in the program.  At every level, students are introduced to a wide variety of classic and modern literature carefully selected to entertain and educate, while gradually building vocabulary and an understanding of the world around them.  The completion of each "reading level" is a celebrated achievement, while the beginning of a new one offers hundreds of exciting new books to choose from.

Veterans of this program typically love to read and they do so, on average, two to four years above grade level.

"I was so impressed when I talked to the staff and took a tour of the school.  My son came and saw all the books and activities in the classroom and was so excited.  He is now in the 3rd grade. He has read well over 700 books since he started this program and is 6 years old." 

Other language skills go hand in hand with the reading program.  As a student's reading material matures, so does his speech and writing.

By the fourth grade, Columbia students produce essays, reports and short stories on a weekly basis — many of which have been selected for publication by Creative Communication.

Click here to view or print the full-length article on our reading program, featured in our September/October 2007 Newsletter. 

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