The primary focus of Summit’s language arts program is to
improve oral and written communication skills. Students learn to
write sentences, paragraphs, and essays through the use of
specific strategies. This step-by-step approach is success
oriented and creates confident and creative writers. Our
approach is interdisciplinary and is supported by our related
service providers. Technology is used to facilitate the writing
process. Elementary School: While teaching sentence and
paragraph writing strategies, our program also incorporates
grammar, vocabulary, and structural analysis. Students write for
a variety of purposes including journals, friendly letters, and
personal narratives. Graphic organizers are used for
brainstorming and organizing and a proofreading strategy is used
for editing. A writing portfolio tracks each student’s progress.
Middle School: Graphic organizers are used to develop and expand
students’ writing. Students are encouraged to expand their
writing through the use of descriptive modifiers