N.H. Admin. Code § Ed 306.37

Current through Register No. 44, October 31, 2024

Section Ed 306.37 - English/Language Arts and Reading Program

(a) Pursuant to Ed 306.26, the local school board shall require that an English/language arts and reading program in each elementary school provides:

(1) Systematic and continuous instruction which develops students' knowledge of language arts, including listening, speaking, reading, writing, and viewing;

(2) Instruction which emphasizes how to clarify, order, interpret, and communicate experiences through the skillful use of language;

(3) Opportunities for each student to exercise, with fluency and ease, oral and written skills and to become acquainted with others' interpretations of experiences through fiction and informational materials, film, television, and other media;

(4) An environment which promotes the importance of reading;

(5) Opportunities for each child to become literate;

(6) Methods for assessing students for appropriate placement in the reading/language arts program, including diagnostic assessment for remediation;

(7) Support for teachers on interpreting test results;

(8) Continuous monitoring of each student's progress from grade to grade;

(9) Early intervention or remediation;

(10) Instruction for teachers in reading in the content areas; and

(11) Training for instructional staff on methods for effectively meeting the language arts/reading needs of all students and on current developments in language arts/reading.

(b) Pursuant to Ed 306.26, the local school board shall require that an English/language arts and reading program in each middle school provides:

(1) Instruction which emphasizes the use of language to clarify, order, interpret, and communicate experiences including instruction in listening, speaking, reading, writing, and viewing;

(2) Opportunities for each student to develop oral and written skills and to become acquainted with others' interpretations of experiences through fiction and informational materials, film, television, and other media; and

(3) Systematic instruction and activities designed to enable student to:

a. Comprehend and produce progressively more complex oral and written language using various patterns of organization, such as narration, description, enumeration, sequence, cause/effect, comparison/contrast, and problem/solution;

b. Recognize and create literary elements, such as plot, character, setting and point of view in a variety of genres;

c. Apply the writing process, including choosing a topic, generating ideas and locating information, drafting, revising, and editing;

d. Increase vocabulary through semantics, use of the dictionary, structural analysis, including prefixes and suffixes, and other strategies;

e. Apply previously learned reading skills to content materials;

f. Acquire new reading skills and fluency through remedial, developmental, and enrichment programs;

g. Use appropriate reading techniques to acquire knowledge, including setting the purpose for reading, varying reading speed, and reading for comprehension at the literal, inferential, evaluative, critical, and analytical levels;

h. Read to satisfy personal interests and recognize that fiction and informational materials can offer insight into life; and

i. Employ appropriate study skills, including the ability to locate materials, take notes, organize information, and use a variety of sources.

(c) Pursuant to Ed 306.27, the local school board shall require that an English/language arts program in each high school provides:

(1) Opportunities for students to become familiar with the history, structure, and use of English as the basic medium of communication in our society;

(2) Opportunities for students to develop proficiency and control in the use of language, an appreciation of a variety of literary forms, an understanding and appreciation of various aspects of past and present cultures as expressed in literature, and interests for lifelong learning;

(3) Courses totaling at least 6 credits in English which shall be distributed as follows:

a. At least 4 credits required of all students and planned as a purposeful sequence of study which promotes:

1. The development of the basic language skills of listening, speaking, reading, writing, and viewing;

2. The acquisition of knowledge; and

3. The understanding of literature and our literary heritage; and

b. At least 2 elective credits designed to provide increased proficiency in the basic language skills and/or an expanded knowledge and understanding of literature and which may be met by such courses as advanced writing, public speaking, debating, dramatics, humanities, and world literature; and

(4) Systematic instruction and activities designed to enable students to:

a. Develop effective listening and discussion techniques, distinguish fact from opinion, and identify the principle idea;

b. Write and present speeches for a variety of purposes and audiences;

c. Understand and apply the writing process by choosing a topic, generating ideas and locating information, drafting, revising, and editing in order to write well-organized, legible, well-supported papers;

d. Correctly use the conventions of standard English, such as grammar, punctuation, spelling, capitalization, and word usage, in all written work;

e. Increase reading speed and comprehension and develop thinking skills, such as inference, applying knowledge, and making judgments;

f. Develop word recognition skills, such as context clues, prefixes, suffixes, and phonetic analysis, in order to develop an increased vocabulary;

g. Understand ideas presented in a variety of visual formats such as television advertisements and political cartoons;

h. Know and appreciate both traditional and contemporary literature, including English, American, and works in translation;

i. Understand literary analysis through discussion and writing activities;

j. Recognize how our literary heritage relates to the customs, ideas, and values of today's life and culture; and

k. Develop study skills which contribute to academic success, such as using the dictionary, note taking, locating information, distinguishing good sources of information from bad sources, and applying information in solving of real-life problems.

N.H. Admin. Code § Ed 306.37

Amended by Volume XXXIV Number 16, Filed April 17, 2014, Proposed by #10556, Effective 3/27/2014, Expires3/27/2024.

Amended by Volume XXXVI Number 06, Filed February 11, 2016, Proposed by #11020, Effective 1/8/2016, Expires 1/8/2026.