Literacy Curriculum Transparency

Mountain Peak Elementary uses Wonders by McGraw Hill as our core Tier 1 literacy curriculum. Wonders is designed to foster a love of reading in all children. Through the exploration of rich texts and the daily development of skills in reading, writing, speaking, and listening, students experience the power of literacy. Our focus on teaching the whole child and every child prepares students to be lifelong learners and critical thinkers.

 

In addition to Wonders, our school uses ThinkSRSD (Self-Regulated Strategy Development) to provide structured, research-based writing instruction. This approach supports students in developing clear, confident writing skills by explicitly teaching strategies for planning, organizing, and revising their work across genres.

 

To ensure strong foundational skills in phonics and decoding, we also implement UFLI Foundations as a targeted phonics program and Tier 2 intervention. This evidence-based resource supports students who need additional practice and reinforcement, aligned with the Science of Reading.

 

Literacy instruction is grounded in the Science of Reading, with explicit and systematic instruction in foundational and language comprehension skills.

 

All literacy teachers use Wonders as their Tier 1 resource.

 

All literacy teachers use the Colorado Academic Standards and DCSD Priority Learning Outcomes to guide instruction.

 

All teachers differentiate instruction based on ongoing assessment data to meet the needs of every learner. We recognize that one size doesn’t fit all, and our instructional practices reflect this commitment.