Literacy

 

A good book has no ending.  ~R.D. Cumming

 

Welcome to the Literacy Initiative at West!
Text Box: Upcoming Events: Summer Reading assignments: Parents and students see the Summer Reading page or AP and Honors Summer Reading page for a list of books and reading assignments! Teacher/Staff Sponsored Book Initiative: The SIP Literacy committee is requesting every teacher and staff member sponsor a summer reading book. At the beginning of the school year, the staff sponsored book list will be shared with students. Students will contact the sponsor of the book and initiate a book chat. In September, students during their Advisory period will participate in a Wheel of Wisdom activity focusing on the summer books! Literacy school improvement members: Shannon Bailey, Karla Barker, Jill Berscheid, Joe Chellino, Amanda Dickinson, Sean Hackney, Yvette Justice, Bill Luft, Amy Malizia, Terra Meyer, Kelly Meskimen, Annie Monninger, April Morgan, Karen Paul, Tenita Ramey, Janice Sheehan, Jennifer Shelton, Diane Stiers, and Beth Sweeney SIP Goals: 1. Place students with one period of extra support of explicit literacy instruction. 2. Implement the Right to Read Initiative 3. All students read one summer novel and participate in the Wheel of Wisdom 4. All students are required to read 20 books each school year through the Right to Read initiative 5. Promote reading as leisurely, pleasurable experience 6. Increase the number of students who enter the Abe Lincoln contest by reading 5 of the 20 novels 7. Recruit, train, and send student Reading Ambassadors into the Advisories to conduct Book Talks 8. Provide staff development on best practice of literacy instruction

To contact us:

401 N. Larkin Ave

Joliet, IL 60435

Phone: (815) 727-6950

The mission of Joliet Township High School, a diverse and unified community, is to ensure that every student acquires and applies the necessary attributes to compete and contribute positively to society by providing a rigorous and relevant educational program in a safe, supportive environment through a quality, caring, and dedicated staff working in partnership with every student’s family.