• Overview

    District 25 uses HMH Into Reading for Kindergarten through 5th grade. This curriculum is fully aligned to the Science of Reading and the Illinois Comprehensive Literacy Plan. HMH Into Reading provides students with the foundational skills needed to become proficient readers while also supporting comprehension, vocabulary, and writing development. Lessons are designed to be systematic and research-based, ensuring that all learners build strong literacy skills that will serve them throughout their academic journey. Our sixth through eighth-grade language arts classroom instruction includes interactive read-alouds, literature discussions, close reading, spelling, grammar, vocabulary strategies, independent reading, small group instruction, oral communication, technological communication, and writing. Students in all grades are exposed to a range of increasingly complex literature and informational texts and tasks.

  • Standards

    Illinois adopted the Common Core Standards for English Language Arts in 2010, which are now referred to as the Illinois Learning Standards.  District 25 schools have successfully aligned the Illinois Learning Standards into their curricula and continue to refine instructional practices to improve student achievement and prepare students for lifelong success.

    The Illinois Learning Standards for English Language Arts establish clear and coherent expectations for what students should know and be able to do at each grade level. The Illinois Learning Standards for English Language Arts ensures students are provided a comprehensive understanding of key concepts.
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  • Literacy Interventions

    Each building in District 25 has a literacy interventionist to support struggling readers and writers.   Students who participate in literacy intervention are identified using district assessment criteria. They participate in small group instruction using engaging leveled books.  Systematically designed lessons empower students as they work toward attaining reading and writing proficiency.   

    Advanced Language Arts

    We identify students for Advanced Language Arts in the spring of fifth grade.  Advanced Language Arts classes are offered in sixth through eighth grade. For additional information on the advanced language arts placement process, please select the Advanced Language Arts Placement page.