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Curriculum & Instruction

Curriculum Overview

INSTRUCTIONAL GOALS AND CURRICULUM

 

Haledon Public School (HPS) strives to ensure the highest levels of learning for all students across grades Pre-K to Grade 8. HPS aims to improve students’ academic performance through high quality, effective, and varied research-based instruction and differentiated educational support. Our comprehensive, standards-based curricula aligns the New Jersey Student Learning Standards (NJSLS), and our focus on student results and data-driven decision-making supports the District’s Strategic Goals for academic academic achievement and ongoing strengthening of professional practice.

 

 

 

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS (ELA) / LITERACY

 

HMH Into Reading (Grades K-5) & HMH Into Literature (Grades 6-8)

HMH is the core ELA curriculum for Grades K-8. HMH is grounded in evidence-based research and learning sciences, and offers high-interest, culturally relevant texts and characters. HMH Into Reading (Grades K-5) helps develop fluent readers and writers by addressing early literacy areas. HMH Into Literature (Grades 6-8) builds confidence and standards mastery. Intuitive assessment and data analysis tools across all grade levels help teachers identify learning gaps, differentiate instruction, and track student growth.

 

LITERACY DEPARTMENT

Our team of certified Reading Specialists provide Tier III intervention for our most challenged readers to remediate skills and enable them to catch up with their grade level expectations in Language Arts.  They work with select students in 1st through 5th grade, utilizing a combination of Orton-Gillingham Multisensory Phonics Instruction and the Leveled Literacy Intervention Guided Reading Program.

 

Orton-Gillingham

Kindergarten, first grade, and basic skills teachers at Haledon Public School utilize the Orton Gillingham approach to teaching Phonics.  The Orton-Gillingham methodology focuses on phonetics and emphasizes visual, auditory, and kinesthetic learning styles. Instruction begins by focusing on the structure of language and gradually moves towards reading. This program provides students with immediate feedback and a predictable sequence that integrates reading, writing, and spelling. This comprehensive approach to reading instruction benefits all students.

 

MATHEMATICS

 

McGraw-Hill “My Math” (Grades K-4)

Our kindergarten through fourth grade classrooms are implementing the McGraw-Hill "My Math" program. My Math provides an easy and flexible way to diagnose and fill gaps in understanding. It offers best-in-class resources and instructional strategies. Actionable data personalizes learning to accelerate instruction, target each student’s learning, and ensure algebra readiness.

 

McGraw-Hill “Reveal Math” (Grades 5-8) 

Students in grades five through eight are currently using the McGraw Hill series "Reveal Math." Reveal Math is a balanced core curriculum that implements both activity-based and teacher-guided instructional strategies to develop the problem solvers of tomorrow. The program’s flexible structure reveals a world of possibilities for students as they discover math all around them. Reveal Math ensures that every student receives an enhanced, cohesive learning experience for the entirety of their middle school learning journey.

 

SUPPLEMENTARY PROGRAMS

Our ELA and Math curricula integrate other programs to provide students with further support and practice in reading, writing, grammar, and mathematical operations. Programs include:

  • Reflex (Math Grades K-4): This program is the most effective system for mastering basic math facts in addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. Full of games that students love, Reflex takes students at every level and helps them quickly gain math fact automaticity and confidence.
  • IXL (Math/ELA Grades K-8): IXL helps students develop the communication skills needed for success in school. Students master essential skills at their own pace through fun and interactive questions, built in support, and motivating awards. This program helps students gain fluency and confidence in math. Learners can also practice activities from phonics and reading comprehension to writing strategies and more. 
  • Quill Grammar & Writing (ELA Grades 3-8): Quill provides literacy activities that build reading comprehension, writing, and language skills. Reading for Evidence engages students with nonfiction texts paired with AI-powered writing prompts to enable deeper thinking.
  • Scholastic News Magazine: Scholastic offers age-appropriate science, social studies, and current events texts with built-in questions and assessments that are aligned to state standards. 
  • Raz-Kids/Learning A-Z (ELA Grades K-4): This program provides a collection of standards-aligned texts and activities designed to help differentiate instruction. 
  • NewsELA (ELA Grades K-8): NewsELA offers authentic, real-world content with standards-aligned assessments. Content complements many topics, texts or themes from the core curriculum.