LITERACY, LANGUAGE ARTS & COMMUNICATION
Reading & Writing (K–12)
Helping Students Become Confident Readers,
Writers and Communicators
Strong reading and writing skills are essential for academic achievement across all subjects.
At Unique Learning Center, our Reading and Writing Program supports students in developing literacy,comprehension, vocabulary, grammar, critical thinking and effective written communication.
K-2
Kindergarten–Grade 2: Early Literacy
- Alphabet recognition and letter sounds
- Phonemic awareness and phonics
- Sight words and decoding
- Reading fluency
- Sentence construction
- Basic punctuation and capitalization
- Listening and comprehension skills
3-5
Grades 3–5: Developing Readers & Writers
- Reading fluency and comprehension
- Main idea and supporting details
- Inference and drawing conclusions
- Vocabulary and context clues
- Grammar and sentence structure
- Paragraph writing
- Narrative, opinion and informational writing
- Summarizing and responding to texts
6-8
Grades 6–8: Intermediate Language Arts
- Literary analysis
- Informational text comprehension
- Figurative language
- Theme, tone and author's purpose
- Advanced vocabulary
- Essay organization
- Argumentative and explanatory writing
- Grammar, editing and revision
- Research and citation fundamentals
9-12
Grades 9–12: Advanced Reading & Writing
- Close reading and textual analysis
- Literary interpretation
- Rhetorical analysis
- Evidence-based argumentative essays
- Research writing
- Thesis development
- Advanced grammar and sentence clarity
- Timed writing
- College-readiness writing skills
Our Literacy Learning Approach
Students are encouraged to read thoughtfully, express ideas clearly, support arguments with evidence, and develop
confidence in both spoken and written communication.