• Welcome to the ELA Department at OMS

     

    Literacy is the foundation upon which everything is built.  Here at OMS, our mission is to help children hone their reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills, sparking critical thinking and creativity that will help prepare them for everything they want to build in their future.  Forsyth County Schools believes that literacy is the tool that allows us to interact with our world, and our role is to guide our students as they explore all the nuances of their language toolbox. 

     

    In addition to their professional expertise, teachers have their own set of tools to wield as they guide their students to stronger literacy skills.  These county-approved programs each have their own targeted objectives that bolster foundational skills and help teachers individualize instruction, maximizing growth and learning.

     

    Resources:

    “Words are our only tools for crafting the world, for breaking the silence, for transcending the barriers of time and space.”  -Sandra Cisneros (The House on Mango Street)

     

     

    Membean

    • Vocabulary program

    • Adaptive to student need

    • Spaced repetition designed for optimal word retention

    • Allows students to explore words in various ways: root families, examples of use, videos, mnemonic devices, etc.

    NoRedInk

    • Promotes writing fluency

    • Engages students in grammar & conventions practice with familiar characters and friends

    • Guides students through essay writing

    • Identifies student strengths and weaknesses, guiding teachers to the most impactful forms of individualized support

    “You can make anything by writing.”  -C. S. Lewis (The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe)

     

     

     

    “A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies.  A man who never reads lives only one.”  George R. R. Martin 

    CommonLit

    • Vast collection of stories, poems, and articles

    • Comprehension checks and support

    • Lessons targeting specific reading skills

    • Connected texts to support deeper analysis & understanding



    ELA Department Team

    6th Grade

    7th Grade

    8th Grade

    Kim Cawley

    Tracy Kuhn

    Jana Padgett

    Holly Salazar

    Stacey Greiner

    Shelly Walker

    Marie Jaeger

    Elena Lazaro

    Pam Poe

    Amy Sturtevant

    Kristin Wolff

    Shaun Harpstrite

    Melinda Johnson

    Mary Lee Lally

    Molly Rickert

    Karen Vela