Reading

Literature for Life: The Woodward Academy Middle School Reading Program, in association with the Language Arts Curriculum, is designed to review, refine, and reinforce basic Reading Skills while developing the student's ability to analyze a variety of Literature through coherent, expository writing. The Reading Program provides instruction at all skill levels, including courses for students with particular learning difficulties or disabilities. The Reading Program strives to strengthen the developmental skills begun in the lower grades, but also to provide courses that encourage the student's continued growth and interest in academic and leisure reading.

MS honors reading
An 8th grade honors reading student shares the
joy of reading with a 2nd grade student.

The more that you read,
the more things you will know.
The more that you learn,
the more places you’ll go.
~ Dr. Seuss ~

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Guidelines to Analyzing Literature:

  • Preview: Preview the story by reading the title and emphasized text.
  • Question: Don't be afraid to ask questions about the story-does what you read make sense?
  • Predict: Try to figure out what's going to happen next.
  • Infer: Look at the details-use what you've read to understand and decide the purpose of the story.
  • Connect: Use your experience to relate to and understand the story.
  • Summarize: Organize and connect the details-draw your own conclusions.
  • Evaluate: What did you learn from the story?