A daily schedule prioritizes reading.
The more students read, the better readers they become! The science of reading recommends a 120-minute literacy block in the elementary grades.
Grades 3–5: Schedule (2) 45-minute reading blocks and (1) 30-minute writing block.
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45 minutes for read-aloud instruction.
- 45 minutes for book club instruction.
- 30 minutes for grammar/spelling & writing instruction.

Grade 6: Schedule (1) 45-minute reading block and (1) 30-minute writing block.
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Alternate read-aloud and book club across the year!

Grades 7–8: Schedule (1) 55-minute literacy block.

Learn more about the daily schedule:
- 📗 Read Raising the Standards, chapters 1 & 7.