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The books in the ARC Core Curriculum intentionally honor student backgrounds, experiences, and languages. The ARC materials recognize that our student diversity is a gift.  Our students see themselves in the books they read, their identity is valued. ARC also offers books to our students in English and Spanish.

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American Reading Company's Independent Reading Level Assessment Framework (IRLA) provides individualized home updates for families. The updates provide student progress information, skills for moving up levels and tips for families to support reading at home. Home updates are available in English and Spanish and are provided to parents throughout the school year. Click HERE to see more examples of the IRLA Home Updates.

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IRLA includes Skill Cards for each level that are used by teachers, students and families. These skill cards help teachers work with families to develop a shared understanding of student's reading goals and suggestions for providing home support.

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Kayla Jarrin English Language Arts and Social Studies Curriculum Director K-12

kjarrin@ansonia.org

Lydia McCarthy Literacy Coach Grades 3-5

lmccarthy@ansonia.org

Lynn Frager Kindergarten Teacher

lfrager@ansonia.org

Melissa DeNigris Grade 3 Teacher

mdenigris@ansonia.org

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Kindergarten Visit to the Ansonia Public Library

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Kindergarten Visit to the Ansonia Public Library

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The ARC Bookshelf is a digital library of books at all the IRLA reading levels. Our students can access the ARC Bookshelf in school and at home via various devices including mobile phones, ipads and tablets. The ARC Bookshelf is organized by IRLA levels and offers multiple fiction and nonfiction texts for students to read.  This makes reading accessible to all!

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Click HERE to view the Webinar Series: Infinite Possibilities: Doing this Together Ansonia ARC Core

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Click HERE to Watch Our Curriculum Journey

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Books in English and Spanish to Send Home

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Books in English and Spanish to Send Home

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Ansonia BOE Donates to the Ansonia Public Library

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Ansonia BOE Donates to the Ansonia Public Library

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Ansonia Public Schools Superintendent Joseph DiBacco speaking a an event held at the Ansonia Public Library to celebrate the partnership between the Library and the Board of Education. Recently, the Board of Education donated $10,000 worth of books to the library's Children's Department.

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The IRLA's Developmental Reading Taxonomy begins with a Reading On-Ramp, then proceeds through phonics and vocabulary & knowledge developmental sequences. IRLA delivers specific, actionable data telling teachers where a student is, and the next steps needed to move on to the next level.

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Books at the Ansonia Public Library Organized by IRLA Reading Level! 

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Books at the Ansonia Public Library Organized by IRLA Reading Level! 

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Books at the Ansonia Public Library Organized by IRLA Reading Level

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Books at the Ansonia Public Library Organized by IRLA Reading Level