Step Up To Writing
To ensure that our students are able to express themselves in a clear, succinct manner, focusing more on depth than breadth, Hope of Detroit Academy has adopted the Step Up To Writing Program, which is a structured K-8 writing curriculum. Students learn how to master their writing skills by developing note-taking techniques, learning formalized vocabulary that is used cross-curricular and understanding the development of a paragraph. Step Up To Writing also increases student reading comprehension levels by organizing information from expository texts to aid in the creation of a cohesive summary. In addition, the program allows students to become more evaluative of their own writing, which develops their critical thinking skills.
