Every child in Fort Bend Independent School District will read at grade level or above by the end of grade 3. The Fort Bend Independent School District English Language Arts philosophy professes that an effective language arts program integrates reading, writing, speaking, listening, viewing, representing and thinking in a meaningful way. Immersion in literacy learning occurs from kindergarten through twelfth grade in an endeavor to create lifelong readers and writers. Children will learn to read given appropriate instruction at the appropriate time, in appropriate ways. Learning to read is a complex, comprehensive activity.
Literacy encompasses reading, writing, speaking and listening, viewing and representing.
Effective literacy plans are comprehensive, based upon research and best practices and evaluated periodically for refinement. There is no one program that will guarantee that all students will learn to read. Teachers and their administrators must be knowledgeable about how children learn and utilize this knowledge in effectively teaching literacy skills to children. The skill of the teacher is more important in early literacy success than any program. On-going, focused training of teachers and administrators is essential for effective literacy instruction.