New Literacy Standards

Advent’s teacher literacy leaders, along with the Department of Teaching and Learning, have been working together to update our literacy progress report standards so they more closely reflect our current curriculum and assessment practices.

Grounded in the Science of Reading, the revised standards align with the five pillars of reading—phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension—and provide families with clearer, more meaningful information about each child’s literacy development.

Our goal is to offer a standards-based view of students’ reading growth that highlights strengths, identifies next steps, and strengthens our home–school partnership in supporting every child’s literacy journey.

In the presentation below, Erik Wormwood, Head of Upper School, shares more about the work to develop the school's literacy standards and what families can expect to see on child(ren)'s progress reports. Families also have the option of downloading the Literacy Standards by Grade Level.