Harlem Day Charter School is an innovative alternative to the existing public school system. As provided by New York State law, the school is nonprofit and organized solely for the purpose of delivering a free, high quality education to public school students. A Balanced Literacy Approach is their choice for reading, spelling, phonics and language arts. Reading and comprehension are integrated in all disciplines, enhancing and interconnecting all areas of learning. They refer to the Urban Education Exchange for an outline of Concepts of Comprehension and have incorporated elements of Direct Instruction, and the Reader’s and Writer’s Workshop.
