The Language Arts Program uses Reader's and Writer's Workshops according to the Expeditionary Learning model. During reading instruction, students at all levels are taught how to incorporate the metacognitive strategies that enhance comprehension and strengthen decoding skills. Phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary and comprehension are explicitly taught beginning in 4K and are consistently monitored using various teacher-made formative and standardized assessments throughout all grades.

Differentiated instruction addresses the needs of all students, which are met in guided reading groups and with follow-up interventions. Teachers use the Harcourt Trophies Literacy Program as a resource and follow the standards-based Core Curriculum that is used throughout the Philadelphia Public School District.