© Copyright 2011 Nature Coast Middle School - All Rights Reserved At Nature Coast Middle School, we focus on developing “critical literacy”—a term that emphasizes the importance of reading, writing, and speaking as a critical skill for social and academic success. Based on their needs, students are enrolled in English I, II, or III and/or Intensive Reading. Curriculum: Penguin Literature Edition (2006) by Prentice Hall Successmaker, by Pearson Digital Learning Read Naturally Thinking Reader by Scholastic REWARDS by Sopris West Step Up to Writing by Sopris West Reading & Language Arts