Caught Reading Program: At Norland Middle School any student who gets caught reading outside the regular classroom, receives a caught reading bumper-sticker and a pencil.

Accelerated Reader Program: The A/R program at Norland Middle School is infused school wide through the Language Arts classes. The top three students at their level per teacher are invited to attend a pizza party where each student receives a certificate and a reward.

Creative Writing Contest: Students are encouraged to participate in this program throughout the year. Reading coach chooses different themes throughout the year. Photographs of the student authors, along with their writing, get showcased on the school’s bulletin boards.

Mysteries in the Middle: Norland Middle School recently held its family literacy night for parents and students. Teachers performed onstage for parents and students using a variety of reading strategies to solve a mystery case of the school’s missing mascot. The evening was sponsored by the Florida Department of Education's Just Read, Florida! initiative.

Mysteries in the Middle (MnM) is an engaging reading workshop for middle school parents, teachers, and students. It brings schools and families together to actively participate in a fun but meaningful learning experience. Participants at Norlad Middle School were welcomed to the workshop’s “Hollywood sound stage” where, for the next 2 ½ hours, they watched and took part in the mock filming of a made-for-TV pre-teen movie thriller entitled “Mysteries in the Middle”. As the plot thickened, clues about the mysterious disappearance of Hometown Middle School’s mascot were revealed as participants took part in reading strategy rehearsals. When it was discovered that the last page of the script was missing, the participants tried to solve the caper using their newfound reading skills.