Class+Notes+SP2015+JM

(approximately 10 minutes each-handouts for each member of the class)
 * **Date/Topic**
 * Class # 11**
 * April 28th, 2015** || **Readings** || **Resources** || **Assignments Due** ||
 * **3 word sort demonstrations**
 * Andrea**-Teachig the three sounds of -ed
 * Kimberly**-Teaching word families
 * Natalie**-Teaching contractions

We will talk briefly about center work- this is what students will be working on while you are holding reading groups.

We will review our KWL chart from the beginning of the semester. ||  || Great Apps to use in the classroom: Educreations- children can create stories with pictures from internet or photos PBS Kids MagneticBoard-create word building activities MeeGenius- bookshelf of free and purchased books- can be read to the children Reading Timer- logs number of minutes reading Express- word building Flashcards- create flashcards to study of use with students Videolicious-quick and fun way to create videos with photos Sock Puppets- children can create some fun stories by speaking for the characters. Grasshopper- books that can be read to the child ||  ||

(approximately 10 minutes each-handouts for each member of the class)
 * **Date/Topic**
 * Class #10**
 * April 21, 2015** || **Readings** || **Resources** || **Assignments Due** ||
 * **4 word sort demonstrations**
 * Calandra**-Teaching kn-silent
 * Andrea**- Teaching the three sounds of -ed
 * Cassidy C.**- Teaching digraphs
 * Abby**- Teaching the two sounds of c

We will start the discussion of Centers- what the children are doing when you are conducting Reading Groups.

Instructor Evaluation

Article- Text Talk: //Capturing the benefits of read-aloud experiences for young children// by Beck and Mckeown Article- //Direct and Rich Vocabulary Instruction// by McKeown and Beck Handout-Three Tiers of Vocabulary
 * Quiz #3 (Text Talks, Tiers of Vocabulary, Guided Reading: Readers Dispositions, Fluency, and The Three Cueing System)**
 * Everything you need to print out is here.**
 * Only Note, Study Guides, and Handouts allowed.** || **TEXT TALK**

Chapters 4-//Reading Strategies and Dispositions// Chapter 5- //Reading Accuracy and Fluency at Increasing Text Levels//
 * LITERACY PROFILES**

Handout- //What is Guided Reading//
 * Guided Reading**

Handout-The Three Cueing System- Error Analysis What is it? Instructional Ideas Questions and Prompts Examples of MSV Cues I found this --very helpful. || Study Guide: Handout

Study Guide: Study Guide:

Handout

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(approximately 10 minutes each- handouts for each member of the class)
 * **Date/Topic**
 * Class #9**
 * April 14th, 2015** || **Readings** || **Resources** || **Assignments Due** ||
 * **4 word sort presentations**
 * Sara**- Teaching Rhymes
 * Lindsey**- Teaching Compound Words
 * Natalie**- Teaching Contractions
 * Kimberly**- Teaching Word Families

Chapter 4 and Chapter 5 || [|Great site for reading strategies in all 5 areas of Reading]
 * Small Group Direct Instruction**
 * Review for Quiz #3** || **Review:** //Literacy Profiles//

This site has many forms to print, videos to watch and modeling [|Jan Richardson]

Guided Reading [|About Guided Reading]

[|Reading A to Z]

[|Lesley University (Guided Reading)]

TLC (Teaching Learning Channel) [|Guided Reading with Jenna] || Text Talks ||


 * ====**Date/Topic**====

**April 7th, 2015**
|| ====**Readings**==== || ====**Resources**==== || ====**Assignments Due**==== || (approximately 10 minutes each-handouts each member of the class)
 * **4 word sort presentations**
 * Lara**- Teaching sight words
 * Tess**- Teaching syllable type
 * Danielle**-Teaching sight words
 * Molly**- Teaching counting syllables


 * Planning Literacy Instruction** || **Review:** //Direct and Rich Vocabulary Instruction// by Beck & McKeown
 * Review:** //Text Talk Capturing the Benefits of read aloud experiences for young children// by Beck & Mckeown

Chapter 4: Reading Strategies and Dispositions Chapter 5: Reading Accuracy and Fluency at Increasing Text Levels ||
 * Read:** //Literacy Profiles//:

Here are a few examples to review. I will also bring some to class so we can talk about them if you need more support.

|| **Plan to hand in your both** **Study Guides:**
 * 2-****WTW Chapter 1**- Word Study and the Development of Orthographic Knowledge
 * 3-Beck & McKeown-**Text Talk Article

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 * **Date/Topic**
 * Class #8**
 * March 31st, 2015** || **Readings** || **Resources** || **Assignments Due** ||
 * ===FIRST: 4 word sort presentations (approximately 10 minutes each- handouts each member of the class)===
 * Emma**- Teaching contractions
 * Cassidy G.**- Phonemic Awareness: teaching how to segment phonemes in words (cat has three sounds(phonemes) /c/-/a/-/t/
 * Michael T.**- Teaching long vowels that use silent e
 * Craig**-Teaching words families or phonograms/rimes

SECOND: Quiz #2- Orthographic Development and Assessment-
Open book, Open Notes

Third: Vocabulary
|| Beck & McKeown Text Talk- //Direct and Rich Vocabulary Instruction//

Beck & McKeown-//Text Talk: Capturing the Benefits of read aloud experiences for young children// ||

|| Photo Journals ||

Michelle, Talia, Michael R., and Emily
 * **Date/Topic**
 * Class #7**
 * March 24th, 2015** || **Readings** || **Resources** || **Assignments Due** ||
 * 4 Word Sort presentations (approximately 10 minutes each)

Prezi presentation on Spelling Assessment

Hands-on activity of scoring an Elementary Spelling Assessment || **Review Chapter 2**
 * WTW**-Spelling Assessment


 * Prezi**- Spelling Assessment ||  || Review for Quiz #2 (will be given next week) ||

Spelling 1. Stages of Spelling Development 2. Spelling Assessment and Instructional Grouping || **Literacy Profiles**: //Chapter 9-Spelling//
 * **Date/Topic**
 * Class #6**
 * March 10, 2015**
 * MID SEMESTER** || **Readings** || **Resources** || **Assignments Due** ||
 * NEW READINGS

//**Chapter 2**- Spelling Assessment// //**Chapter 6**- Within Words//
 * WTW (Words Their Way)**

CHECK OUT //[|Prezi: Spelling Assessment]//

//THINGLINK// //[|Words Their Way -Planning Sheet]// || **Study Guides:**
 * Chapter 9-Literacy Profiles**
 * WTW Chapter 2**
 * TW Chapter 6**


 * These are the WTW books which contain sorts that can be utilized**
 * for your demonstrations:**

Letter and Picture Sorts for Emergent Spellers Word Sorts for Letter-Name Alphabetic Spellers Word Sorts for Within Word Spellers Word Sorts for Syllables and Affixes Word Sorts for Derivational Spellers || Please have your letter cards with you in case we do more word building with higher level phonetic features.

Download: Educreations to your iPads (free) You can create word sorts and other activities here for children to engage with. ||
 * W**ord Sort Demonstrations** || **March 24th, 2015** || **Michelle**- Teaching long vowels that use silent e
 * Emily**- Teaching y-drop (y changes to i before a vowel suffix: baby=babies)
 * Talia**- Teaching letter names/letter sounds
 * Michael R.**-Teaching compound words || I am available via email or before/after class to support you as you plan your demonstration. Do not hesitate to ask for my assistance. ||
 * || **March 31st, 2015** || **Emma**- Teaching contractions
 * Cassidy G.**- Phonemic Awareness: teaching how to segment phonemes in words (cat has three sounds(phonemes) /c/-/a/-/t/
 * Michael T.**- Teaching long vowels that use silent e
 * Craig**-Teaching words families or phonograms/rimes ||  ||

1. Emergent Literacy Word Study- Word Building, Word Sorts 2. Hands-on activities 3. Photo Journal examples to discuss and fill in summary to support our assignment || **Literacy Profiles-** || Bring in your **Chapter 1 guide** that was **due** last week. Bring your **cut out letters** to use with Word building || Photo Journal NOW DUE March 31st Text Text NOW DUE April 14th Which is also Quiz #3 ||
 * **Date/Topic**
 * Class #5**
 * March 3rd, 2015** || **Readings** || **Resources** || **Assignments Due** || **NEW DUE DATES** ||
 * We will cover:
 * Chapter 3** Decoding and Word Recognition
 * Words Their Way-**
 * Chapter 3** Word Study
 * Isabel Beck-making Sense of Phonics-**
 * Chapter 4-**The Phonics Landscape
 * Chapter 5-**Teaching Children the Sounds That Letters Represent || [[file:ConsonantandVowelCardsforBlendingBoards-2.pdf]]

list, short answer, and multiple choice. The **quiz** will cover content from //Literacy Profiles Chapters 1 and 2, and Pre-K -12 Literacy Policy, which includes: Five Essential Areas of Reading Instruction (**Phonological Awareness, Phonemic Awareness and Phonics** for this quiz), basic understanding of the Common Core, definition of literacy, and features of Concept of Print.// || Isabel Beck: Making Sense of Phonics: **//Chapters 2 and 3//** (pages 14-38) Words Their Way: Word Study for Learners in the Emergent Stage Word Study for Beginners in the Letter Name-Alphabetic Stage ||
 * **Date/Topic**
 * Class #4**
 * February 24th, 2015** || **QUIZ** || **Readings** || **Resources** || **Assignments Due** ||
 * We will cover:
 * 1) ** Quiz #1 ** (this will happen first)
 * 2) Words Their Way and Spelling Development || The quiz: 15 items: fill in the blank,
 * //Chapter 1//** Developmental Word Knowledge
 * //Chapter 4//**
 * //Chapter 5//**



Two great sites (free) Starfall.com [|Phonemic Awareness and Phonic] We Give Books- you need to join- you can read books on a computer/Elmo to the class- award winning titles and more [|We Give Books] || __**DUE**__ Words Their Way Chapter 1 study guide || = = = = Letter/Sound Identification
 * **Date/Topic**
 * Class #3**
 * February 17, 2015** || **Readings** || **Resources** || **Assignments Due** ||
 * We will cover:
 * Phonological Awareness:**
 * Phonemic Awareness
 * Phonics
 * Assessments for PA,

Phonological Awareness and Oral Language Development,
 * Common Core State Standards || Review:
 * Literacy Profiles Chapter 1:**

Concepts of Print, Letter Identification, and Text Features
 * Literacy Profiles Chapter 2:**

Kindergarten Classroom in Boston [|Carol Wilson's Kindergarten Class]
 * Video:** Oral Language Development

Directions for Photo Journal: (we will go over in class) Template to follow: (we will review examples together) || Two instructional Practices to use for Phonemic Awareness (Demonstrated by me:
 * Elkonin Boxes**
 * Say It-Move It**

Observational Checklist
 * Tools** to use when watching video

Key Questions

Great site with activities for each of the **Five Essential Areas of Reading:**
 * Florida Center for Reading Research**
 * Click on tab: For Educators**
 * Click on tab: Student Center Activities, Grouped by grades**
 * K-1, 2-3, and 4-5**
 * [|Florida Center for Reading Research]**

= = = = = = = = =KWL Chart from First Class= EDC424 about literacy development in primary age children. || What misconceptions did we have? || I know there are 5 stages (but not in order) 5 stages of comprehension 1. fluency, 2. phonemic awareness, 3. phonics, 4. vocab, 5 comprehension I know there are 5 stages The 5 building blocks including comprehension the 5 stages of comprehension are; phonics, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, phonemic awareness the 5 core ideas about literacy development phonics, phonemic awareness, vocabulary, fluency, comprehension what I know about literacy: phonemic awareness, phonics, vocab fluency, comprehension the five pillars phonemic awareness plays a large role in their learning to read
 * Reading Rockets -Phonemic Awareness activities [|Reading Rockets]** ||  ||
 * **What I know** about literacy development in primary age children. || **What I want to learn** about literacy development in primary age children. || **What I have learned**
 * ** Five Critical Components of Reading: **

the difference between phonics and phonemic awareness students need to be aware of phonics phonics is the key to literacy I know this is like the base of literacy
 * Content:**

All children have their own learning styles and individual preferences for instruction delivery Literacy development should start as an infant Literacy is more than just reading from a text students build knowledge over time Literacy is the foundation for all reading, speaking, and writing abilities for life foundations are built in the primary grades for all years ahead I know it’s important
 * Developmental:**

How to use + - * ? when reading
 * Metacognitive Markers:**

chunk it out spread it out to sound out words fl-igh-t
 * Decoding Strategies:**

how to use text features Types of questioning/comprehension techniques how to ask open-ended questions QAFA literacy development is the foundation for comprehension comprehension is the main end goal
 * Text Features:**

i before e except after c ….sometimes….weird.
 * Spelling Rules:**

Its important to learn about each child in order to teach effectively students learn literacy in many different ways. They all have different learning styles Vocabulary a good vocabulary is a great start to reading exposure to words and speaking is very important for literacy development vocabulary is a key component students less exposed as young children will have more trouble in school || **Content:** The stages of language acquisition How development differs w/students Phonemic Awareness more about Phonics and Phonemic Awareness more about the differences between Phonemic Awareness and Phonics more about Phonemic Awareness and Phonics Why do we teach to the test
 * Learning Styles:**

Where to start when teaching reading How to gauge student’s reading level How to improve my reading from a First Grade level to at least Fifth Grade level How to assess students on these literacy skills I want to know where students begin with literacy development
 * Assessment:**

How to teach Phonics Methods to teach children the many different sounds of letters What I want to learn how to sound out letters How do you teach students about digraphs What I want to learn: How to teach children the differences between vowel sounds How to teach the same curriculum to diverse students (language, skills etc.) How to write letters appropriately A better way than memorizing spelling words Tricks to stop children who just guess at words instead of sounding it out How to specifically teach these literacy skills to students How to help teach proper fluency How do you help aid a student without the proper resources
 * Instruction:**

strategies to use for children who are struggling What I want to know: techniques to help struggling readers I want to know how to help students that are struggling Good teaching techniques for reading comprehension
 * Research Based Practices:**

How to keep students engaged when doing activities repeatedly I want to know how to constantly keep children engaged I want to know creative ways to teach this topic How to make boring reading fun
 * Motivation/Engagement:**

How to get through the first year I want to add to the tips and tricks I can use with my students to help them develop I want to know what to do when I hit the wall
 * Rituals/Routines/Classroom Management**

What I want to learn -good classroom skills and tips in general

I would like to learn what the most effective types of centers/activities are
 * Engaging Literacy Centers:**

I would like to know how to include more high tech tools into literacy instruction ||  ||   ||
 * Digital Tools**

Phonological Awareness and Oral Language Development,
 * Date/Topic || Readings || Resources || Assignments Due ||
 * **Class 2**
 * February 10, 2015**
 * Core Areas of Reading
 * CCSS(Common Core State Standards)
 * Rhode Island Reading Policy
 * Emergent Literacy
 * Concepts of Print || **Literacy Profiles Chapter 1**:
 * Literacy Profiles Chapter 2**: Concepts of Print, Letter Identification, and Text Features || RI Reading Policy[[file:Rhode Island PreK-12 Literacy Policy December 2005 (2).pdf]]

CCSS

Study Guide: Chapter 1

Guide #1: Pre-K Literacy Policy

Five Areas of Reading Big Ideas Alphabetic Principle Concept of Print Put Reading First booklet Two great websites for parents and teachers: [|Reading Rockets] This site is great for our bilingual students: [|Colorin Colorado] Great site for Adolescent Learners [|Adolescent Literacy] || __DUE:__ Reading Guide:Early Literacy/K-1 Policy ||
 * Some other resources that might be helpful:**

Class Syllabus Spring 2015 (updated last two dates had wrong month) Welcome Introductions Oral Language Development and Reading Development || Literacy Profiles-Introduction: Foundations for Using the Literacy Profile and Handbook (pg 1-11) Study Guide ||  || January 27, 2015 Class Canceled due to snowstorm
 * Date/Topic || Readings || Assignments Due ||
 * **Class 1**
 * February 3, 2015**