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 * Class Notes Page 2 SPRING 2012**

**The Reading Process -- February 29**


 * ** Quiz #2: Phonics **
 * Topics covered include: sequence of phonics instruction; consonant blends and digraphs, short and long vowel sounds and common letter patterns; counting phonemes and syllables in words; open and closed syllables and spelling patterns that help predict short and long vowel sounds
 * ** Pre, During, and After Reading Activities (Tompkins Chapter 2) and The Daily Five **
 * [|Miss Maiolo's Website About The Daily Five] (In Grade 2)
 * [|Videos About Each Component Of The Daily Five] (from elementary-teacher-resources.com)
 * [|The Daily Five Printables] (created by Grade 1 Teacher Miss Bond)
 * [|Miss Meacham's Use of Anchor Charts] to Teach The Daily Five (and other ideas)
 * [|Read what other teachers are blogging] about The Daily Five in their classroom

**Storybooks and Text-Based Discussions to Oral Language, Comprehension, and Vocabulary -- March 1 and March 6**

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 * **Storybook Reading and Text Talk Queries**
 * **To read for homework before class:** Beck, I. & McKeown, M. (2001). **CLICK TO DOWNLOAD PDF**: [|Text talk: Capturing the benefits of read-aloud experiences for young children.] The Reading Teacher, 55, 10-20. (Reprinted by Scholastic for the Text Talk Vocabulary Instruction and Early Reading Program)
 * **Complete the Reflection Assignment about Beck & McKeown's article:** [[file:NGT2 EDC424.docx]]and come to class with a list of three key takeaways and a question about text-based discussions.
 * **Class Slideshow:** Text Talk Powerpoint Slides [[file:TextTalk Slides2.ppt]]
 * **OPTIONAL Related Resources:**
 * [|Text Talk Vocabulary Instruction and Early Reading Program] (Dr. Isabel Beck and Dr. Margaret McKeown)
 * [|Text-Talk Vocabulary Lessons] to download and use in Grades K-2
 * 101 Combined Text-Talk Lessons from Utah Reading First [[file:CombinedTextTalkLessons.pdf]]
 * [|Improving Reading Comprehension in Kindergerten] - Third Grade (Institute of Education Sciences What Works Clearinghouse) [[file:readingcomp_pg_092810.pdf]]

**Vocabulary - March 8**


 * **Read for homework before class:**
 * Beck & McKeown Chapter: **Direct and Rich Vocabulary Instruction** (and Reading Guide #3) [[file:McKeown Direct & Rich vocab_Instruction.pdf]]
 * **Ruby the Copycat Vocabulary Lesson Plan** (from Scholastic) - notice how the ideas from Beck & McKeown's chapter play out in this plan [[file:Ruby_Lessonplan.pdf]] (this is the FULL version of the file with all pages!)
 * **Reading Guide #3** (to go along with Beck & McKeown Chapter & Lesson Plan) [[file:Reading Guide 3 FA2011.docx]]
 * **Class Slideshow**: [[file:Text Talk Vocab.pptx]]
 * **Optional Related Resources:**
 * [|SAT Vocabulary for Kindergartners in Picture Books] (14 Picture Books and Selected Tier 2 Words)

**Spelling Development and Assessment - March 20 and 22**
 * **Spelling Development:**
 * Class Slideshow [[file:Spelling Development SP2012.ppt]]
 * Determining Developmental Spelling Stage: Using and Confusing Spelling Patterns [[file:Typical Spelling Patterns ANSWERS.docx]]
 * **Spelling Assessment:**
 * Class Slideshow [[file:Spelling Assessment Slides.ppt]]

**Word Study, Interactive Word Walls, and Fluency in Word Recognition - March 27 and 29**
 * **Complete for Homework Before Class on March 27 **:
 * WTW Chapter 3 (Word Study) and WTW Chapter 2: Within Word Patterns (with Reading Guide #3 Part 1) [[file:RG#2 Sight Words and Fluency 5thEd.doc]]
 * **Complete for Homework Before Class on March 29 :**
 * Read these three short sources about research-based practices for using word walls to build vocabulary and fluency. Then download and complete the reflection sheet about your readings.
 * [|1. **Word Walls to Build Vocabulary]: (sums up the problem) Should provide opportunities for Explicitly teaching words and Word Play/Exploration
 * 2. Word Walls as Dynamic Teaching Tools [[file:Word Walls 2010.pdf]]
 * 3. Study: Word Wall Activities in Grade 1 Appear to Increase fluency (Reading Horizons, 2009) [[file:Word Walls.pdf]]
 * Download and Complete Your Reflections About Word Wall Readings: [[file:NGT3 EDC424.docx]]
 * Read Tompkins Chapter 6 on Sight Words Identification and Fluency (the Part 2 of the reading guide is optional)


 * **Related Readings**for Word Walls (Sight Word Walls; Phonics Word Walls, Vocabulary Word Walls):
 * [|Reading Rockets Word Walls Overview]
 * [|Interactive Word Walls with Velcro] (YouTube video) in Grade 1 - notice how velcro strips foster interactivity
 * [|Word Wall Lesson] (YouTube Video)
 * [|Word Walls and Pointers]
 * [|More Activity Suggestions] for Word Walls
 * Interactive Word Wall Activities
 * [|Many More Activities] for Interactive Word Walls
 * And [|more activities] for word walls and [|more activities]
 * Teaching Vocabulary with Word Walls: [|Youtube video example]
 * [|Three Types of Words Walls]: Sight Words, Phonics, Vocabulary
 * Interactive Word Walls: More Than Just Reading the Words on the Walls (JAAL, 2009) [[file:JAAL Word Walls Middle School.pdf]]
 * Making Words:
 * [|Making Words] YouTube Video (y/ay at end of words)
 * [|Sort and Transfer Making Words] (encourage) YouTube Video - using interactive white boards and small group sorting
 * [|Making Words] to Differentiate Instruction Using Board Maker
 * **To read/view for homework before class (and complete handout):**
 * [|Fluency: An Introduction]
 * [|Classroom Instructional Strategy: Reader's Theatre]
 * [|Reader’s Theatre: Giving Students a Reason to Read Aloud]
 * OPTIONAL: [|Video on Class Choral Reading to Introduce Reader's Theatre] (click on "Shared Reading for Fluency" video)
 * OPTIONAL: [|A First Grade Teacher's Podcast List] of her students' Reader's Theatre Performances
 * OPTIONAL: [|Benchmark Education Reader's Theatre] (examples of materials to use in your classroom)

**Leveled Reading Systems - April 3**
 * [|What does Guided Reading look like with Level A books in Kindergarten?] (Color books for school and black-and-white copies for home)
 * **Leveled Reading Systems Handout**(to read and complete before class) [[file:EDC424 Leveling Books Handouts.pdf]]
 * Read "Leveled Reading Systems: Unraveling the Mystery" for an overview of book leveling systems
 * Read "Text Leveling and Little Books: First Grade Reading" to learn more about: (a) what makes a text easy or more difficult according to the dimensions of decodability and predictability for first grade books; and (b) the details of Fountas & Pinnell's Guided Reading Levels A-I
 * Note how different systems of leveled books coorelate with grade level and lexile level (we'll talk more about this next week).
 * Estimate the Fountas & Pinnell Letter Level and Grade Level for each of the 5 sample texts provided and then use the details from your reading to decide what factors make that text that particular level.
 * Class Slideshow
 * Class Handouts
 * Other resources:
 * [|Free Samples of Leveled Read-Aloud Books]: Voices Literature and Interactive Writing Program
 * [|Seven Ways Technology Can Help Emerging Readers] (blog list)
 * [|Guided Reading Level C] (Video - managing ideas)
 * [|Guided Reading Level J] (Video)
 * [|2nd Grade Guided Reading] (Video) Magic Treehouse
 * [|Guided Reading Instruction] (How-To Guide created by pre-service teachers at DePaul)
 * [|Resources for English Language Learners] (From State of California)

**Quiz #3: Study for Quiz on Thursday, April 5 (47 poin**ts) – Sequence of Phonics Instruction – Text-Talk Principles and Practices (Comprehension Prompts and Vocabulary Activities) – Writing Samples and Spelling Patterns Aligned to Developmental Spelling Stages (using/confusing) -- Word Study/Word Sorts Principles and Practices

**Running Records - April 12 and April 17**

This [|running record online tutorial] walks you through the entire process from taking a running a record to analyzing it - with realtime audio, line by line support, and three grade levels of readers to choose from!
 * **For homework,** move through the green tabs on the Running Records Website. First, **Overview**; then **Show Me** (with left menu items) and **Tell me**(with left menu items and audio play/stop buttons).
 * For **Tell Me** - click on the left green menu and all three green tabs.
 * For **Show Me** - Select a grade level, view the recording sheet, Whole Demo, and MSV Analysis. Use the play/stop buttons to hear the audio of the running record as it is administered. For the MSV analysis page, click on the "All Explanations" button to hear an explanation of the accuracy of each word misread.
 * To practice, try the "**Let Me Try**" tab. Select a grade level and print the recording sheet. Administer your running record and then listen to the Running Record and MSV analysis demonstration.
 * Feel free to begin exploring the literacy center websites below to give you ideas for your literacy center activity.

**For homework due April 17: Review this article titled "What do I say when they get stuck on a word?" (more for background information and conceptual ideas about how to support/scaffold readers with teching prompts at various stages of development)**


 * Literacy Centers - April 19 **


 * To read for homework before class: ** Ford, M., & Opitz, M. (2002). Using centers to engage children during guided reading time: Intensifying learning experiences away from the teacher. //The Reading Teacher//, 55(8), 710-717. [[file:Ford & Opitz 2002 Centers in Guided Reading.pdf]]**
 * To read for homework: **Flood, J. & Lapp, D. (1992). Am I allowed to group: Using flexible patterns for effective instruction. //The Reading Teacher//, 45(8), 608-616. [[file:Flood & Lapp 1992 Flex Grouping RT.pdf]]**
 * Jot down some notes involving three big ideas about literacy centers gleaned from these readings.


 * **To explore for homework before class on April 24: Literacy Center Websites****
 * [|Setting up a Classroom]: Grades 1, 2, and 3: Lots of great pictures and ideas to spark your thinking about literacy learning environments for your Literacy Photo Journal assignment
 * [|Mrs. McDowell’s Literacy Centers] for Grades K-1
 * [|Mrs. Newingham’s Literacy Centers] for Grade 2
 * [|Mrs. Gallagher’s Literacy Centers] for Grades K-2
 * [|The K Crew’s Centers and Units Page] (Explore Unit Themes for more center ideas)
 * [|Using Literacy Centers with Guided Reading (with Ms. Ross Grade 1)]: notice the simplicity of her center ideas - but keep the purpose focused on literacy growth and development
 * **Additional tips for setting up quality literacy learning environments**
 * [|"Perfect" Literacy Centers]: video of slides outlining effective practices
 * [|Marci McGowen's Grade 1 Classroom:] So much to learn at this website about how to set up both traditional and online literacy environments from one of the best primary teacher I know. View links at [|Internet projects] and [|Reading and Writing] just to get you started.
 * Images from "[|The Castle in the Classroom]" - a 2011 book published by Stenhouse that describes a year in a kindergarten classroom where children are embarking on a literary exploration.
 * [|A Learning Space That Works] - by Maria Chang (2003) in Instructor Magazine
 * [|Implementing Literacy Centers in the Primary Classroom]


 * **LITERACY CENTERS (April 24 and April 26)**
 * FINAL TEMPLATE ON THURSDAY [[file:LITERACY CENTERS 2.doc]]
 * **In Class Literacy Centers Assignment - download here to use for template [[file:Literacy Centers in GrK-1 Activity Template.doc]]** (you might make the font smaller to type your activity ideas directly into the 9-cell chart, OR use the category labels on the last page)
 * **For lots of ideas and examples:** Explore the literacy center websites and additional tips at some of the websites above.
 * **For K-5 literacy center activity ideas**, download Student Center Activities from the [|Florida Center for Reading Research]
 * **Sight Word Dice Grid and Template** [[file:Sight_Word_Dice_Grid.pdf]]
 * **Making Words Worksheet Template ** [[file:Making Words Template.pdf]]and Making Words Activity: [|One Example]
 * **For examples of Task Boards and/or Task Cards**to build student independence during center work:
 * [|Managing Centers] and handout for examples: [[file:managecenters.pdf]] [[file:organizecneters.pdf]]
 * [|Literacy Centers Management Ideas]
 * [|Tips for Literacy Center Management Boards]
 * [|Hopping Along with Task Cards]
 * [|Carl's Corner Center Signs and Labels]
 * [|Other helpful templates and printables] to support your literacy centers (Cheryl Sigmon)
 * For **ideas about themes**to connect your centers:
 * Common **Social Studies Themes** in Grade 1 [[file:SS Grade 1 Themes.pdf]]
 * Common Science Themes in Grade 1: [|Environmental Topics] and
 * [|Common **Math Topics** in Grade 1] and Connections to Literature
 * **[|Link to Learning]:** Common Themes Across Science, Social Studies, and Math (select the content area and then the grade level)
 * [|Popular Children's Author Center Ideas from Grade 1 Teachers]: (Eric Carle, Jan Brett, Kevin Henkes, Tomi DePaola, Marc Brown, Robert Munsch, Leo Leoni, Arnold Lobel, Dr. Suess - just search Google for their websites)
 * [|Other ideas for Author Studies in Grade 1]


 * Quiz #4 Topics:**
 * Leveled Reading Systems (Fountas & Pinnell features; text features that make books more or less difficult - predictable texts, decodable texts, natural language tradebooks)
 * Text-Talks Vocabulary Instruction Examples
 * Administering and Scoring Running Records
 * Review counting phonemes, developmental levels of reading and spelling,
 * Ideas from readings on literacy centers


 * Center Activity Resources**
 * Class Slideshow: Literacy Centers [[file:Lit Centers Slides.pptx]]
 * Center Activity Guide and Template for Your Center Assignment [[file:Literacy Centers in GrK-1.doc]]
 * [|Student Center Activities](K-1, and 2-3) from the Florida Center for Reading Research
 * Sight Word Dice Grid and Template [[file:Sight_Word_Dice_Grid.pdf]]
 * Making Words Worksheet Template [[file:Making Words Template.pdf]]and Making Words Activity: [|One Example]

**Materials for Literacy Lesson Plans --**
 * **Zucker & Invernizzi** (2008) Electronic Word Sorts [[file:Zucker & Invernizzi 2008.pdf]]
 * **Class Slideshow** linking Tompkins Chapter 2 with Lesson Plan Assignment [[file:Literacy Lesson Plans.ppt]]
 * **Planning Sheet** for Lesson Plan [[file:Planning Sheet for Lesson Plan.doc]]
 * **EDC424 Literacy Lesson Plan** Directions and Scoring Sheet [[file:EDC424 Lesson Plan Directions FA2011.doc]]
 * **EXAMPLE: EDC 424 Lesson Plan** - //Spider Spider// by Joy Cowley [[file:424 LESSON PLAN EXAMPLE SPIDER.docx]]
 * **EXAMPLE: EDC 424 Lesson Plan** - //Ira Sleeps Over// by Bernard Waber [[file:EDC424 Lesson Plan Example 2010.doc]]
 * **Empty Lesson Plan Idea We**b (for helping you to visualize your own lesson activities) [[file:Lesson Plan Empty Idea Web.pdf]]