Transcript Literacy First Powerpoint

Literacy First
Informational Parent Meeting
Phonological
Awareness
Fluency
Phonics
Assessments
Comprehension
Word Study
Assessments
Phonological Awareness
Sounds
Pre-assessment
of abilities
Focused, explicit
small group
instruction
Post-assessment
to determine
mastery
Mastery17 skills
Ideas for Practicing PA skills at Home
• Play games with rhyming words-ask students if
two words rhyme (ex: top, hop)
• Give your child a word and have them come
up with a word that rhymes
• Concept of spoken word-Read a sentence
from a book and have them tell you how many
words are in it
Combining
individual
sounds in
words
Characterized Mastery: 12
skills
by sounding
out words
Necessary for
reading
unfamiliar
words
Ideas for Practicing Phonics at Home
• Compass Learning
• Many online games based on certain skills
• Ask your child’s teacher what skill they are on
and then you can work on finding those types
of words in books
• Ask me about info regarding specific skills
Sight Words
• Words that students have to be able to read by
“sight”, they can’t sound these out in order to
master the list
• List A (100 words)
• List B (100 words)
• List C (300 words)
• List D (120 words)
• 10 words are sent home at a time, then more will
be sent home once they have passed
• Students must be able to read the entire list to
master the whole set of words
Ways to Practice Sight Words
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Flashcards
Spell them on dry erase boards
Have your child cheer the words
Washing machine
Bingo
See, Chant, Write
Find the word
Frisbee
Popcorn
Word Study K-3
GROUP 1
fox
mad
mom
odd
cap
snag
lost
grab
GROUP 2
GROUP 3
GROUP 4
cash
shot
fish
brush
shop
shack
rash
shock
rain
cave
lake
sail
base
nail
wave
pail
drip
from
drag
drop
frost
fruit
drill
drum
GROUP 5
shouted
camped
wasted
wagged
skated
slipped
waved
Word Study 4-5
• Words connected to a text being read
• Focus not only on spelling
• Testing schedules may be different
Ways to Practice Spelling Words
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Use spelling words in a story
Write words on a dry erase board
Paint the words
Make a comic strip using the words in the
comic
• Spelling pyramids
Comprehension
Comprehension Ideas
• Ask your child questions as they read such as:
– Who is the main character?
– What was the problem in the story?
– What was the solution?
– How did the character feel? What in the story
helps you know how they felt?
– What was the main idea of the story?
Fluency
Ways to Improve Fluency
• Have your child read aloud daily
• Read aloud to your child
• Have them read the same passage more than
once
• Read poems
• Have them record themselves reading and
then listen to it
Reading Instruction at Heartland
Elementary
• 2 hours and 20 minutes reading block
– 1 hour 20 minutes: Small Group
– 45 minutes: Whole Group
– 15 minutes: Monitored Independent Reading
Small Group Instruction
Centers
COMPREHENSION REVIEW
CENTER
LIBRARY CENTER
PHONICS REVIEW CENTER
TECHNOLOGY CENTER
RESEARCH CENTER
CONTENT CENTER
SIGHT WORD CENTER
WORD STUDY CENTER
Whole Group Instruction
• Review of previous skills
• Read-Alouds
• Sight Word Practice