Hows It Going

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Hows It Going?

• Pathways Booster

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When Children Pray
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Current Trends
Brain Research drives teaching methods Child
centered learning instead of teacher
centered Choice centered assessment instead of
teacher mandated testing Fluid teaching groups
instead of ability grouping Concept and skill
driven
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Academic Components

• The Big Five
• Theme Lessons
• Phonics Lessons (Word Study)
• Reading Workshop Lessons
• Writing Workshop Lessons
• Guided Reading Lessons
• Hit them all EVERY DAY!

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Balanced Literacy Summary Sheet

• Rubrics are available for each component

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• Balanced
• Literacy
• Summary
• Sheet

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Daily RoutineRubric
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Getting Started

• Checking background knowledge

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• Daily Routine
• Theme books /DLGs
• Guided Reading
• Reading Workshop
• Writing Workshop

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Spelling
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• Pathways words lists are the MINIMAL words that
  your students should spell.
• 1st grade - start spelling earlier
• Use theme words
• Use word wall words
• Use vocabulary words
• Use recently miss spelled words
• Use Fundations trick words

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• Dr. Fry
• 100 words ___ graders should know
• 144 most frequently occurring words
• P 92 Teachers manual
• Small Schools Spelling
• Spelling Bee Lists
• Past National Lists on line
• Past Atlanta Area lists
• Scholastic word lists

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• Frequently missed words as a class
• Dolch words
• Sight words
• School Box
• P 167 Teachers Manual
• P 251 Teachers Manual said words

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• 1.ABC order- Write your words in alphabetical
  order.
• 2.Rainbow Words - Write your words in three
  colors
• 3.Backwards Words- Write your words forwards,
  then backwards.
• 4.Silly sentences -Use all your words in ten
  sentences
• 5.Picture words - Draw a picture and write your
  words in the picture.
• 6.Words without Vowels - Write your words
  replacing all vowels with a line.
• 7.Words without Consonants -Same as above but
  replace consonants with lines.
• 8.Story words - Write a short story using all
  your words.
• 9.Scrambled words-Write your words, then write
  them again with the letters mixed up.
• 10.Wordsearch II -Make a wordsearch with a
  friend, then trade and solve.
• 11.Wordsearch I -Complete a word pre-made search.
• 12.Crossword -Complete a pre-made crossword
  puzzle.
• 13.Surround words -Write your words on graph
  paper and outline in colors.

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• 14.Ransom words -Write your words by cutting out
  letters in a newspaper or magazine and glue them
  on a paper.
• 15.Pyramid Words -Write your words adding or
  subtracting one letter at a time. The result
  will be a pyramid shape of words.
• 16.Words-in-words -Write your word and then write
  at least 2 words made from each.
• 17.Delicious words -Write your words in whipped
  cream, peanut butter, or anything you can eat!
  Bring in a note from a parent!
• 18.Good Clean Words -Write your words in shaving
  cream on a counter or some other surface that
  can be cleaned safely.
• 19.Dirty Words - Write your words in mud or sand.
• 20.Pasta Words -Write your words by arranging
  alphabet pasta or Alphabits. Glue on paper or
  bring me a note from a parent and do on a table
  or counter at home.
• 21.Reversed words - Write your words in ABC order
  -backwards!
• 22.3D words -Use modeling clay rolled thinly to
  make your words. Bring a note if done at home.
• 23.Puzzle words -Use a blank puzzle form. Write
  your words on the form, making sure that the
  words cross over the pieces. Then cut them out (
  color if you wish) and put them in a baggie with
  your name on it. Trade and put them back
  together.

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• 24.Magazine words -Use an old magazine or
  newspaper and find your word. Cut it out and
  glue it on paper.
• 26.Cheer your words -Pretend you are a
  cheerleader and call out your words! (We will do
  this as a group activity.)
• 27.Sound Words -Use a tape recorder and record
  your words and their spelling. Then listen to
  your tape, checking to see that you spelled all
  the words correctly.
• 28.X Words -Write two words having one common
  letter so they criss-cross.
• 29.Other Handed -If you are right-handed, write
  with your left, or vice versa.
• 30.Choo-Choo Words -Write the entire list
  end-to-end as one long word, using different
  colors of crayon or ink for different words.
• 31.Silly String -With a long length of string,
  "write" words in cursive, using the string to
  shape the letters.
• 32.Backwriting -Using your finger, draw each
  letter on a partners' back, having the partner
  say the word when completed.
• 33.Telephone Words -Translate your words into
  numbers from a telephone keypad.
• 34.Flashwriting -In a darkened room, use a
  flashlight to draw letters in the air.

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• 35.Newspaper Words - Search a newspaper page from
  top to bottom, circling each letter of a word as
  you find it.
• 36.30 Second Words - Write a TV commercial using
  all the words from your list.
• 37.Popsicles -Make words using popsicle sticks.
• 38.Secret Agent Words -Number the alphabet from 1
  to 26 then convert your words to a number code.
• 39.Etch-A-Word -Use an Etch-A-Sketch to write
  your words.
• 40.Morse Code - Convert your words to Morse Code
• 41. Play Spelling Basket Ball/Baseball/Soccer/etc
  .

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www.dacschool.com

• Links
• Teachers Convention Materials
• ABC Spelling Strategies

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www.edcreate.com

• view activities

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www.internet4classrooms.com/grade_level_help.htm
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• 5 Minute Break
• Listen for the music

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• Chapter 4
• Comprehension/ Discussion Strategies

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Comprehension Discussion Strategies

• Chapter 4 - What do I do?

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Selective Listening

• Open your paper to find out who you are
• Listen to the story
• Take notes to plan actions for your character

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• A large house is nestled in an upscale
  neighborhood, trimmed with a low stone wall and
  an iron gate. The house showcases a large
  manicured lawn with flower beds and shade trees.
  The house sits at the end of long paved driveway.
  Tall sculpted bushes shade the front of the house
  and tall trees shade the large back yard equipped
  with a pool, tennis court and basketball courts,
  and tree house. The three car garage hold vintage
  and SUV vehicles as well as four wheelers and two
  jet skis.

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• The neighborhood is quiet. Cars exit the garage
  early in the morning and return late at night. A
  few children ride around the streets on their
  bikes, slipping in and out of their unlocked rear
  home doors. Few pets are seen. There are no dogs.
• The home inside showcases pristine white
  carpet with fashionable furniture that looks as
  though no one has ever sat on it. Crystal and
  silver collectibles are showcased in large glass
  cabinets with attractive lighting. State of the
  art electronic equipment exhibiting the latest
  technology is scattered throughout the home.
  There are flat screen TVs, electronic game
  equipment, sound equipment, and a video security
  system.

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• Despite the pristine appearance small details on
  the property show some wear and tear. Gutters on
  the house are full of debris, preventing
  appropriate drainage and subsequently part of the
  garage roof is rotting away. The pool has not
  been properly maintained and poses dangers with
  lose drains and broken steps. The security system
  is not active and several exterior landscaping
  lights are burned out. The iron gate at the front
  remains open since the tracking system
  malfunctioned. Inside the home there are cleaning
  chemicals and sharp utensils laying out on
  counter tops and open shelves. There is little
  food available in the cabinets and the thermostat
  is inadequate for the size home it needs to
  support.

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What Did You Hear?

• Burglar
• Real Estate Agent
• Agent of Family and Childrens Services
• Puppy

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Cognitive Processes p28

• Background Knowledge
• Check Daily Lesson Guide
• Thinking about thinking
• Think aloud for your students (metacognition)
• Understanding the craft

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• Organization if Information
• Opportunities to Write
• Opportunities to Talk
• Learning to Think Strategically

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Comprehension Strategies Table

• Teachers Manual Page 30

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Supporting Blackline Masters

• 4.1 Recalling Background Knowledge
• 4.2 Picture Sequencing (Event)
• Sentence strip sequencing
• 4.3 Sequence Strategy Charts
• 4.4 Sequence and Sentence Writing
• Sequence Maps
• Sequence Summaries

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Retells, Draws, or Notes

• Teachers Manual Page 37

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Supporting Blackline Masters

• 4.5 Somebody Wanted But So
• Story Hat
• 4.6 Story Plan Notes
• 4.7 Story Plan Notes 2
• Alternating Story Plan Formats
• 4.8, 4.9, 4.10
• Factual Report Form 1, 2, 3

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• Making Comparisons
• 4.11 Opinion Proof Notes
• Problem Solution Notes
• Understanding and Using Main Idea
• P49 Teachers Manual
• Developing Titles
• 4.12 Main Idea detail
• Concept Maps
• 4.13, 4.14
• 4.15 Number Notes
• Paragraphs with Main Idea/Details

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• Applying Study Strategies
• p56 Teachers Manual
• Selective Underlining
• Two-column Notes
• Discussion Strategies
• Sticky Note Discussions
• Who, what, when, where, why
• Question-Answer Relationshipshmmm

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• 5 Minute Break
• Listen for the music

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Question Answer Relationships

• 4.16 p 59, 78 Teachers Manual
• Alexander and the .
• Right There
• Think and Search
• Author and You
• On My Own
• Fact and opinion

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Chapter 5Word Study p79

• Daily Routine
• DOL
• Spelling Words
• Word Wall Words

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Guided Reading Library

• Scholastic
• A-Z Leveled Books
• Razz
• Reason for Reading
• Seedlings Guided Readers (Pathways)
• Scotts Forseman On Line readers
• Pearsonsuccessnet.com

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Guided Reading Libraries

• Are teacher controlled
• Target phonics and reading skills
• Are used in varying small groups
• Are fiction and non-fiction based

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What is it?

• Reading in small groups with sequential leveled
  readers
• Flexible grouping
• Running Records

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Running Record
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Guided Reading

• Literacy Centers

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What Do I Give Them to DO?

• Im losing control.

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Debbie Diller

• Literacy Work Stations Making Centers Work
• 18.90

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Literacy Station Training

• What to do - Menu
• How many can be there
• Trouble shooting
• Turning in work
• Help - use helper (Experts)
• Clean up

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Video
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Intro To Literacy Stations

• Watch for how they get the kids to think about
  their work.

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Bubble Station

• Watch her train the kids on a new station
• She references a skill that was already taught to
  the class

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Launching A Station

• Watch for how she has the materials created by
  the kids
• Connected to real learning already taught
• Has the kids repeat the directions

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Station Ideas

• Drama
• Science (observation, exploration)
• Editing (DOL)
• Video
• Computer
• Listening
• Illustration

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• Sequencing
• Word Collecting - see Pathways BLs
• Buddy Reading
• QAR responses
• Question Responses
• Tile Board Spelling
• Letter writing
• Handwriting - Fundations white boards
• Word Study - word wall etc

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• Sustained Reading
• Story Retell
• Non-sense word creation
• Time lines
• Story parts - Pathways BLs
• And ..
• Instead Box

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Other Ideas

• Fundations activities
• Tile board
• Gel boards
• At desk centers - Store bought centers
• Handwriting / Spelling Drill
• Project Illustrations
• Classroom management tasks
• Cleaning/ organizing
• Silent self-selected reading

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Google

• http//www.msrossbec.com/literacy_index.html
• http//staffweb.peoriaud.k12.az.us/Teresa_Wilson/l
  iteracy_centers.htm
• http//www.ourschoolfamily.com/Literacy20Centers.
  htm
• http//www.cobb.k12.ga.us/frey/kahome/kalitcenter
  s.html

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There is SO much.

• What do I do first?

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Two Days Till School

• First week or two of
• Fundations - learn the orientation lessons
• Pathways
• Organize Your Room
• Make it special - celebrate the 1st day
• Try a few new things
• Plan to train your routines
• Make a lesson plan binder
• Plan Parent Communication

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1st Month

• Read your 1st DLG
• Practice the DIBELS tests you have to give,
  practice scoring
• Give the ERSI
• Prepare your kids for Guided Reading
• Read a part of your manuals

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Helpful Websites

• www.kidzone.ws
• www.americanslibrary.gov

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2nd - 3rd Month

• Comfortable with Fundations pieces
• Have taught two-three themes
• Have Dibeled, using progress monitoring books,
  parents are informed
• Are familiar with Pathways Manual
• Are familiar with standards for your grade
• Have yearly plans laid out
• Start student collections

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4th - 10th month

• Get help with your frustrations
• Modify whats not working for you
• Visit another classroom for ideas
• Use on-line / video resources
• Document what your doing for next year

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Relax!Enjoy!

• Have Fun!

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Questions