tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77277192117789811762024-03-04T22:31:26.048-08:00Upstate Literacy ConsultantsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7727719211778981176.post-80993707572331920652015-08-30T05:34:00.002-07:002015-08-30T05:37:33.890-07:00My Name Is...Using Student Names For Word StudyOne of the most important literacy milestones for a child is learning how to read and write his or her name. Think about how many times we ask our students to identify and write their names during the school day. For some children this is a very easy task, while for others, it may be a brand new concept!<br />
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So why do so many of us use our students' names for our word study lessons in the beginning of the year? Sure, there are a lot of fun activities and Pinterest is filled with cute displays and projects, but there is actually a specific reason to use a child's name to teach critical early literacy skills. According to Fountas and Pinnell, when using names, children learn that words contain letters and these letters always remain in the same order in the word. This is one of the most important lessons you will teach in your early childhood classroom because it will transfer to your work in both reading and writing workshop.<br />
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The Fountas and Pinnell Phonics book for kindergarten contains excellent lessons about this topic. It is also a fantastic resource for your word study curriculum. The lessons teach the relationships between letters and sounds and help support your work in both reading and writing workshop.<br />
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Currently, I am preparing my lessons for the beginning of the school year. I thought I would share how I plan to use one of the first lessons in the book:<br />
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Although I plan on teaching this lesson during word study, I also plan to use the chant as a warm-up for Shared Reading. Multiple readings will increase fluency and provide additional opportunities to read and identify names.<br />
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One of the first lessons asks you to write students names on cards and place them in a chart. You can use the songs they provide or perhaps use one of your favorite chants to identify names. I plan on writing the names on large index cards. I write the words to the chant on sentence strips and place in a large pocket chart. We sing the many of the songs I posted a couple of years ago:<br />
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To supplement these lessons, I created a "Name Bag" to go home with families. Every student will have an opportunity to bring the name bag home. They will be able to match photos to names, sing the name song, and spell names with letter tiles. Click below for your own Name Bag:<br />
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Although the Name Bag does take time to prepare, it is well worth the extra time because it is a wonderful way to begin building a strong home-school connection. Parents love to see pictures of their children's classmates and see what we are doing in kindergarten. The bag also reinforces the important work we are doing!<br />
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Again, I really encourage you to look at Phonics Lessons by Fountas and Pinnell. It is one of the best resources I have found for foundational skills.<br />
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For my next post, I plan on talking about the first lesson from the new reading units of study by Lucy Calkins. I am so excited to use the reading units of study with my kindergarten class and look forward to sharing my thoughts with all of you.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7727719211778981176.post-29405182625916399582015-08-11T10:31:00.002-07:002015-08-11T10:31:57.279-07:00Guided ReadingHello everyone! I am back from a wonderful, restful, and sunny week in South Carolina. Please take time to read this article about guided reading. My ideas are featured throughout the piece and there are some great ideas and suggestions from Jan Richardson. Enjoy and happy reading!<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7727719211778981176.post-36402904556967203122015-07-29T10:28:00.003-07:002015-07-29T10:28:43.060-07:00Let's Begin: The Guide to Reading WorkshopLike many of you, I have been highly anticipating the new reading units of study by Lucy Calkins and her colleagues at TCRWP. I was very fortunate to be able to pilot one of the units last February, so I knew that the units were going to be fantastic.<br />
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When my units arrived (and let me tell you I literally met the UPS man on my driveway, LOL), I felt like a kid on Christmas morning. I tore open the box, ripped off the cellophane and excitedly looked at the shiny new books. I was so pleased to see that they were formatted like the writing units of study, so I would understand the general format of the lessons. They also have post-it notes for your anchor charts - a teacher's dream come true!!!!<br />
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At first, I planned on opening up the first unit of study, but then I stopped. Instead, I found the "Guide to Reading Workshop." Although I have used the reading workshop model in my kindergarten classroom for years, I thought it would be a good idea to read their guide first. I wanted to see their "vision" for reading workshop, and I am so happy I read this book first. If you are going to use the units of study, I encourage you to do the same thing. Read this guide before you open your first unit of study :)<br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I have been doing a lot of reading about...reading! Well, let's be more specific. I have been enjoying a lot of professional development about all areas of balanced literacy. I have also been fortunate to learn from an amazing literacy coach and friend. I have expanded my PLN on Twitter through motivating twitter chats and discussions. I look forward to sharing with all of you.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I plan on discussing some really amazing things from my kindergarten classroom. I will be using the new reading units of study by Lucy Calkins and TCRWP. I have been using the writing units of study for the past two years, so I am really excited about the reading units. I was very fortunate to be able to pilot one of the units last winter for Teacher's College and all I can say is...WOW!!!! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In addition to TCRWP, </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I will also talk about my use of the wonderful book called The Reading Strategies Book by Jennifer Serravallo. If you have not read this yet, go purchase it right now. As I have said before, every teacher must have this book in his or her professional library. I can't wait to implement the strategies in my classroom.</span><br />
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My students bring home reading folders once a week. I
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in the folder and the student returns the folder the next day. The folder contains a list of our kindergarten sight words (this sheet stays in all year), an emergent reader or book we read in class
(either shared reading or guided reading group) and a poem or small game
that reviews key concepts (rhyming, sight words, alphabet recognition,
etc.) The parents really enjoy the folders because it gives them
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I decided to make a weekly update form to place in the folder. I realized that although I was sending these activities home every week and parents were looking through the folders with their children, they may appreciate some tips about how to review the sight words, readers, etc.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7727719211778981176.post-5651850088612487712012-08-20T09:32:00.001-07:002015-07-20T05:17:18.422-07:00Sight Word Parking LotAbout ten years ago I went to a district workshop about phonemic awareness. At the workshop, we also discussed sight word vocabulary and the presenter showed us a really clever game to review sight word vocabulary. It is called Sight Word Parking Lot and it is a great game to use for small group work or during your literacy stations, daily five work work, etc.<br />
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You can easily make one with a piece of paper and a marker. You make parking spaces on the sheet and write a different sight word in each parking spot. Then, you give each child in the small group a matchbox car. On each turn, you say a sight word and they drive their car into that parking space. Easy and fun! <br />
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As I have discussed in a previous post, our first names can be really useful learning tools in every subject area. They are especially great to use in the beginning of the year. I went to a workshop years ago, and the presenter told us how to make an alphabet name chart for our students. I thought that this was a great idea and I make one every year.<br />
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You basically make a grid, one square per letter. Then, you type in the first names of all of your students in the proper letter square on the chart (first letter of first name). I give each student an alphabet chart to keep in their writing folders and they stay in the folders for the entire year. We use first names to write letters to our friends, include them in the stories we write, make lists, to label illustrations, etc. My first grade colleagues place the students' first names on the word wall, too. There are so many possibilities!<br />
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I made a few versions of the grid. The first grid is a blank pdf version (you would have to write in the names), the second is my model with names already in it, and the third is a word doc that you can alter. Enjoy!<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7727719211778981176.post-10085452797012478772012-07-20T04:46:00.002-07:002015-07-20T07:50:57.147-07:00How Many Syllables? Great Game for Common Core<br />
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One of the games I love to play with my students is "How Many Syllables?" It is very easy and fun. It is also perfect for the reading/foundational skills for the Common Core<span style="font-size: x-small;"> ( <span style="font-size: small;">RF.K.2). </span></span><br />
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I show the class pictures and we identify the number of syllables in each word. Sometimes I use a pocket chart and sometimes I use it as a word work activity during literacy stations.<br />
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Once the children understand the concept of syllables, the games goes rather quickly. Many children learn to count syllables by either tapping or clapping. I once went to a workshop and the presenter taught us a really cool way to present it to children. She told us to place our hand flat under our chin. Go ahead...try it. Now say a word like "telephone." Count how many times your chin hits or taps your hand (the times your jaw drops). That's the correct number of syllables!<br />
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I love this game because it reviews an important concept and it is really quick and easy. It is also great when you need a five minute transition activity. My old set was getting rather worn, or as I like to say in my classroom "well-loved." So, I made new picture cards. There are number cards from 1-3 because I only made pictures with 1, 2, or 3 syllables. I plan on laminating them. <br />
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I am really fortunate to have very supportive families in my classroom. So at this point of the school year, I send home an optional at-home reading program. This year, almost every family decided to participate! <br />
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For the program, the children receive special reading journals. The students choose a book from a special bin and bring both the book and journal home in a Ziploc bag. I glue a list of comprehension questions to the inside of the journal and the children are required to answer one question about the book they read. <br />
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When they return the journal I usually write a short comment back to them. Then, they pick a new book to bring home. Here are the letters and forms I use:<br />
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When I moved from first grade to kindergarten, this was one of the first books I purchased. I absolutely love the title and the entire philosophy of the book. If you are not familiar with the book or "program", I really encourage you to read the book. Rather than focusing on just one letter per week, each student in the class becomes a letter expert.<br />
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Typically, you will explore about two to three letters per week. The child brings home a sheet (provided in the book) describing their letter assignment. They are asked to bring in small items from home that start with their letter the next day. Gradually,you create an alphabet wall and each child is responsible for teaching the class about the letter. Each letter also has a poem to go along with it. Then, you revisit the wall on a weekly basis, chant the poems, and review the letters and sounds.<br />
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After the wall is complete and each child has been assigned a letter, I have them make letter expert books. The students think of three words that start with their letter and illustrate each page. Once all of the books have been completed, we place all of them in a basket in front of the wall.<br />
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Here is what the wall looks like before you begin:</div>
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My board is now complete, so I will post another picture later. It's great to see the finished product!</div>
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Here is a copy of the letter expert book:</div>
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This is such a beautiful story with a powerful message.<br />
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