Presented by Cowan Ave. Elementary Special Education Staff Helping at Home Presented by Cowan Ave. Elementary Special Education Staff

Helping at Home Goals Each participate will be able to bring home 3 new ideas on how to help their child Useful strategies will be presented and shared Participates will be able to share useful ideas

Language Arts The Cowan Ave. Elementary school team of paraprofessionals have put together accommodations based on the state standards. They took a standard and wrote accommodations for the standard

Read Common, irregular sight words Labeling common objects Flash cards Highlight words in text

Comprehension Strategies Ask what has happened so far Re-read main ideas of each paragraph Differentiate between details and main idea Ask leading questions- Did the children go in to the woods? (yes/no) Give answer choices

Reading Sight Words 4th Grade Letter cards/flashcards Blending Sight word bingo Highlight key words and phrases Break down words into syllables Read aloud Ask questions about what they have read Give prompts to stay focused

What are visual planners? Visual planners support students in their writing They assist students in planning their writing activity Visual Planners provide students a plan to begin their writing

Contacts For information on Visual Planners contact Ms. Webb For information on Touch Math contact Ms. Johnson For all other information contact Ms. Hecht Cowan Ave. Elementary (310)645-1973