Literacy, Learning and Leading Coweta County School System

Literacy Teams in Coweta Have worked hard to provide tools to make the implementation easier, Continue to work to provide resources at your fingertips, Continue to work to unify practices across the district while maintaining teacher autonomy to meet the needs of specific learners.

Preparing for CCGPS… We have listened to webinars… We have watched GPB sessions… We have studied curriculum maps and documents… How do we put it all together?

How does CCGPS differ? Preparation for students for College and Careers Preparation for higher levels of learning – application of skills

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More professional development training in reading, writing, and literacy integration is needed to ensure quality instruction in implementing the new Common Core Georgia Performance Standards. ELEMENTARY MIDDLE HIGH

A consistent phonics program is needed throughout our school system for students in kindergarten through 3 rd grades. ELEMENTARY MIDDLE HIGH

Now what? The survey results show a need for: A unified framework Professional development and training Literacy materials to support student learning Get Ready Kindergarten ! We have some exciting resources to share!

CCGPS Phonological Awareness ELACCKRF2  Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes). a.Recognize and produce rhyming words. b.Count, pronounce, blend, and segment syllables in spoken words. c.Blend and segment onsets and rimes of single-syllable spoken words. d.Isolate and pronounce the initial, medial vowel, and final sounds (phonemes) in three-phoneme (consonant-vowel-consonant, or CVC) words. (This does not include CVCs ending with /l/, /r/, or /x/.) e.Add or substitute individual sounds (phonemes) in simple, one-syllable words to make new words. Phonics ELACCKRF3  Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding a.Demonstrates basic knowledge of one-to-one letter sound correspondences by producing the primary or many of most frequent sounds for each consonant. b.Associate the long and short sounds with common spelling (graphemes) for the five major vowels. c.Read common high-frequency words by sight. d.Distinguish between similarly spelled words by identifying the sounds of the letters that differ.

How does phonics fit with Café? EXAMPLE SCHEDULE Café Strategy Mini Lesson 1 - 9:00-9:15 Daily 5 Independent Work Time - 9:15-9:30 Café Lesson 2 /Phonics Lesson - 9:30-10:10 Word Work - 10:10-10:35 Café Strategy Mini Lesson :35-10:50 Daily 5 Independent Work Time - 10:50-11:05

County Phonics Website Shopping place for Multisensory activities Word Work Help us create this shopping place!

SNAPSHOT OF RESOURCES short i Phonics Tools-Word Work for Daily Five Click here for Flipchart Materials Click here for Phonics/Word Work Materials Click here for Differentiation Materials Click here for Resource Materials

Week Phonics SkillRecipe for Reading Corresponding Page R4R Skills preview, review and maintain Corresponding “Red Words” Phonological Awareness First Week of School Teach strokes for writing letters (pull down, push across, curve around, slant) Assess-GKIDS Baseline c, short o,I, aGRASP Screener (documents) Week 2Cc - Cat p. 35c, o, a, d,Color wordsa.Recognize rhyming words Week 3Short Oo- Octopus p. 36c, o, a, d, g,mColor wordsa.Produce rhyming words Week 4Short Aa- Applep. 37c, o, a, d, g, m, l, h Number wordsa.Count syllables in spoken words Week 5Dd- Dog (Begin dictation with letter sounds and words only) p. 38c, o, a, d, g, m, l, h, t, i Number wordsb. Pronounce syllables in spoken words

MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday Phonemic Awareness Introduce Letter Demonstrate letter formation Sand/ Shaving Cream/ Gel Bags Multisensory Experience Make a list of words that begin with letter sound Word Work Phonemic Awareness Review letter cards Sand/ Shaving Cream/ Gel Bags Screen & Green Blending board Back to Back Red Word Word Work Phonemic Awareness Review letter cards Sand/ Shaving Cream/ Gel Bags Screen & Green Blending board Flipchart Red Word Word Work Phonemic Awareness Review letter cards Sand/ Shaving Cream/ Gel Bags Screen & Green Blending board Vowel Intensive Drill Red Word Word Work Vowel Intensive Kagan Structure Boggle Game Letter Tiles Dictation Word Work

A week at a glance… Daily Routine: Great transition into phonics mini lesson T: How many letters in the alphabet? K… T: What are the two kinds of letters? K… T: What are the vowels/consonants? **ABC Song by Dr. Jean/ You Tube ABC Rap Discuss rhyming, recite nursery rhymes and work on other phonemic awareness activities like isolating beginning/ mid/ end sound.

Monday Phonemic Awareness Introduce Letter Demonstrate letter formation Sand/ Shaving Cream/ Gel Bags Multisensory Experience (think pair share) Multisensory Experience Make a list of words that begin with letter sound Review Anchor Chart for Word Work (Daily 5). Students complete Word Work then celebrate!Anchor Chart Word Work

Tuesday Phonemic Awareness Review letter cards Sand/ Shaving Cream/ Gel Bags Letter formation using house paper- Screen & Green Letter formation using house paper- Screen & Gree Blending board Back to Back Red Word Review Anchor Chart for Word Work. Students complete Word Work then celebrate!Word Workcelebrate

Wednesday Phonemic Awareness Review letter cards Sand/ Shaving Cream/ Gel Bags Screen and Green (front & back)frontback Blending board Flipchart Red Word Review Anchor Chart for Word Work. Students complete Word Work then celebrate!Word Workcelebrate

Thursday Phonemic Awareness Review letter cards Sand/ Shaving Cream/ Gel Bags Screen and Green Blending board Vowel Intensive Drill Red Word Review Anchor Chart for Word Work. Students complete Word Work then celebrate!Word Workcelebrate

Friday Phonemic Awareness Vowel Intensive Drill Kagan Structure Boggle team game Letter Tiles (practice identifying letters/sounds and building words) Letter Tiles (practice identifying letters/sounds and building words) Dictation (example) Dictation(example) Review Anchor Chart for Word Work. Students complete Word Work then celebrate!

Procedure, Procedure, Procedure Read Daily 5 for how to create anchor charts and set procedures for Word Work Don’t be scared! Take your time teaching procedures! Work smarter not harder (share, share, share)

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