Welcome To Back To School Night 2010 Mr. Nika Room 175

Personal Background Information Temple University - Bachelors of Business Administration Gwynedd-Mercy College - Certification: Elementary & Special Education - Enrolled in the Masters Reading Program w/ Reading Specialist Certification Married – 9 Years Child – Kayla (16 Months Old) Interests: Best Buddies, Mountain Biking, Hiking, Camping, Nutrition, & Reading

The Basis and Purpose of Our Program Receptive and expressive language which includes social language (pragmatics) and social skills

Program Of Studies For Kindergarten Trophies: (Regular Education Curriculum) – Phonemic Awareness (rhyme, phoneme: isolation, matching, deletion, substitution, onset- rime blending – Letter-Forms (upper & lower case) – Sound-Letter Relationships (phonics) – High-Frequency Vocabulary

Supplemental Materials Trophies Intervention Intervention Station SRA Specific Skills Series for Reading Fundations (sequential phonics-based Program) Recipe For Reading (sequential phonics- based program)

Teacher Materials Reading, Writing, & Phonics For Kindergarten by Patricia Cunningham – Systematic Multileveled Instruction (phonemic awareness, interesting words, letter-sounds, language concepts, print concepts, desire to learn to read & write

Comprehension 1.Literal -Factual: (details, sequence, retelling, & predicting) 2.Inferential: (cause –effect, main ideas, & drawing conclusions) 3.Critical: (fact & opinion, nonfiction, & fiction) 4.Creative: (predicting outcomes, producing new outcomes,& solving problems)

Social Skills & Pragmatics Expected vs. Unexpected Behaviors Social Skills Club Direct Instruction in AM Kindergarten Imbedded into AM K Language Arts Instruction Super flex Curriculum

Behavior Management a. Positive Reinforcement: Token (penny) system b. Classroom Rules: 1. look and listen with eyes and ears, 2. raise a quiet hand, 3. good sitting on chair and floor, 4. work and share together, 5. keep hands and feet to your self) c. Consequences: – Visual and/or verbal reminder – 1. Warning – 2. Loose two pennies – 3. Time out & miss outdoor energizer activity

Related Services Speech and Language Pathologist: Lori O/Brien Occupational Therapist: Alicia Mull Occupational Therapist: Tina Poley Physical Therapist: Diane Schlegel

Related Services Services generally begin during the third week of school Services usually occur within the AM K session for kindergarten & during language arts for the other grades Day cycle (1 to 4) for academic schedule (i.e. special area subjects) Weekly cycle for related services

Thank You For Attending Tonight!

* Questions/Comments? Conference Sign-up Sheet * IEP Meeting Dates