Rigby Literacy K-2 nd Grade Sandi Jordan Literacy Coach Midway Elementary December, 2008

7 Comprehension Strategies  Activate prior knowledge  Determine importance  Ask questions  Use sensory images  Draw inferences  Synthesize  Use fix-up strategies Keene & Zimmerman, 1997

Read Aloud

Grades K & 1 32 write-on, wipe-off song posters Accompanying audio CD Teaching Notes with Home Connection

Writer’s Workshop  minutes: Mini-lesson  20 – 30 minutes: Independent writing / conferencing / guided writing  5-10 minutes: Sharing time / Author’s chair

Balanced Literacy Block: Balanced Literacy Block: 10 – 15 min – Read Aloud / Think Aloud 10 – 15 min – Shared Reading 10 – 15 min – Working with Words 45 – 60 min – Guided Reading / Centers 40 – 50 min – Writers’ Workshop

Authentic Literacy Experiences Writers’ Den Partner Reading Listening Center Independent Reading Post Office Word Study Journaling

Teacher Expectations  Create a print-rich, child-centered learning environment with a well organized management system  Balance whole group and small group instruction  Use on-going assessment to inform instruction  Diligence in adding new pieces one at a time  Continued professional growth