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

2. 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

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

4. 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

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

6. 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

7. 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)

8. 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

9. 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

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

11. 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

12. Thank You For Attending Tonight!

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