1. Literacy First Informational Parent Meeting

2. Assessments Phonological AwarenessPhonicsWord Study Comprehension Fluency

3. Assessments

4. Phonological Awareness Sounds Focused, explicit small group instruction Post-assessment to determine mastery Pre-assessment of abilities Mastery- 17 skills

5. Ideas for Practicing PA skills at Home Play games with rhyming words-ask students if two words rhyme (ex: top, hop) Give your child a word and have them come up with a word that rhymes Concept of spoken word-Read a sentence from a book and have them tell you how many words are in it

6. Combining individual sounds in words Necessary for reading unfamiliar words Mastery: 12 skills Characterized by sounding out words

7. Ideas for Practicing Phonics at Home Compass Learning Many online games based on certain skills Ask your child’s teacher what skill they are on and then you can work on finding those types of words in books Ask me about info regarding specific skills

8. Sight Words Words that students have to be able to read by “sight”, they can’t sound these out in order to master the list List A (100 words) List B (100 words) List C (300 words) List D (120 words) 10 words are sent home at a time, then more will be sent home once they have passed Students must be able to read the entire list to master the whole set of words

9. Ways to Practice Sight Words Flashcards Spell them on dry erase boards Have your child cheer the words Washing machine Bingo See, Chant, Write Find the word Frisbee Popcorn

10. Word Study K-3 GROUP 1GROUP 2GROUP 3GROUP 4GROUP 5 fox cashraindripshouted madshotcavefromcamped momfishlakedragwasted oddbrushsaildropwagged capshopbasefrostskated snagshacknailfruitslipped lostrashwavedrillwaved grabshockpaildrum

11. Word Study 4-5 Words connected to a text being read Focus not only on spelling Testing schedules may be different

12. Ways to Practice Spelling Words Use spelling words in a story Write words on a dry erase board Paint the words Make a comic strip using the words in the comic Spelling pyramids

13. Comprehension

14. Comprehension Ideas Ask your child questions as they read such as: – Who is the main character? – What was the problem in the story? – What was the solution? – How did the character feel? What in the story helps you know how they felt? – What was the main idea of the story?

15. Fluency

16. Ways to Improve Fluency Have your child read aloud daily Read aloud to your child Have them read the same passage more than once Read poems Have them record themselves reading and then listen to it

17. Reading Instruction at Heartland Elementary 2 hours and 20 minutes reading block – 1 hour 20 minutes: Small Group – 45 minutes: Whole Group – 15 minutes: Monitored Independent Reading

18. Small Group Instruction

19. Centers

20. COMPREHENSION REVIEW CENTER LIBRARY CENTER PHONICS REVIEW CENTERTECHNOLOGY CENTER

21. RESEARCH CENTER SIGHT WORD CENTER CONTENT CENTERWORD STUDY CENTER

22. Whole Group Instruction Review of previous skills Read-Alouds Sight Word Practice