1. Welcome to Literacy Night!
Wonders Reading Program

2. Why Wonders? More Rigorous Includes all components of reading
Students are exposed to the different genres
Differentiated Instruction (leveled readers)
Includes writing component
Comprehensive- meeting all Language Arts Florida Standards

3. Components of Wonders Whole- Group Instruction Small-Group Instruction
Vocabulary, Read-Alouds, Phonics, Phonemic Awareness, Spelling, High-Frequency Words, Skills and Strategies
Small-Group Instruction
Differentiated, Leveled Readers, Strategy groups
Weekly & Unit Benchmark Assessments
Writing
Interactive, shared, independent writing
Grammar
Different types of writing (narrative, descriptive, persuasive, expository)

5. Typical day teaching Wonders

7. How do I get my 20 minutes? Keep a few books in the car
Read everything! Signs, food boxes, magazines, notes in their lunchbox, etc.
Read while you wait at a restaurant, doctor’s office
Keep books by the bed
Read to a sibling
Listen to stories online
Read activity books, such as cookbooks or game instruction manuals (mindcraft)

8. Read book from A to Z- Go Animals Go!

9. We’re Reading, Now What?

15. Reading Running Records
District wide reading assessment tool.
Finds students Independent Level- the level that they should be able to read fluently on their own and comprehend the reading.
Finds students Instructional Level- the level that they need guidance and support from another adult to read.
Teachers use this as a tool to differentiate instruction.

16. School to Home Connection

18. What do you wonder about Wonders?