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Bergenfield Public School District Grade 2

This workshop aims to establish a common language for literacy across the district by focusing on balanced literacy and strategy acquisition. It also addresses roadblocks like availability of leveled literature and district assessments, and discusses organizing literacy centers.

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Bergenfield Public School District Grade 2

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  1. Bergenfield Public School DistrictGrade 2 Goal – • Establish a common language for literacy across the district by building a shared understanding of balanced literacy and its role in effective literacy instruction • Identify best practices in literacy which focus on strategy acquisition What do we do? What do we want? What do we need to do?

  2. Agenda • Self-assess understanding/development of guided reading • Share celebrations/learning from spring • Address common roadblocks/ challenges including leveled literature available and district assessments • Discuss how to develop, manage, and organizing literacy centers

  3. Needs as Identified by Teachers(April 2010)

  4. Possible Daily ScheduleMon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri.

  5. Grouping & Leveling

  6. One Level of Books

  7. Scholastic Leveled Library

  8. Guided Reading Groups

  9. Guided Reading Schedule Monday Wednesday Thursday The in-class support teacher, BSI teacher, or classroom teacher will meet with red group one additional day during silent reading (DEAR, SSR) on Tuesday or Friday.

  10. Leveling Text (electronically)to level your libraries http://classroom.jc-schools.net/pohlmanr/levelingbooks.html • Free access to various sites that provide sources for leveling text by author, title, genre, etc. • http://www.fountasandpinnellleveledbooks.com/ (must purchase) • over 32,000 leveled books that are sortable by level, genre, series, or publisher • video clips of guided-reading classrooms in action • organizational and classroom management tips • suggested read-alouds for all grades • professional development information for individuals and groups

  11. Guided Reading: Good First Teaching for All Children by Gay Su Pinnell and Irene C. Fountas Matching Books to Readers: Using Leveled Books in Guided Reading, K-3 by Irene C. Fountas and Gay Su Pinnell Leveled Books, K-8: Matching Texts to Readers for Effective Teaching by Irene C. Fountas and Gay Su Pinnell Leveled Books for Readers, Grades 3-6: A Companion Volume to Guiding Readers and Writers by Irene C. Fountas and Gay Su Pinnell Leveling Text (literature) to level your libraries

  12. Assessments – Running Records

  13. Advantages Roadblocks • Guided Reading/Strategy Acquisition Workshop • 1. Differentiate instruction Materials Available (leveled text) • 2. Get to know students very well District Assessments • (reading ability, interests, needs) (to level students/assess readers – not stories) • 3. Focus on reading strategies Centers (ideas, quality of work, behavior) • 4. Small group instruction Organizing/Scheduling/Begin • 5. Teach “readers” • 6. Assessment drives instruction

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