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Welcome to Literacy Strategies

Welcome to Literacy Strategies. Mrs. Kristen Mansmith Kristen_mansmith@ipsd.org 630-375-5900 x4389. Mrs. Kristen Mansmith Philadelphia Native York College of PA (Elem. Ed) West Chester PA (Literacy/Reading Specialist) 19 years of experience grades K-HS

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Welcome to Literacy Strategies

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  1. Welcome to Literacy Strategies Mrs. Kristen Mansmith Kristen_mansmith@ipsd.org 630-375-5900 x4389

  2. Mrs. Kristen Mansmith Philadelphia Native York College of PA (Elem. Ed) West Chester PA (Literacy/Reading Specialist) 19 years of experience grades K-HS WaubonsieValley and Granger MS Chicago Public Schools Owen J. Roberts SD in Pottstown, PA Archdiocese of Chicago

  3. Literacy Strategies Vision/Goal • To develop strategic readers who are knowledgeable about the reading process • To improve students’ reading skills in comprehension, vocabulary, fluency, and content area reading • To develop an interest in reading for lifelong enjoyment.

  4. Skills to Master Annotating Making Meaningful Connections Visualizing Inference Summarizing Determining Importance Synthesizing, Analysis, and Evaluation

  5. In addition…. Vocabulary/Word Study Test-Taking Study Skills Writing for a variety of purposes Fact Finding/Current Events

  6. Grades: https://tac.ipsd.org • We will update regularly. (Academics/Eligibility) • PASS/FAIL = SEMESTER GRADE • Weighted: 60% 21st Century Skills 25% Classwork 15% Final Exam

  7. HOMEWORK (MINIMAL) • READ for 10-15 minutes (newspaper, magazines, articles, short stories, advice columns, sports columns) • Watch the NEWS (World & Local) (Current events foster connections for both reading and writing and supports content area learning)

  8. OPEN DOOR POLICY “Believe half of what your child tells you about us and We’ll believe half of what they tell us about you.” Please CALL when you are in doubt or have questions. WE ARE A TEAM!

  9. Statistics • Research has shown that past the 4th grade, the number of words a person knows depends primarily on how much time they spend reading (Hayes & Ahrens, 1988; Nagy & Anderson, 1984; Nagy & Herman, 1987; Stanovich, 1986).  • By the time they reach adulthood, people who make a habit of reading have a vocabulary that is about four times the size of those who rarely or never read.  • The educational careers of 25 to 40 percent of American children are imperiled because they don't read well enough, quickly enough, or easily enough.  • Over 50% of NASA employees are dyslexic. They are deliberately sought after because they have superb problem solving skills and excellent 3D and spatial awareness. 

  10. CONFERENCES 11/04/14 Parent/Teacher Conferences (8:00 AM - 3:00 PM) 11/06/14 Parent/Teacher Conferences (4:30 PM - 8:00 PM) 11/10/14 Parent/Teacher Conferences (4:30 PM - 8:00 PM) ELECTRONIC SIGN-UP

  11. QUESTIONS?

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