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Johnny Can Spell. Goals of Tonight. Understand why we have implemented Johnny Can Spell. the components of Johnny Can Spell. how to help your child at home in JCS and in reading overall. Answer any questions you may have about JCS. 5 Components of Reading. Phonemic awareness Phonics
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Goals of Tonight • Understand • why we have implemented Johnny Can Spell. • the components of Johnny Can Spell. • how to help your child at home in JCS and in reading overall. • Answer any questions you may have about JCS.
5 Components of Reading • Phonemic awareness • Phonics • Fluency • Vocabulary • Comprehension
Phonemic Awareness Definition: The ability to recognize that a spoken word consists of a sequence of individual sounds; to distinguish between different sounds; and to manipulate sounds in words to change their meanings. AUDITORY PROCESS
Phonics Definition: The correlation of sounds to letters; a way of teaching the relationships between the sounds of language and the letters used to represent those sounds. AUDITORY & VISUAL PROCESSES
Decoding Encoding Phonics
Benefits of Johnny Can Spell • Explicit and systematic instruction • Scaffolded instruction • Multisensory • Spiraled review • “Think to Spell” • Curriculum integration
JCS Things You Should Know Handwriting • How to hold a pencil • Clock Face • How to sit • “Stack your blocks”
JCS Things You Should Know Phonograms • Handout • Flash cards • Online practice www.phonogrampage.com
JCS Things You Should Know Words • 4 new words introduced daily • 16 words reviewed daily “Word Dictation” • 5th day words checked for mastery & “retired” (NO weekly spelling test!)
JCS Things You Should Know Markings • Students “think to spell” • Divide syllables • Underline single long vowels • Number above letter indicates which sound is represented • Handout “Coding the Spelling Words”
A Typical Lesson • Flash card drill • Dictation • Phonograms • Words • Sentence • Dictation Correction • New phonograms & words • Seatwork or homework
How can I help my child? • Practice Phonograms! • Apply the phonograms to words! • Read! Read! Read! • Ask your child questions about what they are reading!
5 Components of Reading • Phonemic awareness • Phonics • Fluency • Vocabulary • Comprehension