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Welcome to Literacy Class

Join our literacy class where your child will receive personalized instruction and support based on their individual needs. Our focus is on social, emotional, physical, and academic development. Learn more about our curriculum and how to support your child at home.

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Welcome to Literacy Class

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  1. Welcome to Literacy Class Amber Bratt Westgate Community School You will go to the next class in 20 minutes.

  2. Policy about Needs Based Placements and Differentiation • I will not under any circumstances discuss “levels” or “which class is the high/low class” and highly discourage such talk amongst parents as well. • Placements are made based on what your child has shown us he/she can do in the short time we have had them with us and THEY CAN CHANGE PLACEMENT at any time throughout the school year as needed. • Social-Emotional-Physical-and-Academic considerations have been made for every student in every placement. • The important thing is that your child is where they need to be for their own learning challenge and success, NOT where they are in relation to anyone else.

  3. About MeDifferentiation is the heart of my classroom!I commit to you and your child these things… • I will do my best to understand and meet every child in the place where they are socially, emotionally, physically, and academically each and every day. • I know students are constantly changing, learning, and growing so the groupings in my classes are never stagnant and are always changing as well! • I understand students have strengths and weaknesses (as do I) so I will always be working toward building up and/or challenging them based on their uniqueness. • I will be fair and equitable in providing for each child what they need. That means they get what they need, NOT that they get the same thing as everyone else. • I will never limit or pre-determine what a child is capable of…I will always let them show me what they can do!

  4. Equal is not always fair.

  5. Literacy Routine! • 8:15-8:30 Writing Warm-up • Songs, videos & rhymes • Cooperative learning structures, smart board interactive games or lessons • 8:30-9:45 Superkids curriculum 9:45-10:00 Snack & Read-aloud with Comprehension work!

  6. Elements of Daily 5 in use • Word Work: Sight words, CVC, consonant blends, digraphs, long vowel combinations, compound words, spelling for some, etc. • Writing: Hand writing on whiteboards and multisensory materials. Journals will also be used at the writing center. Emergent writing and invented spelling is encouraged. Developmental expectations. • Buddy Read: elbow-to-elbow, knee-to-knee, soft calm voices, reading the pictures and/or words • Read to Self: headphones, quiet, comfy place, read pictures and/or words • Listening Center: Following along with finger; respond to story afterward.

  7. Literacy Choices • Word Work: Letters, sounds, sight words, CVC, consonant blends, long vowel combinations, compound words, etc. • Writing: Hand writing on whiteboards, chalk boards and multisensory materials. • Read to someone: elbow-to-elbow, knee-to-knee, soft calm voices, reading the pictures and/or words • Read to self: headphones, quiet, comfy place, read pictures and/or words

  8. What Students Learn in Kindergarten • All 26 letters of the alphabet & one sound for each • Writing all uppercase & lowercase letters • Blending letter-sounds to decode (read) words • Segmenting letter-sound to encode (spell) words • Reading 66 high-frequency Dolch words • Parts of speech, synonyms, antonyms, categorizing words • Comprehension and fluency skills for literary & informational texts • Writing mechanics, writing process, & types of writing (narrative, opinion, informative/explanatory)

  9. How to support at home • Read to your child a minimum of 20 minutes each night or let them read to you if they are confident enough to do so. • Avoid telling them they are wrong. Use picture clues…what makes sense. Keep it light. Learning to read isn't a race. • Engage in dialogue often, allowing your child to guide the topic and direction • Words and letters are all around you, be an alphabet detective! • Play with rhyming, spelling, introduce new vocabulary, work on sight word identification • Write in fun materials such as sand, shaving cream, snow, etc. • Visit the library often • Email me with any questions or concerns

  10. Need to talk about your child? • email • at conferences • other scheduled times Not drop off or pick up… student safety is my focus at these times.

  11. Stay Informed! • Use our Westgate Web Pages to stay updated! • Volunteer SAC, Events Committee • Questions?

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