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RLASD Kindergarten Curriculum Implementation Meeting

Join us for a collaborative session on implementing the RLASD Kindergarten Curriculum focused on math, art, science, physical education, language arts, music, and social studies. Explore activities and materials to support letter knowledge and enhance early literacy development.

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RLASD Kindergarten Curriculum Implementation Meeting

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  1. RED LION AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT Title I Preschool Meeting Amy Jackson and Amy Glusco Please sign in! April 25, 2012

  2. Welcome and Introductions

  3. Purpose for our partnership • CHILDREN • STRENGTHENING TIES • Title I • Mutual benefits • Networking • College and Career Ready

  4. RLASD Kindergarten Curriculum Math Art Science Physical Education Language Arts Music Social Studies Library

  5. Kindergarten Curriculum • Divide into 5 groups (count off by 5; complete chart paper and individual t-charts) • 1- Language Arts • 2- Social Studies • 3- Science • 4- Math • 5- Special Areas (Art, Library, Music, Library, Physical Education)

  6. Share • Each group report out activities already implemented to support RLASD curriculum and possible new ideas. Be sure to take notes!

  7. Materials provided to support curriculum • Language Arts (predicting/visualizing/phonemic awareness)

  8. Materials provided to support curriculum • Social Studies (why we work)

  9. Materials provided to support curriculum • Science (weather)

  10. Materials provided to support curriculum • Math (shapes)

  11. Letter Knowledge Most early attempts at literacy start out as barely recognizable drawings and doodles. Until children have learned to perceive the attributes and characteristics of letters, they will continue to use and confuse them.

  12. What is Alphabetic Knowledge? • Recognition of the shape of the letter • Ability to name the letter • Knowledge of the sound of the letter • Automaticity in naming letters • Ability to print the letter

  13. What Does Research Say? • Letter knowledge has been identified as a strong predictor of reading success (Ehri & Sweet, 1991).  • While teaching children letter names does not in itself result in success in learning to read (Jenkins, Bausell, & Jenkins, 1972), it can facilitate memory for the forms or shapes of letters and can serve as a mnemonic for letter-sound associations or phonics (Adams, 1990).

  14. What Does Research Say? • Knowledge of the alphabet is essential in early reading instruction. It provides teachers and students with common language for discussing graphophonic relationships. Assessment of alphabet knowledge should occur in two contexts: letter recognition within words and sentences, and letters in isolation. (Reutzel and Cooter, 1996)

  15. Classroom Implications • Promote knowledge of letters To promote flexible learning of letters, children must acquire knowledge of letters in many different ways. A simple rule is to begin with the easiest letters- those letters with maximum contrast (for example, m, b, f, s, r) - and promote overlearning with these letters.

  16. Classroom Implications • Opportunities to explore Children need opportunities to learn about and manipulate the building blocks of written language. Knowledge of letters (graphemes) leads to success with learning to read. This includes the use, purpose, and function of letters.

  17. Classroom Implications • Sharing Reading of the Alphabet Chart The chart is read daily until the children are able to read the chart independently. The chart becomes a familiar resource for associating letter and sound cues during reading and writing events. The teacher points to each letter (upper and lower case) and each picture as she leads the children in a shared reading activity.

  18. Ways of Looking at Letters • The name of the letter • The way the letter looks • The sound of the letter • The feel of the letter in the mouth • The movement of the letter as it is written • A word associated with the letter • The way the word looks embedded in a word

  19. Activities • Class Big Books • ABC Sticker Book • Search for Letters • Alphabet Stories • Songs • Alphabet Sorts • Font Sorts • Picture Sorts • Playdough Letters • Alphabet Charts • Environmental Print

  20. Alphabet Sorts • by color • by upper-case and lower-case • by letter name • by attributes (tall/short, round/straight) • same/different • letters in known words • first, last, middle letters in known words • alphabetical order

  21. Flexible Practice • See it, say it, and do it in a variety of ways: in the air, on the back of a neighbor, on the floor with their foot.

  22. Flexible Practice Materials • White boards • Chalk boards • Magna Doodles • Templates • Tactile letters • Finger paint • Variety of writing tools • Textured materials

  23. More Alphabet Materials • Alphabet books (commercial or teacher created) • Alphabet placemats • Alphabet rugs • A variety of charts • Blocks • Letter walls • Matching games • Names Chart • Pocket charts and/or shoe bags • Desktop alphabet charts • Shaving Cream/ Pudding

  24. Materials provided to support letter knowledge

  25. THANK YOU! See you next year!

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