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Come On, Let's Write

 This workshop will address the four areas of literacy development: listening, speaking, writing, and reading as well as ways to implement them in the classroom. There will be time to discuss activities and identify examples of each of the literacy components. Presentation Format: I. Introduction II. Listening/ Speaking a. Examples of children’s work b. Ideas to use in the classroom c. Turn/talk/share III. Writing a. Video evidence of children’s work b. Journal explanation and how to begin c. writers workshop format d. turn/talk/share IV. Reading a. Integrated unit studies b. Shared reading c. Comprehension strategies d. Turn/talk/share V. Wrap up With almost 40 years of teaching experience, this workshop will be one you don’t want to miss! Participants will walk away with valuable knowledge of the progression of writing and reading. You will also go back to your school with tons of examples and ideas you can use right away!  

Agenda · Listening/ Speaking o Examples of children’s work o Ideas to use in the classroom o Turn/talk/share · Writing o Video evidence of children’s work o Journal explanation and how to begin o Writer’s workshop format o Turn/talk/share · Reading o Integrate unit studies o Shared reading o Turn/talk/share · Wrap Up

 Update from 10/24/10  Presentation Slideshow to music of classroom pix

Introduction · Introduce ourselves, show a headline, need markers and sentence strips · Harvard Thinking Routine: headline: Kindergarten teacher at Hutchison, Mom of three, and grad student · headline: Mom of two and Junior Kindergarten teacher starts year 20 with all boys! · Participants make headline and nametags (folded cardstock paper.) · Turn/talk/share

Overview of today-give agenda- show on smart board, goal, t-chart of ideas · Goal: How writing can be integrated into many different areas and leave with hands-on ideas to implement in the classroom.

Agenda · Listening/ Speaking o Examples of children’s work o Ideas to use in the classroom o Turn/talk/share · Writing o Video evidence of children’s work o Journal explanation and how to begin o Writer’s workshop format o Turn/talk/share · Reading o Integrate unit studies o Shared reading o Turn/talk/share · Wrap Up

Environment: How to set up the room, centers, print everywhere, with themes-show room arrangement in pictures

Listening/ Speaking · Ideas to use o Birthday board-Melody o Sharing/show and tell-Laura o Partner portraits-Melody o Mystery bag-show and explanation-Laura o Scientist of the week-Laura o Reading a book by parents, teachers-Melody o Re-telling of stories-Melody o Listening center/computers-Laura o Venn diagrams-Melody · Turn/Talk/Share · Does this remind you of a great idea?

Harvard Thinking Routine: See Think Wonder

Writing Dictation Morning news Labeling Documenting conversations and student’s thought processes Book writing Math books, class books Experience charts Theme word cards · Slideshow-take pix of writing samples · Stages of writing-Laura · Journal explanation and how to begin-Laura o Video of journal writing-JK boys and girls · Writer’s Workshop Format o Pix of SK-Melody-explanation o Video · Turn/talk/share · Any great ideas?

Break-cupcakes, salty snack and drinks 20 minutes

Reading Resources-comprehension toolkit, reading with meaning, literacy development in the early years, benchmark kit

Leveled readers-guided reading, benchmarking, running records-small group

· Integrated Unit Studies · Shared Reading –stories you are reading aloud, interactive, turn and talk, Comprehension toolkit o Background knowledge o New learning o Text to self connections o Text to text connections o Wondering o Non-fiction features o Inferring-a wee bit o Anchor charts-make learning visible

· Turn/Talk/Share · Any great ideas?

Wrap Up Harvard Thinking Routine: I Used to Think…Now I Think…

 
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