All present: Facilitator: Tara Liston, Time Keeper: Karol Ackerman Blogger: Sue Graham
Visual Phonics: Karol and Jamie have begun a sound wall and shared how they developed it and how they are using it in instruction. Tara is making plans to implement this in her classroom. Will continue to implement visual phonics and keep learning. We are integrating Visual Phonics with the new Intervention Kit.
Intervention Kit: Discussed how we are using the intervention kit with our lowest achieving readers. Seeing positive affects from the extra interventions these students are receiving. Discussed how to manage these specific students (group size, reading levels, etc.)
Discussed Title 1 students and made plans to regroup them according to intervention needs.
Reading Strategies:
Metacognition - Discussed the "mixed/tossed salad" strategy from the book, "Comprehension Connections." Next step is to model the new graphic organizer from the book. The thought bubble has been made, but we're not to that step yet. In the future, Sue will share Write to Learn strategies that can be used in the 1st grade classroom.
We feel that we are moving forward in comprehension instruction in the 1st grade classroom. We do realize we have a lot of new learning that we plan to implement, and we will make sure to learn and implement at a manageable pace.
Will keep same jobs for next time.
Monday, November 22, 2010
Monday, November 8, 2010
11.8.10
All present. Facilitator: Karol, Sue: timekeeper, Jamie:blogger
* Visual Phonics, we all have downloaded the CD of fonts and options to type symbols. We all have the materials to create a sound wall and are working to do that. We complete the class. We are going to put VP into plans and review VP first 5 min of PLC.
*Intervention kit came and is organized for use. Now, we plan on using this with low grouped guided reading kids and it is being used with those groups - started last week. Started with the introduction #1- 1 lesson averages 3 days and it is very structured and is very helpful for getting materials ready. We will find out how we can utilize the supplies with Title 1 also. Take another 5 minutes to discuss this at the start of our next PLC.
*We discussed the children who qualify for interventions and who we should begin problem solving on.
*Reading Strategies: 2 articles and how we can apply metacognition into strategy learning for first graders. We are going to start the CAFE idea by teaching metacognition first - 10 minutes - whole group - T-F and tweak and change as necessary. We will start making supplies to get this going.
* Visual Phonics, we all have downloaded the CD of fonts and options to type symbols. We all have the materials to create a sound wall and are working to do that. We complete the class. We are going to put VP into plans and review VP first 5 min of PLC.
*Intervention kit came and is organized for use. Now, we plan on using this with low grouped guided reading kids and it is being used with those groups - started last week. Started with the introduction #1- 1 lesson averages 3 days and it is very structured and is very helpful for getting materials ready. We will find out how we can utilize the supplies with Title 1 also. Take another 5 minutes to discuss this at the start of our next PLC.
*We discussed the children who qualify for interventions and who we should begin problem solving on.
*Reading Strategies: 2 articles and how we can apply metacognition into strategy learning for first graders. We are going to start the CAFE idea by teaching metacognition first - 10 minutes - whole group - T-F and tweak and change as necessary. We will start making supplies to get this going.
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