Week 7

Goals & Objectives

Week 7 - We made it half way through the semester.
 
I am happy with what we have learned and are well on our way to building an excellent foundation for teaching language arts.
 
Keep up the excellent work!

Monday- 

Wednesday

Friday

 

 

In Class:

Writing a letter

Writing Conference Lesson Plan Template

Expressive writing strategies

Assign Cursive Handwriting Debate

 

Read before Wednesday:

Chapter 8: Speaking & Listening

 

 

Every Day Edit

1. Cursive Debate - choose side and prepare

2. Commas - complete activity

3. Write topic 2

Prepare for PLC Group:

1)     Read CAFE chapter 7

 

 

 

PLC Groups

See below

Read:

Chpt. 10: Spelling (pg. 343 - 358)

On Own:

  1. Write topic 2

 

 

 

Week 7 PLC

Tasks:

  1.  Use the questions below to discuss chapter 7 from the CAFE Book 
  2.  Peer review Topic 1 and 2, if written.  If not, spend the time writing.

Chapter 7: Strategy Groups

  • Reflect on the following statement found on page 107, “Why not start grouping kids together by strategy need rather than reading level?” What would this look like?
  • What is the true meaning of “flexible” groups? What does it look like? 
  • Think of a time you have been “grouped” and it was not a good fit for you. How did you feel? Were you motivated to do your best or were you discouraged?

Wk 7 DQ

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Chapter 1 - Areas to Focus

We will be having a 10 point quiz over Chapter 1 - Words Their Way

Read the entire chapter for a solid knowledge base. Pay special attention to the following areas:

  1. What is orthography?
  2. What is the definition of Word Study?
  3. How should a word study approach be designed? Explicit instruction? Application? Both?
  4. What is general knowledge and specific knowledge (Purpose of Word study)?
  5. In the layers of English Orthography what is the alphabet, pattern, and meaning layer?
  6. What is the instructional level and zone of proximal development?
  7. Have a brief knowledge/understanding of the stages of spelling development.
  8. Have a brief knowledge/understanding of the stages of the Synchrony of Literacy Development (emergent, beginning, transitional, intermediate/Advanced).
  9. What is the most consistent predictor of reading achievement?
  10. What does it mean for students to learn about words their way?