1. ARS Language & Literacy Curriculum
ARS:
Ge(ng
Started
in
Fall,
2010
ARS PD Session 7
September 27, 2010

2. ARS
Goals
• Best
prac;ce
• Essen;al
early
literacy
skills
• Knowledgeable
educators
• 21
century
learning
environments
• Engaged
parents
and
communi;es

3. Agenda
Morning
A1ernoon
1:00-­‐2:15
Shared
Book/
8:30-­‐9:00
Gree;ng
Read
Aloud
9:00-­‐10:00
Tech
;me
2:15-­‐2:30
Break
2:30-­‐3:00
10:00-­‐10:15
Break
Knowledge
10:15-­‐10:45
Assessment
Background
Curriculum
3:00-­‐3:45
Alphabet
10:45-­‐12:00
Curriculum
Walk
Ac;vi;es
for
Through
Water
Pipes
3:45-­‐4:00
Share
&
12:00
Lunch
Evalua;on

4. New
Faces
• Patricia
Bing
 Literacy
Coach
• Linda
Reesman
 Parent
Liaison
• Sarah
Hamsher
 UA
Graduate
Assistant
• ARS
Teachers
• ARS
Teaching
Assistants

5. Coaching
Cohorts
Fall
Semester
2010
PAM
SHELLEY
PAT
Five
Points
I
–
Room
1
Five
Points
I
–
Room
7
Five
Points
I
–
Room
6
Five
Points
I
–
Room
2
Robinson
–
Room
212
Arlington
–
Room
2
Five
Points
I
–
Room
3
Robinson
–
Room
217
Arlington
–
Room
4
Five
Points
I
–
Room
4
Arlington
–
Room
1
Arlington
–
Room
5
Five
Points
I
–
Room
5
Arlington
–
Room
3
Cedar
–
Room
Five
Points
I
–
Room
8

6. ARS
Knowledge
Check
aka
quiz
Here
is
a
list
of
early
literacy
skills.
Sort
them
into
two
categories:
EssenEal
Skills
and
Important
Skills
Be
careful!
1. Alphabet
Le^er
5. Visual
Discrimina;on
Knowledge
6. Oral
Language
(broadly)
2. Concepts
about
Print
7. Wri;ng
3. Rapid
Naming
4. Phonological
Awareness
8. Print
Knowledge
Direc;ons:
Label
the
two
columns
and
list
numbers
in
each
column.

7. TechTime
ObjecEves
• Laptop
review
– Log-­‐ins
– Ning
access
• TumbleBooks
– Access
from
Ning
– Local
access;
no
wifi
• Water
Pipes
e-­‐books
– Access
list
• Mice
Distribu;on
run!

8. Logging On
• Log-­‐in
Informa;on
– USER:
readingfirstsa1
– PASS:
sa1
readingfirstsa1
sa1
UANET

9. SeNng
Default
Webpage
to
NING
1. Navigate
to
h^p://akronreadysteps.ning.com/
2. Click
on
TOOLS
menu
3. Select
INTERNET
OPTIONS

10. SeNng
Default
Webpage
to
NING
1. Click
on
USE
CURRENT
2. This
will
set
the
default
webpage
to
the
page
that
is
currently
displayed.

11. SeNng
Default
Webpage
to
NING
1. Click
on
APPLY
2. Click
on
OK

12. TumbleBooks
–
Web
Access
Web
Access
• Internet
connec;on
required
• Access
to
full
800+
;tles
1. Open
browser
to
Ning
2. Hover
over
eBooks
Tab
3. Click
on
TUMBLEBOOKS

13. TumbleBooks
–
Local
Access
Local
Access
• No
internet
connec;on
required
• Access
to
limited
;tles
1. Locate
program
icon
on
desktop
of
your
laptop
or
classroom
Dell
2. Double
Click
icon
to
launch
program

14. TumbleBooks
–
Local
Access

15. Water
Pipes
–
e-­‐Book
List
Choose
Teachers
&
Teaching
Assistants
group
from
Ning
e-­‐Book
Titles
for
Water
Pipes
Weeks
2,
4,
6
&
8
are
listed
under
the
CBDM
link

16. Summary
of
Assessment
Results
*outperformed
control
on
all
tasks
• PPVT:
≈
93
benchmark:
85
• GRR:
≈
12
benchmark:
14
• ALL-­‐BC
≈
06
benchmark:
15
• ALL-­‐BH
≈
03
benchmark:
3
voc;
RN;
phono
• ALL-­‐ALK
≈
07
benchmark:
15
• ALL-­‐RN
≈
90
benchmark:
<105
• GGG-­‐R
≈
10
benchmark:
7
• GGG-­‐A
≈
07
benchmark:
5
General
readiness
Basic
Concepts
Alphabet
Le^er
Knowledge

17. Topic
Studies
2010-­‐2011
Oct
4
-­‐
Nov
24:
Water
Pipes
Nov
29
-­‐
Jan
28:
Buildings
Jan
31
-­‐
Mar
25:
Wheels
Mar
28
-­‐
May
19:
Flowers

18. Curriculum Walk Through – Water Pipes
• pp
1-­‐3
• Weeks
1-­‐2
• >
URLS
• >recording
pp11-­‐12
• Interac;ve
Web
(pp
13-­‐14)
• Outcomes
(p15)
• Selec;ng
Center
ac;vi;es
• Voc
List
(pp
18-­‐21)
• Weeks
1-­‐7
say-­‐tell-­‐do
• Lesson
plans
• Week
at
a
Glance
+
Plan
forms
• Week
8
–
p58
• CBDMs
to
follow

19. Shared
Book/Read
Aloud
Refresher
T
cohort
w/coach;
TA
w/Mary
&
Linda

20. Procedures
for
PracEce
Teachers
should
prac=ce
both
Shared
Book
and
Read
Aloud
Shared
Book
from
Water
Pipes
Read
Aloud
from
Water
Pipes
In
pairs…
In
pairs…
Step
1:
Read
through
the
Big
Step
1:
Read
through
the
Read
Book
Aloud
Step
2:
Prac;ce
BEFORE
steps
and
Step
2:
Prac;ce
BEFORE
steps
and
review
(steps
1-­‐6)
review
(steps
1-­‐5)
Step
3:
Prac;ce
DURING
steps
and
Step
3:
Prac;ce
DURING
steps
and
review
(steps
7-­‐15)
review
(steps
6-­‐
10)
Step
4:
Prac;ce
AFTER
steps
and
Step
4:
Prac;ce
AFTER
steps
and
review
(steps
16-­‐21)
review
(steps
11-­‐14)

21. Alphabet
LeXer
Knowledge
-­‐
Background
• The
le^ers
in
my
name
• The
le^ers
in
your
name
• The
le^er
name
and
the
sound
it
makes
• Le^ers
in
the
environment
• Le^ers
in
words
• Singing
about
le^ers;
talking
about
le^ers;
making
le^ers;
making
words
with
le^ers;
reading
alphabet
le^er
books;
connec;ng
le^ers
and
sounds
Scroll
down
to
Now
I
know
my
ABCs.

22. Alphabet
LeXer
Knowledge
-­‐
Background
• Say
the
name
of
the
le^er
• Make
the
sound
of
the
le^er
• Listen
for
the
sound
of
the
le^er
• Match
the
sound
to
the
le^er
• Form
the
le^er

23. Alphabet
LeXer
Knowledge
-­‐
Background
Say
Processes
that
help
children
Make
develop
alphabet
le^er
Listen
knowledge.
Match
These
are
dynamic
processes
because
they
are
overlapping.

24. Alphabet
Games
&
AcEviEes
Sugges;ons:
• Create
a
collec;on
for
each
week
in
the
Topic
Study
• Embed
in
play
areas
• Inten;onally
a
part
of
Shared
Book
aoer
Day
3
• Share
favorites
with
one
another

25. Share
and
Feedback
Looking
ahead…
• Share
thoughts
on
• Start
H2O
Pipes
Alphabet
Games
for
• Implement
Read
Aloud
Time
at
end
of
Open
Water
Pipes
Classroom
Time
10-­‐15
• Provide
online
minutes
feedback
• Assessments
• eBook
reading
ac;vity
• Monthly
tutorials

26. Closing
• Online
evalua;on

27. ARS
Goals
• Best
prac;ce
• Essen;al
early
literacy
skills
• Knowledgeable
educators
• 21
century
learning
environments
• Engaged
parents
and
communi;es