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Kindergarten & First Grade     Second - Sixth Grade

Kindergarten & First Grade Teachers

August 2 - 3, 2016
Building the foundational skills in the early grades is essential to students’ reading competency. Come ready to explore four of the key literacy areas of oral language, phonemic awareness, word recognition, and writing to support you in developing strong readers and writers.

Oral Language

• Oral Language (PPT)
• Poster: 4 Ls of Productive Partnering (PDF)
• Oral Language Note Taking Guide (DOC)
• Protocols for Discussion (DOC)
• Four-Square Share Template (DOC)
• Myths About Oral Vocabulary (PDF)
• Kindergarten Vocabulary Progression (PDF)
• First Grade Vocabulary Progression (PDF)

Phonemic Awareness

• Phonemic Awareness (PPT)
• Consonant Phonemes by Articulation (PDF)
• Vowel Phonemes (PDF)
• Phoneme Picture Chart (PDF)
• Say It and Move It Card (PDF)
• Tracking Mat (PDF)
• Say It Tap It Map It Graph It (PDF)

 

Phonics

• Phonics Instruction (PPT)
• Phonics: K-1 Utah Core Reading Standards (PDF)
• Skill-Based Instruction Resources

 

K-1 Writing

• Writing (PPT)
• Writing Stages (PDF)
• Kindergarten Opinion Writing Prompt (PDF)
• Kindergarten Opinion Writing Annotated Samples (PDF)
• Kindergarten Opinion Writing Rubric (DOC)
• Kindergarten Informational Writing Prompt (PDF)
• Kindergarten Informative Writing Annotated Samples (PDF)
• Kindergarten Informative Writing Rubric (DOC)
• First Grade Opinion Writing Prompt (PDF)
• First Grade Opinion Writing Annotated Samples (PDF)
• First Grade Opinion Writing Rubric (DOC)
• First Grade Informational Writing Prompt (PDF)
• First Grade Informative Writing Annotated Samples (PDF)
• First Grade Informative Writing Rubric (DOC)

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Second - Sixth Grade Teachers

August 4 - 5, 2016
Engaging every student with rigorous and complex texts can be challenging. Come learn instructional strategies to support struggling readers, scaffold challenging text, and improve student writing.

Scaffolded Reading

•  Scaffolded Reading (PPT)
•  Reading Engagement Routines (DOC)
•  Note Taking Guide (DOC)
•  Alaska Adventure (PDF)
•  Scaffolding Strategy Guide (DOC)
•  Scaffolding Planning Template (DOC)
•  Should We Teach Students at Their Reading Level? (PDF)
•  Range of Reading Text Complexity (DOC)
•  The Challenge of Challenging Text (PDF)

Struggling Readers

•  Struggling Readers (PPT)
•  Rescuing Bluebird (PDF)
•  Third Grade MOY (PDF)
•  Grade K Diagnostic Flowchart - Fall (PDF)
•  Grade K Diagnostic Flowchart - Winter (PDF)
•  Grade 1 Diagnostic Flowchart - Fall (PDF)
•  Grade 2 Diagnostic Flowchart - Winter (PDF)
•  Grade 3-6 Diagnostic Flowchart (PDF)
•  Quick Phonological Awareness Screening (QPAS) (PDF)
•  CORE Phonics Survey (PDF)
•  DIBELS Next Survey Off-Level Progress Monitoring (DOC)
•  Paired Reading (PDF)
•  Quad Sorts Grade 2-6 (PDF)
•  Quad Sorts Defined (PDF)
•  Fluency Rubric (DOC)

Complex Text

•  Integration of Knowledge and Ideas (PDF)
•  It Curves! A Brief History of Wiffle Ball (PDF)
•  Collecting Information (PDF)
•  Content Maps (PDF)
•  Improving Integration of Knowledge and Ideas (PPT)

2-6 Writing

•  Writing (PPT)
•  RACE Poster (PDF)
•  Editing Circles Procedure (PDF)
• Second Grade Opinion Writing Prompt (PDF)
• Second Grade Opinion Writing Annotated Samples (PDF)
• Second Grade Opinion Writing Rubric (DOC)
• Second Grade Informational Writing Prompt (PDF)
• Second Grade Informative Writing Annotated Samples (PDF)
• Second Grade Informative Writing Rubric (DOC)
• Third Grade Opinion Writing Prompt (PDF)
• Third - Fifth Grade Opinion Writing Rubric (PDF)
• Third Grade Informational Writing Prompt (PDF)
• Third - Fifth Grade Informative Writing Rubric (PDF)
• Fourth Grade Opinion Writing Prompt (PDF)
• Fourth Grade Informational Writing Prompt (PDF)
• Fifth Grade Opinion Writing Prompt (PDF)
• Fifth Grade Opinion Writing Annotated Samples (PDF)
• Fifth Grade Informational Writing Prompt (PDF)
• Fifth Grade Informative Writing Annotated Samples (PDF)
• Sixth - Eleventh Grade Grade Argumentative Writing Rubric (PDF)
• Sixth Grade Informational Writing Prompt (PDF)
• Sixth Grade Grade Informative Writing Annotated Samples (PDF)
• Sixth - Eleventh Grade Grade Informative Writing Rubric (PDF)