Has anyone asked, "Where's the math?"
Every year, district assessments set the schedule. In order to be able to meet assessment deadlines, as a teacher I must start by getting literacy stations taught, practiced, and succeeding. We do five literacy stations almost every day. The stations are designed to help students become independent, fluent readers and writers. The stations are called:
While students are working quietly, I am completing assessments. Soon the assessments will be complete. I'll use the data to make small groups for teacher guided reading groups. I'll also use the data to determine how paraprofessional, volunteers, teacher candidates and I can best help each reader make contious progress in their reading and writing.
Thanks for your patience and understanding as I build the routines and collect the data I need to provide individualized instruction.
Below are pictures of your children working away at all 5 of the literacy stations.
Watch for math photographs next week.
Every year, district assessments set the schedule. In order to be able to meet assessment deadlines, as a teacher I must start by getting literacy stations taught, practiced, and succeeding. We do five literacy stations almost every day. The stations are designed to help students become independent, fluent readers and writers. The stations are called:
- read to self (self selecting books and reading)
- work on writing (handwriting, reading comprehension responses, and vocabulary)
- listen to read (digital stories and comprehension)
- partner reading (reading or listening to a peer in order to increase fluency and comprehension)
- word work (reading and writing high frequency words and phonics/spelling patterns)
While students are working quietly, I am completing assessments. Soon the assessments will be complete. I'll use the data to make small groups for teacher guided reading groups. I'll also use the data to determine how paraprofessional, volunteers, teacher candidates and I can best help each reader make contious progress in their reading and writing.
Thanks for your patience and understanding as I build the routines and collect the data I need to provide individualized instruction.
Below are pictures of your children working away at all 5 of the literacy stations.
Watch for math photographs next week.