https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/TKSSteeringCommittee EKC: Jan.-March 2021 en-us 2021-01-25 18:46:04 UTC 2026-01-31 02:06:50 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/480672362/f89276b606f17c87b88cb24d171790e2/Screenshot_2020_03_27_07_59_06.png erin77 https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/TKSSteeringCommittee/wish/1123799942 EKC]]> 2021-01-25 19:24:26 UTC https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/TKSSteeringCommittee/wish/1123799942 erin77 https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/TKSSteeringCommittee/wish/1123840548 - We will listen to our students
- Our students see themselves as a reader and writer
- We can give them next steps to help them grow
- They will make progress as a reader and as a writer
- We will make connections to our students as readers and writers and communicators

Our students deserve...
* To be excited in what their learning - R, W, T
* Explicit instruction 
* To feel comfortable, safe and encouraged in their learning environment
* For me as a teacher to be responsible in covering the students ZPD.
* For us to be there to identify their needs and to support them every step of the way
* Agency and voice in their learning
* to grow as writers, readers and thinkers 

* Let them know we already see them as readers writers
* Opportunities to succeed
* Belief in their reading and writing ability 
* Be their advocate
* Develop their reading and writing no matter what level they come in at
* Challenge them
* Build their passion for reading & writing 
* I will read to you 
`* Provide engaging opportunities  in reading/writing 

Engagement
Choice / agency
Build Stamina
Value all opinions / ideas/ starting points
Develop a love of literacy through structure, consistency and routine.

* Instill love for language - reading and writing.
* Understand their point of view as a reader and writer is unique, significant and important.
* Help children develop the keys to be readers and writers.
* Time and space to develop.
* Develop the courage to try, to confront fears, be risk-takers.

Build confidence
Opportunities to read, write and share thinking
To make a safe place
To show that their reading, writing and thinking is valued
Build on early literacy foundations
To Model explicitly
Provide timely feedback and feedforward for next steps

-Variety and choice
- Connection with teacher and peers
- Explicite teaching of tools and strategies for reading and writing
- Instill love not just the technical part 
- Time
- Key words for writing

Opportunity to read and write - time to practice and have fun
Meet the children where they are at.
BE passionate and engaged. Honor their interests. Get to know them as learners
Make sure they know what their goals are - what THEY need to work on. 
Allowing children to have more access to books in their own language - make those connections]]> 2021-01-25 19:32:27 UTC https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/TKSSteeringCommittee/wish/1123840548 erin77 https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/TKSSteeringCommittee/wish/1123841576 Personalization of learning - meeting student needs.
Scaffolds and supports to verbalize and share thinking with others.
Share purpose and audience.
Value their thinking/sharing/ideas.
Moving all learners to next step.
Maximise quality learning

- To feel 'seen'; really getting to know them deeply as people and celebrate them for who they are
- Read and write without fear; to enjoy the process and not be afraid to make mistakes or worry they are not good enough
- Improve their skills as readers and writers through choice and agency

Students will be empowered to learn through the language
Meeting students where they are as a reader, writer, thinker.
To be supportive to each child.
That each student will receive support from me. 
I am there for each of you.
To allow students to acknowledge the beauty of language. 
Instill a love reading, writing through modeled examples. 
Honor think time for each student. 

- Love of reading/writing
- Desire to build and nourish readers and writers
- Opportunities to see and have access to resources
- Opportunities to read and write (time and space)
-  To share with an audience
- Finding the chances to grow and improve
- Understand where they are, where they need to go and how to get there.

Instill joy in reading and writing. 
Provide choice to help students with engagement. 
Chances to have variety in the ways they read - balanced. 
Giving an active role to students, ways to contribute. 
Give a variety of feedback; make sure we highlight a positive and then give a next steps, thank them for their time and for sure. 
Meet each reader/writer where they are and determine purposeful next steps. 
Ongoing assessments. 

-Time to read and share their joy of reading with peers.
-A chance to develop a joy of reading
-Opportunities for agency/choice in reading and writing
-Timely, effective feedback
-Knowledge of next steps

Time, attention, compassion, understanding
Extoll a love of reading
Explain worth and purpose of what they are doing
Differentiating to their needs.

Let them know we care, respect time for the kids to read, write, think, respecting the thought process behind the work of kids, dig deeper into their thinking, TIME to read and write, bring joy through modeling, bring joy through sharing experiences, honor time for all learners, give timely feedback that is constructive, feedforward too, be explicit with instruction, 

Engaging in appropriate forms of communication using the right method
Teachers attention and atunement
Time 
To be successful - differentiated activities 
Enjoyment, learning to love reading ]]> 2021-01-25 19:32:40 UTC https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/TKSSteeringCommittee/wish/1123841576 erin77 https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/TKSSteeringCommittee/wish/1123842012 Time to read and write.
Opportunities to feel success.
Opportunities to fail safely. 
Open to feedback between teacher and student.
Teachers and students cultivating a safe environment in the classroom to be able to share freely. 
To provide personalized help to students. 
Choosing their own book for independent reading.
Choices for class text.

Allocate reading time,
Offer choices to students with respect to reading material
To support them at their level
to give explicit instruction 
to make reading & writing enjoyable
to be heard: eg - conferring
to help develop as critical thinkers
to foster a safe & nurturing environment 
challenge students as readers & writers 

Passion for reading & writing
Enjoyment
Command of language for precision in communication
promise to provide resources

Passion for reading & writing
Enjoyment
Command of language for precision in communication
promise to provide resources

Choice, challenge, something new, "make it real", support, guidance, materials, build empathy, help them develop in to good people, build ability to communicate, engage with local community, enjoyment, vocabulary to access concepts & texts]]> 2021-01-25 19:32:45 UTC https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/TKSSteeringCommittee/wish/1123842012 erin77 https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/TKSSteeringCommittee/wish/1125674070 2021-01-26 08:57:20 UTC https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/TKSSteeringCommittee/wish/1125674070 https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/TKSSteeringCommittee/wish/1126131532 Writing
- Awareness of good writing and how students could help their peers grow as writers (giving feedback)
- Choice and opportunity to write
- Purpose: writing for an audience and for receiving feedback

Read Aloud
- sparking joy & enjoyment 
- hunger for more
- text that drew class/student in
- gave access to a text that might be beyond where some students can access

DP Lit Class
- translanguaging / mother tongue is honored and valued
- choice

Reading
- Children talking about books with each other. 
- Being exciting when they hear "it's time to read" or "it's time to write"
- Sharing book recommendations  
- Reading together]]> 2021-01-26 11:12:10 UTC https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/TKSSteeringCommittee/wish/1126131532 https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/TKSSteeringCommittee/wish/1126133559 - Think as... (someone else) 
- State views confidently ]]> 2021-01-26 11:12:47 UTC https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/TKSSteeringCommittee/wish/1126133559 https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/TKSSteeringCommittee/wish/1126144896 Using words to spike curiosity to make them understand that tenses can be used in different contexts. 

]]> 2021-01-26 11:16:50 UTC https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/TKSSteeringCommittee/wish/1126144896 https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/TKSSteeringCommittee/wish/1126150469 *Opening perspectives
*Giving structure for thinking and debating (phrases to use)
*Having relevant topics
*Curiosity and the desire to explore
*Developing allegiances to genres and authors in reading for pleasure]]> 2021-01-26 11:18:55 UTC https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/TKSSteeringCommittee/wish/1126150469 https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/TKSSteeringCommittee/wish/1126152409 - Making connections
- Explicit language teaching (ex: prefix/suffix) students finding links in unit (not all predetermined)]]> 2021-01-26 11:19:36 UTC https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/TKSSteeringCommittee/wish/1126152409 https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/TKSSteeringCommittee/wish/1126153740 Lot of funny games when studying grammar, vocab, conjugation..

]]> 2021-01-26 11:20:03 UTC https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/TKSSteeringCommittee/wish/1126153740 https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/TKSSteeringCommittee/wish/1126154117 Writers Workshop model
choice in literacy engagements]]> 2021-01-26 11:20:13 UTC https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/TKSSteeringCommittee/wish/1126154117 https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/TKSSteeringCommittee/wish/1126154622 Believe in the process.  Give the time and space to see it make a difference.]]> 2021-01-26 11:20:23 UTC https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/TKSSteeringCommittee/wish/1126154622 https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/TKSSteeringCommittee/wish/1126158270 Believe they are readers and writers
excited to write

]]> 2021-01-26 11:21:35 UTC https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/TKSSteeringCommittee/wish/1126158270 https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/TKSSteeringCommittee/wish/1126166691 Teacher's and children's]]> 2021-01-26 11:24:29 UTC https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/TKSSteeringCommittee/wish/1126166691 https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/TKSSteeringCommittee/wish/1126167041 2021-01-26 11:24:36 UTC https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/TKSSteeringCommittee/wish/1126167041 https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/TKSSteeringCommittee/wish/1126176585
Explicit, systematic,
Exposure to rich language,
Preparing for the Future
EY: Provide hands-on experience with real objects and situations are essential to concept development and building meaningful vocabulary.


]]> 2021-01-26 11:27:43 UTC https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/TKSSteeringCommittee/wish/1126176585 https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/TKSSteeringCommittee/wish/1126177771 Having time. Time to confer, time to listen, time to support, time to challenge. It is difficult to get all of this done in one block of time.

]]> 2021-01-26 11:28:07 UTC https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/TKSSteeringCommittee/wish/1126177771 https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/TKSSteeringCommittee/wish/1126177866 2021-01-26 11:28:09 UTC https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/TKSSteeringCommittee/wish/1126177866 https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/TKSSteeringCommittee/wish/1126178358 I think that students sometimes lose the JOY. I love seeing students have agency as well as knowledge and confidence to help adjust their own learning.

]]> 2021-01-26 11:28:20 UTC https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/TKSSteeringCommittee/wish/1126178358 https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/TKSSteeringCommittee/wish/1126178892 every child to be an avid reader who enjoys reading for pleasure


]]> 2021-01-26 11:28:30 UTC https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/TKSSteeringCommittee/wish/1126178892 https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/TKSSteeringCommittee/wish/1126179119 - Print rich environments (both classroom and throughout the school)
- teachers creating space to confer and meet with readers/writers
- consistent structures and routines across the school

]]> 2021-01-26 11:28:34 UTC https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/TKSSteeringCommittee/wish/1126179119 https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/TKSSteeringCommittee/wish/1126180165 2021-01-26 11:28:55 UTC https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/TKSSteeringCommittee/wish/1126180165 https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/TKSSteeringCommittee/wish/1126181749 2021-01-26 11:29:30 UTC https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/TKSSteeringCommittee/wish/1126181749 https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/TKSSteeringCommittee/wish/1126182831 each class having a balance of reading something that sparks the students in some way...as well as some sharing orally with everyone contributing...and some writing around this.]]> 2021-01-26 11:29:52 UTC https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/TKSSteeringCommittee/wish/1126182831 https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/TKSSteeringCommittee/wish/1126182834 2021-01-26 11:29:52 UTC https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/TKSSteeringCommittee/wish/1126182834 https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/TKSSteeringCommittee/wish/1126182839 Away from all students read the same text

]]> 2021-01-26 11:29:52 UTC https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/TKSSteeringCommittee/wish/1126182839 https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/TKSSteeringCommittee/wish/1126183071 Desire to stick with a piece of writing (revise/edit) or stamina to read longer texts]]> 2021-01-26 11:29:58 UTC https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/TKSSteeringCommittee/wish/1126183071 https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/TKSSteeringCommittee/wish/1126183158 building upon what they already know and that it isn't in isolation]]> 2021-01-26 11:30:00 UTC https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/TKSSteeringCommittee/wish/1126183158 https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/TKSSteeringCommittee/wish/1126185550 2021-01-26 11:30:46 UTC https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/TKSSteeringCommittee/wish/1126185550 https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/TKSSteeringCommittee/wish/1126187429 - to characters 
- to people
- to authors ]]> 2021-01-26 11:31:29 UTC https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/TKSSteeringCommittee/wish/1126187429 https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/TKSSteeringCommittee/wish/1126187448 2021-01-26 11:31:30 UTC https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/TKSSteeringCommittee/wish/1126187448 https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/TKSSteeringCommittee/wish/1126187946 2021-01-26 11:31:38 UTC https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/TKSSteeringCommittee/wish/1126187946 https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/TKSSteeringCommittee/wish/1126188137 2021-01-26 11:31:42 UTC https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/TKSSteeringCommittee/wish/1126188137 https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/TKSSteeringCommittee/wish/1126188240 2021-01-26 11:31:44 UTC https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/TKSSteeringCommittee/wish/1126188240 https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/TKSSteeringCommittee/wish/1126189130 We lift up mother tongue throughout the school and build our understanding of the power of translanguaging]]> 2021-01-26 11:32:02 UTC https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/TKSSteeringCommittee/wish/1126189130 https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/TKSSteeringCommittee/wish/1126189561 2021-01-26 11:32:11 UTC https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/TKSSteeringCommittee/wish/1126189561 https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/TKSSteeringCommittee/wish/1126190247 2021-01-26 11:32:26 UTC https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/TKSSteeringCommittee/wish/1126190247 https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/TKSSteeringCommittee/wish/1126190493 2021-01-26 11:32:32 UTC https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/TKSSteeringCommittee/wish/1126190493 https://padlet.com/erinkentconsulting/TKSSteeringCommittee/wish/1126191281 Growing readers who want to read. For pleasure. For learning. For opening up their horizons.

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