https://padlet.com/rainmul828/judcrqasliyveekn A dive into phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension. en-us 2023-02-27 14:51:48 UTC 2023-03-02 02:41:08 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f4d6.png rainmul828 https://padlet.com/rainmul828/judcrqasliyveekn/wish/2496493549 Rhyme Generation Activity can be a good group activity to work on students sound skills. The activity would be good following a rhyming book (Dr. Suess is always a good choice for younger groups).  
1. After reading a book as a class the teacher will pick a couple rhyming words from the book (The Cat in The Hat would let the teacher pick -at words like cat and hat).  And show on the board how the words look similar while they rhyme. 
2. The teacher can show how they find other words in the text and try them to see if it rhymes as well (cat, hat, and bat all rhyme and are all in the book). The teacher will ask if the students can find or think of any other words that rhyme. 
3. The class can either stay as a group with the teacher asking students to share out or can break up into small groups to make word ladders. The teacher will encourage speaking the words aloud to make sure that they are getting the rhyming correct. 
4. If they broke into smaller groups the teacher can ask for students who want to share some of the rhyming words they came up with. This way the class can make a big word ladder for the book together.

Students who need extra support can use letter tiles when trying to come up with new words if seeing the words visually will help them. They might just need extra support speaking the words to hear the rhyme if they have a need for speech. ]]> 2023-02-27 14:57:22 UTC https://padlet.com/rainmul828/judcrqasliyveekn/wish/2496493549 rainmul828 https://padlet.com/rainmul828/judcrqasliyveekn/wish/2496493803 Picture Card Snap is a card game that lets students work on speech sounds. The game uses picture cards to practice matching beginning or initial sounds.

1. The teacher prepares the picture cards and either selects the sound the whole class will focus on finding or sets up small table groups that focus on different sounds.
2. The teacher will model the sounds clearly while giving an example of that sound with a word such as [b] for "boy"
3. The teacher will put a picture card out for students to match the initial sound with. The decks at the tables will have pictures with different starting sounds so students have to check the sound.
4. After the small groups have dealt the cards out to each other they start taking turns trying to match the initial sound of the pictures together. There is a discard spot where students will put sounds that don't match. So if the picture card we are matching sounds is a rat and a student has rug and bat they would put bat in the discard and match rug to rat for the [r] sound.
5. After all the tables have finished matching the teacher will have each group taking a turn to come up and share their picture card sound matches. This lets the whole group hear the sounds and check if the sounds are correct.

One thing that can help students with different learning needs is noting how our mouths form the words. Saying things like "my lips press together and pop apart when I make the [p] sound. Watch my lips [ppp]" and then showing how your mouth moves. ]]> 2023-02-27 14:57:32 UTC https://padlet.com/rainmul828/judcrqasliyveekn/wish/2496493803 rainmul828 https://padlet.com/rainmul828/judcrqasliyveekn/wish/2496494377 While hearing Down By The Bay or The Name Game every day might not be a parents idea of a good time those are good ways to encourage phonemic awareness in your child. Listening for rhymes lets children listen for the endings of words and what sounds match. Reading nursery rhymes or books with rhymes can help encourage that listening and decoding skill. 

But a good simple activity can be you saying two words that rhyme and encouraging your child to help thing of more. You can say "hmm fun and bun rhyme, can you think of an other -un word?" You may need to help them think of another word such as "run" but hearing you say more rhyming words can help them learn what rhymes are and how to think of more. ]]> 2023-02-27 14:57:54 UTC https://padlet.com/rainmul828/judcrqasliyveekn/wish/2496494377 rainmul828 https://padlet.com/rainmul828/judcrqasliyveekn/wish/2496494644 This article is a good resource for parents as many may not have heard the phrase phonemic awareness. It gives a simple break down of what phonemic awareness is, why it's important, and some ways to encourage it in their child. ]]> 2023-02-27 14:58:05 UTC https://padlet.com/rainmul828/judcrqasliyveekn/wish/2496494644 rainmul828 https://padlet.com/rainmul828/judcrqasliyveekn/wish/2496494967 This activity is good for when students are first learning to read and write as it allows a teacher to keep sight or common words in view for students. 

The teacher should work with students to pick out words to put on the word wall. The word wall should be somewhere visible and the words should be on different colored paper with clearly written words in black ink so students can read and tell the difference between similar words. The class can go over the word wall to review the sight words as well as being able to use the word wall when they are doing writing activities. 

If students struggle with reading the word wall from their desk and copying down word they need, the teacher can put a word wall paper on their desk or in their folder. Word walls are also helpful for ELL students as it lets them see the sight words and practice them.]]> 2023-02-27 14:58:15 UTC https://padlet.com/rainmul828/judcrqasliyveekn/wish/2496494967 rainmul828 https://padlet.com/rainmul828/judcrqasliyveekn/wish/2496495137 A simple way to work vocabulary review is to have it as the welcome work a couple days a week. The teacher will put up 3 words on the board that are from the weeks reading. 

1. If doing multiple vocabulary review welcome work the first day can be partner/table review. So students can talk together and see if they can all remember what the word is and what it means. The teacher can check for understanding by having a sharing session before moving onto other work for the day. 

2. On a different day in the same week or if only doing one day of vocabulary review welcome work then the students can build sentences around the words or write definitions of the words. After the welcome work time is over the teacher can ask for students who want to share their sentences or definitions. 

If a student needs more support then the teacher can have vocabulary flash cards ready for a student to build a sentence. If they struggle with motor skills to write down a sentence than the teacher can speak with them one on one and help them write their sentence. ]]> 2023-02-27 14:58:22 UTC https://padlet.com/rainmul828/judcrqasliyveekn/wish/2496495137 rainmul828 https://padlet.com/rainmul828/judcrqasliyveekn/wish/2496495301 Readers Theater is a good activity for working on fluency. It has students read together and practice their reading skills as well as reading with expression. 

1. Teacher gathers passages for students to read. The passage should have highlights or other markings for students to know when they are reading.
2. Students are paired up and given the highlighted passages.
3. Students will read together to practice as the teacher moves through out the room helping students with any difficult words.
4. Students will then take turns reading their passages aloud to the class.

For students with different needs picking passages that are a little easier or have simpler words is a good modification. Also making sure to have passages with easy to read fonts and larger lettering can help students who struggle. ]]> 2023-02-27 14:58:27 UTC https://padlet.com/rainmul828/judcrqasliyveekn/wish/2496495301 rainmul828 https://padlet.com/rainmul828/judcrqasliyveekn/wish/2496495415 Story sequence lets students show their understanding of a story and the events that happen in it. 

1. Teacher will provide students with story line charts. The charts have a beginning, middle, and end section.
2. The teacher will read a story aloud to the students. The students can make note of what happens in the story while the teacher reads.
3. After the story has been read the teacher will give students some time and encourage students to fill in each section of their chart by asking questions like "who is the story about and when did we meet them?"
4. Once the class has had a chance to fill in their charts they can pair and share their story chart with a partner to show their understanding of the story and see if they agree about what happened in the story.
5. After the students have filled in their chart and gotten to share then the class can come together to fill in the classroom chart. This allows the teacher to check on the students understanding of the story as a group.

For students with different needs having prompts on the story chart can help them think through the story. For younger students using wordless books or even encouraging students to use the pictures to help with their understanding of the story. ]]> 2023-02-27 14:58:32 UTC https://padlet.com/rainmul828/judcrqasliyveekn/wish/2496495415 rainmul828 https://padlet.com/rainmul828/judcrqasliyveekn/wish/2496495583 There are lots of ways to do alphabet matching. And making sure students can recognize the upper and lower case versions of letters is important.

One way to work on alphabet matching is playing a letter match game. There are print outs for superhero letter matching as well as toys you can buy to work on that skill. The superhero letter game has students matching the upper and lower case letters.

At a table students could be given a sand tray and some letter cards and have to copy the letter down. This activity done in a small group lets the teacher check in with each student about the name of the letter they are making.

For students with different needs making sure to use a clearly written font is important. As well as making sure they don't have too many letters to learn at one time. ]]> 2023-02-27 14:58:39 UTC https://padlet.com/rainmul828/judcrqasliyveekn/wish/2496495583 rainmul828 https://padlet.com/rainmul828/judcrqasliyveekn/wish/2496495736 The Essential Word Routine is a structured but simple graphic organizer that lets students learn new words. 

The graph can be filled out by the whole class following the teachers already finished example to help students with learning the new word. The graph is made up of four parts. The definition, a picture example, example sentences, and turn and talk questions based on the word. 

This activity is good to reinforce other lessons like science or history as you can have the example sentences, example image, and turn and talk questions relate to the subject. This helps students build more connections and really take in the new vocabulary. 

For students with different needs moving them closer to the front of the room can help them with focus. As well as make it easier for them to see. They might need a fidget seat or a standing desk if they have high energy and need help focusing on the task. Having some print outs of the teachers graph for those students to follow along with on their own may help them as well.]]> 2023-02-27 14:58:44 UTC https://padlet.com/rainmul828/judcrqasliyveekn/wish/2496495736 rainmul828 https://padlet.com/rainmul828/judcrqasliyveekn/wish/2496495900 Choral Reading is a whole group fluency practice activity. This activity is good as it allows weaker readers not to feel singled out.

1. Teacher has a prepared passage on the smart board as well as paper copies for students.
2. Before the teacher starts reading they go over good reading strategies with students. Following along with a finger or pencil.  
3. The teacher will read aloud alone modeling fluent and expressive reading for the students. While the students make sure they are following along in the passage.
4. After the teacher has finished they let the students know it is time to read together. As a group the whole class will read together with the teacher. 

To help students with different needs you can use the reading bookmarks. They have a clear line in the center and either side is cloudy so that students can more easily track their reading. Students who struggle with read could also be given certain parts of the passage they have to do the group reading with while the rest they focus on tracking. ]]> 2023-02-27 14:58:50 UTC https://padlet.com/rainmul828/judcrqasliyveekn/wish/2496495900 rainmul828 https://padlet.com/rainmul828/judcrqasliyveekn/wish/2496496079 Exit tickets allow students to write down what they thought or learned about during class.

The teacher will have exit tickets that ask questions about the reading they did.  Examples:
Who is the main character of the story?
What is the main character searching for?
Is there someone who is stopping the main character from doing ____?
What was the first thing that happened in the story?

A mix of these questions for students to answer lets the teacher see students answering for different parts of the story.
The teacher can also have exit tickets for students who finish a book on their own. They can write down the name of the book they just read and then answer a question or two about the story. This lets the teacher see that the student was doing their reading and understanding the reading.

For students with different needs you can modify the questions to be simpler or easier to read. You can let students pair up and answer the exit ticket together. Or you can do verbal exit tickets as well.]]> 2023-02-27 14:58:57 UTC https://padlet.com/rainmul828/judcrqasliyveekn/wish/2496496079 rainmul828 https://padlet.com/rainmul828/judcrqasliyveekn/wish/2496496381 You can help encourage your child's understanding of phonics by using letter cards and asking them the sound of the letter. This is a simple but effective way to practice sounds of the alphabet as you don't have to rush through and do the all 26 letters at a time. You can start with the letters in their name and any siblings names. ]]> 2023-02-27 14:59:07 UTC https://padlet.com/rainmul828/judcrqasliyveekn/wish/2496496381 rainmul828 https://padlet.com/rainmul828/judcrqasliyveekn/wish/2496496707 This might sound a little silly, but when your child is a toddler to kindergarten age labeling and describing everything you can increase the words they hear. Allowing your child to learn what different things are and using new words to describe those things lets them learn those words. When you see a flower telling them "oh look at the crimson colored rose" can teach them a new color name and flower name. The more variety in words they hear the more their vocabulary can grow. ]]> 2023-02-27 14:59:16 UTC https://padlet.com/rainmul828/judcrqasliyveekn/wish/2496496707 rainmul828 https://padlet.com/rainmul828/judcrqasliyveekn/wish/2496496901 While this might seem like a silly activity to list. But a huge part of teaching kids to read and enjoy reading is just reading with them. You reading with your child allows them to hear how words should be pronounced, how expressive you should be when reading, and a good pace for reading aloud. 

To really help with fluency you can read a passage and then have your child read the same passage. Making sure to encourage them to be expressive in their reading. 

If you have a child with differing needs you can use printed short passages with big font rather than a story. This lets them focus on the print rather than a picture while practicing reading with you. ]]> 2023-02-27 14:59:22 UTC https://padlet.com/rainmul828/judcrqasliyveekn/wish/2496496901 rainmul828 https://padlet.com/rainmul828/judcrqasliyveekn/wish/2496497037 Dialog Reading is a great way to work on comprehension with your child.

Dialog Reading is focused on asking questions that encourage children to talk about what was read. There are three level of questions for parents to ask children.

Level 1: Asking "wh" questions that relate directly to the text. Ex Who is wearing the green hat? Child then points to the character in the hat.

Level 2: Asking open ended questions. Ex What is happening in this part of the book? The child then can share their thoughts and understanding of what is happening in the story.

Level 3: There are two types of questions here. First questions with text features and story components. Ex Who is the main character and how do they feel? The child responds with who the character is and makes a guess at the feelings. The other question type is having students connect the story to the real world. Ex: How would that make you feel? The child shares how that would make them feel or even a time that something similar happened.

This activity is really easy to keep differing abilities in mind. With three levels of question types you can stay at the level that seems most suited for your child. If they are not ready to answer questions about what is happening in the book then stick with questions that they can answer using the book. ]]> 2023-02-27 14:59:28 UTC https://padlet.com/rainmul828/judcrqasliyveekn/wish/2496497037 rainmul828 https://padlet.com/rainmul828/judcrqasliyveekn/wish/2496497238 This article gives a few different ideas on encouraging phonics in your child. Knowing how to encourage phonics can be hard and the simple activities listed allow parents to focus on the phonics and not coming up with their own activities. A couple of the activities have the child writing letters if your child struggles with the fine motor skills needed for writing having letter cards or tiles for them to pick instead can help. ]]> 2023-02-27 14:59:35 UTC https://padlet.com/rainmul828/judcrqasliyveekn/wish/2496497238 rainmul828 https://padlet.com/rainmul828/judcrqasliyveekn/wish/2496497429 This article lists ten simple tips on encouraging learning new words. A lot of the tips have to do with engaging with the new words in some way from acting/drawing out new words to connecting them to experiences. You can do this with children of differing needs by making sure you are giving clear and simple definitions of new words and supporting them in learning new words.]]> 2023-02-27 14:59:41 UTC https://padlet.com/rainmul828/judcrqasliyveekn/wish/2496497429 rainmul828 https://padlet.com/rainmul828/judcrqasliyveekn/wish/2496497631 This article includes the home activity suggested as well as four more ideas to help increase reading fluency at home. While this article doesn't go into differing needs of students the adjustments you may need to do are lowering the complexity of the text you read. Or reading text that has larger font for your student to focus on. ]]> 2023-02-27 14:59:47 UTC https://padlet.com/rainmul828/judcrqasliyveekn/wish/2496497631 rainmul828 https://padlet.com/rainmul828/judcrqasliyveekn/wish/2496497820 This article gives some ideas of how to help encourage comprehension at home. I like the idea of a family book club as it lets the whole family connect over the same thing. I also like the suggestion of audio books for children who may struggle with reading. This is a good adjustment as well for students who need extra support in reading.]]> 2023-02-27 14:59:53 UTC https://padlet.com/rainmul828/judcrqasliyveekn/wish/2496497820 rainmul828 https://padlet.com/rainmul828/judcrqasliyveekn/wish/2500447616 Because I am using the unpaid version I am unable to upload the video to my padlet. I will include my video in my word document instead.]]> 2023-03-02 02:41:08 UTC https://padlet.com/rainmul828/judcrqasliyveekn/wish/2500447616