Literacy Beginnings: A PK Handout by Belen Alvarado https://padlet.com/balvarado3/qbvkio6hgzo8 Chapter 2: Building a community of learners en-us 2018-03-13 20:23:55 UTC 2024-11-25 18:59:50 UTC hello@padlet.com Main Quote: balvarado3 https://padlet.com/balvarado3/qbvkio6hgzo8/wish/241619463 Children learn and develop best when they are part of a community of learners- a community in which all participants consider and contribute to one another's well being and learning" 
- Carol Copple & Sue Bredekamp]]> 2018-03-13 20:26:59 UTC https://padlet.com/balvarado3/qbvkio6hgzo8/wish/241619463 When building a community in PreK we encourage our students to: balvarado3 https://padlet.com/balvarado3/qbvkio6hgzo8/wish/241622515 Have communication skills such as: 
- Listen and talk to others
- Participate in both small and whole group activities while taking turns and following routines.
- Appreciate the accomplishment of others

]]> 2018-03-13 20:35:22 UTC https://padlet.com/balvarado3/qbvkio6hgzo8/wish/241622515 As teachers what do we do? balvarado3 https://padlet.com/balvarado3/qbvkio6hgzo8/wish/241624008 We are role models! 
We are responsible of providing positive modeling and attention; respect each other, our classroom, our routines and limits. 
Have clear expectations! Visually helping our students to know what we are expecting!
We have to be predictable!]]> 2018-03-13 20:39:21 UTC https://padlet.com/balvarado3/qbvkio6hgzo8/wish/241624008 balvarado3 https://padlet.com/balvarado3/qbvkio6hgzo8/wish/241627830 2018-03-13 20:50:58 UTC https://padlet.com/balvarado3/qbvkio6hgzo8/wish/241627830 Self-regulation matters! balvarado3 https://padlet.com/balvarado3/qbvkio6hgzo8/wish/241627920 How do we develop it?
- Instead of continuously saying "no" or just correcting, ALWAYS model the behavior you are expecting

]]> 2018-03-13 20:51:13 UTC https://padlet.com/balvarado3/qbvkio6hgzo8/wish/241627920 So how do we include our students in the task of building a community? balvarado3 https://padlet.com/balvarado3/qbvkio6hgzo8/wish/241629078 Taking into account their experiences, how they feel, what they want. 
Start with making them part of your classroom: build with them expectations, rules, routines, consequences. 
This will definitely motivate them. ]]> 2018-03-13 20:54:35 UTC https://padlet.com/balvarado3/qbvkio6hgzo8/wish/241629078 How will your classroom benefit from building a community? balvarado3 https://padlet.com/balvarado3/qbvkio6hgzo8/wish/241630199 2018-03-13 20:57:42 UTC https://padlet.com/balvarado3/qbvkio6hgzo8/wish/241630199 balvarado3 https://padlet.com/balvarado3/qbvkio6hgzo8/wish/241631612 2018-03-13 21:02:04 UTC https://padlet.com/balvarado3/qbvkio6hgzo8/wish/241631612 calmeidap https://padlet.com/balvarado3/qbvkio6hgzo8/wish/242049266 Once they feel part of the group, they respond better to learning and they learn to respect each other’s differences and similarities. ]]> 2018-03-14 18:26:33 UTC https://padlet.com/balvarado3/qbvkio6hgzo8/wish/242049266 Classroom Community Environment smills26 https://padlet.com/balvarado3/qbvkio6hgzo8/wish/242049562 Children feel safe in the classroom. They know what to expect and feel free to take risks and make mistakes.]]> 2018-03-14 18:27:05 UTC https://padlet.com/balvarado3/qbvkio6hgzo8/wish/242049562 vsanchez15 https://padlet.com/balvarado3/qbvkio6hgzo8/wish/242049668 The clearer and more organized you can be about presenting routines and social expectations, the more readily your students will respond. (p.30)]]> 2018-03-14 18:27:15 UTC https://padlet.com/balvarado3/qbvkio6hgzo8/wish/242049668 Positive Class Rules cbossano https://padlet.com/balvarado3/qbvkio6hgzo8/wish/242052087 Students are motivated to state the rules positively in their own words, before a new game, a special class, etc.  instead of "we don't yell" say what we do: "we whisper".  In this way children build community by being positive and having the feeling that they own their rules.]]> 2018-03-14 18:31:40 UTC https://padlet.com/balvarado3/qbvkio6hgzo8/wish/242052087