First Grade Literacy Interventions by Craig Jenkins

Linguistic/Verbal

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Students create a phonics book using Book Creator. With teacher assistance in small groups, students create a book using the themes explored in the Wilson Fundations phonics curriculum during Tier 1 instructional time. Students create a page for each of the vowel sounds including an illustration of the letter name/sound/keyword, video of student performing the letter name/sound/keyword, and a reading passage using the appropriate vowel sound.

Logical Mathematical

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Students work on their alphabetical order skills by sliding tiles to solve the puzzle.

Visual/Spatial

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Use the Popplet app to make a mind map of the glued sounds in Fundations Unit 7. List 4 of the 8 glued sounds (-ang, -ing, -ong, -ung, -ank, -ink, -onk, -unk) and create a list of at least 4 words that fit into each category.

Interpersonal

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Work with your classmates on this digital whiteboard. Add a sticky note to the Figjam board. On your sticky, write a sentence that uses a trick word from our Fundations unit.

Intrapersonal

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Students keep a journal of "silent-e" words they find while reading independently. Keep the journal in your independent reading bag and add a new word each time you read.

Bodily/Kinesthetic

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Students work in pairs and use the motion-based learning game, GoNoodle with phonics songs, to practice letter sounds and blend sounds with their body movements.
This reinforces phonemic awareness and phonics through physical movement.

Musical/Rhythmic

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Play the children's game "Concentration", which involves clapping and saying words that are related to a chosen category without repeating words. The game can be played with partners or in a circle.

How to play

Choose a category, such as animals, fruits, or colors (in this case, use words that rhyme from the current or a review Fundations unit)
Clap and say a word that relates to the category
The next player must say a different word that relates to the category
Players cannot repeat words or hesitate
The first player to violate the rules loses the game

Naturalistic

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Nature Vocabulary Hunt

Activity: Take the class outside and use a tablet with a camera to take pictures of different plants, animals, or objects. Using apps like Google Lens, students identify objects and connect them with relevant vocabulary words.
Technology Integration: The camera and object-recognition apps make it easier to link nature to words, helping students connect real-world experiences with vocabulary.
Learning Objective: Expands vocabulary by relating nature to literacy concepts.