Description
Effective Literacy for Grades 2-4 is a professional development opportunity offered by Arkansas Reading First, the Arkansas Department of Education and the Arkansas Education Service Cooperatives. It is designed to provide teachers with a solid foundation in a comprehensive literacy program. The training is based on the Arkansas English Language Arts Framework and research provided by the National Reading Panel Report. It focuses on appropriate assessments and systematic, explicit instruction in the five essential elements of reading as identified by the National Reading Panel: phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency and comprehension, as well as writing. Registration is through the Education Service Cooperatives during the spring of each year.
Training Schedule
Year I |
Content |
Three day initial summer institute |
Overview of Comprehensive Literacy, Scientifically-Based Reading Research, Word Study: Phonics, Spelling and Vocabulary |
Two sessions in the fall semester |
Writing Development |
Two sessions in the spring semester |
Comprehension Strategies, Vocabulary |
Year 2 |
Content |
Three day summer institute |
Fluency, Reading Assessment, Guided Reading |
Two sessions in the fall semester |
Vocabulary |
One session in the spring semester |
Comprehension, Literature Circles |
The trainer will arrange a site visit to an Arkansas Reading First lab classroom. |
Research
Put Reading First, 2001
Report of the National Reading Panel, 2000
Professional Texts
- Bringing Words to Life by Beck et al (1-57230-753-6)
- Craft Lessons by Fletcher and Portalupi (1-57110-073-3)
- Guiding Readers and Writers Grades 3-6 by Fountas and Pinnell (0-325-00310-6)
- Literature Circles, 2nd edition by Harvey Daniels (1-55138-139-7)
- Strategies That Work by Harvey and Goudvis (1-57110-310-4)
- Teaching for Deep Comprehension by Dorn and Soffos (1-57110-403-8)
- The Fluent Reader by Rasinski (0-439-33208-7)
- Word Journeys by Ganske (1-57230-559-2)
- Word Sorts for Within Word Pattern Spellers by Invernizzi et al (0-13-183816-4)
- Writing Workshop, The Essential Guide by Fletcher (0-325-00362-9)
Note grade levels for the following texts:
- Word Sorts for Letter Name-Alphabetic Spellers by Johnston et al (2nd grade & Sp.Ed) (0-13-183813-X)
- Word Sorts for Syllable Juncture Spellers by Johnston (4th grade) (0-13-113592-9)
- Developmental Reading Assessment K-3* by Beavers (2nd, 3rd, and Sp. Ed)
- Developmental Reading Assessment 4-8* by Beavers (4th)
*Developmental Reading Assessment only available through Pearson Learning
Contact information:
For additional information, contact the literacy specialists at your local education service cooperative.
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