Answer the questions below for EACH of the students in the class. Does the student...
Have a means of communication and interaction?
Engage actively during shared reading (without a reward)?
Know most of the letters most of the time?
Understand that writing involves letters and words?
If you responded NO to any of these questions, you’ll implement the emergent routines.
If you answered YES to all of the questions, you’ll implement the conventional routines.
If you responded YES to questions 1 and 2 and NO to question 3 and 4, the student is likely ready for the transitional routines.
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Phonological and Alphabet Awareness
Alphabet Flip Chart for Independent Writing
Learning Letters Routine
Shared Reading: Emergent Learners with Complex Bodies
Shared Reading with AAC High School
Emergent Writing with a flip chart, initial attempts
Emergent writing more skilled (start at 3:47)
PCW Day 1, modeled by Jane Farrall
PCW Day 2, modeled by Jane Farrall
Video of all parts PCW (modified day 4)
PCW with complex bodies and PODD
DLMPD.com PD Modules, by Claim
Web-Based Resources for Emergent Learners
Tarheel Shared Reader Interface
Adapted Books (formerly Tarheel Reader)
Phonological Awareness Activities (limited verbal abilities)
Play-Based Writing (for blind students)
Powerpoint and Googleslide Book Templates
CVI-Supported Read Aloud Youtube Playlist
Continuum of Writing with Instructional Resources
Writing Tools by Jane Farrall
Shared/Dialogic Reading (CROWD/CAR)
Phonological and Alphabet Awareness
Predictable Chart Writing for Mixed Group
Putting the CROWD in the CAR module
DLMPD.com PD Modules, by Claim
New 3/25! Supporting students with autism to move to conventional literacy (Jane Farrall)
New 3/25! Sit Together and Read (STAR) free instructional bookmarks with comments/ questions aligned to stories
Anchor-Read-Apply for Comprehension
Anchor-Read-Apply: Anchor
Anchor-Read-Apply: Apply
Making Words Lesson Routine
Making Words eye gaze
Word Sorts eye gaze
Transfer Words eye gaze
Word Wall eye gaze
Word Wall Jane Farrall
Writing Mini-Lesson
DLMPD.com PD Modules, by Claim
Jane Farrall: Working With Words
Fastbridge Sight Words Routines
Adapted Books (formerly Tarheel Reader)
Really Great Reading Heart Word Magic
Writing with All Tools Continuum
new 10/25: AAC Adapted UFLI Materials
Writing for Conventional Learners Description
Free Text Resources (beginning readers, decodable texts)