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Check it out! The first video in the Science of Reading Professional Development Series is now available on the Professional Development page!
There are so many exciting things related to structured literacy happening across our beautiful state of Hawaiʻi!
Hilo-Waiākea Complex Area
Hilo-Waiākea Complex continues to create a culture of literacy by providing students opportunities to grow across all subject areas in the four domains: reading, writing, speaking, and listening. Recently, we celebrated National Poetry Month by participating in a variety of activities focused around this 4000-year-old genre, which included reading famous and not-so-famous poetry, writing our own poems using learned vocabulary and literary devices, sharing them on Poetry in a Pocket Day, and displaying our illustrated poems at the Hilo Public Library where the public was able to engage by giving authentic comments and feedback.
Original student poetry from Ethan Higa of Mrs. Leah Matsuura’s fourth-grade class at Waiakeawaena Elementary
HW Studentsʻ Original Poems
A diamonte poem from a student in Ms. Ramangmou's Environmental Science class for English Learners at Hilo High School.
Patrons enjoying the poetry and leaving their comments and feedback at the Hilo Public Library Display.
Students from Waiakeawaena Elementary School reading their poems to vice principal Mr. Yanagi on Poetry in a Pocket Day while standing in line for lunch.
Kailua-Kalaheo Complex Area
Kailua-Kalaheo Complex Area teachers are growing their literacy and language practices through their participation in LETRS (Language Essentials for Teaching Reading and Spelling), anchored in teacher learning communities (i.e., Hawaii Lab Cohorts) that aim to provide an on-going, job embedded, differentiated approach to teacher professional learning .
Kailua-Kalaheo Complex Area teachers are growing their literacy and language practices through their participation in LETRS (Language Essentials for Teaching Reading and Spelling), anchored in teacher learning communities (i.e., Hawaii Lab Cohorts) that aim to provide an on-going, job embedded, differentiated approach to teacher professional learning .
Kailua-Kalaheo will begin a new LETRS cohort, open to their complex area educators, in fall of 2023. They will be holding informational meetings for anyone who is interested. If you are an educator in Kailua-Kalaheo wanting to learn more about the LETRS course, please join an informational meeting on May 22 or 23 at 2:30pm. Click the image below to access the zoom link.
Kaimuki-McKinley-Roosevelt Complex Area
KMR is providing their schools with various opportunities to grow and expand their knowledge in regards to foundational literacy skills. They have been providing schools with training and coaching in the following researched based methodologies and programs:
Orton Gillingham with Ron Yoshimoto
Enhanced Core Reading Instruction (ECRI)
Building Foundational Reading Skills (BFRS)
Heggerty (Preschool)
Kaʻū-Keaʻau-Pāhoa Complex Area
The Kaʻū-Keaʻau-Pāhoa Complex Area has implemented the following programs to support early foundational literacy:
Heggerty
Enhanced Core Reading Instruction (ECRI) for several years in K-2 classrooms since they use Reading Wonders as their core ELA curriculum.
Systematic Templates to Advance Important Reading Skills (STAIRS) for grades 3-6
We have our first LETRS cohort this year and we will have a cohort of educators participating in the Beginning Foundational Reading Strategies (BFRS) Train the Trainers sessions
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Literacy in the News in KKP!
Nanakuli-Waianae Complex Area
In Nanakuli-Waianae schools, there is a strong focus on literacy education, with a range of programs and initiatives designed to support students' reading and writing skills. One important aspect of this effort is the complex library of reading intervention programs, which provides teachers with a range of resources and tools to support struggling readers. These programs are designed to target specific areas of need, such as phonics, fluency, comprehension, and vocabulary. To ensure that teachers are equipped to use these programs effectively, Nanakuli-Waianae schools also offer professional development opportunities focused on literacy foundations. These workshops and training sessions provide teachers with the knowledge and skills they need to implement evidence-based reading strategies. To track student progress and identify areas of need, schools in the area also utilize the Galileo and mClass data systems. These systems provide teachers with real-time data on student performance, allowing them to identify areas of strength and weakness, adjust instruction accordingly, and provide targeted interventions where necessary.
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