ALSP Kindergarten-2nd ELA

Balanced Literacy

READING (60-80 min/day)

(15-20min) Whole Group: Read aloud or shared reading (building background), Direct/Explicit Instruction, Guided practice and feedback

(30-60min) Teacher: Guided reading, Small group instruction, Conferencing, Assessments Student: Independent reading, Partner reading, Reading response journals, Centers (poetry, computer, etc.), Seatwork, Conferencing, Lit Circles, Assessment, Reader’s Theater

Guided Reading

• • Unique

  • Reading A-Z/Razplus

  • RAZ Kids

  • Scholastic Weekly Reader

  • Literactive

Shared Reading

• • Scholastic Weekly Reader

  • Epic!

  • News-2-You

  • Unique

  • Brain Pop

Informational Text

• • Scholastic Weekly Reader

  • ReadWorks

  • News-2-You

  • Unique

Literature

• • Novel Studies

  • Epic!

  • Tar Heel Readers

  • Sherlock Adapted Literature

WORD WORK (10-30 min/day)

(10-20min) Whole Group: Phonemic awareness, Phonics, Vocabulary (content & life skills), Spelling, Grammar

(10-20min) Teacher: Mini-lessons, Re-teaching, Skill groups Student: Differentiated practice

Word Work/Phonics

• • Jolly Phonics

  • EdMark

  • Headsprout

  • Dolch Sight Word List

Fluency

• • Teach Your Monster To Read

LA/WRITING (45 min/day*)

(10-20min) Whole Group:Modeled writing, Shared writing, Mini-lesson, Conventions

(10-20min) Teacher: Individual conferences, Small group instruction, Guided writing, Shared writing Student: Independent writing, Peer conferencing, Planning, writing, revising, editing, publishing, Conventions, Listening, Speaking

Writing

• • Daily Report Home Writing

  • Predicable Writing Charts

  • Core Vocabulary Writing Activities