LASSO/Foundations 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, Assessment Student: Independent reading (Raz Kids, Read Naturally), Partner reading, Reading response journals, Centers (poetry, computer, etc.), Seatwork, Conferencing, Lit Circles, Assessment, Reader’s Theater

Guided Reading

• • MyView

  • Reading A-Z 

  • RAZ Kids

  • Khan Academy

  • Story Champs

Shared Reading

• • Scholastic Weekly Reader

  • Epic!

  • Brain Pop

Informational Text

• • Scholastic Weekly Readers

  • Read Works

Literature

• • Reading A-Z

  • Novel Studies

  • Sherlock Adapted Literature

  • Freckle

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

  • Headsprout

  • Teach Your Monster to Read

  • Words Their Way

Fluency

• • Read Naturally

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

• • Reading Street

  • Writing A-Z