K-12 Literacy
Chandra Brotherton, Literacy Specialist
chandra.brotherton@wscstarfish.com
Katie Bucella, Literacy Specialist
katie.bucella@wscstarfish.com
Jeanna Mckee, Literacy Specialist
jeanna.mckee@wscstarfish.com
Caitlin Staton, Literacy Specialist
caitlin.staton@wscstarfish.com
Arkansas R.I.S.E.
Reading Initiative for Student Excellence
GFESC offers training in the Science of Reading, which meets the requirements of Arkansas Act 1063 of 2017
http://www.arkansased.gov/divisions/learning-services/r.i.s.e.-arkansas
Prescribed Pathways for Professional Development
Links to ArkansasIDEAS Science of Reading Training
The Science of Reading : The Right to Read Act
ELB18056
The Science of Reading: An Overview
ELB18057
The Science of Reading: The Reading Brain
ELB18058
The Science of Reading: Essential Elements
ELB18059
The Science of Reading: Phonology
ELB18060
Sound Walls in Our K-2 Classrooms
Sound walls are used in K-2 to support students' understanding of the sound/symbol connections in the English language. Students who have classrooms with sound walls learn to organize what they are learning about how words are built in our language.
The left side displays the vowel sounds of our language and the right side displays the consonant sounds of our language.
The left side displays the vowel sounds of our language and the right side displays the consonant sounds of our language
Words are placed on the sound wall under the target sound. The grapheme (spelling) of the target sound is highlighted in the word. This solidifies the students' understanding of the sound/symbol connections of our language.
The vowel sounds of our language.
