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| Grade(s) | Title | Description | |||||
| LITERACY FOR PARENTS | |||||||
| Elementary |
Summer Reading |
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| Primary | Early Reading/Writing Continuum | Continuum of children's development in early reading and writing (click here for .pdf version) | |||||
| Primary |
Reading First Parent Guide |
"Decoding" Bookmark |
Reading guide for parents | ||||
| Primary | Early Reading/Writing Skills Parents' Guide | Guide for parents in children's development in early reading/writing (click here for .pdf version ) | |||||
| Intermed/MS | Summer Literacy Newsletter | Newsletter re summer reading | |||||
| Intermediate | March Literacy Newsletter | Newsletter re testing | |||||
| Primary | January Literacy Newsletter | Newsletter for parents | |||||
| Intermediate | January Literacy Newsletter | Newsletter for parents | |||||
| All |
Especially For
Parents Literacy Connections |
Tips for parents | |||||
| All |
Tips for Parents - National Center for Family Literacy |
Tips for parents | |||||
| All | ReadWriteThink Why Summer Learning Learning Beyond the Classroom | Summer Reading resources | |||||
| All | Academic Learning Time/Anatomy of a Lesson power point | Guide for lesson planning to ensure maximum academic learning time | |||||
| All | Literacy First Implementation Guide | Overview of Clark County's Literacy Program (click here for .pdf version) | |||||
| All | Lesson Plan Template/Anatomy of a Lesson | Lesson plan template to promote academic learning time: Me/We/Two/You | |||||
| Primary | Primary Language Arts | Comprehensive resource | |||||
| Primary | Lucy Calkins' Reading/Writing Workshop | Implementation guide for Reading/Writing Workshop -- The Calkins Model | |||||
| Elementary | Strategic Spelling Guide Spelling Practice Bookmark Guidelines for Individualized Spelling Tests | Spelling Strategies adapted from Gail Tompkins, Language Arts: Patterns of Practice | |||||
| All |
Seven Literacy Strategies
That Work |
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| All | KY Regulatory Guidelines for Writing | Writing Conference Record | Overview of teaching practices in Writing Administrative Regulation 703 KAR 5:080 | ||||
| All | Conferring Handbook | Conferring in Elementary Classroom | A conferring guide with emphasis on teaching the writer not the writing; | ||||
| All | Ethics in Marking Student Papers power point | Annotated Writing Scoring Rubric | Guide to ethical feedback to students | ||||
| Elem | Scoring Rubric Overview | Scoring Rubric "I Can" statements | Scoring Rubrics/"I Can" statements | ||||
| Elem | Improving Boys' Writing Purpose and Audience | Kid friendly scoring rubric | Suggestions for writing instruction for boys | ||||
| All | Student Writing Samples | Writing Toolkit | Writing samples from Teaching That Matters; Collection of writing resources | ||||
| MS | Peer editing Resource provided by Amy Cody; Comprehensive Writing Toolkit created by Mr. Frank Coffey, Southern Middle | ||||||
| All | Purdue OWL resource; Text to support revision process | ||||||
| For Teachers |
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Training resource from Renfew County, Ontario, Canada | |||||
| writing - resources | |||||||
| All | Writing to learn activities | Sample Learning Log Activities | WTL activities; Description learning log activities -- adaptable for all grade levels | ||||
| All | Idea Development/Support | Writing Angles | Dr. Charles Whitaker's writing guides | ||||
| All | Discovery Articles | Inquiry and Writing | Dr. Charles Whitaker's writing guides | ||||
| Elem/MS |
Sentence combining power point |
Sentence combining power point (high school) |
Guides to sentence combining | ||||
| HS |
Comma usage power point |
Internet Research power point |
Writing Guides (Purdue University Writing Lab) | ||||
| All | Audience Awareness Visual | Prewriting Audience Awareness graphic organizer | Purpose/audience tools | ||||
| mentor texts to support writing | |||||||
| All | Marker Papers Update P_8 | Marker Papers Update 9_12 | Additional examples of competent students work to including Reflective | ||||
| All | Literature That Supports Writing | Mentor Texts | Power point from NCTE; Explanation of mentor texts to support writing | ||||
| MS | Mentor Text Mrs. Pratchett's Revenge power point | Mrs. Pratchett's Revenge text excerpt | Showing-not-telling with assistance from Roald Dahl, including student work | ||||
| Elem/MS | Mentor Texts Nonfiction power point | Mentor Texts Setting power point | Main Idea and Supporting Details/Treasures 6th grade; Descriptive settings from 4th grade Treasures | ||||
| Elem | Mentor Texts Springboard for Writing power point | Onion and Astronaut Text Excerpt | Showing-not-Telling with assistance of mentor text Onion and Astronaut; examples from Lucy Calkins Unit of Study | ||||
| Elem | Personal Narratives Reading/Writing Connections | Examples of Showing Not Telling | Collection of "mentor" texts to generate journal writing/narrative craft lessons/models for conferencing | ||||
| MS/HS | Read Like a Reader, Read Like a Writer | Reading Like A Writer Podcast | Text to use for reading/writing analysis by Steve Peha, Teaching That Matters; Explanation for reading like a writer | ||||
| MS |
Read Like a Reader, Read Like a Writer (literary)
Wondrous Words Excerpts |
Read Like a Reader, Read Like a Writer (nonfiction) | Language Arts/Social Studies:
Greek Mythology; Excerpts to elicit "noticings" of word choice, etc. |
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| Elem | Read Like a Reader, Read Like a Writer |
Suggested Titles for
Read-Alouds |
Treasures texts to practice reading like a reader; list of mentor texts provided by Wilkes County Schools, NC | ||||
| Elem | Mentor Texts Student Work "Oh NO!" Moments power point | "Oh NO!" student texts | Texts to assist with creating "Oh NO!" moment in personal narrative writing | ||||
| personal expressive/literary writing | |||||||
| Elem | Engaging narrative leads/student work (sounds) | Engaging leads seasons | Showing not Telling in Leads/student examples | ||||
| Elem | Narrative Leads | Great Leads | Examples of different types of leads/hooks | ||||
| Elem | Narrative Event Map | Revising and Editing Practice power point | Graphic organizer for narratives; Revising/Editing practice w/narrative text | ||||
| Elem | Personal Narrative Organizer | Personal Narrative Revision Guide | Organizer to help guide narrative writing/revision | ||||
| Intermed/MS | Memoir Pre-Writing Activity | Memoir Pre-Writing Activity power point | Reading response prompts to accompany Cynthia Rylant's picture book When I Was Young In The Mountains | ||||
| MS/HS | Memoirs Student Work | From the Art of Writing Well, Lucy Calkins | |||||
| All | Poetry Experiences | Actions to prompt poetry | From the work of Pam Burton, LA teacher, Johnson Co. MS;Nancie Atwell resource | ||||
| transactive writing | |||||||
| All | Feature Articles Structure | Transactive Writing | Feature Articles Explanation | Dr. Charles Whitaker's sample article structure; Dewey Hensley's explanation of feature articles/structure | |||
| MS | Feature Article Writing and Informational Reading | Guide to Persuasive Writing Persuasive Frame Organizer | Jefferson County Resource; Annotated persuasive samples | ||||
| All | Common persuasive advertising techniques | Positive Persuasive Techniques | Power points to guide analysis of ads; TV ad viewing guide; positive persuasion power point | ||||
| All | Persuasive Advertising Anticipation Guide | Open Response Hershey Ad | Anticipation Guide and assessments | ||||
| All | Positive Persuasive Techniques power point | Strategy Definitions | Resources from Read Write Think; Pre-writing tools | ||||
| 5th | Persuasive letter plan | Prewriting activity to help anticipate reader's objections | |||||
| 5th | Persuasive letter example | Persuasive letter analysis | Sample persuasive model/analysis | ||||
| 7th/8th |
Speech Writing power point |
Speech writing guide/related curriculum documents; Sample speeches; | |||||
| MS/HS | Guide to enable active listening | ||||||
| MS/HS |
What Is An Editorial Newspapers in Education Lesson 11 |
Editorial Checklist
Editorial Discussion Sample School Uniforms Editorial Discussion Sample Star Tribune Safe toys |
Editorial
explanation/checklist based on Dr. Charles Whitaker's work Resources for teaching editorials |
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| MS/HS |
Voice/Tone power point |
Power point and editorial to guide discussion of appropriate voice/tone | |||||
| MS/HS | Argument & Persuasive Writing @Web English Teacher | Lesson Plans - Critical Consumerism (Urban Dreams - OUSD) | Resource for persuasive writing; Resource for persuasive writing/advertising analysis | ||||
| MS/HS | Generating Ideas in the Content Area classroom for real world writing power point | Generating Ideas from Science/Electricity Unit | Guide for generating ideas/angles in content areas; Dr. Charles Whitaker's sample Science Unit and related writing | ||||
| MS/HS |
Generating Ideas from Middle Ages content for real world writing power point |
Middle Ages text pdf |
Guide for generating ideas/angles in Social Studies content/Middle Ages, adapted from Annenberg materials | ||||
| READING | |||||||
| Primary |
Literacy Centers Template |
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| K-1 |
Phonological Awareness Centers Part 1 | PA Centers Part 2 | PA Centers Part 3 | Center Activities from Florida Center for Reading Research | |||
| K-1 |
Phonics Part 1 | Phonics Part 2 | Phonics Part 3 | ||||
| K-1 |
Phonics Part 4 | Phonics Part 5 | |||||
| K-1 |
Fluency | Vocabulary | Comprehension | ||||
| Elem | Open Response Bank: | Open Response Bank: | Reading Websites | ||||
| Elem | 4.1 Reading Core Content | 4.1 Checklist 4th grade | 4.1 Checklist 5thgrade | Core Content checklists to assist OR development | |||
| MS | Combined Curriculum Document 6th grade | 4.1 Checklist 6th grade | Reading Scoring Rubric | Combined state curriculum documents (revised format); Core Content checklists to assist OR development; scoring rubric | |||
| MS/HS | WebQuest_TruthAndNothingButTheTruth Reading Persuasive Materials |
Reciprocal
Teaching Role Sheets |
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| MS/HS | Reading Strategies in Math Classroom | Keys to Reading Math Bookmark | Math teacher's recommended reading strategies | ||||
| MS/HS | Predicting non fiction text power point | Summarizing power point | Guide for predicting, summarizing | ||||
| MS/HS | Question Answer Relationships power point | Question Answer Relationships Bookmark | Guide for analyzing question/answer relationships; bookmark | ||||
| MS/HS | Informative article about how to promote visualization in reading comprehension | ||||||
| All | Jeff Wilhelm's comprehension resources | ||||||
| All | List of signal words for text structures; | ||||||
| All | Graphic organizers | ||||||
| All | |||||||
| All | Strategies based on Jeff Zwiers' work; Article to supplement QAR power point | ||||||
| Elem |
Reading Rockets Reading Comprehension & Language Arts Teaching Strategies for Kids |
Supplemental resources | |||||
| Elem | Source of Student Center Activities - Florida Center for Reading Research; Wisconsin Reading Resource | ||||||
| Elem | Source of reader's theatre scripts/Lit Elements/Devices | ||||||
| READING CIRCLES | |||||||
| Primary | Primary Lit Circles;Chapter 1 Harvey Daniels' Lit Circles | ||||||
| All | Everything you need to set up lit circles | ||||||
| All | Rubric to guide participation | ||||||
| Elem |
Word Wiz Summarizer Interpreter Connector Literary Critic Evaluator Writing Craftsman |
Reading role bookmarks | |||||
| 6-8 |
Word Wiz Summarizer Interpreter Connector Literary Critic Evaluator Writing Craftsman |
Reading role bookmarks | |||||
| HS |
Wordsmith Summarizer Interpreter Connector Literary Critic Evaluator Writing Craftsman |
Reading role bookmarks | |||||
| 6th |
Reading Roles Sample Responses Summer of Swans Summer of Swans ORQ/MC Scoring Rubric |
Sample reading responses, assessment and rubric | |||||
| READING - WORD STUDY | |||||||
| All | Common root words/prefixes/suffixes | ||||||
| All | Walls That Teach activities | ||||||
| All | Word map template and sample | ||||||
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| All | Resource adapted from work of Jeff Zwiers | ||||||
| ON DEMAND WRITING RESOURCES | |||||||
| All | Combined On Demand Rubric and Score Sheet | KDE On Demand resource | Rubric for scoring and conferencing with students; KDE Writing Handbook resource | ||||
| All | Checklist for creating prompts | On Demand Mini Lessons | Dr. Charles Whitaker's guide to creating On Demand prompts/mini lessons | ||||
| 5th |
On-Demand Test Prep FAP IT! power point |
Test prep guide | |||||
| 5th | Student Group Responses to Writing to Inform prompt | Student work showing Problem/Solution idea development | |||||
| 5th | Model Article | Model Letter | Model article and letter, same subject | ||||
| 5th | Jeopardy game to review for OD test; ORQ/OD differences and fact/opinion | ||||||
| 5th/8th | Writer's OD guide included in test booklet provided by KDE; Released test items with student work provided by KDE | ||||||
| 8th |
Persuasive Technique Analysis power point |
Samples of student work with various levels of elaboration; persuasive technique analysis power point | |||||
| 5th/8th | Self conferencing checklist/letter | Self conferencing checklist/article | Checklists to aid self conferencing | ||||
| 8th |
On-Demand Student Guide power point |
Test prep guide; Jeopardy game to review OD assessment | |||||
| ON DEMAND WRITING PROMPTS/MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS | |||||||
| 5th | Editing M/C Science/Cells Editing M/C Science/Potato Vaccines Editing M/C People in Science | Practice multiple choice editing tests - Science content from Harcourt Science | |||||
| 5th/8th | Narrate for Purpose: What's the hidden purpose? |
http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/index.cfm NY test prep site |
Guided practice for prompt analysis | ||||
| 5th | Diagnostic Prompts | Companion instructional tool power point | Diagnostic prompts to guide instruction; using FAP to focus on Form Audience Purpose | ||||
| 5th | On-Demand Writing Prompts (all modes) | Elementary On Demand Prompts | 15 On-Demand sample writing prompts; OD prompts from Nelson Co | ||||
| 5th | On-Demand/Bridge to Terabithia (narrate) | On-Demand/Learning from Adults (narrate) | Prompts emanating from Bridge to Terabithia ; Letter/article from A Visit With Grandpa | ||||
| 5th | On-Demand/Narrate Treasures Unit Four | On-Demand/Narrate Treasures Unit Five | Article re weather; letter re changing plans; letter re good friend; letter re helping someone | ||||
| 5th | On-Demand/Persuasion | On-Demand/Social Studies (persuade) | On-demand prompts with mentor text from Time Life for Kids; Prompts from Social Studies content | ||||
| 5th | On-Demand/Math connection (persuade) | On-Demand/Math connection (persuade) | Letter re popular books/letter re popular lunch; letter re choice of field trip based on cost, distance; letter re healthy snacks based on cost/calories | ||||
| 5th | Treasures Unit Two/Three | ||||||
| 5th |
On-Demand/PLVS (inform) |
ORQ and Article/letter - dealing with stress | |||||
| 8th | OD prompts from Nelson Co | ||||||
| 8th |
On-Demand - What Is It? 8th grade power point |
Diagnostic prompts to guide instruction; using FAP to review On Demand Writing tasks; 50 On-Demand sample writing prompts | |||||
| 8th | On-demand prompts from Pros/Cons TV text; Article/letter - facing new experiences/serving others | ||||||
| 8th | Editorial/speech - materialism/dress code; Letter/speech - school calendar/publish newsletter | ||||||
| 8th | ORQ and Letter/article - finding a job/with sample letter response; Editorial/letter related to Anne Frank | ||||||
| HS | Students choose from Letter/Speech; Article/Speech | ||||||
| All | FCPS Curriculum and Instruction | On Demand prompts from Fayette County | |||||
| REFLECTIVE WRITING | |||||||
| All | KDE Reflective Writing Resource | 2008 Summer training resource for cluster leaders | |||||
| Elementary | 4th grade sample | Sample reflective 4th grade letter to 5th grade teacher | |||||
| Elementary | Letter from literacy coach to 4th graders | Letter from literacy coach to Lucy Calkins | Sample reflective letters | ||||
| Elementary | Annotated 4th grade Reflective Sample p/point | Annotated 4th grade Reflective Exemplar p/point | P/points: audience awareness; personal literacy connection | ||||
| 7th | Annotated 7th grade Reflective Exemplar p/point | P/point: cause and effect | |||||
| All | Reflection: Cause/Effect Focus | Literacy Experiences Organizer | Cause/Effect signal words in literacy reflection; GO: literacy experiences | ||||
| All | Idea Development Support Guided Practice | Idea Development Support Student Work | ID lesson based on work of Dr. Charles Whitaker | ||||
| All | Examples of Ways to Convey Your Reflective Thinking | Reflecting On My Writing | ID/Support from the work of Dr. Charles Whitaker; GO provided by Amy Cody | ||||
| All |
Contemplating Literacy Experiences During Writing Process: Questions to Ask |
Questions to promote contemplation of literacy throughout the year from Elizabeth Dick, Franklin Co. | |||||
| All | Questions to promote audience/purpose awareness; Reflective Thinking based on KDE resource | ||||||
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Reflection Lesson One p/point |
Reflection Lesson Two p/point |
Reflection Lesson Three p/point |
Guide for reflective portfolio entry | |||
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KDE Reflective Writing Explanation power point |
Explanation of growth in writing through lens of literacy includes student samples; GO | |||||
| UNITS OF STUDY | |||||||
| Kindergarten | Small Moments Narrative Writing Unit | Narrative Writing Unit by Lauren Thomas | |||||
| Elem | Charlotte's Web Unit | Stone Fox | Esperanza Rising Persuasive Unit | Interdisciplinary novel units | |||
| 6th |
Hoot Unit Outline
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Who Gives a Hoot? p/point |
Hoot
Transactive Writing Project p/point What Makes A Good Discussion? p/point |
Interdisciplinary unit | |||
| MS | Short Story Inquiry Unit | Gathering Blue | Student inquiry/short story/mentor texts; Interdisciplinary novelunit | ||||
| MS | Nonfiction Handbook | Nonfiction Handbook (persuasive) | Analysis of text structure to assist with writing | ||||
| MS | Hatchet Booktalk power point | Flush Novel Unit | Pre-reading activity by Jennifer Steele; Interdisciplinary novel unit by Julie Wood | ||||
| All | Planning a Themed Literature Unit | Literature Learning Ladders | Resources to help plan themed literature units | ||||
| All | Ohio's Instructional Management System (IMS) | Unit of Study planning resource | |||||
| RELATED RESOURCES | |||||||
| All | KDE guide to development KCCT like assessments | ||||||
| All | Writing resource from UConn | ||||||
| Elem |
http://writingfix.org/ http://www.unr.edu/educ/nnwp/Mini_Lesson_of_the_Month_Club.html |
Resources from Northern Nevada WP addressing 6 trait writing - complements KY writing standards | |||||
| All | Resource for analysis of student work and writing skills in all genres | ||||||
| 6-12 | Resource including graphic organizers, rubrics and other instructional tools for reading, writing and thinking | ||||||
| All |
Images of Winchester-Clark County, KY - Relocation information for the Winchester Area |
Images of Winchester to prompt ideas for writing about place | |||||
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Children's Express. http://www.childrens-express.org Co-nect to kids. http://www.co-nect.net/legacy/schools/webzine Cyberkids. http://www.cyberkids.com/index.html Frodo's Notebook. http://www.frodosnotebook.com/ Kid News. http://kidnews.com/ Kids Online Magazine. http://kidsonlinemagazine.com/ KidsViews. http://www.edulace.com/kids/rdg/chal.html MidLink Magazine. http://longwood.cs.ucf.edu/~MidLink/ White Barn Press. http://whitebarnpress.com |
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| all | Scholastic site where writers can publish their work | ||||||
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http://thewritesource.com/models.htm http://thewritesource.com/topics.htm |
Student work representing all genre and writing topics | |||||
| all | Examples of most letter types | ||||||
| all | A wealth of literacy resource materials created by Steve Peha | ||||||
| all | Online resource for English teachers | ||||||
Questions?: email: jennifer.bernhard@clark.kyschools.us