pre-a guided literacy group
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This is a pre-Level a early literacy procedure developed by Jan Richardson.TRANSCRIPT
Closing the Achievement Gap in Kindergarten
-Mary Ann Reilly
Based on the Work of Jan Richardson
Alphabet Book Working with Letters & Names
Working with Sounds
Working with Books
Interactive Writing
Becoming a…
Alphabet Book Letters & Names
Working with Sounds
Working with Books
Interactive Writing
Alphabet Book:Alphabet Book: M m
1-on-1 Instruction.
5 minute lesson.
ProceduresProcedures
1. Make a simple ABC book with large letters and common pictures.
2. Select students who could benefit from the tutoring.
3. Pair each student with a tutor.4. The tutor helps the student read the
entire alphabet book once each day,5. The student traces the letter with his/her
finger, says the name of the letter, and points to the picture and names it. (ex. A a apple)
6. If the student does not know the letter name, the tutor says it and as the student repeat the letter while tracing.
7. If the student needs help with letter formation, the tutor guides the student in tracing the letter correctly.
Alphabet Book Letters & Names
Working with Sounds
Working with Books
Interactive Writing
Effect of Tracing an Alphabet Effect of Tracing an Alphabet BookBook
• Kindergarten students were tested in October, 2004. 27 students could identify 5 or less letters with 11 students unable to identify any letters. After only 18 tracing lessons, the students were retested. The average gain in letter recognition for these students was +12 letters. Two students did not change their scores (0, 2)—everyone else did gain. Range of gains was 3 to 45.
Jan Richardson, 2005. National Reading Recovery Conference.
Alphabet Book Letters & Names
Working with Sounds
Working with Books
Interactive Writing
Letters and NamesLetters and Names1. Letter Sorts: Shape, color, feature, links with
names, words & sounds
2. Letter Formation: Teach simple verbal
directions with letter formation – In the air,
on the table, on the white board
3. ABC Books/Charts: Choral reading saying
letter name and picture. Connect letters to
students’ names
4. Name Activities: Puzzles, magnetic letters,
rainbow writing
Alphabet Book Letters & Names
Working with Sounds
Working with Books
Interactive Writing
Working with Sounds: SyllablesWorking with Sounds: Syllables
1. Syllables: Clap syllables in names and pictures.
Alphabet Book Letters & Names
Working with Sounds
Working with Books
Interactive Writing
Working with Sounds: Picture Working with Sounds: Picture SortsSorts
2. Choose 2 consonants, beginning with the letters whose names mimic their sound and link to students’ names. Distribute 3-4 pictures to each student that begin with those 2 letters. If necessary support students in saying the picture, saying the beginning sound, and saying the name of the letter that matches the sound.
Alphabet Book Letters & Names
Working with Sounds
Working with Books
Interactive Writing
Picture Sorts: K and P Picture Sorts: K and P
Alphabet Book Letters & Names
Working with Sounds
Working with Books
Interactive Writing
Working with Sounds: Working with Sounds: Phoneme Phoneme SegmentationSegmentation
Phoneme Segmentation:
Help Students segment simple words (orally) – 2 to 3 phonemes.
Phoneme Segmentation:
Help Students segment simple words (orally) – 2 to 3 phonemes.
Alphabet Book Letters & Names
Working with Sounds
Working with Books
Interactive Writing
Working with Sounds: Working with Sounds: Work with RhymeWork with Rhyme
Work with Rhyme:
Sort pictures that rhyme, play with rhyming words.
Work with Rhyme:
Sort pictures that rhyme, play with rhyming words.
Alphabet Book Letters & Names
Working with Sounds
Working with Books
Interactive Writing
Working with BooksWorking with Books
Shared Reading: 1. Use Level A guided reading
book. 2. Have students discuss
pictures while you encourage and model saying complete sentences.
3. Students read book chorally while pointing to the words with a pointer.
Alphabet Book Letters & Names
Working with Sounds
Working with Books
Interactive Writing
Interactive WritingInteractive Writing1. Negotiate a simple sentence.
2. Distribute marker to each student.
3. Use a name chart and letter chart to teach sound-letter links.
4. Students should say each word slowly and isolate beginning sounds or other dominant sounds, reread the sentence while the teacher or student points to each word, learn to use a letter chart to make links and get help with letter formation.