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Goal – The students will improve their early literacy skills as Emergent Readers (1st Grade).
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Type 1:
Parenting
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- A back to school night will provide a discussion involving parents to establish a reading routine at home. A discussion will be held about the importance of practicing literacy skill for emergent reader. If the parent/guardian is unable to attend the meeting then the information will be videotaped and posted on the classroom website. Handouts will also be mailed to the parents who cannot attend also to ensure the information makes it home.
- Surveys will be distributed to ask families for information regarding student goals, strengths and interests in reading. (see type 5)
- Information will be supplied to families about how to help emergent readers. (see type 3)
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Type 2:
Communicating
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- Host literacy nights monthly and discuss with parents how reading levels are given and why there is a range of levels in first grade, the reading curriculum, and assessments that will be used. Each month will focus on one topic for the parents. (see type 3) For parents who cannot attend, handouts with information (multiple languages) will be sent home and the information will be posted on the classroom website.
- A monthly classroom newsletter with survey results (see type 1 and type 5) and tips for how to help readers will be mailed home and put on the classroom website for parents to read and learn about how to help their children.
- There will be a classroom suggestion box in the main office and online. Parents can feel free to contact me personally via email or the telephone. They can also send in suggestions in a note with their student. (see type 5)
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Type 3:
Volunteering
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- Trainings will be held at the literacy nights for all volunteering activities. The literacy night will be an hour long session that is offered on Tuesday and Wednesday nights from 3:00-4:00 and 7:00-8:00 in the classroom. The training will also be offered on Saturday morning in the library from 10:00-11:00.
- Parents will be able to come into the classroom every Friday and participate in a parent read aloud. The parent will choose a book from a teacher made list of appropriate books and will serve as an example of a fluent reader. If parents are unable to come into school they can send in a recording of them reading a book and it will be shared with the class. Parents also have the option of presenting the book via Skype.
- Parents can send in used books for our class used book donation to the library. (type 6)
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Type 4:
Learning at Home
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- Environmental print cards will be provided for parents to place around the house to practice sight words. They will be provided in multiple languages and paired with the English equivalent of the word.
- Literacy Bags will be sent home with the student at the request of the parent to give them extra help with their literacy skills. The bags will include activities and books to be completed individually and with a parent. Audio recordings will provided for parents with limited time.
- At the beginning of the week homework activities will be sent home with “must-do’s” that the student can complete independently and “can-do’s” that the student can complete with support from parents.
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Type 5:
Decision Making
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- Results from the surveys will be analyzed and reported to the parents via the monthly newsletter. Based on the results, the classroom will focus on a specific skill each month that the parents feel is most important.
- The suggestions from the suggestion box will be incorporated into instruction when appropriate.
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Type 6:
Community Collaboration
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- The class will take a field trip to the local public library and receive information about the library and activities that are held there for young readers. The librarian will become a source in the community for the students to turn to for help with reading.
- The class will collect used books to donate to the library to help support them in their effort to help other students with their reading.
- The class will also send a thank you note to the library for their time and information.
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