March+6,+2012-+PK-2


 * Purposes** :
 * Build background information on the benefits of phonological awareness and instruction
 * Build teacher's toolbox of activities used to build phonological awareness
 * Review the appropriate age and scope of sequence of phonological awareness skills
 * Discuss the role of talk (both teacher and student talk) in the classroom
 * Discuss how to foster comprehension in the classroom


 * Agenda **:
 * Background of Effective Phonics Instruction and Phonemic Awareness Instruction
 * Phonemic Awareness [[file:Phonological Awareness- Article.docx]]
 * Phonics [[file:Phonics Article- PK-2.pdf]]
 * Discuss Big Ideas from reading


 * Hierarchy and Guideliness [[file:Heirarchy+and+Guidelines+12-15-1.pdf]]


 * Review age acquisition chart [[file:Typical+Age+Acquisition+final+12-14-1.pdf]]


 * Discuss of implications for instruction from the 2 charts- Record information


 * Divide into groups:
 * Preparatory Activities and Rhyming
 * Phoneme Awareness
 * Segmenting
 * Blending
 * Manipulation
 * Have groups present what they have learned with each other
 * The Role of Talk: The Research on Talk and Instruction
 * Comprehension: The Research on Fostering Comprehending Processes [[file:PK-2 Chapters 1-2.pdf]]