Supplemental+Activities

Please complete any three of the following activities and post a reflection on the discussion board upon completion of that activity.
 * 1) Make a classroom copy of the consonant and vowel charts for your room. Plastic table clothes (I was not able to get shower curtains) are available through Eileen Sparduti for this activity. Please cut them in half to make the two charts.
 * 2) Create a center or lesson based on the concepts learned. Free materials can be found at http://fcrr.org/forTeachers.htm for gradel level centers.
 * 3) Check your current literacy scope and sequence against the instructional sequences provided in this book and LETRS. Are there any gaps? If so, are there any resources that you might suggest to help?
 * 4) Create a word wall list for your class, providing a justification for the words choosen that parents might find resourceful.
 * 5) With a partner, discuss two of the case studies from the back of the book. What phase(s) of Ehris Phases of Reading Development might the students be demonstrating and what would be the next steps instructionally for those students?
 * 6) Collect a writing sample from the beginning of the year and share with a partner. What insights do you have about this student's literacy skills? What are his/her strengths and what might be the next steps instructionally for him or her? (Please keep the name of the student confidential.)