K-3 English Language Arts Common Core State Standards Job Alike Session #2 Foundational Skills 3:00 – 4:30 & 3:30 – 5:15 “ Foundational skills are necessary and important components of an effective, comprehensive reading program.” Oregon ELA CCSS

SessionTopics #1Introduction to ELA CCSS #2Reading Foundational Skills Part 1 #3Reading Foundational Skills Part 2 Closing the Gap #4Reading for Literature #5Reading for Informational Text #6Language (Vocab, Grammar, Usage) #7Writing & Language (Spelling, Punctuation, Capitalization #8Listening, Speaking and Assessment

Content & Language Objectives Content Objectives: o Teachers will understand the vertical and horizontal alignment of the Foundational Skills Standards in the ELA CCSS. o Teachers will identify where the Foundational Skill standards are taught in Reading Street. Language Objective: o Teachers will read, write and discuss as they build an understanding of Foundational Skills standards and identify where they are taught in Reading Street.

Reading: Foundational Skills Pre-assessment What I Know What I Want to Know

Reading Foundational Skills 4 Components of Foundational Skills o Print Concepts (K-1) o Phonological Awareness (K-1) o Phonics and Word Recognition (K-3) o Fluency (K-3)

Let’s Explore… Reading Standards: Foundational Skills  Independent Work: Read down through each standard at your grade level. 5 mins. + Something new ! Something you would like to learn more about ? Something you have a question about  Table Discussion: Go Around Protocol 7 mins o Form groups of 3 o What is the same about the new ELA CCSS and the current standards ? o What is new or different? Vertical Alignment

Let’s Explore… Reading Standards: Foundational Skills 1. Reading and Writing: 10 mins o Read across the standard Grades K -5. -Highlight vocabulary you would like to clarify -Jot any questions in the margins o Go to Appendix A, pages Scan for information that helps clarify vocabulary or answer your questions. 2. Table Discussion: Go Around Protocol 10 mins. o Form groups of 3 o What do you notice about how the standards increase in complexity and rigor? o What did you learn or have clarified from Appendix A? Horizontal Alignment Phonics and Word Recognition

Meeting the Common Core State Standards with Reading Street o Print Concepts, Phonological Awareness, Phonics and Word Recognition & Fluency o Standards -left column o Units and pages - right column o Description of instruction –bottom of each box Reading Street

Gr. K Phonemic Awareness 1. Guided Walkthrough o Weekly Planner page, Unit 2, pages 4 & 5 2. Partner Activity - Meeting the Standards Using Reading Street (10 min) o Materials Needed: - Unit 2 TE, SF Handout and Activity Packet o Complete activity with a partner TEACHER EDITION UNIT 2 Phonemic Awareness The best predictor of reading difficulty in kindergarten or first grade is the inability to segment words and syllables into constituent sound units (phonemic awareness). Reading Street

Gr. K Phonics 1. Guided Walkthrough: Weekly Planner Page - Unit 2, pages 66 & 67 o Daily phonics instruction 2. Partner Activity: Meeting the standards using Reading Street o Materials Needed: - Unit 2 TE, SF Handout and Activity Page - Complete activity with a partner Reading Street

Gr. K Fluency 1. Guided Walkthrough: Weekly Planner Page Unit 2, pages 66 & 67 o Day 1 & Day 4, Reread and read decodable, pages 80 & Partner Activity: Meeting the standards using Reading Street o Materials Needed: -Unit 2 TE, SF Handout and Activity Page - Complete activity with a partner Reading Street LaBerge and Samuels described the fluent reader as "one whose decoding processes are automatic, requiring no conscious attention." Such capacity then enables readers to allocate their attention to the comprehension and meaning of the text. Juel, 1991

Locate yourself on the Compass As you think about closing the achievement gap in Foundation Skills for Black and Brown students, locate yourself on the compass.

Reading: Foundational Skills Post-assessment What I Found Out Further Questions

Thanks for Coming! Next Session, please bring…  Teacher Edition Unit 3  ELA Common Core State Standards