1. © 2014 Core Knowledge Foundation. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution- NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ Creative Commons Licensing You are free: to Share — to copy, distribute and transmit the work to Remix — to adapt the work Under the following conditions: Attribution — You must attribute the work in the following manner:  This work is based on an original work of the Core Knowledge® Foundation made available through licensing under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. This does not in any way imply that the Core Knowledge Foundation endorses this work. Noncommercial — You may not use this work for commercial purposes. Share Alike — If you alter, transform, or build upon this work, you may distribute the resulting work only under the same or similar license to this one. With the understanding that: For any reuse or distribution, you must make clear to others the license terms of this work. The best way to do this is with a link to this web page: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ 1

2. © 2014 Core Knowledge Foundation. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution- NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ Session 6 Introduction to the Skills Strand EngageNY.org

3. © 2014 Core Knowledge Foundation. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution- NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ Objectives We will be able to: identify the instructional and support materials required for Skills strand implementation. identify key features of the Teachers Guide. 3

4. © 2014 Core Knowledge Foundation. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution- NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ Skills Strand Design Principle Review CKLA materials will explicitly support: distinguishing between sounds and spellings using the most frequent or least ambiguous sounds first opportunities for intensive practice to build reliability and automaticity direct instruction of blending and segmenting oral language skills that underlie parallel reading and writing skills basic skills that are the foundation to fluent writing 4

5. © 2014 Core Knowledge Foundation. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution- NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ Skills Stand Teacher Materials 5 Teacher Guides Clip: Students Excited About Skills Block

6. © 2014 Core Knowledge Foundation. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution- NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ Teacher Guide The purpose of the Teacher Guide is to provide lesson plans for Skills Strand lessons. Central Component for Skills Strand Provides lessons, objectives, and activities and resources to guide instruction One guide per unit of instruction Kindergarten -10 units First Grade-7 units Second Grade-6 units 6 K1 2

7. © 2014 Core Knowledge Foundation. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution- NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ Big Books The purpose of the Big Books is for the teacher to model reading for students.  Teacher will model best reading practices for students during Demonstration Story lessons  There are 5 titles in kindergarten and 3 titles in grade 1  Students have matching readers for most units  Available for projection 7 K1

8. © 2014 Core Knowledge Foundation. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution- NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ Sound Posters & Cards The purpose of the Sound Posters & Sound Cards is to provide a visual reminder of the code knowledge students have been taught.  Posters are mounted when a sound is taught for the first time.  Sound cards are added as each spelling and alternative spelling is taught.  Begins in Kindergarten Unit 3, Lesson 5  10 vowel posters, 25 consonant posters 8 K

9. © 2014 Core Knowledge Foundation. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution- NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ Code Flip Books & Letter Cards The purpose of the Code Flip Book and Cards is to provide students with a visual guide of sounds and spellings taught.  Set of two Flip Books (one for vowels, one for consonants)  Used in First and Second Grades  Contains both basic and alternative spellings 9 1 2 Video Clip

10. © 2014 Core Knowledge Foundation. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution- NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ Large Card Letters The Large Card Letters are used for teaching and reviewing sounds and spellings and chaining activities.  Used for sounds and spellings review  Students use cards to engage in spelling/chaining activities during warm-up activities  Note that vowel cards are shaded.  Line drawn at bottom of card indicates directionality 10 K1 Video Clip

11. © 2014 Core Knowledge Foundation. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution- NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ Blending Picture Cards The purpose of the Blending Picture Cards is to support blending activities by using images to serve as a visual cue for blending a word.  Supports blending on one side and matching segmented word on other side  Used for various blending practice activities in kindergarten 11 K

12. © 2014 Core Knowledge Foundation. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution- NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ Timeline Posters and Cards The purpose of the Timeline Posters and Cards is to help students understand the content of context of CKLA stories in Grade 2.  The cards feature an image and a sentence depicting an event from the Student Reader. 12 2

13. © 2014 Core Knowledge Foundation. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution- NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ Skills Strand Student Materials 13

14. © 2014 Core Knowledge Foundation. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution- NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ Student Workbooks The purpose of the Student Workbook is to provide practice and reinforcement for students after a lesson.  One copy per student, per unit  Workbook page copies and answer keys are located in the Teacher’s Guide. 14 K1 2

15. © 2014 Core Knowledge Foundation. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution- NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ Student Readers The purpose of the Student Readers is to provide practice on recently taught spellings through 100% decodable text.  One per student, per unit beginning with Kindergarten Unit 6  New spellings taught in the unit are printed in bold throughout the reader to help students master material  Students use readers for partner reading, independent reading and CLOSE reading lessons  Take-home copies of some stories in the student workbook 15 K1 2 K: Whole Group Reading 2: Close Reading K: Independent Reading

16. © 2014 Core Knowledge Foundation. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution- NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ Chaining Folders & Small Letter Cards The purpose of the Student Chaining Folder & Small Letter Cards is to allow students to practice sound spellings taught.  One per student  Used for chaining activities in Kindergarten starting in Unit 5  Students manipulate small letter cards to practice blending and segmenting 16 K Video Clip

17. © 2014 Core Knowledge Foundation. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution- NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ Additional Support Materials Separate online resource Consists of assessments, activities, and lessons Use to reinforce, re- teach, or progress monitor students Online resource Poetry Fiction Nonfiction Reader’s Theater Fluency Packets Assessment and Remediation Guide 17

18. © 2014 Core Knowledge Foundation. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution- NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ The Skills Strand Teacher Guide Components The purpose of the Teacher Guide is to provide lesson plans for Skills strand lessons. 18 K1 2 1.Unit Introduction 2. Alignment Chart 3. Pacing Chart 4. Lesson components 5. Student Performance Task Assessments 6. Pausing Points 7. The Appendix 8. Teacher Resources

19. © 2014 Core Knowledge Foundation. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution- NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ Unpacking the Teacher Guide A Scavenger Hunt

20. © 2014 Core Knowledge Foundation. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution- NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ Getting Ready: Activity Cards 1.Locate the Skill’s Teacher Guide Activity Cards (5) from the center of your table. 2.Divide the cards (1–2 people per card) 20 Need to have at least 5 people at each table

21. © 2014 Core Knowledge Foundation. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution- NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ Getting Ready: Recording Sheet 21

22. © 2014 Core Knowledge Foundation. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution- NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ Completing the Scavenger Hunt Be sure to complete all the tasks (answer questions) noted in your section. If two people share a card, work as partners. Be ready to share. 22 Focusing on your assigned section, use the (Unit 1) Skills Teacher Guide to complete the tasks and/or answer questions in your workbook.

23. © 2014 Core Knowledge Foundation. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution- NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ Debrief Starting with section 1, use notes from recording sheet to share answer to focus question with group. Rest of group records answers in their recording sheet continue sharing until all focus questions have been answered. 23 The back of the activity cards contain a focus question for the debrief.

24. © 2014 Core Knowledge Foundation. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution- NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ Sharing Our Findings: Skills Unit Introduction Lists teacher and student components Additional materials needed Unit organization Describes unit content What else did you notice ? 24

25. © 2014 Core Knowledge Foundation. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution- NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ Sharing our Findings: The Alignment Chart Includes: Core Content Objectives Core Knowledge Language Arts Learning Goals Aligned to Common Core Standards What else did you notice? 25

26. © 2014 Core Knowledge Foundation. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution- NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ Table of Contents, Pacing Calendar, At-A-Glance Box For all your planning needs: 26

27. © 2014 Core Knowledge Foundation. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution- NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ Sharing Our Findings Lesson Components 27 Lesson Number Objectives for Lesson At A Glance Box Lesson Type Guided Illustrations Lesson Support Specific Examples Time allotments Component Sections

28. © 2014 Core Knowledge Foundation. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution- NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ Pausing Points, The Appendices, Teacher Resources 28 Activities aligned to instruction Pause one to 2 days to provide practice of content already taught Use activities in small group and centers or to enhance lessons Unit 1 includes scope and sequence Content changes based on instruction in unit Provides pedagogical support for CKLA instruction Tens Chart Anecdotal Recording Sheet Answer Keys

29. © 2014 Core Knowledge Foundation. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution- NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ Key Takeaways Teacher and student materials must be organized and accessible. Utilize all materials provided and as intended for effectiveness of lesson implementation and consistency of instruction across the grades. Preview, plan and practice lessons prior to presentation to students. Teacher’s Guide is the central component for the Skills Strands. Lessons provide pedagogical support, rational and explicit guidance. Follow lesson structure closely. Use precise language when provided. To tighten pacing, deliver all exercises within a lesson component, but limit number of items in exercise. 29