1. January 21, 2015 By: Laurel Petrovits
Literacy~K-1
Parent Workshop
January 21, 2015 By: Laurel Petrovits

2. Five Pillars of Literacy Instruction
1.Phonemic Awareness 2.Phonics ​ 3.Fluency ​ 4.Vocabulary​ 5.Text Comprehension

3. Phonemic Awareness
~The knowledge that words are made up of a combination of individual sounds​.
~Although there are 26 letters in the English language, there are approximately 40 phonemes, or sound units, in the English language.
~See handout for list of phonemes, their spellings and examples

4. Examples of Phonemic Awareness Skills
~Blending: What word am I trying to say? Mmmmm...oooooo...p.
~Segmentation (first sound isolation): What is the first sound in mop? /m/
~Segmentation (last sound isolation): What is the last sound in mop? /p/
~Segmentation (complete): What are all the sounds you hear in mop? /m/ /o/ /p/

5. Strategies for Tricky Words
*Phonics is used when a reader comes across an unknown word (tricky word handout) ~Look at the pictures ~Get your lips ready to make the first sounds ~Stretch it out ~Chunk the word ~Skip it, come back ~Flip the vowel (short/long sounds) ~Try it again ~Ask for help

6. Reading with fluency ~Expression- do not sound like a robot
~Rate- don’t read too fast. Don’t read too slow
~Accuracy- read the right words
~Punctuation-
( . ) stop and pause at a period
( ? ) read it like a question
( ! ) read it with feeling
( “ “) read it with expression

7. Comprehension
~Comprehension is the ability to make meaning from what the text says both explicitly and implicitly.
~ The goal of comprehension instruction is to teach children specific strategies to use for understanding text as they read.

8. Before Reading
~At beginning of new book: -What do you think this book will be about? Why do you think that? -What characters do you think might be in this story? -What are you wondering about as you look at the cover and back of your book?

9. During Reading
-What do you think will happen next? Why?
-Why do you think the character did __________________? How do you know?
- How would you have felt if that happened to you?
- What does the character/setting look like in your mind?
-Can you put what you’ve just read in your own words?
-What’s happened to this character so far?
- Tell me the most important things you read today in order of how they happened

10. After Reading
At the end of a book: -What was the big idea? -Name the characters and setting -Retell the most important events in the story from beginning, middle, and end. - What were the most important events in this story? (Problem and Solution)

11. Building Stamina
~ Allow children to read BOTH; books on their reading level as well as books that interest them ~Create a comfy reading space in your home ~Interactive stories and books on the computer ~Be good role models ~Make reading a part of family time ~Set a timer and keep track of progress

12. Resources & Websites ~ Online Library www.myon.com ~ Phonics
~ Strategies for Tricky words
~Phonemes Handout
~Retelling Rope
~ Online Library
~ Phonics
~Literacy Games