Rigby Literacy K-2nd Grade

Sandi JordanLiteracy Coach

Midway ElementaryDecember, 2008

7 Comprehension Strategies

Activate prior knowledge Determine importance Ask questions Use sensory images Draw inferences Synthesize Use fix-up strategies Keene & Zimmerman, 1997

Read Aloud

Grades K & 1

•32 write-on, wipe-off song posters

•Accompanying audio CD

•Teaching Notes with Home Connection

Writer’s Workshop

10-15 minutes: Mini-lesson 20 – 30 minutes: Independent writing /

conferencing / guided writing 5-10 minutes: Sharing time / Author’s

chair

Balanced Literacy Block:Balanced Literacy Block:

•10 – 15 min – Read Aloud / Think Aloud

•10 – 15 min – Shared Reading

•10 – 15 min – Working with Words

•45 – 60 min – Guided Reading / Centers

•40 – 50 min – Writers’ Workshop

Authentic Literacy Experiences

Writers’ Den

Partner Reading

Listening Center

Independent Reading

Post Office

Word Study

Journaling

Teacher Expectations

Create a print-rich, child-centered learning environment with a well organized management system

Balance whole group and small group instruction

Use on-going assessment to inform instruction Diligence in adding new pieces one at a time Continued professional growth