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Session 7
Additional Features of CKLA-Preschool
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Review: CKLA-Preschool DayDAP 154
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Four Additional Features
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Learning Centers Pausing Point Activities
Take Home Materials Domain Assessment
Learning Centers
• One per domain
• Related to domain content All About Me- Doctor’s Office Families- House Dramatic Play Animals- Animal Hospital Plants- Farm Stand Habitats- Library Center
• Opportunities for language facilitation and emergent writing
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DAP 153
Learning Centers in the Teacher Guide
• Plan for Center found directly following the Introduction
• Lists objectives to be covered during Learning Centers (Core Content and Language Arts)
• Materials needed and directions for staging
• Vocabulary and phrases to model
• Ideas for facilitating play before and after the Pausing Point
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DAP 155
Learning Centers Cards
• One for adult, one for child
• Increase environmental print in classroom
• Reminders of words and phrases to model
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Pausing Points
• Two per domain- at the mid-point and end
• Last 2-3 days each
• Opportunities to catch up, review, and extend content and skills
• Teachers may choose to add their favorite activities
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DAP 161
Pausing Point Activities• Quick “check-in” assessments that can be
conducted with groups of students
• Skills- sidewalk paint, sensory bin ideas, printing with letter magnets, fine motor, etc.
• L and L- fiction books, class books, field trips, guest speakers, science projects, etc.
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Take Home Materials• A couple per domain (increases in later domains)
• Located with Activity Pages
• Review material taught at school
• Foster home-school connection
• Give families ideas and materials for extending learning into the home environment
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Example Take Homes• At the beginning and in the middle of the
domain: Family letter, read-aloud, nursery rhyme
• Content-related activities to do at home
• Skills to practice at home
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Domain Assessments
• Located in the Teacher Guide at the end of each domain
• Not comprehensive; provide a “snapshot” of student’s progress relative to objectives
• Guide teachers in identifying students who need extra practice and assistance
• 3 types
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DAP 178
1. Portfolio Collection
• Built throughout the domain
• Include examples of student’s written work and teacher’s reflections
• Suggestions for which work products to include given at the end of each domain
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2. Assessments Opportunities
• Occur throughout the domain
• Relative to certain Language Arts Objectives
• Conducted during Learning Centers
• Collected on sticky notes in students’ portfolios
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10/25/13 Jamilla demonstrates tripod grip and
interest in incorporating emergent writing in play.
3. Task Assessments
• Occur at the end of each domain
• Provide a “snapshot” of student’s progress relative to Core Content and Language Arts Objectives
• Scored as ‘Not Yet,’ ‘Progressing,’ and ‘Ready’
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Wrap-Up
• These additional aspects are integral parts of the CKLA-Preschool program
• There is more to know!
• The General Overview and each Teacher Guide contain additional information
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