Literacy Leaders
"Engaging, inspiring, and lifting learners!"
Keller ISD Elementary ELAR - Jan 2018
Literacy Coaching Mid-Year Survey!
Your feedback helps us GROW! Please take a moment to click on the link below and let us know how we are doing. Thank you for completing this anonymous survey by January 23!
Read Aloud. Change the World!
Reading aloud to children every day puts them almost a year ahead of children who do not receive daily read alouds regardless of parental income, education level or cultural background. (Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research)
How will you celebrate? Post your pictures at:
#WorldReadAloudDay
#KellerLiteracy
Learn more at LitWorld: http://www.litworld.org/wrad/
Building a sense of Agency through Reading Aloud
According to educator and author, Regie Routman, there are boundless benefits to reading aloud for children of all ages, including teenagers!
Reading aloud...
- Builds relationships
- Establishes community
- Ignites discussion
- Inspires writing
- Sparks intellectual development
- Increases literacy achievement
http://www.regieroutman.org/files/8114/6878/8112/Reading_Aloud.pdf
Read Aloud Articles Worth READing!
Why Every Class Needs Read Alouds (ASCD)
Flip the Traditional Read Aloud (Robb Review Blog)
Study Says Reading Aloud to Children, More than Talking, builds Literacy (EdSource)
Reading Aloud to Build Comprehension (Reading Rockets)
Three Ways to Increase Student Engagement in Reading (Reading by Example)
Never Too Old: Reading Aloud to Independent Readers (EdWeek)
Books, books, books...
Tweet & Learn!
Follow us now on our new Twitter home page: @kisdlit where we will continue posting twitter chat invitations, highlighting literacy articles and research, spotlighting district literacy events, and celebrating teacher and student work on campuses.
Join us for a KISD Literacy Twitter Chat @kisdlit:
Teachers can earn 1 hr. EQ/SBEC credit by following these guidelines:
1. Stay in the Twitter Chat for the entire hour.
2. Tweet at least 3 times using the host hashtag and @kisdlit or #kellerliteracy
3. Complete and submit the Literacy Twitter Chat Google Form post chat for EQ/PD credit.
#KellerLiteracy Twitter Chat Form
Contact Kasey Smith with questions: kasey.smith@kellerisd.net
Upcoming Twitter Chats!
More EQ Sessions --- Sign-up in Eduphoria Today!
Jan. 16 - Who’s Doing the Work? (Part 1)
Feb. 6 - Who’s Doing the Work (Part 2)
Feb. 7 - Units of Study: Mini-lesson Planning (Repeat Session)
Mar. 1 - Jeff Anderson Grammar (3rd Grade)
Mar. 8 - Jeff Anderson Grammar (2nd Grade)
Mar. 20 - Who’s Doing the Work? (Part 3)
Dawn M. Bailey, Coordinator of Elementary ELA
#KellerLiteracy
Email: dawn.bailey@kellerisd.net
Website: www.kellerisd.net
Location: 350 Keller Parkway, Keller, TX, United States
Phone: (817)744-1210
Twitter: @cannteach