Literacy News from Sarah Pagogna
December 2021 Edition
Essential Instructional Practice focus for December- Essential 6 Writing Instruction
The teacher provides:
- interactive writing experiences in grades K and 1
- daily time for children to write, aligned with instructional practice #1 above
- instruction in writing processes and strategies, particularly those involving researching, planning, revising, and editing writing
- opportunities to study models of and write a variety of texts for a variety of purposes and audiences, particularly opinion, informative/explanatory, and narrative texts (real and imagined) explicit instruction in letter formation, spelling strategies, capitalization, punctuation, sentence construction, keyboarding
Using Mentor Text for Reading and Writing Instruction
Owl Moon, by Jane Yolen, is a story narrated by a young child about night owling with his dad.
Reading Lens- making predictions, understanding character feelings, and summarizing
Writing Lens- writing small moments, writing personal narratives, using figurative language
Cats vs Dogs a National Geographic Kids book. Compare and Contrast text structure.
Hurricanes by Gail Gibbons- descriptive text structure
Take the Perception Survey to check your knowledge and comfort level with Essential 6
Links to previous Literacy Newsletters
September Edition- Essential 1: Motivation and Engagement
October Edition- Essential 3: Small Group InstructionNovember Edition- Essential 4: Phonemic Awareness
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Wednesday 1/2 day at Torrey Hill and 1/2 day at West Shore
Friday at West Shore
Email: spagogna@geneseeisd.org
Location: Genesee Intermediate School District, West Maple Avenue, Flint, MI, USA
Phone: 81-394-2431