Pre-K Collaborative Learning Community

Tuesday, October 14, 2010Tiffany GiannicchiTessa Schmidt

Welcome and Overview

Pre-k NYS Core Curriculum Developmental Milestones Promoting Phonological and

Phonemic Awareness Literacy strategies for

comprehension and building schema. Literacy Centers vs. Learning

Centers Make-and Take Fall Activities

How familiar are you with the NYS Pre-K Performance indicators?

How familiar are you with the developmental Milestones chart?

Phonological and Phonemic Awareness

PHONOLOGICAL AWARENESS

Listening skillHear, Identify and manipulate

sounds associating a letter symbol with the sound it makes (can hear parts or syllables, blending sounds)

Phonics-connecting sounds to letters (print skill)

-songs, chants, rhymes, syllable clapping games

PHONEMIC AWARENESSPart of Phonological

awareness (higher level)

Ability to notice, think about and work with individual sounds in spoken words (b-u-g)

-songs, chants, rhymes, syllable clapping games

Activity #1 Rhyming Names

Rhyming NamesBrainstorm a list of rhyming name games you do with children (at least 5 per table).

What other games do you play with rhymes?

Activity #2 Songs. Chants and Finger Plays

Make a list of finger plays you do with children.

Edit the list to include those that support phonological and phonemic awareness.

Schema and Comprehension

Clay boy book and activities

Literacy And Learning Centers

Compare the two.

In your groups, write down characteristics of a literacy center and characteristics of a learning center.

Literacy Centers vs. Learning Centers

LITERACY CENTERS

Content SpecificProduct OrientatedPrescribedSupport ELA goals Done during LA block

(while teacher works with small groups. )

Provide skill reinforcement Phonics Phonemic Awareness Fluency (oral reading) Comprehension Vocabulary development

LEARNING CENTERS

Choice TimeOpen-endedSocial interactionIndependenceNumerous objectivesMany curriculum areasOften represented in

distinct areas of the room (block center)

Can have a literacy focus (ie. alphabet puzzles)

Tying it all together

Llama Llama Misses Mama

Llama Llama Red Pajama

Llama Llama’s Mad at Mama

Extending Read Alouds to Centers

Your task… Choose a read aloud with your group. Read the story Talk about ways to extend the book into

centers.How you extend the book to a literacy center?How can you extend the book to a learning center?

Identify materials, ideas for extending and standards being addressed.

Creating a literacy area

In your groups… Look at your personal area (table,

purse, bags, etc.) and gather all of the items that are literacy related.

What are some things children might be doing at a learning center that includes these items?

Make a list of possible activities that you might see?

Key Elements of Learning Centers

Each center should Include: 1. well defined boundaries and traffic patterns.2. Quiet zones3. Soft areas4. Storage5. Labeled bins, shelves, etc.6. Make materials accessible7. Separate teachers materials and student

materials8. Writing materials and books should be in many

areas. 9. Avoid clutter10. You should see all parts of the room

Written Language

Functions (environmental, occupational, informational)

Forms (menus, lists, thank you notes, letters, etc.)

Features (linear, predicable, etc.)

PRINT has to have PURPOSE

Infusing Literacy in Centers

Choose a learning center that you currently implement.

How can you or do you infuse literacy into it?

What materials can you add?What ideas do children need to guide

their work and play so literacy is fostered?

What is your role at the center?

Museum Walk

Fall activities/art projects

Benchmark Assessments (Sept. Jan. June)

Literacy Center Ideas

Learning Center Ideas

Suggested Autumn Read-Alouds

Make and Take

LITERACY CENTERS

Word works Sounds match Llama Llama

activities Beginning,

middle ,and end Sequencing Recording

LEARNING CENTERS

Pumpkin Play dough Oatmeal Sensory bin Craft Stick Puzzles Spaghetti sensory bin Back pack art Kool-aid painting Rake painting

Resources and our Prek wikiwww.prekfocus.wikispaces.com

www.preschoolexpress.com (music and rhyme) www.prekinders.com www.prekstormie.com Mrs. Levin’s PreK pages (google it) www.kinderkorner.com (name rhymes) www.preschool4all.com www.preschoolbystormie.com www.preschoolrainbow.org www.preschooleducation.com www.everythingpreschool.com www.bornlearning.org www.annadewdney.com

Next Session…

January 2011

Remember that all slides and down loadables are on the Pre-k wiki space.

www.prekfocus.wikispaces.com

Evaluation

3 Pluses for today

1 Wish for next time