READING GUMBO

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READING GUMBO

• BLENDING DIFFERENT READING PROGRAMS WITH A DASH
  OF IMAGINATION TO CREATE A RECIPE FOR SUCCESSFUL
  READERS

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READING GUMBO

• Karen Patterson, Biloxi Public Schools
• Teaching experience 25 years in special
  education
• Programs include Learning Disabilities,
  Educationally Handicapped, and for the last 9
  years with the Other Health Impaired program.
• I teach children with severe disabilities and
  most of them are nonverbal. I have one student
  with Rett Syndrome.
• I also work with parents and other teachers of
  Rett children.
• I operate a website, www.eyesplease.com , that
  features communication kits for eye gaze users
  and nonverbal children and adults.
• Session Code
  T1402

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READING GUMBO

• NAME BRAND INGREDIENTS
• Intellitools Balanced Literacy, Classroom Suite,
• Primary Writing, Primary
  Literacy
• Mayer-Johnson Writing with Symbols 2000 and
• Boardmaker
• Sight Words A Developmental Reading Program
• from I Can
  Educational Materials
• Lynjan Solutions,LLC Printable Books and
• 
  Activities

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READING GUMBO

• SECRET INGREDIENTS
• Student directed activities
• Thematic Play Mats
• Your own creativity and imagination to adapt
  books and make unique books.
• Your dedication to giving your students the
  proper tools they need to be successful readers
  or at least to actively engage in reading
  activities.
• Use unique items to enrich literacy experiences.
• All resources are listed on the last two pages.

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BALANCED LITERACY

• A reading program from Intellitools which uses
  repeated music and predictable storylines to
  teach basic sight words.
• The program teaches phonics and writing.
• Extra features include Primary Writing and
  Primary Literacy Programs that support Balanced
  Literacy.
• Students enjoy story themes and animated rewards.
• Program can be set up for each student and tracks
  progress of students.

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EXTRA CREATIVE SPICES

• Flashcards with
• pictures
• Velcro flashcards
• Sentence strips from
• story to match words.
• Fill in the blank
• sentence strips
• Recreating stories in
• unique formats
• Putting stories in
• Intellimation

• The Mouse Is On The Hen
• Get Off

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WRITING WITH SYMBOLS 2000

• A talking word and/or symbol processer from
• Mayer-Johnson.
• You can change the symbols to match what you
  need.
• You can use symbols without words.
• Large variety of activities can be created fill
  in the blank sentences, vocabulary worksheets,
  and multiple choice questions. Students can write
  their own stories as well.

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SIGHT WORDS A DEVELOPMENTALREADING PROGRAM

• A reading program from I Can Educational
  Materials that teaches 220 high frequency words
  and 80 nouns.
• Each of the ten units contain visual
  discrimination activities, flashcards, sentence
  games, vocabulary sheets, tracking progress
  sheets, and a story.
• This program also comes with a Supplemental
  Activities Guide and a Step-By-Step Spelling
  Program.

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LYNJAN SOLUTIONS, LLC

• Thematic books
• Phonics activities
• Multiple activities for each book
• Easily adapted and fit in well with other
  programs

• Themes include
• Awesome Alphabet
• Familiar Songs and
• Nursery Rhymes
• Places I Go
• Just For Fun
• The Littles
• Birthday Bash
• The Four Seasons

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COMMON ELEMENTS OF ALL PROGRAMS

• Teaches Basic Sight Word vocabulary, so you can
  transition to other programs
• More hands on activities
• Predictable lines and patterns
• Shorter lessons to accommodate attention spans

• Endless activities
• Student friendly and accessible
• Can be individualized for each students exact
  needs and strengths
• Most will track and report students progress

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STUDENT DIRECTED ACTIVITIES

• Students can lead you to their specific needs in
  reading observe them with books and follow their
  lead.
• Play Mats are great for story comprehension.
• Map-A-Story from Lakeshore Provides cards for
  nonverbal students to select characters,
  settings, story events, and conclusions in order
  to create their own stories. Stories can be put
  into Classroom Suite as books and activities.

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ADDING IN YOUR OWN UNIQUE FLAVOR

• Adapt books and more books
• Use other items when adapting books or songs
• Use themes to tie vocabulary together with books
  and objects
• Use favorite characters to get students excited
  about reading

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READING GUMBO

• The proper blending of these programs and
  ideas can make every student a successful reader
  or an actively engaged participant.
• Remember the recipe is likely to vary for
  each student.

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SUCCESSFUL RECIPES

• MATHEW AUTISTIC SPOKE
• WHEN HE CHOSE TO

• ERIC CP WITH VERY POOR
• SPEECH

• Completely student driven
• teaching
• Where Do Monsters Live?
• Teacher created materials
• Limited word books
• Writing With Symbols 2000
• Balanced Literacy

• Balanced Literacy
• Teacher created materials and
• Boardmaker
• Classroom Suite

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MORE SUCCESSFUL RECIPES

• RAYMOND - SLD

• NICK - SLD

• Primary Writing
• Sight Words Program
• Teacher created practice
• Wall Reading
• Classroom Suite

• Sight Words Program
• Teacher created practice
• Writing With Symbols 2000
• Wall Reading

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EVEN MORE SUCCESSFUL RECIPES

• LIZZY EMR AND VERY VERBAL

• MARY BETH RETT SYNDROME
• COMMUNICATES WITH EYE GAZE

• Awesome Alphabet
• Balanced Literacy
• Primary Writing
• Primary Literacy
• Sight Words Program
• Play Mats

• Character Books
• Lynjan Solutions Books
• Play Mats
• Map A Story
• Classroom Suite
• Balanced Literacy

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SAMPLES OF ADAPTING BOOKS

• FIVE_LITTLE_PUMPKINS ppt.
• Five Little Pumpkins - Intellipics Studio

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OTHER FORMS OF ADAPTATIONS

• Use props
• Use favorite characters
• Use familiar songs

• Digital pictures
• Intellikeys
• Overlays
• Speech devices
• Boardmaker and the many add-on programs that
  Mayer-Johnson has

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QUESTIONS

• Contact information Karen Patterson
• 
  klp.dw_at_hotmail.com
• 
  www.eyesplease.com
• 
  karen_at_eyesplease.com
• 228 669
  7294
• I will be available to meet during the conference
  if you would like more information on any of the
  programs I discussed.
• I would be happy to help with any struggling
  readers that you may work with.
• I also have my communication kits here if anyone
  has eye gaze students.
• I also have other samples of adapted books that I
  have made.

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Thank You!
Thank you for attending this session and for
celebrating our 10th Anniversary at ATIA 2009
Orlando! Watch for us in Chicago this
October! Please help us improve the quality of
our conference by completing your session
evaluation form. Completed evaluation forms
should be submitted as you exit or to staff at
the registration desk.
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• Resources
• Balanced Literacy, Primary Writing, Primary
  Literacy, Classroom Suite, and Intellipics Studio
  from Intellitools, Inc. , Part of Cambium
  Learning Technologies
• 1726 Corporate
  Circle, Petaluma, CA 94954
• Writing With Symbols 2000 by Widgit Software
  LTD from Mayer-Johnson
• Boardmaker TM is a trademark of Mayer-Johnson
  LLC.
• Mayer-Johnson LLC
  P.O. Box 1579 Solana Beach, CA 92075 USA
• Phone [phone] Fax
  858-550-0449 Email mayerj_at_mayer-johnson.com
• 
  Web site www.mayer-johnson.com
• Sight Word Developmental Reading Program written
  by Sharon Richard, M. Ed.
• Published by
  I Can Educational Materials
• 10356 Parkview
  Dr. Baton Rouge, LA 70815
• Lynjan Solutions, LLC www.lynjan.com/order.htm
  
• Big Book of Books and Activities by Dinah Zike,
  M. Ed.
• 
  DinahMight Activities, Inc.
• 
  P.O. Box 39657 San Antonio, TX
  78218
• Map-A-Story Pocket Chart Program from LakeShore
  Grades 1-2-3
• 
  2695 E. Dominguez St.
• 
  Carson, CA 90810
• Five Little Pumpkins by Dan Yaccarino

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• Resources
• Hot Dog by Molly Coxe
  Step Into
  Reading
• Walt Disneys Cinderellas Countdown to the Ball
  Random House
• 
  
  www.stepintoreading.com
• Elmo Likes and other Elmo books
  Bendon Publishing International, Inc.
• The Bert and Ernie Book
  Ashland, OH 44805
• Big Birds Guessing Game About Shapes
  www.bendonpub.com
• 
  
  www.sesameworkshop.org
• Where Do Monsters Live? By Rozanne Lanczak
  Williams Creative Teaching Press
• Spot At The Beach
  www.funwithspot.com Ventura Publishing Ltd.
• Barneys Hats by Mary Ann Dudko and Margie
  Larson - Barney Publishing
• Barney Plays Nose to Toes by Margie Larson,
  Mary Ann Dudko, and Dennis Full
• Maisy Plays and other Maisy books by Lucy
  Cousins Candlewick Press
• Disneys Polite As A Princess by Melissa Arps
  A Random House PICTUREBACK Book