Falling Deeper Into Literacy

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Falling Deeper Into Literacy

• Turning the Leaves of Knowledge Into Seeds of
  Action
• Kim Bottorff Martinez, Regional Lead
• Katy Downs-Stroh, Special Education Lead
• Stacie Silveira, English Learner Lead

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State-of-the-State Update

• CPIN Vision
• Standards
• DRDP-R and DRDP Access
• EL Guide

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Instructional Approaches 5 Key Elements for
Quality

• Consistent use of a responsive interaction style
  to support learning
• Content that builds cognitive and social skills
  known to predict school readiness

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5 Key Elements for Quality Continued

• Planning that effectively builds new memories
• Balance of teaching strategies

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5 Key Elements for Quality Continued

• 5. Flexible groupings of children for learning
  activities

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Video Segment

• As you watch the video, look for the
• 5 Key Elements for Quality
• Consistent use of a responsive interaction style
  to support learning
• Content that builds cognitive and social skills
  known to predict school readiness
• Planning that effectively builds new memories
• Balance of teaching strategies
• Flexible groupings of children for learning
  activities

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Discussion

• With your table group, discuss the elements for
  quality you were able to recognize in the video.

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Jigsaw Activity for Effective Early Childhood
Programs

• Read assigned chapter individually
• Do individual quick write summary statements
• Discuss chapter with table group
• Reach consensus
• Choose a reporter to share out your group summary
  statement to whole group

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Cover StoryActivity

• In your table groups, discuss what you would want
  your cover story to be based on taking into
  consideration all that weve talked about today,
  including Susan Landrys 5 Key Elements for
  Quality, things you noticed in the video, what
  you learned from the jigsaw activity, and what
  youve discussed in your table groups.
• Be sure that your cover story includes all
  children, including those who are learning
  English and those who have special needs, or
  both.

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Lunch and Gallery Walk

• Take a gallery walk to view the various Cover
  Stories and look for common themes that emerge.
  Be prepared to discuss them after lunch

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Debrief of Cover Story

• What common themes did you notice?

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Action Steps

• In your role as a leader in early childhood, what
  is one action step you can take to realize this
  vision?
• How will you influence the field of early
  childhood education based on what we have covered
  today?

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Action Steps, cont.

• Individually record your action step on the
  worksheet.
• Green light What can you go back do right away?
• Yellow light What do you need to slow down and
  consider?
• Red light What might some obstacles be, real or
  perceived?
• What is your plan to overcome possible obstacles
  and gain support for taking action?

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Leaf Activity

• Individually record your action step on a paper
  leaf and place it on or near a tree

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Closing

• Evaluation
• Raffle

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