Welcome
To
Back To School
Night
2010
Mr. Nika
Room 175
Personal Background Information
• Temple University
- Bachelors of Business Administration
• Gwynedd-Mercy College
- Certification: Elementary & Special
Education
- Enrolled in the Masters Reading Program
w/ Reading Specialist Certification
• Married – 9 Years
• Child – Kayla (16 Months Old)
• Interests: Best Buddies, Mountain Biking,
Hiking, Camping, Nutrition, & Reading
The Basis and Purpose of Our
Program
• Receptive and expressive language which
includes social language (pragmatics) and
social skills
Program Of Studies For Kindergarten
• Trophies: (Regular Education Curriculum)
– Phonemic Awareness (rhyme, phoneme:
isolation, matching, deletion, substitution, onsetrime blending
– Letter-Forms (upper & lower case)
– Sound-Letter Relationships (phonics)
– High-Frequency Vocabulary
Supplemental Materials
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Trophies Intervention
Intervention Station
SRA Specific Skills Series for Reading
Fundations (sequential phonics-based
Program)
• Recipe For Reading (sequential phonicsbased program)
Teacher Materials
• Reading , Writing, & Phonics For
Kindergarten by Patricia Cunningham
– Systematic Multileveled Instruction (phonemic
awareness, interesting words, letter-sounds,
language concepts, print concepts, desire to learn
to read & write
Comprehension
1. Literal -Factual: (details, sequence, retelling, & predicting)
2. Inferential: (cause –effect, main ideas, & drawing
conclusions)
3. Critical: (fact & opinion, nonfiction, & fiction)
4. Creative: (predicting outcomes, producing new outcomes ,&
solving problems)
Social Skills & Pragmatics
• Expected vs. Unexpected Behaviors
• Social Skills Club
• Direct Instruction in AM Kindergarten
• Imbedded into AM K Language Arts Instruction
• Super flex Curriculum
Behavior Management
a. Positive Reinforcement: Token (penny) system
b. Classroom Rules: 1. look and listen with eyes and ears,
2. raise a quiet hand, 3. good sitting on chair and
floor, 4. work and share together, 5. keep hands and
feet to your self)
c. Consequences:
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Visual and/or verbal reminder
1. Warning
2. Loose two pennies
3. Time out & miss outdoor energizer activity
Related Services
• Speech and Language Pathologist: Lori
O/Brien
• Occupational Therapist: Alicia Mull
• Occupational Therapist: Tina Poley
• Physical Therapist: Diane Schlegel
Related Services
• Services generally begin during the third week
of school
• Services usually occur within the AM K session
for kindergarten & during language arts for
the other grades
• Day cycle (1 to 4) for academic schedule (i.e.
special area subjects)
• Weekly cycle for related services
Thank You
For
Attending Tonight!
* Questions/Comments?
• Conference Sign-up Sheet
* IEP Meeting Dates