Resources for Teachers and SLPs
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Phonological Awareness
At the phoneme level: Pig Latin secret language game
http://www.wikihow.com/Speak-Pig-Latin
At the syllable and word level: syllable adding, deleting, and substituting games
http://www.fcrr.org/curriculum/pdf/GK-1/PA_Final_Part2.pdf
Phonological awareness literacy screening
https://pals.virginia.edu
Phonological awareness activities
http://www.phonologicalawareness.org
Morphology
Morpheme matching games with cards
http://www.fcrr.org/curriculum/PDF/G4-5/45VPartTwo.pdf
Specific Activities:
http://dyslexiahelp.umich.edu/professionals/dyslexia- school/morphological-awareness
Teach prefixes, roots, and suffixes
http://blog.penningtonpublishing.com/reading/how-to-teach-prefixes-roots-and-suffixes/
Skill lessons-prefixes & suffixes
http://bookunitsteacher.com/reading_whippingboy/sampleskilllesson.pdf
Bluster! by McGraw-Hillà Free iPad app that facilitates morphological marker identification
Vocabulary
58 graphic organizers available as PDF files.
http://www.educationoasis.com/curriculum/graphic_organizers.htm
Instructions on the implementation of Vocab-O-Grams with a template.
http://home.dps.k12.oh.us/content/documents/Vocab-O-Gram.pdf
A description with instructions of 20 vocabulary interventions with evidence to support them.
http://ebi.missouri.edu/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Vocabulary-Lesson-Classro om-Ideas.pdf
Book purchase: The Bridge of Vocabulary by Judy Montgomery, PhDà evidence-based activities for
ages preschool-high school; targets vocabulary at the Tier, I, II, & III RTI levels.
Spelling
Step-by-step instructions for different spelling interventions:
http://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonrepro/lessonplans/instructor/spell4.htm
Software purchase: SPELL-LINKS
http://www.learningbydesign.com/home.html
Reading Rockets: Spelling and word study
http://www.readingrockets.org/reading-topics/spelling-and-word-study
Hands on spelling activities:
http://www.teachingfirst.net/spelling.htm
Figurative Language
Multiple lesson plans, a PowerPoint, games and worksheets
https://sites.google.com/site/figurativelanguage4kids/teacher-resources
Online game; student is required to match idioms with their meanings.
http://www.childrensuniversity.manchester.ac.uk/interactives/languages/words/idioms/
Online activity, in which the student fills in a correct idiom, writes meaning and correctly uses it in a
sentence. http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/idioms/idiom_1.html
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Examples of figurative language by category and lists related Common Core State Standards
http://www.ereadingworksheets.com/figurative-language/figurative-language-examples/
An extensive PDF list of idioms, their meanings, and further explanation.
http://www.readskill.com/resources/SkillResourceLists/pdf/RM_Idioms.pdf
Apps: Orpheus the Lyrical: Figurative Language (A game that requires correct answers of
deciphering which type of figurative language is used before moving on) and Kidioms Versions 1, 2 &
3 (introduces idioms to kids).
Narrative Reading Comprehension and Discourse
101 Reading Lessons: Text Talk
http://digitallibrary.utah.gov/awweb/awarchive?type=file&item=28840
Free Template for Internal/External Character Traits Foldable
http://www.keepemthinking.com/2013/04/a-fun-activity-to-describe-characters.html
QAR Information and Demonstration
http://www.readingrockets.org/strategies/question_answer_relationship
Free Story Map Templates (simple and complex)
http://www.readingrockets.org/strategies/story_maps
Story Starter App (free) for Oral or Written Narrative Production
http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/story-starters/
Anchor Chart Examples
http://www.gottoteach.com/2014/11/anchor-charts-galore.html
Expository Comprehension and Discourse
The Talking Drawings Strategy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfCTVlnNIA0
Reciprocal teaching:
http://www.readingrockets.org/strategies/reciprocal_teaching
Text Structure: Textbook “Scavenger Hunt”
http://nms.nyssa.k12.or.us/subsites/Andrea-Arant/documents/Textbook-Scavenger-Hunt.pdf
Concept-Oriented Reading Instruction (CORI)
http://www.readingrockets.org/article/concept-oriented-reading-instruction-cori
Disciplinary Literacy
Classroom resources and lessons by grade-level and discipline
ReadWriteThink.org
Create interdisciplinary graphic organizers
http://www.teach-nology.com/web_tools/graphic_org/
Comprehension/Note Taking Strategies
http://www.fcps.edu/RockyRunMS/techbinder/techbinder/reading/readingexclusivebrainstorming.html
Reading Comprehension and current research on reading
http://www.shanahanonliteracy.com
STEM literacy
Receptive Language function in math: 3 Reads Strategy
http://www.svmimac.org/images/DMI-Three_Reads_Strategy.pdf
Foldables™
http://mathequalslove.blogspot.com/p/foldables-templates-graphic-organizers.html
Reading rockets: STEM literacy
http://www.readingrockets.org/reading-topics/stem-literacy
Classroom lesson plans and activities:
http://teachers.egfi-k12.org
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UnitPlanPLC-SLP’sGuide
Teacher’sName:_____________________________
Date:_____________ Grade:_____________
Standard(s)Taught:___________________________
AssessmentGiven:______________________________
S.M.A.R.TGoalforstudents:___________________________________________________________________________
LessonContext/Background
Whatistheunitplan?
Whatlinguisticdemandsareplacedonthestudentbasedonthelessons?
a. Semantics(e.g.,high-frequency/multiple-meaningand/orcontext-specificvocabulary):
b. Syntaxcomplexity:
c. Literacy(e.g.,textstructure):
What instructional tools (e.g., graphic organizers, manipulatives) could the teacher use to assist in the linguistic
demands?
Whatistheformatoftheassessment?
a. Howistheassessmentpresented(e.g.,orally,paper)?
b. Whatarethelinguisticdemandsoftheassessment(e.g.,directions)?
Afterafewlessonsaretaught,PLCwillcometogetheranddiscuss:
AnalysisofWork
Whatdoestheworksampleorassessmentdatashowstudentscandowell?
Whatdoestheworksampleshowthestudentshavechallengeswith?Whatlinguisticchallengesarepresent?
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Do you notice any patterns to what students did well or had challenges with, within a performance level or across
levels?
Whatinterventionsareyouplanningtousetosupportthestudentswhohadchallenges?HowcantheSLPhelp?
Tier1(e.g.,classroomsupport)-
WhatadditionalsupportsdoyouneedinordertoeffectivelyteachtheTier1interventions?
Tier2(e.g.,push-in,pull-outofsmallergroups)-
Afterstudentstaketheassessment,PLCwillcometogetherandanalyzeresults:
AnalysisofAssessment
Whatdidyoulearnbyanalyzingyourstudents’assessmentdata?
Whatstudentsarestillperformingbelowexpectedmeasures?
Whatinterventionsareyouplanningtousetosupportthestudentswhohadchallenges?
Tier1(10-weekclassroomsupportsforstudentsinclassroom)-
Whatadditionalsupportsdoyouneedinordertoeffectivelyteachtheinterventions?
Tier2(10weekpush-inorpull-outsmallgroups)-
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