Literacy, Learning and
Leading
Coweta County School System
More professional development training in reading, writing, and literacy integration is
needed to ensure quality instruction in implementing the new Common Core Georgia
Performance Standards.
ELEMENTARY
MIDDLE
HIGH
A consistent phonics program is needed throughout our school system for
students in kindergarten through 3rd grades.
ELEMENTARY
MIDDLE
HIGH
Now what?
The survey results show a need for:
•A unified framework
•Professional development and training
•Literacy materials to support student
learning
Get Ready Kindergarten!
We have some exciting
resources to share!
CCGPS
Phonological Awareness ELACCKRF2
 Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes).
a.
Recognize and produce rhyming words.
b. Count, pronounce, blend, and segment syllables in spoken words.
c.
Blend and segment onsets and rimes of single-syllable spoken words.
d. Isolate and pronounce the initial, medial vowel, and final sounds (phonemes) in
three-phoneme (consonant-vowel-consonant, or CVC) words. (This does not
include CVCs ending with /l/, /r/, or /x/.)
e.
Add or substitute individual sounds (phonemes) in simple, one-syllable words to
make new words.
Phonics ELACCKRF3
 Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding
a.
b.
c.
d.
Demonstrates basic knowledge of one-to-one letter sound correspondences by
producing the primary or many of most frequent sounds for each consonant.
Associate the long and short sounds with common spelling (graphemes) for
the five major vowels.
Read common high-frequency words by sight.
Distinguish between similarly spelled words by identifying the sounds of the
letters that differ.
How does phonics fit with Café?
EXAMPLE SCHEDULE
Café Strategy Mini Lesson 1 - 9:00-9:15
Daily 5 Independent Work Time - 9:15-9:30
Café Lesson 2 /Phonics Lesson - 9:30-10:10
Word Work - 10:10-10:35
Café Strategy Mini Lesson 3 - 10:35-10:50
Daily 5 Independent Work Time - 10:50-11:05
County Phonics Website
Shopping place for
• Multisensory activities
• Word Work
Help us create this
shopping place!
SNAPSHOT OF RESOURCES
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Phonics Tools-Word Work for Daily Five
Click here for Flipchart Materials
Click here for Phonics/Word Work Materials
Click here for Differentiation Materials
Click here for Resource Materials
Week
First
Week of
School
Week 2
Phonics Skill
Recipe for
R4R Skills
Reading
preview, review
Corresponding and maintain
Page
c, short o,
Teach strokes
for writing
letters (pull
down, push
across, curve
around, slant)
Assess-GKIDS
Baseline
Cc - Cat
p. 35
p. 36
Corresponding
“Red Words”
Phonological
Awareness
I, a
GRASP Screener
(documents)
c, o, a, d,
Color words
c, o, a, d, g,m
Color words
Week 3
Short OoOctopus
Week 4
Short Aa- Apple p. 37
c, o, a, d, g, m,
l, h
Number words
Week 5
Dd- Dog
(Begin dictation
with letter
sounds and
words only)
c, o, a, d, g, m,
l, h, t, i
Number words
p. 38
a.
Recognize
rhyming
words
a. Produce
rhyming
words
a. Count
syllables in
spoken
words
b. Pronounce
syllables in
spoken words
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Vowel Intensive
Phonemic
Awareness
Phonemic
Awareness
Phonemic
Awareness
Phonemic
Awareness
Introduce
Letter
Review letter
cards
Review letter
cards
Review letter
cards
Demonstrate
letter formation
Sand/
Shaving
Cream/ Gel
Bags
Sand/
Shaving
Cream/ Gel
Bags
Sand/ Shaving
Cream/ Gel
Bags
Letter Tiles
Screen &
Green
Screen &
Green
Screen & Green
Word Work
Make a list of
words that begin
with letter sound
Blending
board
Blending
board
Vowel Intensive
Drill
Back to Back
Flipchart
Red Word
Word Work
Red Word
Red Word
Word Work
Word Work
Word Work
Sand/ Shaving
Cream/ Gel Bags
Multisensory
Experience
Blending board
Kagan Structure
Boggle Game
Dictation
A week at a glance…
Daily Routine:
• Great transition into phonics mini lesson
T: How many letters in the alphabet? K…
T: What are the two kinds of letters? K…
T: What are the vowels/consonants?
**ABC Song by Dr. Jean/ You Tube ABC Rap
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zd8agfCf71s
Discuss rhyming, recite nursery rhymes and work on other
phonemic awareness activities like isolating beginning/
mid/ end sound.
Monday
• Phonemic Awareness
• Introduce Letter
• Demonstrate letter formation
• Sand/ Shaving Cream/ Gel Bags
• Multisensory Experience (think pair share)
• Make a list of words that begin with letter
sound
• Review Anchor Chart for Word Work (Daily 5).
Students complete Word Work then celebrate!
Tuesday
• Phonemic Awareness
• Review letter cards
• Sand/ Shaving Cream/ Gel Bags
• Letter formation using house paper- Screen & Green
• Blending board
• Back to Back
• Red Word
• Review Anchor Chart for Word Work. Students complete
Word Work then celebrate!
Wednesday
• Phonemic Awareness
• Review letter cards
• Sand/ Shaving Cream/ Gel Bags
• Screen and Green (front & back)
• Blending board
• Flipchart
• Red Word
• Review Anchor Chart for Word Work. Students complete
Word Work then celebrate!
Thursday
• Phonemic Awareness
• Review letter cards
• Sand/ Shaving Cream/ Gel Bags
• Screen and Green
• Blending board
• Vowel Intensive Drill
• Red Word
• Review Anchor Chart for Word Work. Students
complete Word Work then celebrate!
• Phonemic Awareness
Friday
• Vowel Intensive Drill
• Kagan Structure
• Boggle team game
• Letter Tiles (practice identifying letters/sounds and
building words)
• Dictation (example)
• Review Anchor Chart for Word Work. Students complete
Word Work then celebrate!
Procedure, Procedure, Procedure
• Read Daily 5 for how to create anchor charts and
set procedures for Word Work
• Don’t be scared! Take your time teaching
procedures!
• Work smarter not harder (share, share, share)
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