TEAMS reading/language
arts programs invite teachers and students to participate in
a variety of lessons that encourage active participation and
interactivity. Reading: Basic to Success, for grades
K-3, stresses reading acquisition and demonstrates the components
of a comprehensive literacy program including the structure
of language, phoneme awareness, decoding, spelling, comprehension,
and vocabulary development. Writing in the Primary Grades guides
teachers and students through the stages of writing development.
Through the TEAMS DISTANCE LEARNING Home Page, teachers and
students can access resources that extend and support reading/language
arts programs.
READING: BASIC TO SUCCESS SERIES
Reading: Basic to Success is an interactive TEAMS
DISTANCE LEARNING series designed to help teachers effectively
teach reading in the primary grades. It is developed in two
modules, each consisting of eight student programs supported
by four staff development programs. The first module focuses
on K-1 classrooms, the second on grades 2 and 3.
Reading: Basic to Success programs provide for active viewing
and student participation. Students respond with hands-on activities
and discussions, interacting with other students and the classroom
teacher. Strategies that teach beginning reading and writing are modeled
in each of the student programs in this series.
Reading: Basic
to Success: (K-3) Staff Development Programs
Two 60-minute programs
These
professional development programs provide an orientation
for the series, Reading: Basic to Success. The first program,
Introduction, visits a
first grade class in September. The teacher gives students individual
assessments and then demonstrates small group instruction based on the
results of those assessments. The final program of the series, Review,
revisits the same first grade classroom in May to observe student progress
made in reading acquisition. The Results Project, a program that focuses
on matching instruction to assessment, is discussed.
Kindergarten
- Grade 1: (Units 1- 4) |
Staff
Development Programs
Four 60-minute programs |
Student
Programs: Grades K-1
Eight 30-minute
programs |
Unit 1: Skills
for Beginners, K-1
The staff development program demonstrates how to help students acquire alphabet
knowledge, phonemic awareness, and concepts about print. Appropriate
tools for assessing these concepts are presented. The two student programs
model activities that include systematic lessons, reading together, and
word play.
Unit 2: Phonics Instruction, K-1
The staff development program takes teachers through the stages of phonics
development and demonstrates appropriate assessment tools for these stages.
An explicit, systematic phonics lesson is demonstrated and appropriate
reinforcement activities are provided for students in grades K-1. The
two student programs invite classroom students and their teachers to
experience a phonics lesson that addresses specific skills. A decodable
text is used to reinforce these skills. Activities that teach high frequency
words and phonics patterns are also included.
Unit 3: Spelling Instruction, K-1
In this staff development program, the stages of spelling development are
described and appropriate assessment tools are examined. The program
describes the transition from phonetic spelling at the K-1 level to conventional
spelling by the end of first grade. The program includes an explicit
spelling lesson, as well as activities that reinforce the spelling process.
The two student programs invite classroom students and their teachers
to experience a lesson that teaches a specific spelling pattern at the
K-1 level. Several activities that reinforce spelling patterns are included.
Unit 4: Comprehension and Vocabulary Development, K-1
Interactive read-aloud strategies are demonstrated on this staff development
program that help students deepen comprehension and expand vocabulary.
The two student programs invite students to interact with the text as
it is read aloud by the studio teacher. Students experience predicting,
questioning, clarifying, and summarizing strategies at the K-1 level.
After the story is read, students are encouraged to respond to the story
through writing, illustrating, and dramatic enactment.
Writing
for Primary Grades (K-3)
Early student writing
parallels and supports beginning reading, so it is important
to understand the stages of writing development and how teachers
can facilitate the writing process with primary students. Modules
in this series look at effective ways to help students develop
their writing abilities.
Teaching
Writing, Kindergarten - Grade 1
|
Staff
Development Programs
One 60-minute program
|
Student
Programs: Grades K-1
Two 30-minute programs
|
The staff development
program for this module takes teachers through the stages of
writing development. Examples of student writing at the kindergarten
and first grade levels are shared. Strategies are modeled that
encourage young children to attempt their own writing. Video
clips show students actively engaged in the writing process.
During the first student program, the studio teacher models
the writing process and motivates students to create their
own stories on the topic of pets. During the second student
program, the focus is on writing in the content areas. The
studio teacher introduces students to the concept of collecting
and organizing research in a report form.
