Course curriculum

  • 1

    Introduction

    • Welcome Letter

    • How to Navigate the Course

    • Pre-learning survey!

    • Print this first if you would like to take notes! This is a ppt handout for note taking.

    • Introduction video: Brittany says hello and introduces the course's learning! (5 minutes)
  • 2

    Brittany in Action: The Reader's Workshop

    • The Mini-Lesson

    • Establishing Groups and the Must-dos and May-dos

    • Small Group One and Independent Practice

    • Small Group Two and Independent Practice

    • The Exit Ticket, Small Group Three, and Independent Practice

    • Reader's Workshop Closure
  • 3

    Step One: Agree upon the goal of skilled reading in the 21st century

    • Step One Video (7:38)
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    Step Two: Unpack the standards, know the shifts

    • Print Reading Anchor Standards

    • Step Two: Unpack the Standards, Know the Shifts Video (14:00)
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    Step Three: Analyze the materials and resources to respond appropriately to student needs.

    • Print the Guided Reading Observation Checklist and Suggestions Placemat

    • Step Three: Analyze the Materials and Resources to Respond Appropriately to Student Needs Part One Video (21:22)

    • Print these K-6 materials guides to learn more about each Benchmark resource.

    • Print the Joyful Classrooms Must-Do / May-Do Treasures and use it to support the Literacy Ecosystem.

    • Step Three: Analyze the Materials and Resources to Respond Appropriately to Student Needs Part Two Video (14:05)
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    Step Four: Screen, diagnose, and formatively assess students to target appropriate skills.

    • Step Four: Screen, diagnose, and formatively assess students to target appropriate skills.Video (4:24)

    • Print the "The Two Paths to Great Analytical and Close Reading during Small-Group Reading" Guide
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    Step Five: Make the time.

    • Print the Workshop/Differentiated Instructional Planner

    • Print the Joyful Classrooms Small Group Planner

    • Step Five: Make the Time Part One Video (11:24)

    • Step Five: Make the Time Part Two Video (18:57)
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    Quick Course Q & A

    • Post-Learning Survey