@dcpublicschools First Grade ๐ @goyenfoundation Literacy Fellow ๐
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28 Oct 2023
Inspired by the amazing #vocabulary instruction by @mrjergenskinder โผ๏ธ
First graders were learning about the #science behind flight.
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๐ฃ๏ธ say the sound
๐ฃ๏ธ identify the graphemes
๐ฃ๏ธ discuss definition
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21 Mar 2025
Had the best time chatting with Melissa and Lori on @literacypodcast about explicit vocabulary instruction.
Interested in learning teacher-tested strategies? Give it a listen!!
open.spotify.com/episode/5mLโฆ
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Todayโs episode is about making vocabulary instruction engaging and effective! Weโre talking to:
๐ Kirsten Taylor, a 1st-grade teacher about a powerful explicit vocabulary routine
๐ Kory Jensen, a 4th-grade teacher about morphology and word parts
๐ ow.ly/H5kV50V8nNS
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Kirsten Taylor retweeted
Friday's episode is all about making vocabulary instruction more engaging and effective!
You'll hear from Kirsten Taylor, a first-grade teacher turned literacy coach in Washington, D.C., and she will share a powerful explicit vocabulary routine!
Mark your calendars! ๐
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โ๏ธ MARCH on the Podcast โ๏ธ
๐ Each month, weโre diving DEEP into a single literacy topicโgiving you research-backed advice and classroom-tested tips all month long.
What can you learn about this month? VOCABULARY INSTRUCTION! ๐คฉ ow.ly/WmkY50V4stT
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10 Sep 2024
Want to see an explicit vocabulary routine in action?
Watch how @Taylor_SOR introduces the word "invent" to her students and prepares them to learn about Benjamin Franklin.
@KnowledgeMtrs @dcpublicschools
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9 Jul 2024
Iโve done a deep dive of this resource - Syntax Knowledge to Practice. K-3 teachers, this book is GOLD for syntax knowledge for you AND your students through scaffolded lessons. Iโve learned so much!
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8 Jul 2024
Check out my latest blog and watch a video of a small group foundational literacy lesson! ๐
@SoRclassroom @goyenfoundation
goyen.io/blog/kc327s3txgjc5zโฆ
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25 Mar 2024
Enjoyed presenting about #morphology instruction in K-2 classrooms last week!
Currently, we are using #morphememagic and embedding it into our knowledge building curriculums and structured literacy lessons.
Educators- How are you implementing morpheme instruction?
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24 Mar 2024
Inspiring to see @SeatonDC bring literacy training & education to life in the classroom.
I joined Ward 2 SBOE rep @AllisterSBOE to see the impacts of literacy focused teaching & how itโs helping our kids.
I will keep fighting for literacy investments for all of our schools.
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22 Mar 2024
Oh hey, @Taylor_SOR!!! Thank you and your 1st graders for sharing your classroom with @AllisterSBOE and @CMBrookePinto!!
22 Mar 2024
๐๐ฝI'm visiting @SeatonDC with @CMBrookePinto this morning & get to see the amazing work of @goyenfoundation fellow & DC Reading Clinic alumna Ms. Taylor!
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22 Mar 2024
At the beginning of the year, this student was segmenting every sound in CVC words.
I worked with her on successive blending, saying the sounds the slow way ๐ข
Look what she can do NOW! ๐คฉ
Proud teacher moment ๐๐ป
Explicit phonics instruction is ๐
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20 Mar 2024
Ss are learning to annotate the text by highlighting key evidence and adding notes.
I always follow up with inferential questions to push their thinking ๐ง
The goal โก๏ธ Ss internalize these skills as readers
@SoRclassroom @goyenfoundation
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19 Mar 2024
Totally agree! (And no need to teach different combos separately, e.g., a lesson on โstโ - as soon as they know the consonant sounds, start to put them together, mix and match and use them!)
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19 Mar 2024
Some phonics curriculums and sequences plan for cons. blends to be taught later on (after CVC, digraphs, welded sounds, etc.)
My advice- DONโT WAIT!
When Ss are working on CVC words, use word chaining to add extra consonants. You will be amazed at what your Ss can do! ๐คฉ
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12 Mar 2024
Itโs important that Ss can read CVC words fluently before moving onto multisyllabic words.
Speed Drill ๐๐ผโโ๏ธ
Read the CVC slowly in your ๐ง
Read it the fast way out loud ๐ข
Ss saw these smaller words within bigger words in the text ๐
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11 Mar 2024
Hereโs a quick way to have students self-monitor their comprehension ๐ญ
As Ss read through the text, have them draw a quick sketch to show understanding of whatโs happening.
My student showed he understood another meaning of bite (chomp!) ๐ฌ
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8 Mar 2024
Find ways to connect phonemic awareness to writing! ๐ชข
Hereโs a way I used syllable manipulation (with visual scaffolds) to prepare Ss for word chaining with multisyllabic words โ๏ธ (within the same lesson)
@goyenfoundation @SoRclassroom @dcpublicschools
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7 Mar 2024
1st graders read to find out how money is made and what people can do with their money ๐ต
We learned about what a โvaultโ is and how itโs part of the process.
One student brought in a toy vault to show the class during morning meeting! Then we wrote about it ๐คฉ
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6 Mar 2024
Kinders are wrapping up Module 2 with a Socratic Seminar- discussing what makes the following texts a good story:
The Little Red Hen ๐๐๐๐ท๐
The Three Billy Goats Gruff ๐๐๐๐ง
The Three Little Pigs ๐ท ๐ท๐ท๐บ
@goyenfoundation
#WitandWisdom
#SocraticSeminar
#SoRClassroom
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