Research has indicated that each component of effective reading instruction are critical. Successful teachers of beginning reading enables children to comprehend and produce written language, exposes them to a wide variety of texts to build their background knowledge and whet their appetite for more, generates enthusiasm and appreciation for reading and writing, and expertly teaches children how to decode, interpret, and spell new words from a foundation of linguistic awareness. The successful teacher adapts the pacing, content, and emphasis of instruction for individuals and groups. The teacher's choices are guided by knowledge of the critical skills and attitudes needed by students at each stage of reading development. Beginning reading skills are taught explicitly and systematically to children within an overall program of purposeful, engaging reading and writing.
Early Literacy: Preparing Young Children for Success in Reading is a 1 day training. This training discusses each component of effective reading instruction and how each component stimulates the other. Trainers will present research-based instructional strategies that promote those skills that are necessary for children to make reading meaningful. Each component represents one part of a foundation that must be evident for successful reading.
Early Literacy: Preparing Young Children for Success in Reading is a wonderful, easy-to-read book for novice educators and parents. It offers simple, yet effective strategies for everyday use to strengthen those skills that are essential for successful reading. Early Literacy: Preparing Young Children for Success in Reading explains each component of effective reading instruction and presents suggestions to assist early learners or struggling readers. This book is equipped with ready to use skill cards and graphic organizers, which were developed to assist teachers in explicitly teaching the reading concept in a manner that is child friendly.Presenters will use the text interactively to present instructional activities that have been proven effective for reading comprehension. The text is equipped with concept cards for each reading skill. Presenters will provide additional strategies to assist teachers with their lesson presentations.
Stoplight Phonics in Action is a multi-sensory early reading readiness kit, which has been awarded the 2010 Mom's Choice Gold Award. Developed with the whole child in mind, the activities correlate with Head Start Performance Standards, Texas Education Agency Knowledge and Skills, and other national learning standards from various states. In addition, it correlates with other state guidelines for early reading literacy standards. Stoplight Phonics is the new approach to teaching phonemic awareness and phonics, the first two essential building blocks needed for children to begin Reading successfully.
Stoplight Phonics in Action brings real world knowledge into the classroom by using a model stoplight to assist children with directionality, segmentation, and letter-sound correspondence by mimicking what they are exposed to daily, stoplights. Children learn in many different ways and no two children learn in exactly the same way. The approach is multisensory in that visual, auditory, and kinesthetic modalities are utilized. Stoplight Phonics is organized into weekly lessons for each letter of the alphabet. The sample lesson plan encompasses writing, reading and center activities to assist teachers as they teach children to develop an understanding of letter knowledge, language sounds, and concepts about print.
Stoplight Phonics in Action can be purchased with or without the professional development training by contacting Nikisha Jackson or visiting Amazon.com . The professional development is a multi-sensory training. Participants will receive all resources needed to enter their classrooms with ready-to-use materials for small and whole group instruction.
Research indicates that intentional, explicit teaching of letter-sound correspondence, word patterns and word learning strategies can add words to students’ vocabularies and improve their ability to decode written text. Stoplight Phonics in Action is an interactive and synthetic method of teaching letter-sound correspondence. The program uses a part/whole structure to help children blend words. Sequence is determined by directionality of word reading. When initial, medial, and final letters are together in sequence, words are formed.
Pricing Structure:
Stoplight Phonics in Action Kit - $199.00 (without training)
Stoplight Phonics in Action Kit - $449.00 (with 1-day training)
Early Literacy Training - $199.00/ person (1-day training)
Early Literacy: Preparing Young Children for Success in Reading - $39.95/ book
Reading Concept Cards - $14.99/ package