The following complimentary resources are available for use in your classrooms and PLCs.
eBook: Collaborative Conversations About the Science of Reading
This eBook and discussion guide for leaders & PLCs explores essential components of evidence-based reading instruction. Contents include:
- An interview with Dr. Louisa Moats
- Small group vs. whole class foundational skills instruction
- Phonological and phonemic awareness
- Orthographic mapping
- Aligning tiers of instruction
- White papers that unpack the research
eBook: Collaborative Conversations About Evidence-Based Writing Instruction
This eBook and discussion guide for leaders & PLCs discusses the elements of effective, evidence-based writing instruction. Contents include:
- Interviews with Professor Steve Graham and Joan Sedita
- Reading-writing reciprocity
- Writing conventions
- The writing process
- Cultivating a classroom writing community
- White papers that unpack the research
Reconnecting and Rebuilding Toolkit
The Reconnecting and Rebuilding Toolkit offers developmentally appropriate, easy-to-implement Class Meetings for students in grades K–6.
The Toolkit also includes guidance for building relationships, supporting students, and sustaining your classroom learning community. Class Meeting topics include:
- Responding to Tragedy
- Developing Empathy
- Problem Solving
- Managing Difficult Emotions
- Handling Loss
Play Continuum Observation Sheet for Early Childhood Educators
Play and learning go hand-in-hand in early childhood education. Play supports healthy physical development through large motor movement and promotes social skills and self-regulation.
Observing our young students at play can provide us with valuable insights into skills acquired such as creativity, communication, vocabulary, and language.
Download the Play Continuum Observation Sheet to support your observations!
Transition Songs for Early Childhood Educators
Are you looking for ways to make transitions between activities more meaningful and less chaotic?
Music has the power to enhance higher brain function in the areas of reading and literacy skills, spatial reasoning, mathematical abilities, and emotional intelligence. Using songs during activity transitions takes advantage of every opportunity to teach and keeps children move to the next activity productively and minimize off-task behaviors.
Download Transition Songs and watch transition times transform into joyful learning opportunities.
Tip Sheet for Early Childhood Educators: Creating Quality Interactions
Quality interactions foster a sense of security and belonging in children and provide a strong root system to strengthen early cognitive, social, and emotional development.
We can increase the quality of our interactions with our youngest learners by making small changes in the language we use.
Download these Tips for Quality Interactions for some quick and easy tips to support you.
