Welcome to the inaugural edition of the
Literacy Leaflet, a seasonal newsletter created for those passionate about literacy development in all students. We are the San Diego County Office of Education’s ELA/Literacy team, comprised of three coordinators: Cherissa Beck, Cynthia Craft, and Jennifer Currie, and supported by Program Secretary Kristen Caldwell. Our goal is to provide beneficial resources, learning opportunities, relatable stories, and support from our team to the ELA/Literacy community. We would love to hear feedback about this newsletter and learn from our readers about what we can feature in the future!
|
|
The Best Intervention is a Good Book (and Good Instruction)
|
|
Reading Recovery is a short-term intervention for first graders having extreme difficulty with early reading and writing. Specially trained teachers work individually with students in daily 30-minute lessons lasting 12 to 20 weeks.
Read our interview with two recent Reading Recovery graduates about their experiences in helping striving readers thrive.
|
|
- National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) — includes resources, communities, and groups for English teachers. Scroll to the bottom where you can subscribe to a weekly email wrap-up of important stories in English language arts education, ideas for the classroom, and news from NCTE. Also, check out the revised NCTE Position Statement on Independent Reading.
- Teaching Text Rhetorically — In this blog, expository reading and writing curriculum (ERWC) expert Jonathan Edlund discusses the theory and practice of rhetorical approaches to teaching texts at all levels, especially secondary.
- Twitter People and Hashtags: Focus on Culturally Responsive Texts — @CrazyQuilts, #DisruptTexts, #diversityjedi, #BuildYourStack.
- Twitter Chat: Join the #SDLiteracyLeaflet community! Share a resource, a recent success, or a challenge ahead to help striving readers thrive.
|
|
Dr. Adria Klein is renowned for her work with school districts across the United States to support literacy instruction for striving readers, English language learners, and other student populations.
Join us Feb. 27 at 9 a.m. at the Escondido Union School District office to discuss effective small group reading instruction, teaching for transfer, and the use of data to teach and prompt for strategic actions.
Elfrieda “Freddy” Hiebert’s research addresses how fluency, vocabulary, and knowledge can be fostered through appropriate texts.
Join us March 25 from 9 a.m. to noon.
Expository Reading and Writing Course
- Four-day introductory workshop for teachers who are not yet ERWC certified. — Feb. 18, March 10, March 24, and May 1, San Marcos
- Two-day ERWC 3.0 Update: Working with the New Modules, for teachers who are already ERWC certified — March 6 and April 24, El Cajon
|
|
Funded Literacy Professional Development for Special Education Teachers: Refining and Expanding HEROES
A literacy intervention for young students with individualized education programs for beginning reading ages 6-9 will begin in August. The grant provides up to $5,000 per teacher for as many as three graduate courses for intensive professional learning that occur outside of the school day, in addition to all professional books and instructional materials. Local education agencies identify between two and 10 eligible schools that will be randomly assigned to either HEROES or a control group, and agree to create time in the teacher’s weekly schedule to provide one-on-one lessons with two or more eligible students. Contact Cynthia Craft
cynthia.craft@sdcoe.net for more information.
|
|
If you have any questions or comments on the
Literacy Leaflet
newsletter, please contact Jennifer Currie
at
jcurrie@sdcoe.net
.
|
|
Get up-to-the-minute information about what's happening at SDCOE and in our districts across the county.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
