Foundational Knowledge in Reading and Writing
Foundational Knowledge in Reading
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44 phonemes in english - students must know these in order to decode words
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Includes all 44 phonemes, their spellings, and token words (and picture of the token word)
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Katie Garner's Secret Stories - makes vowels superheroes so students will learn and retain long and short vowel sounds
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Includes a script for each vowel, common vowel blends, and common consonant blends like "th" and "sh"
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Foundational Knowledge in Writing
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Oral language and storytelling is a the root of all writing
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EVERYBODY has stories
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When students develop their oral language skills, the writing process becomes much easier (think about their own stories first and then write it down)
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Writing Strategies
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Students should be familiar writing strategies to aid in the writing process and to determine what works best for the genre they are writing
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Types of texts students should be familiar with
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Students should be able to respond and write different types of media to be well rounded and informed writers
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Parts of a story
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“Cheat sheet” of the parts of a story (great for K-6)
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Triggers students memory to develop all parts of a story
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Story arch
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Exposition
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Conflict
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Rising action
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Climas
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Falling action
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Resolution
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Commercial is a great and quick example of the story arch
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10 Grammar Rules Every Teacher Should Know
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Includes pertinent information on parts of speech, spelling, and punctuation that every student and teacher should know
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