Five for Friday

Welcome back to another Five for Friday hosted by Kacey at Doodle Bugs Teaching.

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1.

Growth Mindset Display.

I have my Snoopy Growth Mindset on display in my room.  You can find this resource on TPT.  Just follow the link below.

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/GROWTH-MINDSET-SNOOPYRIFIC-SET-2350727

The Snoopy Growth Mindset "How High Can You Fly?" is based on the visual below "Which Step Have You Reached Today?"

2.

Collecting Data

I am collecting data on all the children I teach so that I can place them on the literacy continuum and in their correct clusters.

http://www.curriculumsupport.education.nsw.gov.au/literacy/

3.

Professional Discussions.

I will be presenting a workshop with a wonderful colleague.  Our presentation will be on Making Thinking Visible.  

4.

Running Records

Part of my data collection is also finding the child's instructional level by using running records.

Running records are a great tool to help teachers identify patterns in a child's reading behaviour.  They help teachers to document progress over time and a teacher can find the appropriate text level for a child.

5.
Roaming

"The single most important factor influencing learning is what the learner already knows. Ascertain this and teach him accordingly."

David Ausubel 

I am Roaming around the Known with my new Reading Recovery children.
During this time the teacher has the opportunity to observe the child closely.  Valuing what the child already knows and designing appropriate reading and writing tasks using Clay's teaching procedures will support children to become strategic readers and writers.

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Until next time.

My Classroom with an Eric Carle Theme...

This is my small classroom that is not big enough for a full class but perfect for a small group of children.   With its green background I decided that an Eric Carle theme would add colour and make it bright and cheery.  This was confirmed when my first student arrived and commented, "Wow!  I love it!"

This is where I spend most my time teaching Reading Recovery and taking small groups of children for intensive instruction as I am the Learning Support Teacher at my school.

Below is the space where I have my Reading Recovery sessions and I work on a one to one basis with an individual child with their reading and writing.

The magnetic board below is used to make and break words as well as group letters.

Below is the space used for my small groups and I'm lucky to have an interactive white board as well as large magnetic board.

A well planned classroom environment will promote learning.  Light, space and equipment are all contributing factors to planning a classroom environment. When teaching children with special needs or children that are struggling with some aspects of their learning the environment should be planned very carefully so that it is child-centred and offers a rich array of materials especially hands on equipment and sensory materials.   This will allow children to be involved and engaged in their learning.   So attention to detail will provide a rich environment which in turn will promote optimal
learning.