{"id":2346,"date":"2023-09-29T15:30:28","date_gmt":"2023-09-29T22:30:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hillbrook.us\/voices\/?p=2346"},"modified":"2023-09-29T15:30:28","modified_gmt":"2023-09-29T22:30:28","slug":"the-skyline-is-the-limit-in-kindergarten-literacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.hillbrook.us\/voices\/2023\/09\/the-skyline-is-the-limit-in-kindergarten-literacy\/","title":{"rendered":"The Sky(line) is the Limit in Kindergarten Literacy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>\u201cWhen Baby Echo points at me it\u2019s my turn to say the sounds, then when Baby Echo looks at you, it\u2019s your turn! Ready?\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The just-right challenge continues in Kindergarten literacy this week! Kindergarteners met in their flexible, leveled literacy groups this week to think about the lowercase letters T, F, and B. Using assessment data, all four homeroom teachers of Kindergarten, plus our Lower School Literacy Specialist &amp; Challenge Coach, gathered students into groups to work on the same fundamental set of skills, but with differences in pace and the kinds of challenge offered. As they did the <em>Fundations<\/em> \u201cDrill Sounds\u201d routine with stuffed owl Baby Echo, students in one group focused on \u201cclipping\u201d their sounds (ie. saying the sound \u201c\/t\/\u201d sound crisply, versus more like \u201c\/tuh\/\u201d), while the next spent more time on writing the letters, and the next on generating words that begin with those sounds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>students in one group focused on \u201cclipping\u201d their sounds (ie. saying the sound \u201c\/t\/\u201d sound crisply, versus more like \u201c\/tuh\/\u201d), while the next spent more time on writing the letters, and the next on generating words that begin with those sounds. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Students in all groups practiced writing each lowercase letter, following the specific motor plan and using our <em>Fundations<\/em> <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/showme0-9071.kxcdn.com\/files\/1000348288\/pictures\/thumbs\/2532863\/last_thumb1480092588.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">lined paper<\/a> or whiteboards (which feature a \u201csky line, plane line, grass line, and worm line\u201d for learning the motor plans.) Students in all groups practice the sounds, sky-writing (gross motor practice of the letter\u2019s formation), letter recognition and conversation about how it looks, and writing these \u201csky line letters.\u201d These systematic routines for literacy support all students in learning foundational skills, while giving each student a chance to practice and shine in a \u201cjust right\u201d space for them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Friday, October 20, we hope you\u2019ll join us at an upcoming Community Coffee Hour on Early Literacy to learn more, ask questions, and see some of these routines in action!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cWhen Baby Echo points at me it\u2019s my turn to say the sounds, then when Baby Echo looks at you, it\u2019s your turn! 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