Phonics

=__2011-12 Phonics Committee__=  MaryLou Upton - Ordway, Peggy Koivu - COS, Jill Phillips - Blakely, Laura Sparks – Wilkes, Julie Goldsmith – C&I =Identified issues to be addressed =
 * 1) Need a scope and sequence and resources to systematically teach phonics to all students in 1st grade.
 * 2) Need to identify Tier 2 interventions for students who need additional phonics skills and the support of decodable texts as their Guided Reading before transitioning to GHGR Guided Reading.

Resources to support issue #1:
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 * Development of a BISD scope/sequence and pacing guide (included below)
 * Purchase quality letter tiles for each first grade classroom
 * Fifty Nifty Activities Guide (Sopris West) – 1 for each 1st grade
 * A-Z Website great resource that could be purchased through PTO or building budget
 * Power Readers – Sopris West – set for each 1st grade teacher
 * Code Busters (Joyful Noise) - set for each Resource Room
 * For Resource Room Purchase Sopris West Intervention Kit
 * The **//Literacy Intervention Toolkit//** sets the stage for engaged intervention that responds directly to //DIBELS®// (Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills) outcomes. This innovative program provides detailed, step-by-step lesson plans that align with each //DIBELS// measure—ensuring targeted and timely intervention. Each instructional activity motivates students with an active, hands-on approach to learning.
 * In addition to the instructional activities, the toolkit provides an overview of //DIBELS Next//, additional diagnostic assessments, scope and sequence for phonological development,phonics instruction, high-frequency words, and spelling instruction.
 * //The Literacy Intervention Toolkit // includes all teacher materials and student materials for up to six students:

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','serif'; font-size: 21.3333px;">Resources to support issue #2:

 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Literacy Intervention Toolkit Teacher Guide
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">50 Nifty Activities for 5 Components and 3 Tiers of Reading Instruction by Judith Dodson
 * //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">50 Nifty Activities for 5 Components and 3 Tiers of Reading Instruction //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> Manipulatives Kit
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Six sets of 28 decodable Power Readers by Susan M. Ebbers
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">An interactive whiteboard CD-ROM (Promethean and SMART compatible) with //Power Readers// activities and an interactive version of Letter Tiles for Phonics and Spelling