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 Becoming a life-long language/literacy learner............on the road to success!

 

 

The purpose of this site is to encourage and facilitate the teaching and learning of language/literacy skills….for the 21st century.

 

This site is designed to be a resource for teachers and specialists and adult educators who work with students who are struggling with language/literacy learning.

 

Our commitment is to the success of students with ability that has not yet been realized--students with learning disabilities, students from economically or educationally disadvantaged situations, students in need of different learning opportunities.

 

We focus on 3 areas:

                                                                ^Language Development

                                                                ^Early Identification and Intervention of language/literacy/ challenges

                                                                ^Learning how to learn

 

Our focus on Language/Literacy has included attention to reading comprehension problems, the development of vocabulary, and the role of oral language in the classroom.

 

Reading Comprehension: S.P.O.K.E.S

 S.P.O.K.E.S. is a framework for addressing all 4 of the language arts.  When students learn the 6 SPOKES skills and master at least one strategy for each skill, they will be on the road to applying those skills and strategies across reading, writing, speaking and listening.  We begin with Reading Comprehension.  

 

The Development of Vocabulary:  See our T.A.L.K. blog:  link

 

Language in the Classroom: See Dialogue about Language, Literacy and Learning: link

 

Learning How to Learn: See Wanttolearn blog:  

 

 

 

 

 

Early Literacy Skills

 

Helping Children age 3 to grade 3 become skillful readers.

 

Here are some resources we have curated:

 

Pinterest site

http://www.pinterest.com/franvt/dyslexia-and-early-literacy-learning/  

 

LinkedIn

http://www.scoop.it/t/dyslexia-and-early-literacy

This site overlaps with the Pinterest site but contains additional information

 

Wordpress Blog

http://classroomdiscourse.wordpress.com/

 

 

We will also continue to curate information and ideas for Middle School Reading Comprehension skills based on Common Core Language Arts Standards



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                   

                                                                            Having the World at your fingertips!                            

 

                                                                 About the Links  

   

                                     The Journey Begins:  Reading Comprehension                                   

                                            Introduction to Reading Comprehension                                           

                                                                                                                           

 

 

                                                 Introduction to S.P.O.K.E.S. Reading Comprehension                              

                                                                             (Including Excerpts from S.P.O.K.E.S. Teacher's Manual, Toomey, F, Scobie, B, Toomey, G (C, 2007)

 

                                                                                          Checkpoints Along the Way:

                                                                                          Self-Management

                                                                                          Purpose

                                                                                          Organization

                                                                                          Knowledge Building 

                                                                                          Elaboration

                                                                                          Stop and Record

 

                                 Reading Comprehension and the Literacy Common Core Standards

 

APPLICATION:  Here is a wonderful web site created by Sharon Hayes and some of her colleagues for their school community: https://sites.google.com/site/folsomspokes/    

 

 

 

 

Images from Microsoft Office (except SPOKES logo) 

Wiki Author: Fran Toomey, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus, St. Michael’s College

Toomeyand12@gmail.com

Links:

Introduction to Fran

 About Us 

 

EXPLORIENCE

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