Have you ever? Have you ever secretly read under your desk

in school because the teacher was boring and you were dying to finish the book you were reading?

Have you ever been scolded for reading at the dinner table?

Have you ever read secretly under the covers after being told to go to bed?

Rafe Esquith, 2004

There Are No Shortcuts by Rafe Esquith

• Child is destined to be a reader for life.

• Reading objectives should be: Joy, Passion, or Excitement

• A love of reading is an essential foundation to growing up into a special adult.

The Apron Ladies

Terri Heidger Beth Stevens

Singing• Singing can boost your immunity to protect

it from colds, flu and stomach aches. “By singing, you’re breathing more deeply and releasing feel-good hormones like dopamine and serotonin which strengthen immunity.

• Louise Montello, Ph.D. music therapist

TONY CHESTNUT

Tony Chestnut knows I love you.

Tony knows. (Tony knows.)what Tony knows.Tony Chestnut knows I love you.That’s Tony, Tony and his sister

Eileen.And Eileen loves Neil and Neil

loves Pat,But Pat still loves Bob.And there’s Russell and Skip.This song is silly, but it’s hip.How it ends, just one man knows.And guess what, it’s Tony

Chestnut.

REPEAT at faster pace each time.

Tony Chestnut, by The Learning Station, from the CD, Tony Chestnut & Fun Time Action SongsCopyright Monopoli/The Learning Station

Dr. Jean’s Cheers

dr.jean.org/June 2004

Become A Good Reader!Become A Good Reader!

Get your mouth ready

• Turn to the person next to you and read this paragraph into your phonics phone. Listen to the beginning, middle and ending sounds you hear echo in the phone. Sometimes this is the only cue a student will need in order to decode a word.

• After you read –Throw the Clifford Ball to individual students. If their thumb lands on the head, they must name the beginning sound. If their thumb lands on the tail they must name the ending sound.

CHUNK IT!

•donut

•carnation

7 Syllables

• Open

• Closed

• Magic E

• Bossy R

• Cle

• Vowel teams

Candy Corn Contest

The Reading Rapby Karen Johns (Lakeview Elementary)

Help me, reading strategies! I’m in suspense! Does it look right? Does it sound right? Does it make sense?

Read-It-Write Wristbands

Connection Collection

Text

Self Text World

What connections did you make? Use the symbols to add your connection to your log. Don’t forget to

write the title.Primary Literacy Centers by Susan Nations and Melissa Alonso

THANK YOU! Professional Development Opportunities

www.apronladies.com 941.321.7633

Beth Terri