Early+Literacy+Project

=.........Living Sky School Division= =.............Early Literacy Project=

=Project Description=


 * Focus:** Critical reading behaviours in the early years, PreK – Gr. 2

A core group of teachers… So that every teacher… So that every child ... Will learn to read to the best of their abilities
 * Goal**
 * Will become aware of a common body of research
 * Will become proficient with a common set of assessment strategies
 * Will be users of current best practices
 * Will become lead teachers and mentors to the larger body of teachers
 * Will have an understanding of the components involved in learning to read
 * Will have a repertoire of assessment practices that inform instruction
 * Will have a repertoire of best practices to call upon

> Here is our team! I've tried for a wide variety of representations of geography, grade level, experience, and student demographics, as well as just good teachers. I'm excited to get us all together! > || Marilyn Taylor || Kindergarten || BCS || > || Jenifer Kahl || Kindergarten || Connaught || > || Brenda Sparrow || One || Lawrence || > || Lori Hodgins || One || McKitrick || > || Donna Burningham || Two || Macklin || > || Karalyn Brown || Kindergarten/One || Cut Knife || > || Jennifer Harder || Special Ed || Hafford || > || Candace Gerow || Special Ed || Leoville || > || Bonnie Kowalski || Structured Success || Lawrence || > Early Literacy Project websites: > http://www.srsd119.ca/onlinelearning/ ( Saskatchewan Rivers School Division) > http://www.arliteracymodel.com/index.php (Arkansas Comprehensive Literacy Plan) > http://www.vsb.bc.ca/vsbprograms/kto12/litmap/Projects/earlyliteracy/default.htm (Vancouver School Board)
 * 3-Beliefs**
 * All children can learn
 * Systematic assessment informs instruction
 * The key component of a successful program is a knowledgeable teacher
 * **Teacher** || **Grade** || **School** ||