1.Complimentary e-Books
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Ten Best Practices in Joyful Accelerated Kindergarten Literacy: Proven Strategies that Produce Exceptional Gains (3/09)
What are the inspired practices that accomplished teachers use to accelerate literacy for all children? How do we intentionally create a community of responsible, self-motivated children who not only learn how to read and write, but also love to read and write? Expand your repertoire of practical, research-based strategies that produce extraordinary literacy gains: from kindergarten-friendly handwriting and phonics fun to memorable learning of high-frequency words “by heart.”
Download Discover The Ten Best Practices e-Book
Next seminar:
August 1, 2009 - Portland, OR
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Discover The Magic of Signing Songs: Complimentary e-Book (2/09)
This New e-Book features highlights from Nellie Edge’s 2009 professional presentations at the Oregon Reading Association conference, California Kindergarten Association conference, and upcoming keynote for the National “I Teach K” Conference, July 15th in Los Vegas, Nevada. It includes excerpts from The Magic of Signing Songs seminar and literacy manual. Perhaps these thirty six pages and our ASL instructional video clips will provide the support you need to begin using American Sign Language with your children.
Download Discover The Magic of Signing Songs e-Book
Registration form for The Magic of Signing Songs seminars June 29 and 30, 2009, Portland, Oregon. |
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Joyful Writing-to-Read Kindergartens: Complimentary e-Book
We have created our first complimentary 30-page e-Book for you: Joyful Writing-to-Read Kindergartens Accelerate Literacy. In PDF format, this features some of our favorite writing strategies from accomplished kindergarten teachers. You can print the entire book or single pages. Consider downloading parts of it in full color—the photos, “kid writing” and children’s art are quite wonderful.
Download Joyful Writing-to-Read in Kindergarten e-Book
If you find this e-Book useful, please share it with your kindergarten colleagues.
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Writing-to-Read Seminar Sampler: Complimentary e-Book
by Nellie Edge and Julie Lay
This 30-page, full-color Seminar Sampler is from the 165-page Seminar Literacy Manual Writing to Read in Kindergarten: Explore the Power of "Kid Writing". In PDF format, this features some great writing strategies and awesome photos from Julie Lay's Kindergarten.
Download Writing-to-Read Seminar Sampler e-Book
Next seminar:
July 2, 2009 - Portland, OR
July 23, 2009 - Newark, NJ
July 25, 2009 - Raleigh, NC
Download Registration Form
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2. Video Clips of Joyful Accelerated Literacy Strategies
3. Seminars and Workshops 2009
NEW Nellie Edge Web Seminars coming soon.
3a. Writing to Read in Kindergarten: Explore the Power of "Kid Writing"
Presented by award-winning kindergarten teacher, Julie Lay, NBCT
- July 2, 2009—Portland, OR (Airport Sheraton)
- July 23, 2009—Newark, NJ
- July 25, 2009—Raleigh, NC
- October 22, 2009—Chicago, IL (details available in July)
- October 24, 2009—St. Paul, MN (details available in July)
Make your kindergarten writing program the best it can be. Learn proven strategies for organizing the kindergarten environment. Let Julie Lay show you why the “Kid Writing” approach is such a powerful way to systematically develop phonics skills through journal writing. Use music, art, sign language, and dance for brain-friendly learning across the curriculum.
In just one day you’ll learn how to:
- Begin the year with “Kid Writing” and book making
- Use powerful ABC and phonics immersion strategies
- Teach high-frequency “heart” words—their way
- Make interactive word walls
- Teach handwriting effectively
- Use ongoing authentic assessment
Cost? Just $199. (Includes beautiful literacy manual, refreshments, and literacy gifts)
Enroll today. Limited to 75 teachers. Download 2009 Registration form with hotel details.
Possible 2009 seminar locations:
- Bend, OR (October 10, 2009 – tentative)
- Eugene, OR
- Phoenix, AZ
- Denver, CO
3b. (Day 1) The Original Magic of Signing Songs Seminar: Maximizing Language Through the Magic of Signing Songs (PreK-2)
Presented by Nellie Edge and Diane Larson
June 29, 2009 - Portland, OR
Updated Distance Learning Program with DVD, Literacy Manual, ASL Guide, and Anthology set.
Available May, 2009
Download 2009 Seminar Registration Form (pdf format)
Professional Development Credits and six Washington Clock Hours are available
This seminar comes with new DVD, beautiful revised literacy manual, ASL handbook, and anthology set. Thousands of Northwest teachers have enriched their classrooms as a result of this seminar featuring brain research, curriculum extensions and favorite children's songs in sign language.
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Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
Happy Birthday
The Traditional ABC Song
You Are My Sunshine
May There Always Be Sunshine
I Think You're Wonderful
I Love The Mountains (Amo Los Montes)
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Goodnight Irene (Buenas Noches Irene)
Rainbow ‘Round Me
I Have A Cat (Yo Tengo Un Gato)
I Can Read Colors (Se Leer Colores)
Sign to Me
Sing Your Way Home |
See Photo Essay: The Magic of Signing Songs (research and benefits for accelerated literacy)
 See ASL Video Clip from Seminar DVD: Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
“This is the most fun AND educational seminar I have ever attended!!!”—Denise Luenow, Seattle, WA See all of the Semminar Evalutions
(Day 2) The Magic of Signing Songs: Enhancing All Children's Language and Literacy
(PreK -1)
Presented by Diane Larson and Nellie Edge
June 30, 2009 - Portland, OR
Updated Distance Learning Program with DVD, Literacy Manual, ASL Guide, and Anthology set.
Available May, 2009
Download 2009 Seminar Registration Form (pdf format)
Professional Development Credits and six Washington Clock Hours are available
Teachers across the country have loved this joyful and multisensory approach to literacy. Learn powerful, research-proven ABC and phonics immersion strategies that work with all children. Discover how incorporating American Sign Language greatly accelerates all language and literacy skills.
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What a Wonderful World
Pledge of Allegiance
America the Beautiful
See Me Beautiful
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The ABC Phonics Song: Sing, Sign & Read!
The More We Get Together (with variations)
This Land is Your Land
L-O-V-E Spells Love |
M-O-M Spells Mom, and helpful signs for class management Hola Mis Amigos/Hello My Friend (Spanish and English Greeting and Farewell Songs) |
3c. Ten Best Practices in Joyful Accelerated Kindergarten Literacy: Proven Strategies that Produce Exceptional Gains
Price: $199.00  Presented by Nellie Edge
August 1, 2009 - Portland, OR (Sheraton Airport Hotel)
What are the most brain-friendly and engaging literacy strategies we can use to create a joyful and challenging kindergarten? Explore exemplary literacy instruction with Nellie Edge as she inspires you to build the oral language and literacy foundations—honoring research—and honoring childhood.
- Learn powerful multisensory ABC and phonics immersion and high-frequency “heart” word strategies—see amazing results.
- Build reading stamina and independence with quality literature and “Just Right: I Can Read” Books.
- Engage Parents as Partners: Simple and practical ways to dramatically multiply your teaching effectiveness.
- Develop differentiated literacy work centers that support and challenge all learners.
- Begin and end the day with joyful learning rituals and celebrations—make every moment count.
Please email us, with your interest in attending this Seminar in the following locations:
- Sacramento, CA
- Irvine, CA
- Denver, CO
- Cherry Hill, NJ
- Chapel Hill, NC
- Las Vegas, NV
- Spokane, WA
Nellie Edge will be doing a keynote presentation and follow-up workshops at the National "I teach K" Conference, July 15th, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
One of the topics is Ten Best Practices in Joyful Accelerated Kindergarten Literacy.
For registration details please see SDE website.
3d. Parents as Partners in Kindergarten Literacy:
Family Connections that Multiply Our Teaching Effectiveness
Presented by Nellie Edge
Create a supportive parents as partners program with easy-to-implement strategies that will make a powerful difference in each child’s language and literacy development, social skills and love of learning.
This engaging and practical seminar includes:
- Build Respectful and Supportive Parent Connections that will Enhance Every Part of the Kindergarten Experience
- Welcome Children and Their Families into a Joyful Language-Rich Classroom
- Support Parents as Partners in Providing Name Writing Practice and ABC and Phonics Immersion Strategies
- Learn How to Get More Parent Volunteers into the Classroom and How to Use Them More Effectively
- Establish a Nightly Reading-At-Home Program
- Create Memorable Parent Performances and School Celebrations that Children and Families Delight in
- Learn Proven Strategies for Successful Kindergarten Registration, Family Literacy Evening, and Literacy and Art Gifts that Families Love
“We have a covenant that says we jointly share responsibility for teaching your child.”
—Ernest Boyer
Professional Development Credits and Washington Clock Hours Available
Other Nellie Edge Seminars: Small Saturday Workshops in Exemplary Kindergartens
Spend a Saturday studying in real kindergarten classrooms with some of Oregon’s most accomplished teachers. The following workshops have inspired rave reviews from Northwest educators. Please email info@nellieedge.com if your district or kindergarten support cadre is interested in attending or co-sponsoring any of the following joyful accelerated literacy trainings. Each workshop comes with a full-color comprehensive literacy manual honoring the work of an accomplished teacher.
Literacy Through Literature, Dance, and Song: Developing Skills Within a Love of Language
A Saturday Kindergarten Workshop
Presented by Kathie Bridges with Nellie Edge facilitating
Salem, Oregon
How do we develop a classroom of kindergartners who not only learn to read and write—but choose to read and write? How do we honor the need for socio-dramatic play—and the need for a rigorous literacy focus in a half-day kindergarten? Kathie Bridges' comprehensive and engaging approach to literacy reflects her deep knowledge of children, her love of language, and a systematic, differentiated approach to literacy. With great skill, wisdom, and delight, Kathie demonstrates how to raise the literacy standards and still keep kindergarten a "child's garden."
Includes:
- With Happy Hearts We Dance and Sing
- Bringing Folk Tales and Literature Alive
- Enhancing Small Muscle Development and Handwriting Skills
- How to Develop Responsible Learners from Day One
- Memorable Parent Performances
- Parents as Partners in Maximizing Literacy
Professional Development Credits and Washington Clock Hours Available
Art, Literacy and The Kindergarten Child A Saturday Kindergarten Workshop
Presented by Laura Flocker with Nellie Edge facilitating
Salem, Oregon
Laura Flocker, a master kindergarten teacher with a background in Reading Recovery® will share her incredible insights into developing a community of kindergartners who see and express themselves as artists and writers from the first days of school. Learn how to organize the art/literacy classroom, discover practical art techniques and the best of art resource materials. Be inspired by Laura’s classroom, which is alive with animals, growing things, science experiments, puppet plays, curious minds and real-life learning experiences.
Includes:
- How to introduce basic art materials to maximize instruction and minimize mess
- A year-long guide for teaching and integrating art across the curriculum
- Teaching children to see like an artist: skills that transfer to science, math, literacy and life
- Guided art techniques that develop confidence, drawing ability and visual literacy skills
- Exercises to develop ABC and writing fluency
See Laura Flocker's Kindergarten website
Download images from Laura Flocker’s Art-Rich Kindergarten (PDF)
Professional Development Credits and Washington Clock Hours available
Joyful and Rigorous Kindergarten Experiences: Celebrate the Imagination and Challenge All Learners
A Saturday Kindergarten Workshop
Presented by Diane Bonica with Nellie Edge facilitating
Tigard, Oregon
Discover a treasure trove of meaningful and creative curriculum ideas in Diane Bonica’s exemplary, child-centered kindergarten. You will be welcomed into “The Chicka-Boom Classroom” complete with a menagerie of giraffes, and a high level of science, math and literacy engagement. Discover how to truly honor childhood and challenge children to think deeply and love learning.
This all-day, “in-kindergarten” workshop features:
- Fascinating Science Explorations that Take Children into the Real World
- Playful and Poetic Transition Activities
- How to Keep Reading Meaningful and Joyful and Still Raise the DIBELS Scores
- Diane’s Original Songs and Rhymes: Teach New Vocabulary for Every Concept from Metamorphosis to Hibernation
- Rituals, Traditions, and Celebrations that Delight the Hearts of Children and Their Families
Professional Development Credits and Washington Clock Hours Available
Joyful Learning in a Child's Garden: Celebrating Language and Accelerating Literacy
A Saturday Kindergarten Workshop
Presented by Becky Leber and Nellie Edge
Future dates to be announced.
Seth Lewelling Kindergarten, Milwaukie, Oregon
This ELL workshop can be presented for your district kindergarten team. Email info@nellieedge.com
How do we raise the literacy standards and still keep kindergarten a "child's garden?" How do we honor the need for socio-dramatic play — and the need for rigorous literacy skills instruction with "at-risk" and English language learners in an all-day kindergarten? Becky Leber's balanced and engaging approach to literacy reflects her deep, deep knowledge of children, her love of language, and her understanding of how to support kinders with a meaning-centered, systematic approach to literacy. With great wisdom, patience, and delight, Becky works with the children who need her most.
Workshop includes:
- Joyful Accelerated Literacy: Multisensory ABC and Phonics Immersion
- How to Set Up Literacy Centers for Differentiated Word Work
- Dramatizing and Reading Mother Goose Rhymes
- Building Reading Stamina with "Just Right" Books
- How to Engage Children in Memorizing, Reciting, and Performing Songs, Poems and Rhymes
- Writing Across an Arts-Rich Curriculum
This Saturday workshop in Becky's kindergarten classroom in Milwaukie, Oregon is limited to 20 teachers and may fill quickly.
Download Previous Seminar Flier (pdf format)
See Photo Essay: Becky Leber's Literacy Centers
Professional Development Credits and Washington Clock Hours Available
Kindergarten: A Celebration of the Arts With Happy Hearts We Dance and Sing
Presented by Joanie Cutler and Nellie Edge
Future dates may be announced. Eugene, OR
How do we celebrate the arts, honor childhood, and connect young children with the natural world outside the classroom? How do we nurture a love of learning in children and their families? Come and meet Joanie Cutler, who has been a mentor teacher to many of us. With her love of music, poetry, art and literature she has created a beautiful kindergarten model that is infused with the arts; nurturing creativity and literacy. When Froebel described kindergarten as a "child's garden," we believe he had a teacher like Joanie Cutler — with her gentle wisdom and uniquely creative teaching — in mind. The beautiful, full-color handbook is only available to workshop participants.
Workshop includes:
- With Happy Hearts we Dance and Sing
- Exploring the Rhymes and Images of Moher Goose
- How to Incorporate Literature and Myths into a Study of the Stars and the Cycles of Nature
- Creating a Kindergarten of Bird Watchers, Star Gazers, Plant Explorers, Rock Collectors and Insect Lovers
- Using Art, Music, Drama and Sign Language to Enhance Literacy
- Involving Parents in the Kindergarten Experience
Download Previous Seminar Flier (pdf format)
Professional Development Credits and Washington Clock Hours Available
We are Rebuilding our Northwest Coalition for Excellence in Kindergarten and Early Literacy.
We appreciate the past support of key colleagues from the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory, Lane E.S.D., Willamette University School of Education, Oregon Reading Association, Oregon Association for the Education of Young Children and the Oregon Arts Association. During the 2008/2009 school year we anticipate dialoging again with interested educators from these organizations and the Oregon Chatboard Project and Oregon Department of Education: How can we collaborate to promote excellence in kindergarten literacy? Quality kindergarten teaching with “parents as partners” is the vital foundation necessary for closing the achievement gap. Isn’t it time we ask Oregon’s accomplished kindergarten teachers what they have learned from research and "wisdom of practice" about accelerating literacy for all of our children?
4. Photo Essays: Brain-Friendly Literacy™
Exemplary early childhood classrooms celebrate language and celebrate childhood. They actively engage children in joyful learning and meaningful print. We are excited to share inspiring glimpses – through photo essays – of life and literacy inside classrooms that take advantage of how the brain learns best.
5. Visit 2009 Award-Winning Kindergarten and Early Literacy Classrooms Online:
We are honored to share our Excellence in Kindergarten and Early Literacy website awards. Each of these teachers have created a "child's garden," where active learning, social-emotional development, and high literacy standards are joyfully woven together. You will see a multisensory and differentiated approach to literacy, high expectations and wonderful "kid writing." You will also see and read about literacy-rich play centers, a curriculum that values the educational arts, beautiful environments and respectful and supportive parent connections. Now we all have the insights from mentor teachers as close as our computer. A special thank you to these awesome teachers: Karen Cox, Nora Flanagan, Diane Bonica, Laura Flocker, Joan Moser, Vanessa Levin, Isabell Cardonick, and Kim Jordano.
7. Latest Free Picture Recipes
8. Kindergarten Support Groups - Salem Cadre 2009
E-mail us at info@nellieedge.com if you are not already signed up and would like to receive announcements at your home e-mail (sometimes school e-mails block our cadre notices and monthly newsletters). Join us for discussion, camaraderie, and action-research on Integrating Joyful Accelerated Kindergarten Literacy Strategies with “Kid Writing” and “The Daily 5”.
Eugene, Portland, Albany, Silverton, and Stayton area teachers: If you have studied with us in the past and are using our “Joyful Accelerated Literacy Strategies”, “Kid Writing”, and “The Daily 5”, you are welcome to join us for these meetings. Consider starting your own kindergarten professional development cadre.
See article: How to Start Your Own Kindergarten Support Cadre.
Our resource books are:
- Celebrate Language and Accelerate Literacy: High Expectations • Joyful Learning • Proven Strategies, by Nellie Edge, 2008 (publisher to be announced). See resource information Celebrate Language and Accelerate Literacy Manual: Information (PDF) Enjoy the photo essays and video clips on our site.
- The Daily Five: Fostering Literacy Independence in the Elementary Grades, by Gail Boushey and Joan Moser, Stenhouse, 2006. See their helpful website for ordering information: www.The2Sisters.com
- Complimentary e-Book Joyful Writing-to-Read Kindergartens Accelerate Literacy, by Nellie Edge and colleagues. (30 full-color pages)
- Kid Writing: A Systematic Approach to Phonics, Journals, and Writing Workshop, by Eileen G. Feldgus and Isabell Cardonick
- Complimentary e-Book “Kid Writing” Seminar Sampler, by Julie Lay and Nellie Edge (30 full-color pages)
- Parents as Partners in Kindergarten and Early Literacy: Multiplying Our Teaching Effectiveness, by Nellie Edge
Other books that we highly recommend are:
- Talking, Drawing and Writing, by Martha Horn and Mary Ellen Giacobbe. 2007, Stenhouse.
- Excerpts from Choice Words: How Our Language Affects Children's Learning, by Peter Johnston. 2004, Stenhouse.
- Why We Teach: Learning, Laughter, Love and the Power to Transform Lives, by Linda Alston. 2008, Scholastic.
- The Literate Kindergarten: Where Wonder and Discovery Thrive, by Susan L. Kempton. 2007, Heinemann.
These professional development sessions are free. You will be encouraged to pursue a practical kindergarten research topic this year. Semester credits are available through the University of the Pacific. Many of Salem’s mentor kindergarten teachers will host these monthly meetings in their beautiful “Kid Writing” classrooms. I will continue to host a few “living-room” workshops
(Always check the Salem-Keizer Website for any last minute changes or additions to this schedule)
March 9, 2009 - 4:30 to 6:00 p.m.
Celebrate English and Spanish Language Learning: Joyful Oral Language Development is still the Foundation for Literacy Success, with Monica Takata and Nellie Edge
Hoover Elementary, 1104 Savage Road NE, Salem, Oregon 97301, (503) 399-3157 held in Sharon Anderson’s engaging kindergarten.
We will dramatize some delightful English rhymes, sing and sign memorable songs, and use movement, dance, and mime to enhance English language skills. You will receive a complimentary set of Little Books and Anthology pages to create celebrations of spring with your young learners. We are all joyful teachers of English language learners…
April 6, 2009 - 4:30 to 6:00 p.m.
Discover The Magic of Signing Songs: Enhancing All Children’s Language Literacy, Engagement, and Joy!, with Nellie Edge and Kate Anderson
Candalaria Elementary, 953 Hansen Ave. S., Salem, Oregon 97302, (503) 399-3136 held in Kate Anderson’s delightful kindergarten.
Download complimentary e-Book: Discover The Magic of Signing Songs, which is your handout.
May 11, 2009 – 4:30 to 6:00 p.m.
Ten Best Practices in Joyful Accelerated Kindergarten Literacy: Proven Strategies that Produce Exceptional Results, with Nellie Edge and Katie Nelson
Salem Heights Elementary, 3495 Liberty Rd. S., Salem, Oregon 97302, (503) 399-3187
Download complimentary e-Book: Ten Best Practices in Joyful Accelerated Kindergarten Literacy
Your feedback will help us plan the remaining Kindergarten Cadre meeting for the 2008-2009 school year. Please email info@nellieedge.com with suggestions and input. |
Past Salem Cadre Support Groups:
September 22, 2008 (Monday) 4:30 to 6:00pm
Art, Literacy, and the Kindergarten Child with Laura Flocker (all-day kindergarten)
Candalaria Elementary at, 953 Hansen Ave. S., Salem, OR 97302. School phone number is (503) 399-3136. Laura will share her passion for teaching art in kindergarten and her high expectations for student engagement in art, science, and literacy. Nellie will highlight best practices for teaching handwriting with a focus on fluency. We will have examples of best “Just Right: I Can Read” books to build individual book boxes for “Read To Self” from The Daily 5. Be sure to view Laura Flockers awesome website: Parent and Teacher Information.
Download Images of Laura Flocker’s Art-Rich Kindergarten (8 page PDF handout) from our October 2008 Newsletter if you were unable to attend.
October 20, 2008 (Monday) 4:30 to 6:00pm
Management and Organization Strategies for Kindergarten Success and “Read to Self” With Katie Nelson
Salem Heights Elementary, 3495 Liberty Rd. S., Salem, OR 97302. School phone is (503) 399-3187.
Katie will share tried and proven strategies for managing and organizing the kindergarten environment with a 2½-hour schedule. How do you fit it all in? (including math!) Nellie, Katie and colleagues will discuss successes and challenges in implementing “The Daily 5” and “Kid Writing”. How are the children doing in building reading stamina? How is your “Kid Writing” Workshop progressing?
November 7th (Friday) 8:30 to 3:15pm
Writing to Read in Kindergarten: Explore the Power of “Kid Writing” with Julie Lay, Nellie Edge, and Tanya Wall
Salem, Oregon at the Red Lion Hotel, Market Street
Julie Lay is a mentor kindergarten and NBCT teacher who has developed a model "writing to read" classroom. Spend a day with Julie and learn practical tips for organizing the literacy environment and see why the "Kid Writing" approach is such a powerful way to systematically develop phonics skills and word recognition through journal writing.
At the end of the seminar, teachers are invited to stay and further dialog with questions about any of our Joyful Accelerated Kindergarten Literacy Strategies.
Writing to Read Seminar Flier and Registration
November 17, 2008 (Monday) 4:30 to 6:00 pm.
Kidwriting Across the Curriculum in Kindergarten: Follow-up Session
McKinley Elementary, 466 McGilchrist ST SE, Salem, OR 97302. School phone is (503) 399-3167.
You will love seeing Marsha Lioy and Dee Montgomery’s Joyful “Kid Writing” kindergartens!
This meeting is especially intended for teachers who are already using the “Kid Writing” approach and have studied the Writing to Read in Kindergarten seminar with Julie Lay. It will be an interactive dialog time to share our insights and questions with Nellie Edge and experienced “Kid Writing” colleagues. Nellie will bring some favorite writing center “word work” stations and will refer to both complimentary “Kid Writing” e-books in her presentation
Please Download Complementary "Kid Writing" e-Books
December 2008 (no meeting is planned)
Any teacher who has not scheduled a time to view “The Daily 5” DVD again, e-mail Janice Wurgler (wurgler_janis@salkeiz.k12.or.us) or Kathy Moran (moran_kathy@salkeiz.k12.or.us) at the district office.
Management and Organization Strategies for Kindergarten Success • Best Practices in Multisensory ABC and Phonics Immersion
Held in Katie Nelson's classroom at Salem Heights Elementary, 3495 Liberty Road S., Salem, 97302-5606. School phone number is (503) 399-3187.
Katie Nelson will share tried and proven strategies for managing and organizing the kindergarten environment. Nellie Edge will share her practical research on Multisensory ABC and Phonics Immersion.
Creating a Caring Community Through Joyful Teaching and Positive Discipline • ABC and Phonics Immersion Dialog
Held in Celeste Starr's classroom at Sumpter Elementary, 525 Rockwood St. SE, Salem. School phone number is (503) 399-3337. Celeste Starr will talk about how she builds a caring learning community (with delightful songs and dances!) and how she teaches kindness, respect, and responsibility. Bring your questions. We will also continue the ABC and Phonics Immersion dialog with Nellie Edge.
Dance, Sing, and Sign: Best Practices for Large and Small Motor Development • ABC Fluency Research
Held in Kathie Bridges' kindergarten at Pringle Elementary, 5500 Reed Lane SE, Salem. School phone number is (503) 399-3178.
Kathie Bridges will share practical research on how to develop the small and large muscle skills necessary for writing success. Learn how to organize appropriate literacy centers and come prepared to dance! Nellie Edge will begin the dialog about exciting ABC fluency research and the powerful role kindergarten teachers play in building “brain-friendly” pathways for reading.
More of exploring “The Daily 5” or “The Daily Three” in Kindergarten: How to Foster Literacy Independence (First part of the DVD)
Debi Fauth's joyful kindergarten at Yoshikai Elementary School located at 4900 Jade Street NE Salem, OR 97305-3169; phone number 503-399-3438.
You are welcome to come at 4:00pm for a tour of this wonderful kindergarten classroom and to visit with your colleagues! We will start the DVD viewing promptly at 4:30pm. We are excited to view “The Daily 5” DVD: the teacher modeling is superb. You will see actual demonstrations of the three ways to read a book independently and with a buddy. These are strategies you can easily use in the kindergarten classroom.
We will explore how to create a culture for reading and begin systematically developing independent reading behavior — even in kindergarten.
If you have not received a copy of the important resource The Daily 5: Fostering Literacy Independence in the Elementary Grades by Gail Boushey and Joan Moser (“the 2 sisters”) please email Janice Wurgler at Wurgler_Janis@salkeiz.k12.or.us
Interactive Writing and the Use of Individual White Boards
Jeff James kindergarten classroom at Faye Wright Elementary located at 4060 Lone Oak Rd. SE, Salem, OR 97306; phone number 503-399-3198.
Jeff will demonstrate how to conduct interactive writing lessons, and share tips on using individual white boards with kindergartners. He will also share his experience implementing some of “The Daily 5” strategies. Come early (4:00) to visit and tour his writing-to-read kindergarten. Your kindergarten colleagues have loved studying with this master teacher. The presentation will begin promptly at 4:30pm.
Music is Magic in Accelerating Language and Literacy: Using Books That Sing and Rhyme to Create the “I Can Read” Habit
Join Nellie Edge for a “Living Room Workshop” from 4:00-6:00pm in her South Salem home. E-mail for directions info@nellieedge.com and to let us know if you plan to attend. Space is limited. Please bring your Celebrate Language and Accelerate Literacy manual and carpool if possible.
- Explore how to transition from shared reading to guided reading, develop literacy skills, and scaffold independent reading behavior.
- Use accelerated literacy strategies to teach high-frequency words.
- Use music, sign language, and drama to make language and literacy come alive!
- Discover free resources for building individual Student-Book Boxes and filling them with “Just Right! I Can Read!” books.
What Do the Most Effective Kid Writing Classrooms Look Like?
Kindergarten Classroom To Be Announced!
9. Past Topics from the Eugene Cadre
Consider Starting Your Own Kindergarten Support Group
How to Involve "Parents as Partners" in Kindergarten Literacy
Mitzi Shirk and Susan Ventura's kindergarten at Edgewood Elementary, 577 East 46th Ave., Eugene, 541-687-3363. Explore a language-rich kindergarten and focus on Excellence in Kindergarten Literacy. Nellie Edge, Mitzi and Susan will share some of the best things kindergarten teachers do to collaborate with parents and multiply their teaching effectiveness. Please consider sharing an activity or communication idea that you have used to build respectful and successful parent connections. Handout provided.
Developing Phonemic Awareness — Best Practices
Mary Christenson's kindergarten at Parker Elementary, 3875 Kincaid, Eugene, 541-687-3303. Come and explore another wonderful kindergarten. Nellie Edge and your colleagues will contribute to this important literacy topic. Handout provided.
Art and the Kindergarten Child
Joan Cutler’s kindergarten at Adams/Hill Elementary, 950 West 22nd, Eugene, 541-687-3475. Joan will share her passion for teaching art in kindergarten and Nellie Edge will share insights on what kindergarten teachers have learned from Reggio Emelia art-rich schools. We invite you to bring samples or photos and share a favorite integrated art project. Handout provided.
Literacy through Children's Literature — Favorite Book Connections
Carla Cooper, Janice Nielsen and Jaynie Wiser’s kindergartens at Laurel Elementary School, 1401 Laurel, Junction City, 541-998-2386. Visit three wonderful kindergarten classrooms and share your love of using literature in kindergarten. Nellie Edge will present some comprehension strategies using quality literature. Please consider sharing one of your favorite literature extension activities. Handout provided.
Organizing Beautiful Kindergartens — Practical Strategies that Work and The Best Thing We Do to End the Year and Build Memories
Jill Liedke's K-1 classroom at Harris Elementary, 1150 East 29th Ave., Eugene, 541-687-3286. Tour a beautiful child-centered environment. Jill Liedke, Nellie Edge and local kindergarten teachers will share. Handout provided.
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