IWY: Building
Literacy Skills
Using Words in color
Phonics and Word Recognition: IWY
Method
→Concepts That I utilized during my fieldwork
experience in First grade were :
→ Multisensory Mapping
→ Sound Sorts
→ Treasure Chest Game
Multisensory Mapping
→Standard : RF.K.2.A
→Multisensory mapping uses all modalities (auditory,
visual, kinesthetic-tactile) to facilitate retention and
processing of sounds (Essential strategies for teaching
phonemic awareness). Multisensory techniques include
tracing , illustrating and chanting of sounds enabling young
learners to process sounds in multiple ways. This allows
students to play and manipulate sound through their
senses, they begin to grasp the alphabetic principle
(Richland,2021).
Sound Sorts
→ RF.K.3A
→ Sound sorts is an instructional strategy which facilitates students’ attention to
phonemes.
→ Sound sorting activities involve children actively sorting words into groups
that have the same sounds, and then connecting those sounds to the letters
that represent them (Hands-on learning sound sorting - primaryconcepts.com).
→ This activity can be used for all grades from K-5 and differentiated to
accomadate students with exceptionalities. This strategy can be turned into a
multitude of activities and works for all students including ELLs and special
needs students.
→ Strategy modifications for grade levels: The card activity can be differentiated
for older students by using multisyllabic word families for the sound sorts.
Treasure Chest
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.K.2.B, RF.K.2.C, and RF.K.2.D
Treasure Chest is an instructional strategy that focuses on the
skills of segmenting and blending sounds (Essential strategies for
teaching phonemic awareness).
The primary purpose of the treasure chest activity is to provide
students with multiple opportunities to engage in sound play as
they count phonemes and then reconstruct them into through
oral blending (Essential strategies for teaching phonemic
awareness)
Assessment: will be an Exit ticket similar to the activity such as
tap, tat, tan. And the students will also have words with the sound
blank for them to fill in.
Reading and Writing : IWY Method
→ My strategies for Reading and writing were :
→ Word picture match
→ Scavenger Hunt
→ Sight word sentence books
→ Write-pair share- think pair share
Word Picture Match
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY. RF.1.3 and RF.1.4.C
This strategy allows to build their word recognition ( and vocabulary) while learning
to associate the sounds to make a word and read it accurately and fluently. Which
in return will allow them to use the words they learned to build and read in their
writing.
This game can be differentiated to accomadate all grade levels and all subjects such
as ELA( sight words, CVC words or daily vocabulary), Science ( vocabulary words) or
even math images such as number images to their written form.
This activity builds students confidence to read, spell and write the associate word
so they can utilize it in their future writing pieces.
Assessment: will b e on google forms where they have to match the picture to the
word and cloze passage where they circ le the word that goes with the picture. Each
assessment can be differentiated to me the student at their level while still
assessing if they gain the criterion for the task at hand.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.1.3
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.1.4
This strategy can be
differentiated for all grades
and is a fun engaging
Scavenger Hunt
activity to keep your
students enticed in the
lesson
Sight word Sentence Books
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.1.3 THE SIGHT WORD SENTENCE BOOK IS A STRATEGY TO
HELP STUDENT BUILD THEIR VOCABULARY, WORD
RECOGNITION AND READING AND WRITING SKILLS ALL
IN ONE.
Fluency,
Comprehension,
and Vocabulary :
IWY Method
During my fieldwork with my first Reader’s theater Paired Reading
graders I utilized the following
strategies to build their literacy
skills in Fluency, Comprehension,
and Vocabulary.
Choral Reading Partner reading Tape assisted reading
Reader’s theater
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.1.4
Readers theater is a way to involve students in reading aloud. Students perform in readers’ theater by reading
scripts created from grade-level books or stories (Bafile, 2021). Reader’s theater requires no set or costumes
and is a fantastic way to improve fluency. Children take turns reading their parts from a script and bring the
text alive through their voices (at et al., 10 ways to improve reading fluency 2021). Readers Theater is a strategy
that combines reading practice and performing. The goal of the reader’s theater is to enhance students’
reading skills and confidence by having them practice reading with a purpose. Readers’ theater gives students
a real reason to read aloud (Bafile, 2021). So , they are not only reading and building their fluency, but they are
having fun while they do it. According to Susan Finney, the value of readers’ theater is increased tenfold when
used as a strategy for increasing understanding of what is being read (Bafile, 2021). Many teachers feel it is an
effective strategy, saying it is a wonderful technique for helping readers learn to read aloud with expression.
And a great way to get children reading aloud with comprehension, expression, fluency, and joy.
Reader’s Theater not only builds fluency and stamina but allows the students to fall in love with reading and
not be afraid to make a mistake because they can just try again and rehearse until it’s perfect. For my
differentiation, I paired a fluent reader with a non-fluent reader. I did this so they can build off of each others
strengths and weaknesses. Reader’s theater Can be used for all grade levels and incorporated into almost
every subject
Assessment: We can assess them by creating a puppet show where they perform the script with their partner.
This will show their understanding of the text and their fluency.
Paired → CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.1.4
→ Paired (or partner) reading is a research-based
(or Partner) strategy used with readers who lack fluency as it
provides a model of fluent reading and helps
Reading
students learn decoding skills. When using this
strategy, students read aloud to each other.
When using partners, more fluent readers can be
paired with less fluent readers, or students who
read at the same level can be paired to reread a
story they have already read. Paired reading
helps students work together, encourages
cooperation and supports peer-assisted
learning. It allows students to take turns reading
and provide each other with feedback as a way
to monitor comprehension (Paired reading -
JCT).
Summary During my clinical fieldwork, I evaluated the language and literacy strategies to cater to each students’
needs while also aligning with my school’s pedagogy.
I assessed each strategy to ensure the students were reaching their goals. My strategies are easily
adaptable and can be done in either a whole group setting or small group setting depending on your
students needs.
For my struggling readers or potentially at risk students, I worked alongside our RTI team to ensure
that both I and the support team were hitting the individual goals of those students. And doing
periodic check ins to ensure their progress.
The ethical way I would communicate my students’ data would be during our Pat meetings (every 6-8
weeks). Where both I and the support team would discuss the student’s strength and weaknesses and
the assistance we can provide whether in or out of the classroom. I will do parent teacher conferences
to discuss student’s progress. The student’s data will help me differentiate the lesson or activity to
cater to their individual needs and students with similar goals.
I will collaborate with my coworkers and administration to make professional development webinars
or in person meeting to ensure that everyone knows how to implement these strategies in the
classroom.
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