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Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . .
Introduction As a young teach
History of the Program As a young teacher, Pleasa
Foundational Skills ● Print Concepts ● Phonolo
Print Concepts Print awareness is the understandi
In kindergarten, children learn to print the uppe
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Phonological Awareness Phonological awareness is
materials, provides additional activities to use
LESSON 1 Phonemic Awareness and Phonics: Oo/o/ S
2 Teach vocabulary and phonemic awareness Use St
WORD WORK daiLY rouTines: informal assessment
Phonics Phonics instruction teaches children the
What Superkids Does Systematic phonics instructio
2 Teach vocabulary and phonemic awareness Use St
First graders learn how to use phonetic and struc
Children in all grades apply their phonics skills
Fluency Fluency is the ability to read a text acc
Memory Words in the program). Specific fluency sk
A passage is provided each week for children’s re
Superkids has an abundance of accessible, decodab
Reading Literature and Informational Texts
Decodability and Text Complexity As children are
“For teacher-led instructional events, such as re
controlled for decodability . In the Book Club fo
Superkids’ literature and informational texts gro
Super Smart Informational Digital Read-Alouds exp
The Superkids Libraries for first grade provide a
In the Book Club, second graders read many genres
SUPER magazine challenges second graders with mor
Comprehending Literature Literature can help chil
What Superkids Does The Superkids program develop
During a teacher read- aloud with a literary text
Questions and think-alouds in the lessons are als
Critical skills for understanding literature are
First and second graders write responses to text-
Comprehending Informational Texts The primary pur
What Superkids Does The Superkids program develop
Kindergarten, Super Smart Informational Dig
the superkids reading program
ld for ow egins.
Writing Effective writing expresses ideas
Writing Writing is a complex process that require
What Superkids Does The Superkids program provide
UN 1 IT LESSON 3 0 Teach writing to tell
First and second graders learn how to use steps o
R e p ro d u cib le Pa g e R W E R A ID TING
Language Skills ● Grammar, Usage, and Mechanic
Grammar, Usage, and Mechanics Grammar, usage, and
Mechanics instruction begins in kindergarten as c
aner-Bloser, First and second graders lea
Unit 16 (N), Lesson 2 on in
Vocabulary Vocabulary is knowledge of words and w
What Superkids Does Superkids teaches vocabulary
In first and second grade, three to five Words to
In all grades, important vocabulary words from ea
Speaking and Listening Effective speakin
Speaking and Listening Speaking and listening are
see . When listening to others present their work
4 Informative Writing: Guide report presentations
Of Further Interest... This section i
Reading and Brain Research Until the 1990s, theor
In skilled readers, the neural network consisting
intensive intervention that included systematic p
The Importance of Decodable Text To build the neu
Motivation What Research Says “When children feel
Every Student Succeeds Act The Every Student Succ
Evidence-Based Programs The Every Student Succeed
Bibliography Adams, M . J . (2009) . The challen
Houdé, O ., Rossi, S ., Lubin, A ., & Joliot, M .
Rasinski, T., Reutzel, D. R., Chard, D., & Linan-
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