ELD
Fundations/Geodes
Session 1
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Goal: In four PD sessions, ELD teachers will be able to use Fundations and Geodes materials to plan ELD instruction.
Preparing the Learner
Interacting with the Concept
Extending Understanding
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Agenda
What does research say about teaching reading to MLLs and why have we decided to provide this PD opportunity?
What are Fundations and Geodes and how do they work together?
What does a small group lesson look like and feel like?
Objectives
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I understand the context for providing this PD to our PPS ELD teachers and am familiar with the research on teaching reading to MLLs
I understand the components of Fundations and Geodes and how they work together.
I can participate in a lesson to experience the resources in action.
Warm Welcome
How are foundational skills showing up in your ELD instruction?
Number off 1, 2,3, 4
2 minutes: Discuss as a table group
1 minute: Choose something to share out
2 minutes: Chosen number shares out whole group
What does research say about teaching reading to MLLs and why have we decided to provide this PD opportunity?
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How did we get here?
Science of Reading
Structured Literacy
Systematic ELD and Scott Foresman
CBELD
Balanced Literacy
Integrated ELD with Science
LETRS and Fundations
2019/2020
Curriculum for Emerging Students 2023
MTSS: Fundations for Tier 3
2022
Read the statements and mark whether you agree or disagree under Your Opinion.
Then take turns sharing your responses using the formulaic expressions at the bottom.
Record your partner’s responses.
Don’t Do
What does the research say?
Get in groups of 3. Number off 1- 3.
Everyone read Introduction (Up to “Research Summary and Implications for English Learners”)
1s read “English Learners Benefit from English Foundational Skills Instruction. ”
2s read “Oral English language proficiency is crucial for English literacy learning. “
3s read Native language literacy skills facilitate English literacy learning. “
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Complete Notetaker for your parts. Share out and add to notetaker.
Leslie’s Takeaways from the Research
Oral language and vocabulary development are crucial parts of foundational skills instruction for MLLs.
Learn more about the students’ home languages and help them make connections between their languages and English. Students will need additional practice with unfamiliar sounds.
Use familiar vocabulary words when possible for building phonemic awareness.
Explicit and systematic phonics instruction benefits ELLs. However, it is most effective when tied to meaningful language that students already know and when connections are made to students’ home language.
Look for opportunities to reinforce phonics in context.
Stop and Jot
What does current research say about teaching reading to MLs?
What are Fundations and Geodes and and how do they work together?
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Scarborough’s Rope
What is Fundations?
Foundational Skills for Young Learners
Informed by an extensive research base and designed to achieve success with a wide variety of learners, Fundations® is a multisensory structured literacy program that presents all skills in a systematic and sequential manner in four Levels: K, 1, 2, and 3. A Pre-K Activity Set is also available.
Each Level provides a yearlong curriculum. For an integrated, comprehensive approach to reading and spelling, teachers should implement Fundations alongside a core or literature-based language arts program that includes a wide variety of text experiences and exposure to poetry, narrative and informational text.
Foundational Skills Standards Sort
Print Concepts
Phonological Awareness
Phonics and Word Recognition
Fluency
Demonstrate understanding of the organization and basic features of print
Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
Demonstrate understanding of the organization and basic features of print
Gallery Walk
What do you notice and wonder about Fundations posters?
What connections do you see to grade level foundational skill standards?
Fundations Teacher Kits
Geodes
Geodes
Decodable Books to Practice Phonics for Beginning Readers
Geodes® are information-rich books that provide emerging readers with an opportunity to build knowledge while practicing foundational reading skills.
The foundational skills and concepts included in the Geodes Classroom Libraries align with the corresponding Fundations® program level. They can be used outside of Fundations lessons or incorporated into fluency practice.
Geodes - Reading with a Focus
Stop and Jot
What are Fundations and Geodes and and how do they work together?
What does a small group lesson look like and feel like?
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Echo Read & Buddy Read
Stop and Jot
What does a small group lesson look like and feel like?
Additional Resources
Contrastive Anaylsis: the systematic study of a pair of languages with a view to identifying their structural differences and similarities.
Contrastive Analysis of English and Nine World Languages
English Phonemes. Graphemes. and Key Words i& My Language
Appendices of LETRS under Contrastive Analysis
Recommended Article for Further Reading: Reading 101 for English Learners
Extended Hours Form (under Foundations Skills for MLLs PD)