Educ 340 – Literacy Block

TENTATIVE Course Calendar

Date / Topic / Reading Due / Assignment Due
Wed., 2/1 / Introduction/NRP report/
How do kids learn to read?
Thurs., 2/2 / Meet in the basement of the library: children’s literature / Where I’m From Poem
Fri., 2/3 / Principles of Effective Teaching/IRA standards / chapter 1 / Blackboard #1 posting by noon
Mon., 2/6 / Reading process / chapter 2
Tues., 2/7 / Writing process / Bloom’s Questions due
Wed., 2/8 / Reading and writing process
Thurs., 2/9 / Young readers and writers / chapter 3 / Reader Response Journal #1 due (over chapter 2)
Fri., 2/10 / Young readers and writers / Blackboard posting #2 by noon
Mon., 2/13 / Review chapters 1 – 3
Tues., 2/14 / TEST #1 (chapters 1 – 3)
Wed., 2/15 / Cracking the Alphabetic Code/Phonemic Awareness/Phonics / chapter 4
Thurs., 2/16 / Phonemic Awareness/Phonics / phonics bk
Fri., 2/17 / Phonics / Blackboard posting #3 by noon
Mon., 2/20 / Liberal Arts peer edit/ Phonics / Rough draft Liberal Arts paper
Tues., 2/21 / Meet in the basement of the library/ children’s literature and phonemic awareness/phonics
Wed., 2/22 / Phonics/spelling
Thurs., 2/23 / Phonics/spelling /

Enrichment Activities Due

Fri., 2/24 / Phonics/spelling / Blackboard posting #4 by noon
Mon., 2/27 / Phonics/spelling
Tues., 2/28 / TEST #2 (chapter 4 and Phonics book)
Wed., 3/1 / Guest speaker – Patty Good first grade teacher
Thurs., 3/2 / Developing fluency / chapter 5 /

Liberal Arts paper due

Fri., 3/3 / Developing fluency / Blackboard posting #5 by noon
Mon., 3/6 / Word knowledge / chapter 6
Tues., 3/7 / Word knowledge / Reader Response Journal #2 due (over chapters 5 and 6)
Wed., 3/8 / Meet in library computer lab for guest presentation/ Book talks in basement
Thurs., 3/9 / Finish book talks / Handwriting sample due
Fri., 3/10 / Comprehension / chapter 7 / Blackboard posting #6 by noon
Mon., 3/13 / Library computer lab – work on technology project
Tues., 3/14 / Library computer lab – work on technology project / Reader Response Journal #3 due (over chapter 7)
Wed., 3/15 / NO CLASS - ENRICHMENT
Thurs., 3/16 / Comprehension / chapter 8
Fri., 3/17 / Comprehension
3/18 – 3/26 /

SPRING BREAK

/ RELAX / ENJOY
Mon., 3/27 / Assessment / chapter 9
Tues, 3/28 / Assessment
Wed., 3/29 / Assessment
Thurs., 3/30 / TEST #3 –chapters 5-9
Fri., 3/31 / Guest speaker – Melissa Curless – 4th grade teacher / Blackboard posting #7 by noon
Mon., 4/3 /

Meet in library basement

Basal readers / chapter 10
Tues., 4/4 / Literature focus units / chapter 11 / Bright Idea #1 due
Wed., 4/5 /

NO CLASS – ENRICHMENT

Thurs., 4/6 /

Literature focus units

Fri., 4/7 / Assessment revisited / chapter 12 / Blackboard posting #8 by noon
Mon., 4/10 / Literature circles / Have literature circle books read
SPRING FLING – 6:00 PM / REQUIRED!
Tues., 4/11 / Literature circles
Wed., 4/12 /

NO CLASS – ENRICHMENT

Thurs., 4/13 / MEET IN THE LIBRARY COMPUTER LAB/BRING WHAT YOU HAVE FOR TEACHING FILES AND TRADE BOOKS /

Technology Project online

Fri., 4/14 /

GOOD FRIDAY

/ RELAX / ENJOY
Mon., 4/17 /

Share focus units

/

Focus Unit due

Tues., 4/18 /

Share focus units

Wed., 4/19 /

NO CLASS – ENRICHMENT

Thurs., 4/20 /

TBA

Fri., 4/21 /

NO CLASS – INDIANAPOLIS

OUTSTANDING FUTURE EDUCATOR AWARDS

/ Blackboard posting #9 by noon
Mon., 4/24 /

Reading and Writing Wkshp

/ chapter 13
Tues., 4/25 /

Reading and Writing Wkshp

Wed., 4/26 /

NO CLASS - ENRICHMENT

/ Teaching Files due in Ed office
Thurs., 4/27 /

Reading in content Areas

/ chapter 14
Fri., 4/28 /

Reading in Content Areas

/ Blackboard posting #10 by noon
Mon., 5/1 /

Reading in Content Areas

Tues., 5/2 /

Reading in Content Areas

Wed., 5/3 /

NO CLASS - ENRICHMENT

/

Trade Books due in Ed office

Thurs., 5/4 /

Language Arts

Fri., 5/5 /

Language arts

/ Bright Idea #2 Due
Mon., 5/8 /

Language Arts

Tues., 5/9 /

Language Arts

Wed., 5/10 /

Language Arts

/ OBSERVATION JOURNALS/ REFLECTION PAPER DUE
Thurs., 5/11 /

Language Arts

Fri., 5/12 /

Review

Wed. 5/17
10:30 /

FINAL EXAM chapters 12-14 and Language Arts

ENRICHMENTS AT RIDDLE ELEMENTARY IN ROCHESTER:
3rd Grade - Every Tuesday 1:45 - 2:35 p.m.
4th Grade - Every Wednesday 1:45 - 2:35 p.m.
5th Grade - Every Thursday 1:45 - 2:35 p.m.