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Reading Programs
* The programs that we use at Hamilton are Wonders and components of Fundations.
Priority skills in the reading series are the following:
*Balanced Literacy Approach: gradual release of responsibility to include the whole group(modeling), small group(guided practice), and independent reading and writing.
1.Phonemic Awareness and Phonics
- Phonemic awareness taught through the use of oral language, songs, rhymes
- Based on principles of language and concepts of print
- Differentiated to meet students’ needs
- Integrated with spelling and writing
- Strategic and intensive intervention as needed
- Reading and Writing
- Program organization and components are the same, beginning in K and continuing through the 6th grade.
- Cohesive instruction in strategy and skills for whole group and small group instruction
- Integrates technology and digital resources
- Includes formal and informal assessment
- Aligned to Common Core Standards
- Every writing lesson focuses on both form and traits of writing.
- Fluency
- Accuracy in word recognition
- Expression and intonation
- Pausing and attending to punctuation
- Reading rate and stress
- Retelling
- Vocabulary, Word Study and Spelling
- Integrated throughout the whole group and a small group of reading instruction
- Vocabulary incorporated with word study, phonics, and spelling
- Comprehension
- Strategic Instruction: includes stop and think strategy, questioning, summarizing, inferring, identifying story elements, connections, predictions, and collaborative grouping.
