First+Grade+Literacy

The following pictures show the first grade set up of literacy at Mount Hope Elementary.

As you can see by these photos, literacy is not only much more student based, but it is also much more diverse in the ways in which they learn.

The most universal way of kids exposure to literacy; through reading books. This picture was taking during literacy centers, and at this center the students have about 6 books to choose from. All books are at a pretty low reading level (as it is the beginning of the year, and DRA testing has just begun), so all of the students should be able to read these books completely on their own.

At center 4, these students are writing their own stories. This promotes not only the writing aspect of literacy, but once they complete their work, they share the stories with me or my CT, which requires them to read. Therefore, two literacy aspects are covered at this center.

While technology keeps advances, so do our methods of teaching. At center 6, a student is reading a story using a Leap Pad, which is a computer book that helps students read, sound out, and spell words throughout a story.

Here at Center 7, this student is practicing literacy on a website called StarFall, which provides students with many games that promote spelling, reading, and writing.

At center 8, students not only read certain stories, but the story is also played for them on a CD. By doing this, students who may have trouble reading or students who are unfamiliar with certain words in a story can hear someone else say the word. Because they have the book in their hands and are not only just listening to the CD, they are able to follow along and when they come to a word they don't know, the CD will tell them that word and this will hopefully help them remember that word.