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To enhance students vocabulary skills with the use of non-fiction texts that are engaging with vibrant, detailed photographs along with rich vocabulary. Upon close review, our kindergarten grade level as a whole is scoring low in the following areas:

Foundational Skills scored lowest on identifying parts of a book (front cover, back cover, title page) FL.ELA.K.F.1.1.d

2 areas in the Reading area- Compare and contrast character’s experiences in stories.

FL.ELA.K.R.3.3 and Explain the difference between opinions and facts about a topic. FL.ELA.K.R.2.4

Vocabulary-Use grade level academic vocabulary appropriately in speaking and writing.

The following quote is taken from an article from American Federation of Teachers: “Beyond doubt, reading early allows students to build success on
success. Enjoyment of reading, exposure to the language in books, and attainment of knowledge about the world all accrue in greater measure to those who have learned to read before the end of first grade. Difficulty with the first steps of reading, in contrast, eventually undermines vocabulary growth, general knowledge of the world, mastery of academic language, and skill in writing.” (Moats, L. 2020)


What will be done with my students: each student in our kindergarten classrooms will receive engaging read louds that will not only build student's love of reading and exploring books, but with gradual release of information from the text will eliminate cognitive overload while developing permanent memory of the Tier 2 vocabulary. The students understanding of these rich texts will be shown through their individual daily/weekly writing with the use of the vocabulary and language structure they are being taught. 

What will be done with my students

Each student in our kindergarten classrooms will receive engaging read louds that will not only build student's love of reading and exploring books, but with gradual release of information from the text will eliminate cognitive overload while developing permanent memory of the Tier 2 vocabulary. The students understanding of these rich texts will be shown through their individual daily/weekly writing with the use of the vocabulary and language structure they are being taught. The students will also receive teacher guided writing instruction with the use of the magnetic writing papers and colored dry erase markers.displayed for students to find success with the teacher using intentional modeling of drawing and dictation of vocabulary from the texts.  

Benefits to my students

With this type of purposeful and meaningful instruction, we can begin filling the areas of Scarbrough's Reading Rope of background knowledge, vocabulary, and literacy knowledge, while also building a love of learning and encouragement of children exploring all types of books and bridging the gaps on our students STAR test scores.
 

Budget Narrative

All items listed will be used to enhance students comprehension of vocabulary in read alouds while bridging gaps in STAR scores. These items will also allow opportunity for growth in students writing skills.  

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