This summer, I used one day to begin setting up the Learning Center and some of the K-2 classrooms with more decodable books. By the start of the school year, the goal is to have a phonics skill-based decodable library in my classroom, decodable books in the library (shout out to Diana for being so helpful with this!), and new decodable books in first grade and kindergarten. K-2 teachers will have these books as shared resources. I'm hoping that as teachers use these and align them with their phonics curriculum, they'll have feedback on what books are working. I have been using almost exclusively decodable texts and books with my LC kids for the entire time I've been here and find it super effective (and the kids love feeling like skilled readers!). I have spoken with Alice about doing a mini PD workshop on using decodable books and texts and best practices early this school year (TBD). It's a work in progress but I feel fortunate to have had some time this summer!
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Thank you for this, Kelly! Excited for you to train the teachers and to have the important resource as something our students can easily access.