Planning and Understanding Literacy Centers

The video tutorial guides teachers on using the Discover page to select the appropriate grade level and module. It explains how to navigate the teacher's guide for lesson planning, focusing on essential skills, weekly text, and literacy strands. The 'Week at a Glance' section provides a planner for whole and small group instruction, highlighting color coding for different literacy blocks. The tutorial also covers literacy centers, offering resources and expectations for small group activities. Finally, it previews lesson texts, detailing text genres, summaries, and key learning objectives.

What is the first step when you reach the Discover Page on ED?

• Select the appropriate grade level and module

• Open the teacher's guide

• Review the lesson text

• Plan the week's activities

What should a Grade 3 teacher select on the Discover Page?

• Module 7

• Module 1

• Module 3

• Module 5

What is the purpose of the Teacher's Guide?

• To give a summary of the week's lessons

• To list all available texts

• To offer module-level resources for planning

• To provide student assessments

What is the first step in planning a week?

• Choose the literacy centers

• Select the week's activities

• Review the lesson text

• Open the table of contents

Which page provides a preview of the skills students will focus on?

• Essential Skills

• Week at a Glance

• Literacy Centers

• Lesson Texts

What does the Essential Skills page include?

• A list of all texts

• A summary of the week's lessons

• Assessment options

• Skills within each literacy strand and social-emotional learning

What is the purpose of the Week at a Glance planner?

• To provide a detailed lesson plan

• To summarize the week's texts

• To show whole group and small group instruction for each lesson

• To list all available resources

What color represents vocabulary in the Week at a Glance?

• Yellow

• Blue

• Teal

• Green

What does the color blue represent in the Week at a Glance?

• Vocabulary

• Small group instruction

• Reading instruction

• Foundational skills

What is the significance of the Literacy Centers section?

• It gives a detailed lesson plan

• It provides a summary of the week's texts

• It lists all available assessments

• It offers downloadable resources for each center