Lift-Off for Early Literacy Directed Reading Opportunities for Struggling Students

Lift-Off for Early Literacy Directed Reading Opportunities for Struggling Students

by Charlene Iannone-Campbell, M.A., C.A.S.E., NBCT
and Susan Lloyd Lattimore, Ed.M., M.S.

Contents

• Chapter 1 Theoretical Framework and Concept Design of DROPPS . . . 1
• Chapter 2 Getting Started with DROPPS . . . 9
• DROPP 1 Rhyme Awareness . . . 26
  • Overview . . . 26
  • Activity Set 1.1 . . . 30
  • Activity Set 1.2 . . . 45
  • Activity Set 1.3 . . . 62
• DROPP 2 Rhyme Discrimination . . . 77
  • Overview . . . 77
  • Activity Set 2.1 . . . 85
  • Activity Set 2.2 . . . 97
  • Activity Set 2.3 . . . 111
  • Activity Set 2.4 . . . 126
• DROPP 3 Sentence Segmentation . . . 140
  • Overview . . . 140
  • Activity Set 3.1 . . . 144
  • Activity 3.2 . . . 159
• DROPP 4 Compound Word Blending . . . 173
  • Overview . . . 173
  • Activity Set 4.1 . . . 177
• DROPP 5 Compound Word Segmentation . . . 191
  • Overview . . . 191
  • Activity Set 5.1 . . . 196
  • Activity Set 5.2 . . . 210
• DROPP 6 Syllable Awareness . . . 222
  • Overview . . . 222
  • Activity Set 6.1 . . . 227
• DROPP 7 Syllable Blending . . . 247
  • Overview . . . 247
  • Activity Set 7.1 . . . 251
  • Activity Set 7.2 . . . 264
• DROPP 8 Syllable Segmentation . . . 276
  • Overview . . . 276
  • Activity Set 8.1 . . . 280
  • Activity Set 8.2 . . . 294
• DROPP 9 Blending Awareness . . . 309
  • Overview . . . 309
  • Activity Set 9.1 . . . 314
  • Activity Set 9.2 . . . 326
• DROPP 10 Beginning Sound Alliteration .335
  • Overview .335
  • Activity Set 10.1 .343
  • Activity Set 10.2 .356
  • Activity Set 10.3 .367
• References .379
• Index .383

About the Authors

Susan Lloyd Lattimore, Ed.M., M.S.
Ms. Lattimore has worked with Baltimore City Public School children since 1975 as a reading specialist and early literacy teacher leader. She developed programs that address early indicators of reading difficulties.

Charlene Iannone-Campbell, M.A., C.A.S.E., NBCT
Ms. Iannone-Campbell is Director of Early Learning for Baltimore City Public Schools and is passionate about providing excellent preschool resources to Baltimore’s youngest learners.

Rhyme Awareness

Overview

DROPP 1 has three complete Activity Sets, aimed at practicing and reviewing the skill of rhyme awareness over 30 days with structured lessons.

Lesson Structure:

• Task 1: Transition (2-3 minutes)
• Task 2: Concept/Skill (12-15 minutes)
• Task 3: Transition Out (2-3 minutes) for lessons 1-3, with Lesson 4 focusing more on review.

Goals and Emphasis of the Lessons

• Saturate students with rhyming songs, fingerplays, and books.
• Use a multisensory approach to reinforce rhyme awareness.

Student Objectives

• Listen to sounds of rhyming words.
• Develop an awareness of rhyme through songs and books.

Teacher Objectives

• Emphasize the sounds of rhyming words clearly.

Activity Set 1.1: Rhyme Awareness

Materials Needed

• Book: Hop on Pop (LeSieg, 1963)
• Tokens for behavior/participation
• Fleece example for students to feel.

Lesson 1: Sound Chips

Objectives

Student Objectives

• Listen carefully to everyday sounds.
• Identify sounds in rhymes.

Teacher Objectives

• Guide students in identifying sounds.
• Observe student engagement.

Rhymes, Songs, and Fingerplays

• "The Itsy-Bitsy Spider" - engage the students with movements and discussions to emphasize rhymes.

Transition Activity

Begin with engaging fingerplay and review rhyming concepts related to everyday sounds and previously learned songs.

Lesson 2: Mary Had a Little Lamb

Objectives

• Review sounds and recognize rhyming words through singing and reading.

Lesson 3: Hop on Pop

Transition Activity

Engage students with songs that reinforce recognizing rhyming words while moving. Focus on the interactive experience of reading with the book and making predictions on the rhymes throughout the reading.

Lesson 4: Rhyme Awareness Review

Objectives

• Reinforce awareness of rhyming words with familiar songs and stories.
  Encourage participation and interaction with a focus on having fun while learning about rhymes.