Joyful Literacy Interventions
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Is there a newborn baby coming your way? Give parents the shower gift that will be an investment in the baby’s lifetime of being literate. Dr. Janet Mort wrote Joyful Literacy and Parent Power especially for parents who want to invest in literacy success prior to school entry. Janet describes the research that shows the impact of reading to babies in the womb where the brain begins to develop.... Parent Power takes parents step by step through the toddler years while introducing playful research-based strategies. Each chapter features fun, creative games and activities. Parents who guide their children through daily, playful, literacy experiences with the gift of time will see their children enter Kindergarten reading and writing confidently. Visit Amazon to purchase the book and explore more resources at https://www.joyfulliteracyonline.com/

Are your primary children falling behind in literacy during the primary grades due to the pandemic crisis? Joyful Literacy and Parent Power (2021) was written just for parents so they can help their children catch up for September 2021 by teaching and practicing the five most important early literacy skills at home. Children will return to school refreshed and excited after a summer of joyful play with their parents featuring the alphabet, phonemic skills, superpower words, a...nd dynamic come-alive and echo reading experiences. Dr. Janet Mort’s new book will help parents get a head start on an energetic summer catch-up. Filled with games, playful activities, checklists and coaching tips for parents, this book promises a dynamic literacy experience at home and rewarding life-changing literate relationships. Visit Amazon to purchase the book and explore more resources at https://www.joyfulliteracyonline.com/

Primary educators, do you enjoy teaching fluency with pizzazz and drama? Why not introduce a song to your students this week? Hello, Hola, Bonjour, by Canadian star, Charlotte Diamond is a fun and exciting way to teach students about other languages while practicing expression and volume. Your students will love that they are learning words in different languages and you can be sure that they will rush to perform them for their parents. ... This song is a great way to start the day, or the perfect opening to a school performance. For more resources to boost literacy success in your classroom, visit joyfulliteracyonline.com #joyfulliteracy #literacymatters #literacyforall #onlineeducation #teacherlife #teachersfollowteachers #educationsupport

The pandemic has caused literacy gaps in many children, but that does not mean that they can’t catch up! In schools where the Joyful Literacy Framework has already been implemented, we are seeing over 85% of all students reading at grade-level. K-5 educators, if you are looking for resources to help close the literacy gap that continues to grow due to the pandemic, then we have a program for you. We will work with you to create a blended Professional Development experien...ce that is customized to your specific needs at the school and/or district level. We create programs for Professional Development Days, after school workshops, and summer courses. For more information, visit https://www.joyfulliteracyonline.com/prod-workshops #joyfulliteracy #literacymatters #literacyforall #onlineeducation #teacherlife #teachersfollowteachers #educationsupport

As we now know, play is a wonderful way for children to learn! In the 3rd module of the Joyful Literacy Professional Development Video Bundle, Dr. Janet Mort discusses the importance of play based learning and offers teachers the tools they need to incorporate skill development into their play practice centres. If you are looking for more resources to help your students catch up from the chaos caused by the pandemic, then we have a bundled solution for you. ... With a year’s worth of K-5 teacher professional development in one bundle, you will receive the instruction, research, and tools needed to implement the Joyful Literacy Framework and boost literacy success. For more information visit, https://www.joyfulliteracyonline.com/video-bundle These videos are a great resource to use during Professional Development Days or even for 20 minutes during a break. #joyfulliteracy #literacymatters #literacyforall #onlineeducation #teacherlife #teachersfollowteachers #educationsupport

Parents, we know that the past year hasn’t been easy and that keeping up with your child’s literacy development has proved to be difficult. Paired reading is a fun way to work on literacy skills with your child. By reading a story aloud, together with your child, they will feel more comfortable and relaxed while learning to read with proper expression, volume, phrasing, smoothness and pace. Allow your child to choose the book and hold it so that you can both see the page. ...Have your child follow the words with their finger and start slowly so they don’t feel overwhelmed. Make it fun by creating the characters voices and celebrating when you finish. For more fun tips to help your child succeed, pick up a copy of Dr. Janet Mort’s new book, Joyful Literacy and Parent Power. https://www.joyfulliteracyonline.com/products #joyfulliteracy #literacymatters #literacyforall #onlineeducation #teacherlife #teachersfollowteachers #educationsupport

Primary educators, are you looking for a quick and easy way to assess your students so that you can track their successes more frequently? Circle charts allow you to assess your students in as little as 30 seconds and help you stay organized while tracking their progress! Here is our Assessing Reading Fluency circle chart. As you can see, Joyful Literacy teachers use it to assess expression and volume, phrasing, smoothness and pace. ... If you are looking for more resources (including 25 circle charts!) to help your students catch up from the chaos caused by the pandemic, then we have a bundled solution for you. With a year’s worth of K-5 teacher professional development in one bundle, you will receive the instruction, research, and tools needed to implement the Joyful Literacy Framework and boost literacy success. For more information visit, https://www.joyfulliteracyonline.com/video-bundle #joyfulliteracy #literacymatters #literacyforall #onlineeducation #teacherlife #teachersfollowteachers #educationsupport

If you are looking for a great book to read with your class or send home with your students, then Harry the Dirty Dog is for you! Teaching fluency with pizzazz and drama is not only a lot more fun, it helps students remember what they are learning. If you are using an animal theme in your classroom, for example, On The Farm or At The Vet, then this book is a great way to introduce your theme and get your students excited for the week to come. ... You can even have them perform the story at the end of the week! Resources, along with many other tools, games and strategies can be found in Dr. Janet Mort’s new book, Joyful Literacy and Parent Power. Visit https://www.joyfulliteracyonline.com/products for more information. #joyfulliteracy #literacymatters #literacyforall #onlineeducation #teacherlife #teachersfollowteachers #educationsupport

After an extremely difficult year, we are thrilled when teachers feel relieved and prepared after taking part in a Joyful Literacy Summit or watching our Joyful Literacy Professional Development videos. The video bundle includes a year’s worth of K-5 teacher professional development, with the instruction, research, and tools needed to implement the Joyful Literacy Framework and boost literacy success. The videos are fun and easy to watch and the resources are ready for you ...to implement right away! If you would like our team to join your school or school district on Zoom, we are now also offering Customized Professional Development days. For more information about Joyful Literacy and our Success Framework, please visit https://www.joyfulliteracyonline.com/prod-workshops #joyfulliteracy #literacymatters #literacyforall #onlineeducation #teacherlife #teachersfollowteachers #educationsupport

Looking to engage your students and get them excited about literacy? Thematic teaching is awesome! This week, Joyful Literacy teachers, Chelsea and Nathan have chosen At the Vet. Not only have they decorated their classrooms with their students, they have incorporated the theme into all of their play centres and practice centres. Here are some ideas for you to use in your classroom:... Create medical check-in forms for the pets (stuffed animals) that students can then use to practice their writing. Draw bone shapes on cardstock, writing uppercase letters on one side and lowercase on the other and then cutting them in half. Have students use band aids to match the letters and mend the bones. Place animal letter cards all over the room. Give each student a clipboard with alphabet in a printing template format. Students walk around the room searching for all the letters. When they find a letter, they trace the corresponding letter on their clipboard, say the sound and come up with a word that begins with that letter. The kids ALWAYS love a scavenger hunt!! For more fun activities, order a copy of Dr. Janet Mort’s new book Joyful Literacy and Parent Power. https://www.joyfulliteracyonline.com/products #joyfulliteracy #literacymatters #literacyforall #onlineeducation #teacherlife #teachersfollowteachers #educationsupport

Teachers, we know that addressing and managing the many challenges presented by COVID-19 has been incredibly difficult. In our Joyful Literacy Professional Development Bundle, we discuss Making the Most of Change. Here are a few tips to get you started:... - Plan for and manage transitions between the beginning and end of change. - Be prepared to address personal grief and loss experiences. Accept people where they are in the process and provide time for those who need it. - Use the opportunity to make creative and overdue changes that will be long lasting. - Rethink and reorganize human resources to better meet new and emerging needs. - Develop new leadership plans and structures to support the planned changes. Whether you are navigating the pandemic in your classroom or launching a new school initiative, this video will help. For more information about Joyful Literacy and the Professional Development Bundle, visit https://www.joyfulliteracyonline.com/video-bundle #joyfulliteracy #literacymatters #literacyforall #onlineeducation #teacherlife #teachersfollowteachers #educationsupport

Primary educators, what sort of questions do you ask your students to keep them engaged while practicing their fluency skills? Here are 4 fluency skills Joyful Literacy teachers practice each week, along with questions they use to get their students involved in fun and exciting ways. 1. Expression and Volume: Do you read with expression and volume as if you were telling a story to a friend?... 2. Phrasing: Do you read paying attention to what the punctuation tells you? Do you cluster words so you can breathe as necessary? Do you use the tone or feeling that fits the story? 3. Smoothness: Do you read with some natural breaks? Do you self-correct when experiencing difficulty with words or sentence structures? 4. Pace: Do you read with a regular tempo as if you were telling the story to a friend? If you are looking for more resources to help your students catch up from the chaos caused by the pandemic, then we have a bundled solution for you! With a year’s worth of K-5 teacher professional development in one bundle, you will receive the instruction, research, and tools needed to implement the Joyful Literacy Framework and boost literacy success. For more information visit, https://www.joyfulliteracyonline.com/video-bundle #joyfulliteracy #literacymatters #literacyforall #onlineeducation #teacherlife #teachersfollowteachers #educationsupport

Looking for an awesome resource to use in your classroom or to send home with students? Timothy Rasinski and Karen McGuigan Brothers’ The Poet and the Professor books are great for motivating new readers and introducing them to the world of poetry while practicing fluency and word study. Each book also includes an Audio CD that can be used to support fluency and comprehension. These poems are wonderful for both hesitant and skilled readers and are fun to read and perfor...m both individually and as a class! If you are looking for games, activities and resources then we invite you to look into our Joyful Literacy Success Framework for Primary Educators. https://www.joyfulliteracyonline.com/video-bundle #joyfulliteracy #literacymatters #literacyforall #onlineeducation #teacherlife #teachersfollowteachers #educationsupport

When it comes to literacy and Foundational Skills, practice makes perfect! In our kindergarten classrooms, we work on 2-3 letters or sight words per week. This way students are not overwhelmed and have the chance to absorb what they are learning. Teachers, are you finding the literacy gap growing due to the pandemic? We can help! ... We are now offering a year’s worth of K-5 teacher professional development in one bundle. You will receive the instruction, research, and tools needed to implement the Joyful Literacy Success Framework and boost literacy rates in your classroom. For more information, visit https://www.joyfulliteracyonline.com/video-bundle #joyfulliteracy #literacymatters #literacyforall #onlineeducation #teacherlife #teachersfollowteachers #educationsupport