Literacy+Committee


 * January 12, 2011**


 * Objective / Purpose of the Literacy Committee:**
 * Be the literacy support group for the rest of the teaching staff
 * Offer model lessons for teachers to observe -
 * Conduct mini PD sessions regarding best practices in literacy
 * Assist staff in finding resources to support the literacy program

Present: John, Elizabeth, Josh, Andrea, Veronica, Lindsay
 * December 14, 2011**

- Liz will send an email to the staff asking whether they’d be willing to nominate themselves to be observed for guided reading lessons. If they know someone who is great, but maybe shy to say, “Me! Me! I’m wonderful!” let John know about that person. Names should be forwarded to John. John will finalize the list of people who are on the “To Be Observed” list.

- Lindsay will photocopy the guided reading section of the 4 Block Model- Teacher’s Guide book and pass it on to John. John will have Anwan start scanning this.

- Over the holiday, Lindsay will read and summarize the “Guide to Teaching Guided Reading”. Lindsay will share these notes with the Literacy Committee after the holiday. These may be shared in a future PD…?

- Sharing ActivInspire tips. Liz will share a tip at the first PD in January (Jan 10)… does someone else want to as well? We can each take turns sharing for the next couple of weeks. After we’ve all shared a tip, we will invite the rest of the staff to continue sharing tips each week.

- Josh, can you ask Nathan about the Bookmark Folder/sharing bookmarks thing when he’s back? I think you have your head around the idea and what we actually want, better than I do!

- Regular email to the parents. I will get the parent letter from Mandala and we can follow this up later. John- parent email lists