The teacher guided the students through the language of the standard
about knowing their sight words, clarifying what is meant
by "phonics," "analysis," "decoding," and "high frequency words."
The student language is clear and broken down into
exactly what they need to know and be able to do.
This is a "Stars and Stairs" chart. The stairs shows the steps to meeting a standard,
from the most basic target on the bottom to the most complex at the top.
When a target has been met it's labeled with a star.
The students received a sheet of construction paper and step slips
and were challenged with creating their staircase.
This can stay at school or go home, to help students clearly see each target
to meet toward the standard, and to keep track of how they are doing.
This is a visual tracking model for the students. Each gumball represents a student.
They track their mastery of letters, sounds, and high frequency (sight) words.
