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What type of training did Lisa Flute and Tina Sanzoni provide for elementary staff at Northside Elementary?
What was the main focus of the book room transformation at Northside Elementary?
Why was leadership support crucial in the transformation process of the book room at Northside Elementary?
What types of decodable text series are included in the book room at Northside Elementary?
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Study Notes
- Dr. Pam Kastner serves as Patton State Lead for Literacy and visits Northside Elementary in the Central Dauphin School District to learn from reading specialist Lisa Flute.
- Northside Elementary is a K-5 building with about 690 students, 52% on free or reduced lunch, Title I eligible, and over 100 English language learners.
- The transformation of the book room at Northside Elementary began around five or six years ago when the reading specialists received professional development in the science of reading.
- Lisa Flute and Tina Sanzoni provided decodable text training for elementary staff during the summer, focusing on aligning decodable text to the school's phonics scope and sequence.
- The book room transformation included organizing decodable text based on phonics skills, ensuring alignment with the school's scope and sequence.
- Leadership support was crucial in the process of transforming the book room into a simple view of reading, with the principal fully on board with the initiative.
- The book room includes various decodable text series such as Info Mags, Bob Books, Spire decodables, and Primary Phonics books aligned with the school's phonics scope and sequence.
- Knowledge bins were created to support building background knowledge, vocabulary, and language comprehension, organized around holidays, social studies topics, and science topics covered in the curriculum.
- Teachers at Northside Elementary can borrow books using a clip system to keep track of book usage and ensure easy return.
- Transitioning students from decodable text to authentic grade-level text is based on Linda Farrell's recommendations and is supported by resources provided to teachers in their MTSS binders.
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Learn about the transformation process of the book room at Northside Elementary, focusing on decodable text training, leadership support, knowledge bins creation, and transitioning methods for students. The initiative aligns resources with the school's phonics scope and sequence.
