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Be Safe, Show Respect, Be Responsible Song

Memorable Highlight of a Student

Molly:

  • Student: 5 year old, Special Ed.-literacy group
  • Areas of concern: cognitive deficit: working memory
  • Goal: to write name & identify letters in name

Erica:

  • Student: 5 year old- language & literacy group.
  • Areas of concern: self-regulation of behavior, self-inhibition (regulating feelings & emotions), low literacy skills
  • Goal: identify letter names/letter sounds in Sounds Abound & learn vocabulary & storybook elements in language group

Paige:

Academics

WELCOME TO

GIFFEN MEMORIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL!

  • Student: 5 year old - Literacy, some articulation
  • Tardiness
  • Self-motivation and eagerness to learn

One of the lowest ranked elementary schools in New York State

Total enrollment: 573 students (Pre-k - 6th)

12 Honor Roll students

Strengths:

Midpoint Review

Challenges:

  • Teacher flexibility
  • Absenteeism
  • Technology

.02%

  • Transitions
  • Student motivation
  • Behavior students
  • Lack of exposure

Location: Albany, NY

District: City School District of Albany

Community: Inner-city, urban

Articulation

Student: 5 years old

  • Displays multiple phonological processes: (velar fronting, liquid simplification, palatal fronting, consonant harmony)
  • Solely focused on velar fronting- /k/ in the initial position of words
  • *Hand on throat* to feel /k/ sound- tactile cuing
  • Has improved significantly

Literacy

9:45-10:15 block everyday for stations

Sounds Abound

Materials

Brightlink Projector

2 letters per week

Big Pumpkin puzzle

Picture cards

LIFT:

iPad

Play-Doh

Alphabet letters

Clothespins

"Read, Build, Write, Draw" boards

Sequencing sheets

"Make a Word" game

Sticker charts & treasure chest prizes for reinforcement

Language Intervention for Tomorrow

6-day program

Braidy

Classrooms

Story Elements: Main character, setting, feeling, etc.

Our Own Personal Highlights at Giffen

  • Follow New York State Common Core Learning Standards for Kindergarten
  • Response to Intervention Approach
  • Push-in & Pull out therapy

"Challenge Words" - Dictionaries

Take-home storybooks

  • hands-on experience with both assessment and intervention
  • experienced, helpful supervisor
  • motivated kids who are making significant progress with letter names/letter sounds
  • wonderful teachers to work with
  • working inside and outside of the classroom
  • getting to work with a wide variety of kids
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