Fluency, Vocabulary, and Comprehension

1 Kindergarten and First GradeStudent center ActivitiesFluency, Vocabulary, andComprehensionProduced by the florida center for reading ResearchCopyright florida Department of Education 2005 Revised June, 2008371-2115A-5CA01 2005 The florida center for reading research (Revised June, 2008)AcknowledgementsWe would like to thank the following individuals and organizations for their contributions to this Read florida ! Office at the florida Department of EducationMary Laura Openshaw, Free, Development Team at FCRRM arcia Kosanovich, Keaton, Logan, Magill, Stafford, Review Team at FCRRG eorgia Jordan, Rissman, Van Sciver, Wahl, Projects Group at FCRRKarl Hook, Lenkway, Bice, Brooke, Ziglar, Senior StaffJoseph Torgesen, R.

2 Brown, , , Kosanovich, Howard, Hook, Nettles, Curran, SupportScholastic Inc. 2005 The florida center for reading research (Revised June, 2008)IntroductionDuring the Spring 2004 florida reading First school site visits, staff from the florida center for reading research (FCRR) determined that teachers may benefit from classroom materials that would be immediately useful in implementing independent student center 2004-2005, a team of teachers at FCRR collected ideas and created materials for use in kindergarten and first grade classrooms. There are three books: 1. Phonological Awareness and Phonics Student center Activities 2. Fluency, Vocabulary, and Comprehension Student center Activities 3.

3 Teacher Resource GuideThe first two books are activity plans and activity masters ready for immediate use in classrooms. The third book is an informative guide offering important insight on differentiated instruction and how to use the student center materials. In 2005-2006, similar materials for second and third grade classrooms were developed. Also in 2006-2007, similar materials for fourth and fifth grade classrooms were considering florida s formula, 5 + 3 + ii + iii = No Child Left Behind, please note that each instructional component is covered in the student center activities books. In addition, the activities will directly support your efforts to provide effective initial instruction, because they will help you to provide differentiated instruction to meet the needs of every Student center Activities (K-5), Teacher Resource Guides, and accompanying Professional Development DVDs can be accessed online at hope you and your students enjoy these activities,Marcia L.

4 Kosanovich, of Curriculum and Instructional ProjectsFlorida center for reading research 2005 The florida center for reading research (Revised June, 2008)FluencyLetter Speedy Alphabet Hungry Letter Tap StackLetter-Sound Correspondence Make a Fluency Letter Letter FlashWords Speedy Rime Word Fast Fast I Read, You Word ClimbConnected Text Speedy Rereading Decodable Partner Repeated Timed Tape-Assisted Choral Express It! Readers Computer-Based ReadingContents 2005 The florida center for reading research (Revised June, 2008)ContentsVocabularyWord Memory Word Match Contraction Synonym Overhead Go Fish for About Choose and Action Word Ring SortMorphemic Elements Compound Word Compound Word Flip Prefix-OWord Meaning Multiple Meaning Four Square Vocabulary Semantic Word Word-O-NaryWord Analysis Transportation Key Cube Word Word Same and Semantic Feature AnalysisWords in Context Another Word If the Word Fits 2005 The florida center for reading research (Revised June, 2008)

5 ContentsComprehensionSentence Sentence-Picture Name That Sentence Silly Sentence Build A Picture CubeNarrative Text Picture the Character Story Sequence Story Question Story Hoop-A-Story Venn Retell WheelExpository Text Expository Fact Expository Text Projected SummarizingText Analysis Fiction and Nonfiction Fact Versus Cause and Effect Cause and Effect OrganizerMonitoring for Classifying Sum It U