Read Aloud Project for K-2nd Graders

Kindergarten teacher, Jamie Landahl, tells us about how she has used the Read Aloud Project in her school, North Las Vegas Duncan Elementary School.  The project is appropriate for children in K-2nd grades.  The project focuses on building student comprehension and vocabulary by enhancing read alouds with activities.  The following article describes the method which involves 30 minutes a day for a week.  Results?  Amazing....She describes her kids as coming to Kindergarten not knowing how to hold a pencil.  At the end of the year, her students answered questions and were able to write complete sentences.  Excellent article.


Program challenges, improves listening comprehension in Kindergarten through second-graders.  Sandy Lopez.  6.14.15.  Las Vegas Review-Journal
http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/education/program-challenges-improves-listening-comprehension-kindergarten-through-second

Is Kindergarten Too Hard With CC Standards?

Kindergarten teachers in New York City are protesting that Common Core is way too challenging for kindergarent students.  After reading this article, I wonder if the teachers or the students are finding the curriculum too difficult.  No doubt, teachers have to rethink, retrain, and reteach.  Language used in Common Core need not be the language used when teaching students.  Using complex language of CC would definitely be difficult, but I do wonder why, with proper teaching, the children can't be learning these important skills that will be built upon in the years to come. What do you teachers of Title I students in Kindergarten think?

Playtime's over, kindergartners. Susan Edelman.  1.27.13 New York Post
http://nypost.com/2013/01/27/playtimes-over-kindergartners/