LETRS (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling)
In an effort to help everyone be aware of everything they need to know about LETRS, we have added a page on the Teaching & Learning site that is dedicated to keeping you up-to-date on all things LETRS. If there are things you’d appreciate being added to the page, please reach out to Ronna Hoffman at 88242 or ronna.hoffman@jordandistrict.org. This page is intended to be a helpful resource. Check it out!!!
Kindergarten Night Out
Kindergarten Night Out will be held on Sept. 8 from 4:15 - 5:15 p.m. in the ASB auditorium. Please invite all kindergarten teachers to attend. We will be learning some tips and tricks to use in Walk to Read for students who are above level. This is a time to collaborate and get some freebies for the classroom.
HD Word Plus Weekly Road Map
There is a new curriculum planning tool available for third-grade teachers who are using HD Word Plus called the HD Word Plus Weekly Road Map. This map will help guide teachers through the resources available in HD Word Plus and it serves as a helpful day-to-day planning guide. This resource will continue to be developed throughout this school year.
Literacy Q&A
The literacy department is hosting a weekly literacy Q&A every Thursday in September from 3:30-4:30. An updated link to this meeting is included. Please share this information with your teachers and coaches and feel free to join us if you have any literacy questions. Please be sure to use the link below to access the meetings.
- Literacy Q & A
Literacy Launch Session
Another make up session of the Literacy Launch has been added for anyone who still needs to attend the training. The new dates are September 27th and 29th and these dates are now available in JPLS.
Heggerty and MSRC Training
Two additional dates for Heggerty and MSRC training have been scheduled for September 7th and 14th for anyone still needing this training. The classes are available for sign up on JPLS.
Really Great Reading
We are expecting the additional Really Great Reading teacher manuals and student workbooks to arrive this Friday, September 3rd by 7:00 pm. They will be sent out to schools next week as long as they arrive on time. The student workboards are still on backorder.
Phonics Decodable Readers
Each school should have received or should be receiving shortly, a shipment of phonics decodable readers from High Noon Books/Academic Therapies Publications. These were mentioned during Literacy Launch training. These books are perfect for upper-grade students who are working on building decoding skills. These books should be stored in a central location where all teachers can have access to them. The set of books will include 8 different series with a total of 86 books. The series are listed below:
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- Magic Belt Series (12 books)
- Alba Series (12 books)
- Totem Series (12 books)
- Talisman Series One (10 books)
- Rescue Series (10 books)
- Titan's Gauntlets Series (10 books)
- Talisman Series Two (10 books)
- Amber Guardians Series (10 books)
USBE Survey
USBE has requested that teachers participate in a brief survey. This survey will be sent out to teachers through Canvas and participation in the survey is encouraged.