Teaching+Resources

toc Teachers participating in this project are using the following professional resources:

MEville to WEville
MEville to WEville is a research-based literacy teacher resource that integrates reading, speaking, writing, augmentative communication. listening, active participation through over 405 lessons filled with meaningful and engaging learning opportunities. It supports the development of beginning literacy and communication skills and provides a learning and communication context for students with significant disabilities to develop a sense of self and a sense of belonging within a community of learners. It can be used in Kindergarten to Grade 6 classrooms.

Contact Ablenet for ordering information in Canada.


 * [[image:abliteracyforall/image_thumbnail.jpeg width="256" height="231" link="http://www.ablenetinc.com/Curriculum-Software/MEville-to-WEville-Literacy"]] ||~  ||~   || MEville to WEville has three units:
 * Me
 * My Family
 * My School

provides a sample guide to teachers for how each unit is outlined for learning new words, literacy, writing and vocabulary lessons and activities.
 * Sample Lesson Sequence **

The following trade books, found in many school libraries, will support Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3 in the MEville to WEville series. ||
 * Supporting Trade Books **

AbleNet Action Dictionary

 * [[image:Action_Dictionary_Cover_Image.jpg]] ||  || The Action Dictionary by AlbeNet is a collection of verb or action words referred to as 'power words'.

Power words include and engage students in meaningful activities. A print copy is provided within EqualsMath. You can also download this free resource in iBook itunesformat which can only be read on a iOS device. ||

Children with Disabilities: Reading and Writing the Four-Block Way
was provided as the third resource to the participants. To support the work outlined in this resource this PowerPoint illustrates work by the pilot participants outlining key points from Children with Disabilities: Reading and Writing the Four Block Way. ||
 * [[image:abliteracyforall/fourblocks.jpg width="203" height="255"]] ||  ||   || [[file:abliteracyforall/Children with Disabilities - Four Blocks Way.pdf|Children with Disabilities: Reading and Writing the Four-Block Way]]

Emerging Literacy Behaviors Checklist
to enable teachers to assess and track progress of students with significant disabilities as they develop emerging literacy skills. ||
 * [[image:abliteracyforall/front page.JPG width="230" height="277"]] || The [[file:abliteracyforall/EMERGING LITERACY Behaviours Checklist Oct 10.docx|Emerging Literacy Behaviours Checklist]] was developed

Alberta Education: Program of Studies

 * [[image:abliteracyforall/POS.jpg width="237" height="284" link="@http://education.alberta.ca/media/450519/elak-9.pdf"]] ||||  || English Language Arts Program  ||

Templates
Books and Me* > A template for teachers to use with students to gather data about individual student's favourite books and where they like to read. >

Additional Resources for Year 2 Literacy for All: Going Deeper
The Daily 5: Fostering literacy independence in the elementary grades by Gail Boushey and Joan Moser

The CAFE Book: Engaging all students in daily literacy assessment and instruction by Gail Boushey and Joan Moser

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