4K Academy
Starts at $2,855 Per Participant
This 4K-specific workshop offers science-aligned strategies for enhancing oral language and vocabulary through structured play and Dialogic Conversation.
Benefits
Support students' oral language and vocabulary development with purposeful literacy learning. To maintain local control, this Academy can be delivered in an in-district format, too.
- Provides comprehensive support for the implementation of science-aligned literacy practices.
- Introduces innovative and evidence-based teaching strategies for literacy.
- Builds teacher capacities with professional development in literacy practices.
- Aids in the design and execution of engaging and standards-aligned literacy curricula.
Goals
- Build oral language and vocabulary through the Dialogic Conversation routine.
- Explore the structure of play workshop and how it impacts oral language, executive functioning, and social-emotional learning.
- Be introduced to a rich array of texts and tools that can support the implementation of play workshop.
- Engage in collaborative planning to develop actionable plans to bring back to the classroom.
- Gain access to a wide range of tools to support Play Workshop and practices, including individual district coaching.
Who might benefit from participating?
- Administrators
- Certified Staff
- C&I Directors
Structure/Schedule
4 Learning Days at CESA 6
- October 18, 2024
- December 6, 2024
- January 31, 2025
- April 11, 2025
- Two personalized on-site coaching days
Day 1 - Introduction
- Examine "Big Picture" of Literacy Learning
- Develop a common understanding about play workshop
- Types of play
Day 2 - Leveraging Dialogic Conversations
- Active view of reading (executive functioning)/Reading Rope
- The classroom environment and its impact of play on the
- Stages of play
Day 3 - Intentionality of Play
- Create toolkit for Dialogic Conversation
- Emphasize "share" portion
- Discuss types of share: writing, oral storytelling, responsive read alouds
Day 4 - Putting It All Together
- Emphasize the "teach" portion
- Determine a scope and sequence of lessons
- Revisit stages of play
Outcomes/Deliverables
Learn Through Play
Learn how the use of play can create a structured, engaging learning environment.
Dialogic Conversation
Explore a wide range of tools to support oral language and vocabulary through this high-leverage routine.
Included Text
Kristine Mraz, Alison Porcelli, and Cheryl Tyler. Purposeful Play: A Teacher's Guide to Igniting Deep & Joyful Learning Across the Day. Heinemann, 2016.
See how play helps students reach standards and goals in ways that in-their-seat instruction can't do.
