tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5234087416948057172.post6831125255992587151..comments2024-01-06T06:00:27.618-05:00Comments on Secret Stories® Phonics Blog with Katie Garner: The Critical Reading and Writing Connection to Phonics Skills— A Kindergarten Postlaksdghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972339727914330338noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5234087416948057172.post-25963111488635473422015-01-09T00:32:47.605-05:002015-01-09T00:32:47.605-05:00Katie,
Thank you.!
I'm presently a Pre-K teach...Katie,<br />Thank you.!<br />I'm presently a Pre-K teacher. We just started a sample K-readiness class... the first sight word we used, was MY.<br />I remembered watching your videos out the super powers of the vowels, and how Y takes E or I's super power.. Gave my kids a quick story... wow.. My little 4yo, ran around the room finding words that end in Y to see which power he used.<br />I loved how excited they were. I just bought the parent version, as I don't have much room for the posters.. Can't wait to give them some more secrets!<br />Thank you again!!<br /><br />Regards,<br />Tara Taranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5234087416948057172.post-57402294861227303002015-01-05T23:35:01.088-05:002015-01-05T23:35:01.088-05:00Today was our first day back after winter break. C...Today was our first day back after winter break. Can I just say........I'm so tired!!!!! I showed my kids the blog post about them. Even though the names weren't shown on the writing samples, they were so excited when they saw "theirs"! (and believe me, they knew which one belonged to them!) The best was when Abel, my little ELL guy who has made so much progress, saw his. He literally beamed when he saw it......especially after you had pointed out how many secrets he used! It made my teacher heart so happy to see how proud they were and listen to them talk about how hard they were going to all work on their reading and writing so they could have their work posted too! <br /><br /><br />One happy and very tired teacher (who is now heading to bed!), <br /><br />Kjersti Johnson :)<br />Mrs. Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07682216344419143145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5234087416948057172.post-37351349732983369722014-12-29T11:36:13.600-05:002014-12-29T11:36:13.600-05:00Dear Kim,
Thanks so much for your comment and kind...Dear Kim,<br />Thanks so much for your comment and kind words, and YES, it is so much easier and the kids are so much more POWERFUL as readers and writers when they aren't having to capture individual letters, one at a time, over the course of a year. Developmentally speaking, it's actually much more appropriate to infuse these abstract skills into stories, and then modeling their value through constant use and application throughout the day, than it is to subject them to regular flash-card sessions, that even when mastered, are not enough to use for genuine reading and writing!<br /><br />Thanks so much again for taking the time to comment :)laksdghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14972339727914330338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5234087416948057172.post-71090563745890278522014-12-27T19:44:00.662-05:002014-12-27T19:44:00.662-05:00Thanks for the peek into another classroom, Katie!...Thanks for the peek into another classroom, Katie! I started using the Secret Stories this year. We do performance grouping and I have the above level readers. They love the stories and have been flying with their reading and writing! I'm always reminded to share a new one each day. Thank you for the wonderful resource. It is so freeing to me, and the children, not to be stuck to the sound of the week.Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03518705235663158265noreply@blogger.com