Kirsten Taylor

Inspired by the amazing #vocabulary instruction by @mrjergenskinder ‼️ First graders were learning about the #science behind flight. 🗣️ clap the syllables 🗣️ say the sound 🗣️ identify the graphemes 🗣️ discuss definition 🗣️ share sentence ✅ example vs. ❌ non-example

Had the best time chatting with Melissa and Lori on @literacypodcast about explicit vocabulary instruction. Interested in learning teacher-tested strategies? Give it a listen!! open.spotify.com/episode/5mLM9W…

Today’s episode is about making vocabulary instruction engaging and effective! We’re talking to: 📘 Kirsten Taylor, a 1st-grade teacher about a powerful explicit vocabulary routine 📘 Kory Jensen, a 4th-grade teacher about morphology and word parts 🔗 ow.ly/H5kV50V8nNS

Friday's episode is all about making vocabulary instruction more engaging and effective! You'll hear from Kirsten Taylor, a first-grade teacher turned literacy coach in Washington, D.C., and she will share a powerful explicit vocabulary routine! Mark your calendars! 📅

☘️ MARCH on the Podcast ☘️ 🎉 Each month, we’re diving DEEP into a single literacy topic—giving you research-backed advice and classroom-tested tips all month long. What can you learn about this month? VOCABULARY INSTRUCTION! 🤩 ow.ly/WmkY50V4stT

Want to see an explicit vocabulary routine in action? Watch how @Taylor_SOR introduces the word "invent" to her students and prepares them to learn about Benjamin Franklin. @KnowledgeMtrs @dcpublicschools

I’ve done a deep dive of this resource - Syntax Knowledge to Practice. K-3 teachers, this book is GOLD for syntax knowledge for you AND your students through scaffolded lessons. I’ve learned so much!

Check out my latest blog and watch a video of a small group foundational literacy lesson! 📚 @SoRclassroom @goyenfoundation goyen.io/blog/kc327s3tx…

Enjoyed presenting about #morphology instruction in K-2 classrooms last week! Currently, we are using #morphememagic and embedding it into our knowledge building curriculums and structured literacy lessons. Educators- How are you implementing morpheme instruction?

Inspiring to see @SeatonDC bring literacy training & education to life in the classroom. I joined Ward 2 SBOE rep @AllisterSBOE to see the impacts of literacy focused teaching & how it’s helping our kids. I will keep fighting for literacy investments for all of our schools.

#Morpheme magic!

Oh hey, @Taylor_SOR!!! Thank you and your 1st graders for sharing your classroom with @AllisterSBOE and @CMBrookePinto!!

At the beginning of the year, this student was segmenting every sound in CVC words. I worked with her on successive blending, saying the sounds the slow way 🐢 Look what she can do NOW! 🤩 Proud teacher moment 👏🏻 Explicit phonics instruction is 🔑

Ss are learning to annotate the text by highlighting key evidence and adding notes. I always follow up with inferential questions to push their thinking 🧠 The goal ➡️ Ss internalize these skills as readers @SoRclassroom @goyenfoundation

@Taylor_SOR @goyenfoundation @SoRclassroom @dcpublicschools Totally agree! (And no need to teach different combos separately, e.g., a lesson on “st” - as soon as they know the consonant sounds, start to put them together, mix and match and use them!)

Some phonics curriculums and sequences plan for cons. blends to be taught later on (after CVC, digraphs, welded sounds, etc.) My advice- DON’T WAIT! When Ss are working on CVC words, use word chaining to add extra consonants. You will be amazed at what your Ss can do! 🤩

It’s important that Ss can read CVC words fluently before moving onto multisyllabic words. Speed Drill 🏃🏼‍♀️ Read the CVC slowly in your 🧠 Read it the fast way out loud 📢 Ss saw these smaller words within bigger words in the text 📖 @goyenfoundation @SoRclassroom

Here’s a quick way to have students self-monitor their comprehension 💭 As Ss read through the text, have them draw a quick sketch to show understanding of what’s happening. My student showed he understood another meaning of bite (chomp!) 😬

Find ways to connect phonemic awareness to writing! 🪢 Here’s a way I used syllable manipulation (with visual scaffolds) to prepare Ss for word chaining with multisyllabic words ✏️ (within the same lesson) @goyenfoundation @SoRclassroom @dcpublicschools

1st graders read to find out how money is made and what people can do with their money 💵 We learned about what a “vault” is and how it’s part of the process. One student brought in a toy vault to show the class during morning meeting! Then we wrote about it 🤩

Kinders are wrapping up Module 2 with a Socratic Seminar- discussing what makes the following texts a good story: The Little Red Hen 🐔🐀🐕🐷🐐 The Three Billy Goats Gruff 🐐🐐🐐🧌 The Three Little Pigs 🐷 🐷🐷🐺 @goyenfoundation #WitandWisdom #SocraticSeminar #SoRClassroom