Los Angeles Unified School District Transitional Kindergarten
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Los Angeles Unified School District Transitional Kindergarten Preparing Our Youngest Students to Succeed in Kindergarten and Beyond November 8, 2011
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Los Angeles Unified School District Transitional Kindergarten. Preparing Our Youngest Students to Succeed in Kindergarten and Beyond November 8, 2011. TK Cohort I Student Demographics 2010-11. TK Teachers 2010-11. Cohort I - 37 teachers 100% had kindergarten teaching experience - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Los Angeles Unified School District
Transitional Kindergarten
Preparing Our Youngest Students toSucceed in Kindergarten and Beyond
November 8, 2011
TK Cohort I Student Demographics
2010-112
Schools Total Number of Students
ELL Students
Gender Children w/IEPS
Boys Girls
LD1 - 8 162 88 99 63 16LD2 - 4 78 45 46 32 13LD3 - 3 41 23 27 14 8LD4 - 4 79 56 42 37 6LD5 - 4 67 32 31 36 2LD6 - 4 72 53 44 28 3LD7 - 5 70 29 38 32 5LD8 - 4 88 49 53 35 7
36 657 375 380 277 60
TK Teachers 2010-113
Cohort I - 37 teachers 100% had kindergarten teaching
experience 25% had preschool teaching experience 16% with National Board Certification 38% with Bilingual skills
TK Teachers 2011-124
Cohort II - 115 teachers 95% with kindergarten teaching
experience 35% with preschool teaching experience 5% with National Board Certification 55% with BCC or BCLAD (Spanish)
SB 1831…TK Curriculum5
SB 1831…” The first year of a two-year kindergarten program that uses a modified kindergarten curriculum that is age and developmentally appropriate.”
What Are our Goals for TK Students?
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How Do We Support How Do We Support Children In Achieving those Children In Achieving those Goals?Goals?7
1. Active Learning Experiences
2. Learning Centers/Interest Areas
3. Varied Instructional Strategies
4. Integrated Curriculum
5. Balance Between Teacher-Directed and Child-Directed Activities
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Active Learning Active Learning ExperiencesExperiences
Teacher and students learn from each other
Teacher sets up the environment to engage interests of children
Teacher provides opportunities to facilitate conversations around interesting topics
Learning Learning Centers/Interest AreasCenters/Interest Areas
Library /Reading Listening Center Writing Center Computers Science Discovery Math Manipulatives Block Area Dramatic Play Sand and Water Art/Painting
Varied Instructional Varied Instructional StrategiesStrategies
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ELD Strategies from K-teacher Trainings Think-Pair-Share Thinking Maps
Planning for Oral Language Development Anchor Book Vocabulary focus-songs & chants Enrichment Activities & Center Extension
Dialogic Reading-”an interactive shared picture book reading practice designed to enhance young children's language and literacy skills.”
How to Modify the How to Modify the CurriculumCurriculum?
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•Alphabet Time – •Phonological Awareness•Alphabet Recognition•Print Awareness•Oral Language- support for ELLs
•Book Time- •Read Aloud•Shared Writing•Oral Retell
Accelerate lessons
Throughout the year
Building the FoundationBuilding the Foundation
TK Language Arts TK Language Arts CurriculumCurriculum
Phonological awareness
Alphabet recognition
Print Awareness Oral Language
Phonemic Awareness
Phonics High-frequency
words Practice Readers Oral Language
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Little Treasures-Alphabet Time
Kinder ELD Treasures+
Resources to Develop Resources to Develop Concepts and Vocabulary in Concepts and Vocabulary in Curricular AreasCurricular Areas14
Mathematics – Mathematics Their Way Science – California Science Center “I Am a
Scientist” Physical Development – SPARK program
Vocabulary Development and Hands-on Experiences!
Key Math Skills & ConceptsKey Math Skills & Concepts
SKILLS AND CONCEPTS:
Free Exploration - Counting
Number Patterns Sorting and
Classifying Comparing
FOUNDATION/STANDARD:
Mathematical ReasoningNumber Sense Algebra and Functions
GeometryMeasurement
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Science CurriculumScience Curriculum
Hands on materials Read Aloud books Integration of all domains, reading,
writing, mathematics, and social studies
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Physical DevelopmentPhysical Development
SPARK Manual K-2
SPARK Music CD Equipment Web site:
Sparkfamily.org
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How is TK Different?How is TK Different?
Groupings – small flexible groups
Shorter blocks of time
Intentional interest areas/centers
Flexibility of schedule
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Professional Professional DevelopmentDevelopment
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Teacher and Principal Overview 3 – Day Teacher Institute In the Works:
District online TK Modules Video clips of TK classrooms and
best practice teaching strategies
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“Show me and I forget; Teach me and I remember;
Involve me and I learn.”
Benjamin Franklin
Los Angeles Unified School District
Early Childhood Education
Contact Information:Janis Shinmei-Program Coordinator
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