This document summarizes a professional development presentation about teaching reading in transitional kindergarten (T.K.) classrooms. The presentation covered objectives of getting students ready to read before kindergarten through social emotional learning, academics and exploration. It discussed key elements of reading like phonological awareness, phonics, connecting books to students. It emphasized engaging students through art, music, movement and culture and using a multi-sensory approach to set students up for success. The presentation concluded by thanking participants and providing contact information for further resources.

1. TEACHING
THE JOY OF READING IN T.K.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Presented by Dr. Bonnie Mozer
McNear Elementary School

2. OBJECTIVE: GETTING READY TO
READ BEFORE KINDERGARTEN:
SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING,
ACADEMICS, AND EXPLORATION
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3. WHAT DO YOU KNOW OR BELIEVE?
Discuss what you know and or believe about teaching reading in a T.K. Classroom

4. TEACHING THE JOY OF READING
AND WRITING
What would you like to know:? Find a partner and decide on three key learning objectives for today

5. ELEMENTS OF READING:
PHONOLOGICAL AWARENESS, PHONICS,
LANGUAGE EXPERIENCE, CONNECT TO
BOOKS THROUGH,
PICTURE BOOKS, SIGHT WORDS, AND
ACADEMIC VOCABULARY

6. BIG IDEAS:
ENGAGE: Art, Music, Movement,
Culture+___________________
INSTRUCT
PRACTICE
REVIEW,
CREATE AND SHARE
Which two words are most important to you in T.K?

7. SHARING RESOURCES
Share as a group the resources available for creating activities and assessing

8. RECAP SO FAR: WHAT DID YOU
GET THAT WAS NEW? WHAT ARE
YOU DOING THAT WAS
VALIDATED? WHAT WILL YOU TRY:

9. MAKE READING AND WRITING
JOYFUL WITH ORALITY, GAMES,
ART, MUSIC, AND MOVEMENT.
Let’s do this together!

10. ENGAGE: SETTING STUDENTS UP
FOR SUCCESS: MULTI-SENSORY
APPROACH AND I, WE, YOU
APPROACH
Think of a recent lesson. How would you add to a similar lesson the ideas discussed?

11. Draw a heart, head, foot ,and hand
What did you like? What did you learn?
What will you do? What do you need?

12. JUST FOR PARENTS PART 11
THANK YOU, BONNIE

13. THANK YOU! DR. B:
CONTACT INFORMATION:
dr.bonnieexperteducator@gmail.com