Erin Kent Consulting

Does the idea of asking 20+ Kindergarteners to manage their manipulative letters, white boards, pens, post-it notes, handwriting sleeves, baggies of texts, etc. strike fear into your heart? Do you sometimes bypass an awesome learning experience because you worry that most of your time will be spent redirecting rather than teaching? 

It doesn’t have to feel this way! 

Powerful K-2 literacy instruction demands STUFF in the hands of our youngest learners, including during whole-group instruction. And the critical rituals and routines we establish at the beginning of the year have a HUGE impact on effective and efficient teaching and learning across the rest of it. 

In this SUPER PRACTICAL course, we’ll tackle:

• High leverage literacy materials - what’s needed, what nice, and what’s not necessary
• Systems of material storage, distribution and collection
• Setting up your physical place for maximum “flow” and efficiency
• Planning for tight transitions
• Student-managed routines for whole-group engagement including oral responses, appropriate think time and more

This course is bigger than literacy. It’s about young learner empowerment. When you teach readers and writers to self-manage materials and their own productivity, you’re helping them build critical skills for LIFE. We never cease to be amazed by all young children can do by themselves!