tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3268361743015617057.post6679848033818293664..comments2024-03-27T02:37:30.654-05:00Comments on BigTime Literacy: The "Summer Slump" and a big thank you APTT Parents!Designs by Kassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06683787045698870108noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3268361743015617057.post-91999513407740037832014-04-30T12:51:53.300-05:002014-04-30T12:51:53.300-05:00Michelle,
Thank you so much for answers all of my...Michelle,<br /><br />Thank you so much for answers all of my questions! I presented this idea to my principal and school counselor....actually I let them read your blog post, and they loved the idea! I may be contacting your next year, when we try to get this up and running in our school. Meanwhile---I will search for that doctoral study and start reading. Again--thank you!!!<br /><br />Katie<br /><a href="http://sparkingthemind.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Mind Sparks</a>Katie Orr (Mind Sparks)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01080724214704744958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3268361743015617057.post-56972155334343432682014-04-28T17:06:58.201-05:002014-04-28T17:06:58.201-05:00Hey Katie! APTT is actually from my old district i...Hey Katie! APTT is actually from my old district in Phoenix, Arizona - it's the Doctoral Study by Maria Paredes at Arizona State (look her up on google - you'll find lots of info!) As far as the topics, we kind of just plan what the parents need to know - this year we did lots with all the assessments their kinders get - we did Letter Name Fluency, Letter Sound Fluency, Sight Words, Comprehension...etc. We brought books of various reading levels to show them the progression. You can really present on anything you want - you just have to (1) show class-wide data anonymously, (2) provide aligned activities to support growth at home, and (3) have parents set goals for their children that they are responsible for helping children achieve. Additionally, APTT is meant to get parents networking and collaborating together, so having them do an Icebreaker and get to know each other, discuss data and what they notice together - this is all very important.<br /><br />I guess I need to write more about this! :-) I actually want to post again and link all three presentations we did. I'm in the process of making a parent survey for it, too, so once I have their feedback, I'll probably write more about it.<br /><br />If you have any questions, you can email me at bigtimeliteracy@gmail.com. I'd love to help!<br /><br />Have a great night!<br />MichelleMichellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06181911443250232670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3268361743015617057.post-10602192382101379422014-04-28T14:53:55.354-05:002014-04-28T14:53:55.354-05:00That book looks like a really interesting read, pe...That book looks like a really interesting read, perhaps I will have to check it out this summer. Is the APTT something unique to your building? Did you or a coworker start it? How do you come up with topic ideas? I am always interested in increasing the communication between home and school....and this seems like a great idea to try. Do you all still have a PTO/PTA in addition to APTT?<br /><br />Thanks...and sorry about all of the questions!<br /><br />Katie<br /><a href="http://sparkingthemind.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Mind Sparks</a>Katie Orr (Mind Sparks)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01080724214704744958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3268361743015617057.post-87765311021657024812014-04-26T11:48:50.683-05:002014-04-26T11:48:50.683-05:00pretty nice blog, following :)pretty nice blog, following :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com