Tracey Tinley
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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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I have been a classroom teacher for over 25 years. I have worked as an instructional coach for my school board's curriculum department, and have delivered a variety of workshops and presentations in the areas of literacy, assessment, and mathematics. I have also served as a seconded professor at the University of Ottawa where I teach curriculum planning, design, and assessment to first and second-year teacher candidates. My writings on education have been published by The Critical Thinking Consortium and ASCD's Educational Leadership magazine. I am currently the ESL lead teacher at my school in Ottawa, Ontario Canada.
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UFLI Term 1 Sample Report Card Comments
Parent-friendly language report card comments to communicate a child's progress in a sequential/structured literacy program. These comments represent some of the more common patterns/trends I am seeing in my own students as we work through the UFLI scope and sequence. Some comments are specific to MLLs (Multilanguage Learners) and the added layers they experience on their decoding journey. These comments can be easily reworded, adjusted and combined to help report on a variety of reading observa
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English Language Arts, Phonics & Phonological Awareness
UFLI SAMPLE PROGRESS REPORT CARD COMMENTS (LANGUAGE)
Sample progress LA report card comments for a few of the UFLI units: *Alphabet *Alphabet Review and Longer Words *Digraphs *VCe *R-Controlled Vowels The comments represent some of the next steps I am noticing in my small group ML lessons. Each comment is below the 430 character count for Aspen. All comments are written with masculine pronouns (he/him/his) and use "Casper" as the name.
1st - 3rd
English Language Arts, Phonics & Phonological Awareness
MLL/ESL: Classroom Readiness and Belonging Indicators (with "I CAN" Statements)
Do you have MLL/ELL newcomers and you aren't sure where to start? Are you looking for something to help support these students as they settle into the routines of school and their classrooms? Sometimes it can be hard to know how to support newcomers who have limited school experience and/or exposure to English. This is a formative assessment tool I've created to use with my students who may not have enough English to observe using a traditional tracking tool. The indicators listed here are the
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Canada: Months of the Year (Flashcards and Activity Sheets) English and French
Canadian Months of the Year contains photo flashcards depicting common Canadian weather, seasonal activities, celebrations and observances. 2 matching activity sheets are also provided. Contains both English and French versions. The selected images provide ELLs with a more realistic visual reference for developing new concept vocabulary, and are highly appealing to both younger and older students. This pack contains: *1 labelled and 1 unlabelled set of photo flashcards depicting common Canadian
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Science of Reading: Mystery Word Ladder Template
Add a twist to the traditional word ladder by "gamifying" this classic Science of Reading routine! Use this template to add new life to your existing routines or to provide an added level of engagement for more reluctant/older learners. 1. Select your target word ladder. 2. Provide students with the first and last words in the ladder and have them record in the shaded boxes. 3. Starting at the bottom, give students the next word in the ladder allowing them time to record the change in letter.
3rd - 6th
English Language Arts, Phonics & Phonological Awareness
Alphabet Mazes
What are Alpha Mazes? These mazes provide your “older beginners” with an age-level alphabet challenge while still honoring their beginning literacy skills. These puzzles will support your students in strengthening their letter ID skills and increase their flexibility with alphabetical order. The multiple pathways will encourage your students to “letter on” from different points of the alphabet and lead them away from rote ABC recall. Each puzzle is differentiated with three levels of difficulty
1st - 4th
English Language Arts, Phonics & Phonological Awareness
Enrich Your Read Aloud: Barefoot by Pamela Duncan Edwards
Not all read aloud lessons are created equal! Some invite the reader to explore hidden meanings and think critically both within, and beyond, the boundaries of a text. This series uses an "interactive read aloud" approach to maximize student learning. Students build their comprehension of a text, and its themes, through strategically planned lessons and multiple readings. Classroom benefits include increased engagement, richer conversations and deeper thinking. 4 Ways 4 Days The strategies reco
3rd - 6th
Literature, Reading
CCSS
RL.4.2
, RL.4.3
, CCRA.R.1
+2
Enrich Your Read Aloud: Wilma Unlimited by Kathleen Krull
Not all read aloud lessons are created equal! Some invite the reader to explore hidden meanings and think critically both within, and beyond, the boundaries of a text. This series uses an "interactive read aloud" approach to maximize student learning. Students build their comprehension of a text, and its themes, through strategically planned lessons and multiple readings. Classroom benefits include increased engagement, richer conversations and deeper thinking. 4 Ways 4 Days The strategies reco
3rd - 6th
Art, Literature, Reading
CCSS
RL.4.1
, RL.4.2
, RL.4.3
+4
Enrich Your Read Aloud: The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba
Not all read aloud lessons are created equal! Some invite the reader to explore hidden meanings and think critically both within, and beyond, the boundaries of a text. This series uses an "interactive read aloud" approach to maximize student learning. Students build their comprehension of a text, and its themes, through strategically planned lessons and multiple readings. Classroom benefits include increased engagement, richer conversations and deeper thinking. **Please note that this unit is de
3rd - 6th
Literature, Performing Arts, Reading
CCSS
RL.4.3
, RL.4.4
, RL.4.7
+4
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About the store
Experience
I have been a classroom teacher for over 25 years. I have worked as an instructional coach for my school board's curriculum department, and have delivered a variety of workshops and presentations in the areas of literacy, assessment, and mathematics. I have also served as a seconded professor at the University of Ottawa where I teach curriculum planning, design, and assessment to first and second-year teacher candidates. My writings on education have been published by The Critical Thinking Consortium and ASCD's Educational Leadership magazine. I am currently the ESL lead teacher at my school in Ottawa, Ontario Canada.
Awards & shining teacher moments
2016 Ontario College of Teacher's: Great Teacher's Series (Professionally Speaking magazine)
2015 Prime Minster's Award for Teaching Excellence
2013 The Critical Thinking Consortium's Class Act Award
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