Mini Minds and Modifications
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Brownstown, Michigan, United States
About the store
I have been teaching for 21 years. I have been blessed to work with children from Kindergarten to 8th grade. I have taught middle school writing, social studies, reading, and math. In these 17 years I have worked with general education students and special needs students. I am currently working as a reading specialist, educational coach and RTI/MTSS coordinator.
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Comprehension Retell Rubric
Progress monitoring your students comprehension can be as easy as 1,2,3. With this rubric simply keep track of your students abilities inside the story, details and events and outside the story, making connections to the story. This rubric supports the questions asked during DRA/MLPP testing helping to reinforce skills needed for assessment.
K - 6th
Reading, Reading Strategies
Adding Details To Your Writing
This is a great visual aide to inspire young authors to add more to their writing. It can be shrunk in size to attach to their writing folder or used as a poster in the room. This visual accompanies the "Your Writing Needs SODA" document. It can be used with or without it.
K - 8th
English Language Arts, Writing
Invite to Parent Reading Night
Looking for a quick invitation to a parent reading night? Print, fill in the date, place and time and your ready to go.
K - 6th
English Language Arts
Closing the ELA Achievement Gap
A PDF version of the power point I used to present at the MAS/FPS conference in Traverse City 10/6.
K - 5th
English Language Arts, Reading Strategies
Kindergarten Yearly Progress Chart
This is a chart to document the growth kindergarten students have through out the year in all academic areas.It is based on standards with Dibels, DRA, and MLPP writing ruberic. This chart can be used at conferences with parents, child study meetings, or for a teacher to assess areas needing attention for RTI.
Collect and review student data in one spot to get the best overview of student academic needs.
Kindergarten
For All Subjects
First Grade Yearly Progress Sheet
This is a chart to document the growth kindergarten students have through out the year in all academic areas.It is based on standards with Dibels, DRA, and MLPP writing ruberic. This chart can be used at conferences with parents, child study meetings, or for a teacher to assess areas needing attention for RTI.
Collect and store yearly progress in on central location to get the review yearly growth for a student.
1st
English Language Arts, Math
Second Grade Yearly Progress Sheet
This is a chart to document the growth kindergarten students have through out the year in all academic areas.It is based on standards with Dibels, DRA, and MLPP writing ruberic. This chart can be used at conferences with parents, child study meetings, or for a teacher to assess areas needing attention for RTI.
Collect and compile student data in one central location to review student progress.
2nd
English Language Arts, Math
Every Story Needs SODA
This visual aide reminds students to add four important parts to every story in order to have "voice" in their story.
S = Simile - My face was as round as a ball. Simile uses "like" or "as".
O = Onomotopoeia - WOW! BAM! WOSH! OH MY!
D = Dialogue - Use quotations in your story.
A = Ask a question - This helps to vary sentence structure.
1st - 8th
Creative Writing, English Language Arts
First Grade Yearly Progress Sheet
Collect and review yearly data in one spot to get the best overview of student progress.
1st
English Language Arts, Math
Response To Intervention Midyear Data Sheet
A quick way to show if growth has been made midyear. This record sheet is a great way to gather all data to discuss with parents at conferences or use at meetings with staff.
K - 3rd
English Language Arts, Reading
5 Finger Retell
This is a visual desk poster for comprehension retell. Students use this visual along with their own hand to recall all the parts of a story: Characters, Setting, Events, Conflict, and Resolution
K - 6th
English Language Arts, Reading Strategies
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About the store
Experience
I have been teaching for 21 years. I have been blessed to work with children from Kindergarten to 8th grade. I have taught middle school writing, social studies, reading, and math. In these 17 years I have worked with general education students and special needs students. I am currently working as a reading specialist, educational coach and RTI/MTSS coordinator.
Teaching style
I believe in a multi-sensory approach to learning. I believe it is important to find what works best for each child providing many modes of instruction.
I have developed a structured reading program for struggling students based on picture walks, word work, fluency, comprehension, and writing.
Awards & shining teacher moments
I received special recognition from Wayne County PAC in 2012 for "Special Education Teacher of the Year" for our area. Recently, I have been selected to present for the state of Michigan in Lansing and Traverse City.
My own education history
I have attended Eastern Michigan University where I received my Bachelors, University of Michigan where I received my Masters, Madonna University, and Cantor University for continueing education.
Additional biographical information
I am a very busy mom of 3 children from College Studentl to 3rd grade. I enjoy reading, nature, crafts, and teaching. I have enjoyed greatly developing many new programs for our district and look forward to sharing my ideas with all of you.
I have published a children's book and my second will be available in spring 2016. They can be found at http://nicholepayne.tateauthor.com/
and run a blog on RTI/MTSS at http://minimindsandmodifications1.blogspot.com/
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