Pure Literacy
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Los Osos, California, United States
About the store
Kathi is a skilled coach, retired district literacy coach, staff developer, veteran teacher, elementary school counselor, experienced Reading Recovery interventionist, LLi interventionist, engaging presenter, valued trainer as well as a published author. She has conducted workshops for numerous school districts and at the community college level. Kathi brings a breadth of experience as she has taught and coached the writing units of study grades K-8 for over twenty years, worked with diverse populations in various school settings. She received extensive literacy and coaching training from Columbia University's Teacher College Reading and Writing Project. Kathi enjoys seeing the impact that explicit teaching and the workshop instructional model has on learners of all ages and loves helping create readers and writers for life!
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Kindergarten Illustrated Opinion Writing Checklists
Kid-Friendly Opinion Writing Illustrated Checklists- Teach your students to use checklists to compose pieces with growing independence and confidence. Checklists help students set goals and self-assess their work. They serve as a visual reminder of what they have learned to do and what they are aiming towards as writers. Checklists are an effective, yet simple, tool to help your students develop into great writers with great habits and will undoubtedly become a go-to reference in their writing t
Kindergarten
Balanced Literacy, Writing
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L.K.1
, L.K.2
, L.K.2a
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About the store
Experience
Kathi is a skilled coach, retired district literacy coach, staff developer, veteran teacher, elementary school counselor, experienced Reading Recovery interventionist, LLi interventionist, engaging presenter, valued trainer as well as a published author. She has conducted workshops for numerous school districts and at the community college level. Kathi brings a breadth of experience as she has taught and coached the writing units of study grades K-8 for over twenty years, worked with diverse populations in various school settings. She received extensive literacy and coaching training from Columbia University's Teacher College Reading and Writing Project. Kathi enjoys seeing the impact that explicit teaching and the workshop instructional model has on learners of all ages and loves helping create readers and writers for life!
Teaching style
Drawing upon the most current research and best practices in literacy instruction influence my teaching style. My teaching decisions are based on making student learning engaging, relevant, and meaningful for all children combined with giving timely actionable feedback. Literacy Leaders like Fountas and Pinnell, Lucy Calkins, and Peter Johnston are my mentors.
Awards & shining teacher moments
Master's Degree in Education and PPS Credential, Point Loma University
Certified Reading Recovery Teacher, St. Mary's College
Contributing Writer for:
The Caring Advocate, Care Kids Magazine, Central Coast Parent Magazine, Parents Magazine, National Hospice Foundation, Alzheimer's Association, California Educator Magazine, Caregiver.org, Journalkeepers.com
My own education history
BA: Child Development, California Polytechnic State University
MA: Education, Point Loma University
Literacy Coaching training Columbia University Teachers College Reading and Writing Project
Writing Workshop Training Grades K-8-Lucy Calkins and her colleagues from the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project
Reading Recovery Training-Saint Mary's University
Balanced Literacy Training- Ohio University
Literacy Training- Fountas and Pinnell
Instructional Coaching Training-Jim Knight
Cognitive Coaching Training-Bob Costa
Additional biographical information
I enjoyed designing creative and unique teaching materials. Teachers Pay Teachers has given me a place to showcase my work. Check out my other store www.hellotwopeasinapod in partnership with Jen Jones at Hello Literacy. Collaborating with fellow teachers and sharing my resources with others inspires me to continue developing educational materials that teachers find useful and engaging for students. Thank you for visiting my store!
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