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VolunteerEnrichmentSession
PleasejoinusWednesday,January28th!

REMINDER:OCPS
CL OSINGDAT ES
AllOrangeCountyPublic
Schoolswillbeclosedonthe
followingdates:

January16th:Student
holiday/Teacherworkday

January19th:MartinLuther
KingJr.,Day

Note:TheFoundationfor
OrangeCountyPublicSchools
willalsobeclosedonJanuary
19th.

DECEMBER
ENRICHMENT SESSION
PRESENT AT ION

KathyGillpresents...
TipsandTricks
ReadingFluencyforYoungChildren

EducationalLeadershipCenter,Conf.RoomE
445W.AmeliaSt.,Orlando,FL32801
Complimentarylunchwillbeserved
121p.m.

RSVPToday!

PleaseemailElizabethConradorJeanneSmithifyouhaveanyspecial
dietaryneedsorrestrictions.

VolunteerEnrichmentSession
Wed,Jan28,2015,12:00PMto1:00PM

READ2SUCCEEDENRICHMENTSESSION

KathyGillwillbediscussingTipsandTricksregardingreadingfluencyfor
youngchildren.more
RSVPforthisEvent|CancelRSVP

DecemberEnrichmentSessionRecap:
VocabularyAcquisition

VocabularyAcquisition

NOT ABL EQUOT E

"Thelimitsofmylanguageare
thelimitsofmymind.AllIknow
iswhatIhavewordsfor."

LudwigWittgenstein

REMINDER:ADDIT IONAL

Lastmonth'sEnrichmentSessionfeaturedRead2SucceedProgramManager,
JeanneSmith,asourguestspeaker.Shediscussedherresearch
onvocabularyacquisitionforyoungchildren.

Mrs.Smithsaidresearchershavefoundmajordisparitiesinlearned
vocabularyamongchildrenaged04,basedontheir"relativeeconomic
advantage."Neitherracial/ethnicbackground,gender,orbirthorderaffect
this.

Forexample,anaveragechildfromawelfarefamily(those
livingatorbelowthepovertylevel)willonlyhear616words
inahour,comparedtothe2,153wordsheardbyachild
fromaprofessionalfamily(parentsreceiveddegreesfrom
highereducation).

Vocabulary,aswehaveemphasizedwithinthe
Read2Succeedprogram,iscrucialforachild'sreadingcomprehension.Itis

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F IRST GRADEPROGRAM
MAT ERIAL S

Forvolunteersservingoneor
morefirstgraders,pleasedon't
forgettoemailJeanneSmith,
ElizabethConrad,orShaneece
DixonwhenyoustartPierrethe
Penguin.

Additionalprogrammaterialswill
besentviainterofficemailand
cantakeuptooneweekto
arriveatyourschool'sfront
office.

Programmaterialswillarriveina
big,whiteenvelope,senttoyour
teacher'sattention.

CONGRAT UL AT IONS,
DIXIEGARDNER!
Congratulationstoreading
coachDixieGardnerand
WinegardElementaryfor
winningtheSCJohnson
"SchoolNeedsZiploc"
campaigncontest!

Ms.Gardner,whohelpedenroll
manyfirstandsecondgraders
forRead2Succeed,wrotethe
winningessayandreceived
$5,000forWinegard.

Clickheretoseethevideoof
JohnandLeslyefromMagic
107.7visitingtheschoolto
deliverthecheck.

WEL L SF ARGO

moredifficultforbeginningreaderstoreadwordstheyneverencounteredin
theiroral(speaking/listening)vocabulary.

Mostofachild'svocabularyislearnedindirectly,eitherthroughspeakingand
listeningtovarioustypesoflanguageandconversations,havingadultsread
outloudtothemorbyreadingontheirown.

Somevocabularycanbetaughtdirectly,eitherwithspecificwordinstruction
orbyteachingstudentswordlearningstrategies.Butsomewords,suchas
idiomaticexpression(i.e."chipofftheoldblock,""keepalevelhead")maybe
moredifficultforchildrentolearn.

However,volunteerscanhelptheirstudentsdevelopwordconsciousness,or
anawareness/interestinwords,theirmeaningsandpower,inordertohelp
withthesebasichurdles.

Formorehelpfulinformationonvocabularyacquisition,visittheResources&
Tipspageonourwebsite.

VolunteerSpotlight:KathyGill
KathyGillisaformerreadingcoachandMiddleSchoolBookClubhostfrom
LeeMiddleSchool.ShecurrentlyservesasaR2Svolunteerforfirstand
secondgradersatRockLakeElementary.Weaskedhersomequestions
aboutherexperiencewiththeprogramandhercareerineducation.

Readtheinterviewbelow:

TellusaboutyourcareerwithOCPS.

KG:IstumbledintoacareerwithOCPSaftermanyyears
workingfortheArmyandNavy,alongwithother
employers.Ineededajob.Iwasservingontheboardof
thePTSAatmydaughter'sschool.Theprincipalsaidhe
hadafewpositionsopen,soIappliedandwashiredas
thepermanentsub.Ilaterbecamethebookkeeperand
servedinthatpositionforseveralyears.

MythenprincipalencouragedmetoapplyforteachingpositionssinceIhada
masters'degree.Ididandreceivedmytemporarycertificate.Iwasthena
rookieteacheratage50!Istartedinareadingclassroom,thenmovedto
LanguageArts,thenontoESEshelteredandfinallyreturnedtoahomein
reading.

AllofthoseyearswerespentattheschoolmychildrenattendedinApopka.
Finally,I"graduated"fromthatmiddleschooltogotoanothermiddleschool
asthereadingcoach.

HowdidyouhearabouttheRead2Succeedprogram?

KG:IlearnedaboutRead2SucceedasIpreparedtoretire.Ourbookclubwas
featuredduringaFoundationbreakfastwhereIhadthechancetolearnabout
additionalprogramssponsoredbytheFoundation.Soundedlikeitwasagood
fitforme!

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SUPPORT S
READ2SUCCEED!

TheFoundationforOrange
CountyPublicSchoolswould
liketothankWellsFargoforits
supportoftheRead2Succeed
program.

Clickthislinktoseethefull
imageofWellsFargo's
sponsoredadvertisementinthe
JanuaryissueofOrlando
Magazine.

Whatencouragedyoutobeareading
volunteer?

KG:Tomethecornerstoneoflearningis
reading.Duringmyclassroomyears,Iwas
flabbergastedatthedifficultieschildrenhad
withreading.AteveryopportunityIfound,I
wasencouragingstudentstoreadandtryingtocatchthemuptotheirgrade
level.Additionally,Itriedtogetthemexcitedaboutreadingandtheworlds
thatwereavailabletothemthroughbooks.

Whathasbeenafavoriteornoteworthyexperienceyou'vehadwith
Read2Succeedsofar?

KG:That'satoughquestion.Ilovegoingtotheclassroomtopickupmy
studentsandseeingtheirfaces.Thatmakesmyday!Nottomention,the
hugs!!!

Whatkindofbooksdoyouliketoread?Lastthingyouread?

KG:Historicalfictionismyfavoritegenre.Iamcurrentlyreadingabookthat
iscenteredintheNativeAmericanculturalcenterofCahokia.Justpriorto
thatone,IreadaseriesofthreeontheIroquois.Myhusbandcallsthemmy
"greatsquirrel"books,andIhavebeenreadingforyears.Ialsohaveread
severalBritishandNorsebooksoverthesummer.Thatwasafterspending
severalyearsreadingYoungAdultbooks.Ifitwasaboutadystopiansociety,
Iprobablyreaditwithmystudents!

WhatdoyouhopetogainfromyourexperienceasaR2Svolunteer?

KG:Ihopetohelpstudentswhohavestruggledwithreadingcrossafew
hurdles,whichwillmakereadingeasierandmoreenjoyableforthem.

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