Welcome to the fall edition of the myView Literacy™ distance learning newsletter! We are honored to continue supporting you through hybrid and distance learning. The webinars and resources included in this publication can be used in any classroom, by any teacher. Please share with anyone who would find the information useful!

• Building Rapport Tip Sheet. Learn strategies you could use to build classroom community with this quick tip sheet.
• Building Rapport During Distance Learning eBook. Dive deeper with this free eBook by educational leader Dr. Lee Wright. Read about easy-to-implement solutions to the challenges you’re facing, like how to foster meaningful collaboration in a virtual setting and how to include family connections.

• SEL Posters (K-5). Use this set of posters to help set digital learning norms and keep communication flowing.
• Brain Re-Energizers.

• Podcast. Listen to Literacy Specialist Karen Miller explain how to effectively incorporate movement during virtual sessions to re-energize learning.
• Choice Board. Give this activity board to students to use during asynchronous learning.

• Literacy Bookmarks.

• Tackling Tough Words (K-2). Students use this bookmark to develop strategies to decipher words that are unfamiliar.
• Conversation Stems (3-5). Use this sentence stem bookmark to spark lively discussions during and after reading.

• Writing Cubes. Students assemble these fun cubes to help them choose the main character, setting, and genre of their fictional stories.
  

myView Literacy and Savvas Realize™ are optimized for distance learning

With many districts across the country relying on some form of distance learning, educators and parents alike are looking for ways to maximize student learning in a remote setting. Savvas has responded by developing new digital tools and instructional resources such as a Distance Learning Teacher’s Guide specific to myView Literacy instruction, a Savvas Realize Parent’s Guide, and our new toggle switch that enables teachers to seamlessly shift between classroom and remote-learning curriculum.

Upcoming Webinars

A certificate of attendance will be awarded for every webinar attended.

Tuesday, October 27  |  5:00 EST
Inspiring Reading: A 3-D Look at Teaching Reading

During our reading blocks, we plan for students to learn in three settings: whole class, small group, and independent. In this session, we will explore activities to foster literacy learning in these three settings. We’ll dive into a first-read minilesson to engage students with complex texts during your whole class teaching. Then we’ll examine a small group framework to enhance your guided reading instruction. Lastly, we’ll delve into coaching conversations you can use to confer with each student during independent reading.

Tuesday, November 10  |  5:00 EST
Teaching Writers: More Than the Process

Writing instruction that fosters young students into proficient writers includes some common best practices including immersing them in the style of writing, having one teaching point at a time, and choice in topics. In this session teachers will explore writing minilessons, using mentor texts, conferring, and providing feedback for writing. Teachers will leave with a bank of minilesson ideas for teaching opinion writing, as well as ideas for developing their own units of writing instruction.

Tuesday, December 1  |  5:00 EST
Cultivating Culture: Making ELA Classrooms Culturally Responsive & Engaging

Culturally Responsive Teaching has gained heightened attention in our current society. In this session, based on the thought leadership of Dr. Ernest Morrell, we will explore strategies to enhance literacy instruction by drawing on students’ own unique experiences. From interacting with literature to incorporating multimedia, educators will leave this session equipped with ways to create a more culturally responsive and engaging classroom.