Catalysts
Research-Based
Lessons From Preservice Teachers
Auburn
University
Summer 2006
I.
Emergent Literacy
Lessons for
teaching
letter recognition
Melanie
Alvarez, Hooty
Hoo
Coleman Ellis, Nothing
but Nests
Jenna Goodwin, Bouncing
Pig
Ashley Keel, Quirky
Pink Pigs
Jessica Wallace, Swimmy,
Swim Swiftly
Stacy Jones, Hi-Ho-H!
Lessons for
teaching phoneme awareness
Katherine Allsopp,
Got the
Giggles?
Brittany Bailey,
Iiiihhh
. . . That's Icky Sticky
Erin Cooper,
Timmy
the Turtle Goes Tick Tock
Amber DeBlanc,
Cranking
Cooky Cars
Rachel Edmundson,
Ohhhh
Me, Ohhhhh My
Reagan Ellenburg,
Mama,
Do You Love Me?
Mallory Hall,
Silly Sally
Chase Holden,
My Tooth
Is Loose
Sara K. Smelley,
Henry
Hhhhhowls
Wade Thaxton,
Adam's
Fat Bat
Abby Watts,
G-G-G-Gulp!
Clarissa Williams,
Shirley
Loves to Shake Her Shakers
Elizabeth Zorn,
Aaaaa Choo!
Courtney Gibson,
Mmm,
Mmm, Mmm!
Betsy Thomas,
Th, Th,
Thumped
Valerie Loveless,
The
Old, Creaky Door
Steven Webb,
Ten
Turtles Tapping In Time!
Lessons for
teaching concepts
about print
II.
Beginning Reading
Lessons for
teaching
decoding with short vowels
Ashley Keel, Under the
Umbrella
Jenna Goodwin, Baa,
Baa, I'm Pam the Lamb
Jessica Wallace, Ehh! .
. . What Did You Say?
Erin Cooper, A Cat Nap
Amber DeBlanc, Say
“Aaaah”
Katherine Allsopp, Aaaa!
Don't Scare Me Like That!
Betsy Thomas, Ugh!
Punch in the Stomach
Reagan Ellenburg, Elmer
the Elephant
Valerie Loveless, Iiiicky,
Iiiicky, Stiiicky
Brittany Bailey, Say
Aaahh, Said the Doctor
Abby Watts, U-u-u-u,
I'm Confused!
Melanie Alvarez, Scary,
Scary . . . Aaaaa!
Chase Holden, Open
Wide at the Dentist
Coleman Ellis, Everyone
Is Reading
Lessons
for teaching decoding with
long vowels and other vowels
Courtney Gibson,
Howwwwl
at the Moon
Elizabeth Zorn,
Wow,
That's Loud!
Wade Thaxton,
Wade
Made Lemonade in the Shade
Rachel Edmundson,
It's
May, Let's Play!
Clarissa Williams,
Ow!
That Hurts
Lessons
for teaching decoding with
consonant digraphs and other chunks
Sara K. Smelley,
Shopping
for Shoes
Stacy Jones,
Fish Wish
Steven Webb,
Chasing
Cheap Chopsticks!
Lessons
for teaching spelling
Lessons for teaching blending
Mallory Hall,
Blending
Under the Sea
III.
Growing Independence and Fluency
Lessons
for teaching faster reading
Ashley Keel, Read, Read, Red Dog!
Jenna Goodwin,
Racing
Through Reading
Erin Cooper,
On Your
Mark . . . Get Set . . . Read!
Amber DeBlanc,
Up, Up,
Up Goes the Sub!
Sara K. Smelley,
Nemo's
Fast Swim
Katherine Allsopp,
Speedy
Pen Pals!
Elizabeth Zorn,
Hurry,
Follow That Cat!
Betsy Thomas,
The
Reading Race
Valerie Loveless,
Ready,
Set, Read!
Brittany Bailey,
What's
All the Buzz About . . . Reading!
Abby Watts,
Baseball
Fun!
Rachel Edmundson,
High
in the Sky With Fluency
Melanie Alvarez,
Read
Runner!
Clarissa Williams,
Go!
Go! Gadget
Steven Webb,
Reading
Like Wild Animals!
Chase Holden,
Read
Like Sonic the Hedgehog
Coleman Ellis,
And the
Race Is On . . .
Lessons
for teaching smoother,
better phrased, or more expressive
reading
Jessica Wallace,
Get
Excited, Get Mad, Show Emotion!
Mallory Hall,
American
Expression
Reagan Ellenburg,
Hip
Hip Hooray for Expression!
Courtney Gibson,
Role
Playing for Fluency
Lessons
for teaching children to
read silently or voluntarily and avidly
Wade Thaxton,
Shhh!
I'm Reading
Stacy Jones,
Only Let
Your Brain Hear You!