introduction to squiggle park - slide deck for teachers to deliver pd
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WHO KNEW LEARNING TO
READ WAS THIS MUCH FUN!
Personalized video games for pre-K to grade 1 kids to improve skills required for reading through play.
Dashboards to allow educators an easy way to track progress.
It’s fun and it works!
8 reasons why Squiggle Park stands out.
It’s easy to set up and play.
The games and pedagogy are built by teachers.
Essential reading skills games are housed in one place.
It measures student mastery not just completion.
Teacher friendly dashboards offer progress tracking.
Data helps inform teacher instruction.
Students love to play and stay engaged.
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Why Squiggle Park works for me.
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Now let’s check out the games...
Track individual and class level data.
Class dashboard
Student dashboard
Ways to use the data to inform your instruction.
Data can be looked at whole class and by individual student
Understanding gaps helps narrow focus during a guided reading
lesson
Helps your teaching assistant get to know your students quickly
Provides you with individual data for an IEP or parent conference
Using Squiggle Park in your classroom.
Create a station rotation model (centers)
Let students play Squiggle Park as they arrive in the morning
Send Squiggle Park home for homework
Use games with literacy specialists
“Fun Friday!” have Squiggle Park be one of the stations
Allow a volunteer to work 1 on 1 with a student that needs attention
What teachers are saying… :D
In regards to the pedagogy paper: Wow! This document is very interesting and very well written. I am so excited now to be using Squiggle Park.
John Miholics, Teacher
Hamilton-Wentworth DSB, ON
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