Description

Nelson Literacy 1 consists of seven standalone cross-curricular kits. Every kit includes:

1 Theme Poster

• Engaging photographs relate directly to the unit topic and focus questions
• Springboard to discussion and ongoing inquiry

4 Canadian Real-Aloud Picture Books

• Text-to-text connections are made using different genres, including fiction and informational texts
• Promote meaning-making and vocabulary development

5 Shared Reading Posters

• Large engaging images that introduce unit vocabulary and cross-curricular concepts
• Encourage oral language and vocabulary development
• 5 different types of posters:

1. Let's Read and Talk
2. Let's Read
3. Let's Read and Write
4. Let's Read and Look
5. Let's Read and Sing

2 Poetry/Song Posters

• Focus on enjoyment, participation, and phonological/phonemic awareness
• Features 1 classic poem and 1 contemporary poem, or 1 poem and 1 song

2 Graphic Organizer Posters

• 2 different organizers in every kit
• Can be used across the unit to support development of literacy and cross-curricular concepts

12 Photo Cards

• Engaging, real-life photos in every kit
• Provide catalysts for discussion and reinforce unit vocabulary

1 Audio CD

• Fluent recordings of texts included in the kit

1 Digital Resources DVD

• Interactve versions of theme, shared reading, and poetry/song posters with embedded page-by-page audio
• Interactive SMART Notebook lessons and activities for every Shared Reading poster
• Image bank includes Photo Cards, templates, photos and illustrations, and labels for projection, printing and photocopying, creating your own resources, and more

1 Teacher's Resource

• Includes unit focus questions, curriculum and cross-curricular connections, and suggested lessons/activities
• Built in focus on oral language development
• Integrated assessment opportunities
• Suggestions for learning centres and differentiated instruction