Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/14579 Title K-1 Literacy Learners' Club Creator Courtney K. King Date 6/15/2025 Type Text Identifier CourtneyKing_PP_2025 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/20/2025, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en Abstract The K-1 Literacy Learners' Club is a professional project designed to support early literacy development among kindergarten and first-grade students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds at Siuslaw Elementary School. Recognizing the critical importance of early reading skills as a foundation for academic success, this initiative provides targeted, engaging, and developmentally appropriate literacy interventions that address vocabulary, phonemic awareness, and comprehension. Through small-group instruction, interactive read-alouds, and hands-on literacy activities, the program seeks to close early achievement gaps and foster a love of reading in young learners who may otherwise lack access to enriching language experiences in a fun, club-style format. Grounded in research on early childhood education and parental and home involvement in literacy instruction, the project also emphasizes parent and guardian engagement, particularly with the digital activity resource guide for parents and guardians to continue working with their students at home. By equipping students with foundational reading skills in a supportive and inclusive environment, the K-1 Literacy Learners' Club aims to promote long-term academic confidence and success, setting the stage for continued learning and literacy growth in the primary grades and beyond. Degree Master of Science in Education: Curriculum and Instruction Key Words literacy learners club early childhood language arts Note Max Perry Gina Halpin Type Professional Project -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/13713 Title Literacy Learning Through Playful Inquiry and Exploration Creator Carlee A. Quade Date 6/14/2024 Type Text; Image; StillImage Language English Rights https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 6/29/2024, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. Abstract My professional project details the actions I took to create a new literacy practice in my first grade classroom. I used playful inquiry and exploration to guide my new practice- playful literacy. Students used play to incorporate their ideas into their learning as well as foster an imaginative environment. By using purposeful play, students were able to find many new topics to write and read about. I used many forms of research to determine what would be best for my students and how I could become a better literacy teacher. This project takes place a Title I school in a class of 24 first grade students in Beaverton School District. Degree professional_project Master of Science in Education: Reading Key Words early elementary, purposeful play, literacy in K-2 Note Joshua Schulze Andrea Emerson Ya-Fang Cheng Type professional_project -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/13293 Title Utilizing Direct Phonemic Awareness Instruction to Support Intervention in a Title Ⅰ First- Grade Classroom Creator Sapphire Dorfman Subject Phonemic awareness phoneme-graphing mapping intervention Date 6/17/2023 Type Text Image;StillImage Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 10/03/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author by contacting the WOU Library. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Abstract This project follows my journey as an early-years educator and my experience implementing direct phonemic awareness instruction into my classroom. For many years, research has supported the use of direct and explicit phonemic awareness instruction into the classroom setting to support reading acquisition in beginning readers. To accomplish this, the Heggerty (2022) and the UFLI (2022) curriculums were implemented in a first grade classroom setting. Growth and literacy development for the students and myself were highlighted by the use of vignettes and supporting images. Reflections on the project showed a positive correlation between direct phonemic awareness instruction and overall literacy development. Advocacy and professional development opportunities are proposed as future endeavors to educate others about the importance of phonemic awareness instruction. Degree Master of Science in Education: Reading Note Joshua Schulze Marie LeJeune Chloe Hughes Type Professional Project -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/6914 Title The Beach Book: Feelings of Children About the Beach Creator Clara Barefoot-Sehorn Description A handcrafted book made out of construction paper by children in first grade at West Tualatin View School. Teacher Clara Barefoot-Sehorn edited the book of children's drawings and writings about their experiences visiting Oregon's beaches. Signatures of state elected officials are littered throughout the book, including State Treasurer Bob Straub. Date 1968-01-01 Identifier straub_papers/8 Source Robert W. Straub Collection, MSS 1 Coverage Portland, OR Rights The contents of this collection, including all images and text, are for personal, educational, and non-commercial use only. The contents of this collection may not be reproduced in any form without the express permission of Western Oregon University Archives. For questions or permissions, please contact University Archives at (503) 838-8893 or libarchives@wou.edu. Organization Western Oregon University Archives Key Words Oregon beach, children, drawings -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/5043 Title Teaching Children to Learn, Not to Test Creator Mary Rice Date 12/1/2015 Type Text Honors Thesis Identifier honors_theses/106 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/01/2023, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Abstract The theory of Experiential Learning states that children develop knowledge and skills through experiences outside of the traditional classroom setting. The knowledge gained from these experiences is more long lasting and more enjoyable to students than the traditional rote memorization approach. The focus of my thesis will be to analyze the theory of Experiential Learning in a first grade classroom during my year in the Education Program at Western Oregon University. I will be designing lessons around principles founded by John Dewey, the father of experiential learning, to teach a Science unit in a first grade classroom. The science unit will focus on the life cycle and structure of insects while implementing hands--‐on learning opportunities at a first grade level in compliance with the state--‐ adopted Next Generation Science Standards for First Grade Science. The lessons will also seek to enhance the personal interest in the subject area. I plan to implement these lessons in a first grade\ classroom in the Dallas School District during my year of student teaching. Department or school name within institution Honors Program Note Marcus Wenzel Gavin Keulks -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4299 Title Dibels Data Informing Literacy Intervention in Primary Grades Creator Wendy Cortright Subject Education Tier II Assessment data-driven instruction phoneme fluency Date 6/11/2022 Type Text Identifier theses/162 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 6/10/2022, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author at the email address listed above. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Abstract With assessments built in, a solid phonics program, and a rigorously taught core reading curriculum, our school should see kindergarten and first-grade students reading fluently at grade level. However, we continue to see low reading levels on screeners and nationally normed comprehensive diagnostic assessments. This paper aims to show the importance of using a screener to inform instruction in small, specifically targeted groups for a determined duration in time, directly related to deficits seen in the resulting data from these assessments. Date Available 6/8/2022 Degree Master of Science in Education: Reading Note Joshua Schulze, Chloe Hughes, Lin Wu Type professional_project -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/3800 Title First Grade Classroom in the Training School Creator Undetermined Subject Classroom First Grade Oregon State Normal School (OSNS) Training School Description First grade classroom in the Training School with the children sitting at their desks and teachers standing behind. Above the image is typed "STATE NORMAL SCHOOL, Monmouth, Oregon," with "1904" handwritten next to it. Below the image is typed "1ST GRADE TRAINING SCHOOL". Scanned image using the Ebson Expression 10000 XL as a tif image (1200 dpi, pixel dimensions- width: 14200, height: 127571); then converted into jpg format Date 1904 Type Image; StillImage Identifier omeka/619 Rights No Copyright - United States: As of 05/08/2020, Hamersly Library believes this item is free of copyright under the laws of the United States. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/ Spatial Coverage United States--Oregon--Polk County--Monmouth --