Ready ... Set ... Teach!

Rita Wirtz' Reading Champs
Ready ... Set ... TEACH!

A guide to dynamic lesson planning
for championship reading skills.

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This page was most recently updated on March 20, 2009

Welcome to the introductory page to the Common Sense Mini Lesson (CSML) section of the Reading Champs Professional Development program for those who act as educational coaches for emerging listeners, speakers, readers, and writers of the English language.

This page ties you, the explorer in search of literacy, to the CSML Program Catalog and to the Reading Coaches handbooks for the five foundation elements of the Ready … Set … TEACH! pedagogy.

Common Sense Mini-lessons (CSML) for Reading Champs

After over two years of preparation, Rita Wirtz and I are pleased to announce the completion of the Reading Champs Common Sense Mini Lesson teacher training series. And we are serious about wanting people to EXPERIENCE the professional growth content which is the foundation of the Reading Champs' "Ready, Set, Teach!" program.

To demonstrate our commitment, we are making an offer -- for a limited time -- of six introductory handbooks FREE for the asking. Simply click on this link and register as a Reading Champs Coach or e-mail your request to dwerve2@focustext.com--including your name, city and state of residence, and educational purpose (Teacher, Program Administrator, Reading Coach, Teaching Parent, etc.)—and e-book access to CSML-001 through CSML-005 and CSML-050 will be provided as printable documents (.pdf files) without charge or any further obligation. This offer is available only within the United States and may be withdrawn at any time without prior notification.

RIGHTS TO REPRODUCE READING CHAMPS MATERIALS ARE ONLY GRANTED BY SPECIFIC AUTHORIZATION WHICH IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS OFFER!

REPRODUCTION FOR SALE OR RESALE IS SPECIFICALLY PROHIBITED.

NOTE: All session titles (below) displaying a link are available for purchase as .pdf downloadable files.

Common Sense Mini-lesson 3-ring Organizer CSML-000	Consonants That Sound the Same CSML-010	Remaining Special Sounds CSML-020	Multiple Meanings of Words CSML-030	Structural Features of Texts CSML-040
Teaching and Learning Procedures CSML-001	Remaining Single Consonants CSML-011	Structural Analysis Analyzing Word Parts CSML-021	Figurative Language and Idioms CSML-031	Text Preview and Review CSML-041
Directed Reading Activities CSML-002	Consonant Blends CSML-012	Word Families CSML-022	Technical Vocabulary CSML-032	Predicting and Questioning CSML-042
Phonemic Awareness (Teaching Sounds) CSML-003	Consonant Digraphs CSML-013	Compound Words CSML-023	Spelling Rules CSML-033	Selecting Main Ideas CSML-043
The Alphabet (Learning Letters) CSML-004	Short Vowels CSML-014	Prefixes and Suffixes CSML-024	Basic English Grammar CSML-034	Organizing Ideas and Sequencing CSML-044
Recognizing Sight Words CSML-005	Long Vowels CSML-015	Contractions CSML-025	Word Study: Miscues CSML-035	Finding Important Details/Clarifying CSML-045
Cueing Process CSML-006	Vowel Teams CSML-016	Syllabication CSML-026	Corrections and Interventions CSML-036	Making Inferences Drawing Conclusions CSML-046
Systematic Phonics Sequence CSML-007	Special "E" CSML-017	Plurals/Possessives CSML-027	Informal Reading Inventory (IRI) CSML-037	QARs CSML-047
Sounding Out New Words CSML-008	"R-controlled" Vowels CSML-018	Word Origins CSML-028	Building Comprehension CSML-038	Fluency and Rate Building CSML-048
Teaching New Sounds and Letters CSML-009	Diphthongs CSML-019	Using the Dictionary CSML-029	Using KWLW CSML-039	Respond to Literature: Writing Connection CSML-049
CSML Learning Skills Supplements and Learning Connections
Understanding Learning CSML-050	Take Any Test and ACE It! CSML-101-A	Gardner's Learning Styles CSML-102-X	300 Sight Words (in two fonts) CSML-103-A	The Essay Learning Writing CSML-110
		Reading Wall Alphabet Cards IVEFTP-200LP		Mastering Math Multiplication IVEFTP-MA-003
FREE *READY ... SET ... TEACH!* PROGRAM CONCEPT HANDBOOKS We urge visitors to download and read these five handbooks at no cost to become more familiar with the RST Professional Development Project.
INTRODUCTION TO Ready-Set-Teach RST-001	Teaching Reading: The Great Debate RST-002	Important Reading Fundamentals RST-003	Basic Reading Skills RST-004	How To Get Great Results RST-005

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The preceding table provides an index to individual instructional Mini-lessons to assist Reading Champs Coaches and students in home-school and other self-directed instructional programs handle initial learning and unit review activities. Each title represents a single instructional unit which is intended to:

Encourage phonemic awareness
Teach basic phonics
Build vocabulary (including correct spelling)
Read for meaning
Increase reading rate and fluency

Titles are available for purchase, as separate Reading Champs Common Sense Mini Lesson (CSML) Instructional Handbooks, either as downloadable .pdf documents (on the Internet for between $1.95 and $6.95 each) or as binder-formatted hard copies (by mail) at $4.00 to $8.95 each including handling and USPS delivery.
The Mini-lesson 3-ring Organizer with CSML-050 and the first five mini-lessons as full color hard-copies is regularly available for $26.35 including handling and USPS delivery within the United States. International deliveries of the binder and four lessons are available for an additional $7.00 postage and handling.

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