SPIRE Student & Teacher Materials Management
Student Materials Management
Each student in a group needs the following:
- Student Workbook
- Sound Circles & Syllable Rectangles
- Magnet Board & Letters
- Dictation Paper or notebook paper
Student Materials Advance Preparation
- Place letter tiles A-Z in order on Magnetic Boards for everyday use.
These letters always remain on the boards. - Organize additional letter magnets for easy access. (i.e., drawer organizers, craft box organizers, magnetic grid, etc.). See SPIRE Magnetic Letter Tile Organization & Use for details
- Assemble sets of 6 white and 3 green sound circles for students. These are included with the manipulative kits.
- Prepare phoneme segmentation and phoneme-grapheme work mats. Pull these from student workbooks and place in sheet protectors.
- Gather a set of markers, colored pencils, etc. for small groups.
Reminder: SPIRE groups should not exceed six (6) students.
Teacher Materials Management
Each teacher needs the following for each level:
- Teacher's Guide
- Blackline Masters
- Student Workbook
- Word Cards
- Decodable Reader Sets
- Magnetic Phoneme Segmentation Chart
- Phonogram Cards (the same for every level)