FAMILY LITERACY NIGHT RUBRIC

Total Points Possible – 20 pts.

Names: Emma Ludwicki, Caroline Merrick and Bridgett Horrocks

Exceptional Sufficient Needs Work

PLAN 6-8 points 3-5 points 0-2 points

The plan is appropriate The plan is The plan is not appropriate for PreK.
for PreK. appropriate for The plan does not involve writing or technology.
The plan involves writing PreK. The objectives unclear.
or technology or both. The plan The materials and procedures are not specific.
The objectives are written involves only
using both formal and one writing or
informal language. technology.
The materials and The objectives
procedures are specific. are written
using both
formal and
informal
language.
The materials
and procedures
are not specific.

EVENT 6-8 points 3-5 points 0 point

Interacted professionally Professional Did not attend event.
with school personnel. interaction was
Used clear steps to not present.
explain activity to Used clear
students. steps to explain
Communicate positively activity to
with families. students.
Quality participation with Did not
set-up and clean-up of communicate
activity. with families.
Did not
participate with
set-up and
clean-up of
activity.
 CHILD, 4 points 1-3 points 0 point
CAREGIVER, Reflect about your Reflections and Observations are minimal and lack reflection.
AND YOUR contribution/involvement observations
PERSONAL with the event. Discuss are satisfactory.
REACTION at least two aspects you
would change with your
activity.

Include observations of
students and their family
involvement.

FAMILY LITERACY NIGHT PLAN

Group members: Emma Ludwicki, Caroline Merrick and Bridgett Horrocks
Title of the activity: Phonics Phone
Grade Level: PreK

Standards:
● Virginia Literacy Block 3; Phonological Awareness Part B
○ Begin to produce consonant letter sounds in isolation
● Virginia Literacy Block 4; Letter Knowledge and Early Word Recognition Part C
○ Provide the most common sound for the majority of letters

Objectives
Students will practice producing sounds by listening to themselves through the pvc pipe phone.
This helps students gain an understanding of sound production as well as creating a foundation
for independent learning.

Materials
● 1 PVC pipe phone per students
● Flash cards with letters

Procedures
1. Introduce the letters as a group
a. Have students tell us what letters they don’t know then have them help a friend
understand if they don’t know the letters
2. Show students how to use the phone and let them practice
3. Allow students to use the phone to flip through the letter cards and practice independently
4. Have students reflect what new letters they learned
5. Have students give thumbs up or thumbs down if they enjoyed the activity
Reflection:
When we arrived at the event my group and I set up our activity. We put the poster board

on the wall behind us that had our instructions and visuals displayed. Then we set up the phones

with the A, B, C and Z booklet, the crayons and the index cards and the printed pictures on how

to say the letters. The students and the families liked our activity, especially the students because

they thought it was funny to hear themselves speak. The families got involved in the activity by

helping the students who were having trouble writing their names on the index cards. The

families would also help the student pronounce there name and they also talked on the phones.

There was this one little boy who loved the phone and would not let his mom take it away from

him. He would run around saying hello and bye on the phone with the biggest smile on his face.

Overall, I thought our activity was fun and educational while engaging both the student and the

families. Although our activity went well, there were some aspects I would tweak. First, I would

probably have rewards such as candy for students who were able to say the letters and their

sounds that way they were more motivated to try the phone. Secondly, I wouldn’t have the

students write their names unless I was doing this with older students. The preschools were

having a hard time writing their name and would often just color on the index card unless we or

their families helped them. I enjoyed doing our activity and thought that it went well. I’m excited

to incorporate this activity into my future classroom.