Literacy: The ability to read and write (📷 Image 2: dictionary definition). More broadly, literacy is the capacity, confidence, and willingness to engage with language to acquire, construct, and communicate meaning in all aspects of daily living (📷 Image 4: quotes from National Literacy Trust, teacherofsci.com, Alberta Education). It involves interpreting, reacting, articulating, and expressing thoughts.
Personalized Literacy Learning: Utilizing digital platforms like i-Ready (📷 Image 7: i-Ready logo, 📷 Image 9: MY PATH Level 21, 📷 Image 10: Select Topic modal) to focus on individual reading and language skill development.
Independent Reading: Engaging with self-selected texts from various sources (📷 Image 8: Reading graphic, 📷 Image 11: watercolor illustration of figures with books) to foster a love for reading and improve comprehension.
Literacy Wednesday is dedicated time for students to focus exclusively on improving their reading skills, critical thinking, and vocabulary. Students are provided with options for personalized literacy learning through i-Ready or independent reading using resources like KCLS, Destiny, Chinook Library, Common Lit, Newsela, SoraApp, or a novel of their choice. Specific instructions for accessing these resources are noted to be on the OneNote page dated 09.17.25.
It is clearly emphasized that Literacy Wednesday is an opportunity for focused academic growth and is explicitly NOT a time for chatting with friends, catching up on other homework, or playing games. The inclusion of a video link to "Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up" (🎬 Video: Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up) serves as a humorous reminder of activities that are not permitted during this dedicated learning time.
Sample schedules are provided for a 40-minute session, offering flexibility: a combination of i-Ready (25 minutes) and Independent Reading (15 minutes), i-Ready ONLY (40 minutes), or Independent Reading ONLY (40 minutes). Recommendations include 15+ minutes of reading per day and 45 minutes of i-Ready per week.
Question: What are the primary goals of Literacy Wednesday, and what activities are explicitly discouraged during this dedicated time?
Teacher Reference Answer: The primary goals of Literacy Wednesday are to improve students' reading skills, critical thinking, and vocabulary. Activities explicitly discouraged include chatting with friends, catching up on other homework, and playing games.
Question: Describe the purpose of Literacy Wednesday and list at least three approved resources for independent reading.
Teacher Reference Answer: The purpose of Literacy Wednesday is to provide a dedicated time for students to focus on improving their reading skills, critical thinking, and vocabulary. Approved resources for independent reading include KCLS, Destiny, Chinook Library, Common Lit, Newsela, SoraApp, or a novel of your choice.
读写能力：读和写的能力（📷 图片2：词典定义）。更广泛地说，读写能力是指在日常生活的各个方面，运用语言获取、构建和交流意义的能力、信心和意愿（📷 图片4：引自National Literacy Trust、teacherofsci.com、Alberta Education）。它涉及解释、回应、清晰表达和表达思想。
个性化读写学习：利用i-Ready等数字平台（📷 图片7：i-Ready标志，📷 图片9：MY PATH 21级，📷 图片10：选择主题弹窗）专注于个人阅读和语言技能发展。
自主阅读：通过各种来源（📷 图片8：阅读图示，📷 图片11：人物与书籍的水彩插画）阅读自选文本，培养对阅读的热爱并提高理解能力。
读写周三是学生们专门用于提高阅读技能、批判性思维和词汇量的时间。学生可以通过i-Ready进行个性化读写学习，或使用KCLS、Destiny、Chinook Library、Common Lit、Newsela、SoraApp或自选小说等资源进行自主阅读。访问这些资源的具体说明可在日期为09.17.25的OneNote页面上找到。
明确强调，读写周三是专注学术成长的时间，绝不是与朋友聊天、补做其他作业或玩游戏的时间。视频链接“Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up”（🎬 视频：Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up）的加入，幽默地提醒学生在此专属学习时间内不允许进行的活动。
提供了40分钟课程的示例时间表，具有灵活性：i-Ready（25分钟）和自主阅读（15分钟）的组合，仅i-Ready（40分钟），或仅自主阅读（40分钟）。建议每天阅读15分钟以上，每周i-Ready学习45分钟。
问题：读写周三的主要目标是什么？在此专属时间内明确不鼓励哪些活动？
教师参考答案：
读写周三的主要目标是提高学生的阅读技能、批判性思维和词汇量。明确不鼓励的活动包括与朋友聊天、补做其他作业和玩游戏。
问题：描述读写周三的目的，并列出至少三种经批准的自主阅读资源。
教师参考答案：
读写周三的目的是为学生提供一个专属时间，专注于提高他们的阅读技能、批判性思维和词汇量。经批准的自主阅读资源包括KCLS、Destiny、Chinook Library、Common Lit、Newsela、SoraApp或自选小说。