Sight Word Lists for Grades K-5
The Fry word list or instant words are widely accepted to contain the most used words in reading and writing. The list is divided into ten levels and then divided into groups of twenty-five words, based on frequency of use and difficulty. Fifth grades should be able to read all of the words on the list by the end of the year. It is important for young readers to instantly recognize these words by sight in order to build up their reading fluency. It is also important for readers to practice words in meaningful context through phrase and sentence reading practice. As a follow up activity, students can practice writing short sentences including Fry words. Check out these websites for more sight word activities.
CLICK HERE for Fry word lists and activities
SMaRT Free Summer Tutorial
Your Child has been enrolled in a FREE SUMMER TURORIAL using Destination Math & Destination Reading via the Internet. Please click here to view the flyer. Also, please know that more information is to come.
Spring 2012 Understanding FCAT 2.0 Reports
We would like to sincerely thank you for your support with preparing & encouraging your child(ren) for FCAT testing.
The scores have yet to be tallied, however the Spring 2012 Understanding FCAT 2.0 Reports materials have been posted to the DOE website. Please click here should you care to review such.
Parents K-12, Online Resource
Broward County Schools is pleased to present Parents K-12, an online resource with over 1200 activities to reinforce high-need academic standards at home or in the classroom. This is a helpful tool that can be used for Homework Help, FCAT preparation, Next Grade Readiness, Adult Education, and College & Career Readiness. All activities and resources are available in both English and Spanish, and can be accessed 24 hours a day! Please click here to access.
For more detailed information in English, please click here.
For more detailed information in Spanish, please click here.
Parent Education Workshops
The ESE Department in collaboration with Florida Diagnostic & Learning Resources System Parent Services offers a variety of parent workshops and information for parents of students with disabilities:
Behavior – Evaluation – Transition – Academics – Learning – Services
Target audience for workshops – parents of children ages birth to 22 years of age.
Workshops are held in the morning, evening and weekends.
ESE Advisory Council 2011 – 2012
Meeting Dates (All meetings are held on the first Wednesday of every month. A phone bridge will be available to listen and participate by calling 754-321-0810 and enter the ID number: 978000
Please click here to view the flyer with the specific location & times.
ESE Parent Education Workshops - Please click here to learn more.
Please click here to view the ESE Parent Calendar Jan. - June 2012
Parents must pre-register in advance to attend (call 754-321-2211 or e-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ), as workshop may be canceled if a minimum number of participants do no pre-register.
Please note, on the parent workshop calendar, some of the workshops are being taught in Spanish and the title/description of the Spanish workshop (Padres Activos de Hoy Presented by: Risel Noguera). The Spanish-language version of the Active Parenting Program will be taught to provide parents with guidance and support to transform the challenges of raising their children into opportunities for growth.
The workshops address concerns unique to this audience, including: how parenting practices must fit the society for which we are raising our children; the presence of the extended family in the home; encouraging daughters as well as sons to succeed; and the importance of learning the language of the land.
Join us at the next session and see the difference ... as you make positive and realistic changes in your family's daily routine to gain greater happiness in your home!
Sessions 1 and 2 will focus on preschool children
Participants will learn all about developmental stages of preschool aged children, three styles of parenting: “too hard”, “too soft”, and “just right”, importance of building a parent/child bond while emphasizing play, preventing problems/discipline, redirecting misbehavior, using rules and routines consistently, encouraging positive behavior/understand choices and consequences as a discipline method, handling tantrums, build awareness of how to encourage children, and practice methods of encouragement.
Sessions 3, 4 and 5
Will focus on children ages 5-12. Participants will learn: styles of parenting; positive skills for clear, honest communication; respectful basic and advanced discipline techniques to teach your child to make better choices resulting in appropriate behavior; using the Think-Feel-Do Cycle to intervene and build self-esteem; concrete strategies to prevent risky behavior and help your child to resist peer pressure; problem solving methods including using family meetings; goals of your child's behavior; decreasing power struggles; and handling anger.
