Words of Wisdom Educational Consulting
Putting the WOW Back in the Classroom
It's All About Words is the 3rd edition, newly revised complete with word lists, websites, and much more. This is the book that explains the researched based method of teaching vocabulary taught all over the nation.
Why I Didn't Drop Out: 10 Guidelines for Success with Struggling Readers is Keith Pruitt's newest book describing his journey as a struggling reader. Based on research, this book presents 10 guidelines that will work with those who struggle.
The Words is the print version of the schema cards containing 300 original pictures and words from tier 2 and 3 words. This book is like a catalog and your students will love working with the pictures. Photographed by Keith and Rebekka Pruitt. Plenty of white space to work with the words with sentences, explanations, etc.
The Zoo is vol 2 of our continuing series of schema cards containing 244 animal pictures taken from around the country. Photographed by Keith and Rebekka Pruitt. Plenty of room to work with words.
All of these books are available from the publisher of record CreateSpace.
https://www.createspace.com/3699523 It's All About Words
https://www.createspace.com/3768270 Why I Didn't Drop Out
https://www.createspace.com/3840316 The Words
https://www.createspace.com/3841989 The Zoo
In addition, the first two books are also available at Amazon.com, Barnes and Noble, Books a Million and many online book stores. The Words and The Zoo are only available additionally through exclusive purchase from Amazon.com. Your kindness in purchasing these works is greatly appreciated. There are more coming. We are just getting started with the professional materials and books that will be published by Words of Wisdom.
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*New book on Middle School strategies coming late this fall from authors like Vivian Bernstein, Dr. Carrie Padgett, Dr. Marta Whittington, Joy Scurlock, and others. Keith Pruitt and Ann Stewart will be the editors of this work.
*New book Sound the Alarm: Are We Really Doing Well in American Schools will be out this fall authored by Dr. Yolanda Statom and Keith Pruitt.
*New book by Ken Green- The Letter of Christian Liberty: Studies in Galatians to be published by Words of Wisdom in May, 2012. Our first religious title.
*New book with biographical sketches on the Presidents coming January, 2013 for students.
*New Vocabulary series K-4 coming by August, 2012. This will have 28 lessons per grade level for teaching vocabulary.
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New Workshops Available
Connecting Reading and Writing in the Classroom is now available as an 8 hour workshop to be delivered as 4 two-hour after school sessions, one full day marathon session or in two half day sessions. The workshop covers five different areas include the writing process, writers workshop and six trait writing and includes video and writing activities for participants. This interactive workshop is intended to show your teachers how to teach writing. Do you need writing training at your district? Less than $1000 in cost!
Teaching Prefixes, Suffixes and Root Words
Provides strategies for teaching prefixes, suffixes and root words as a part of test preparation or to increase vocabulary. Teach students how to master over 1500 words in short order by teaching these three essential parts of vocabulary. 1-3 hour workshop. Contact for pricing.
Exploding The Vocabulary: Teaching the Words Students Need for Success
Another workshop has been added. This 2-3 hour workshop goes one step beyond the work of Beck, et al, and focuses in a short period on the methodology and how to go one step further with exploding the vocabulary. Get a short introduction of vocabulary instruction to get your teachers started. Available as an inservice workshop or after school presentation. Contact for pricing.
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WOW has room for new residencies
After the great success of the residency program at Stratton, Keith Pruitt would like to offer these services to other schools whether elementary or middle schools. Here is what is involved. Pruitt works to train your staff on best practices in vocabulary instruction (based on Beck/Marzano methodology, need at least 3 hour or 6 hour beginning session), then does observations in the classroom to determine the learning atmosphere of the classroom (based on Diller's work), Pruitt then monitors and mentors teachers by presenting model vocabulary lessons with students while teachers observe and observing teachers and helping them work through lessons. Pruitt then does a session with working on crafting lesson plans for vocabulary instruction. If interested, contact WOW. Prices start at $2500 per year for up to 10 school visits (prices vary based on your location).
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WOW to offer long-term residencies
Beginning in the fall of 2011, Words of Wisdom Educational Consulting will begin offering the opportunity to do long term residencies to districts and schools. These will consist of 4 week, 8 week, and 10 week residencies. A consultant will come to your district and work with your teachers in a structured environment working with literacy needs. Topics covered will be providing a balanced classroom (shared, interactive and guided reading and writing), connecting reading and writing together, vocabulary instruction, reading across the content, and more. Work involves meeting with teachers in after school training sessions, mentoring, monitoring, modeled lessons, curriculum analysis and recommendations and more. Weeks are generally consecutive although they may be broken up. All work includes at least 2 follow up visits. Prices will vary based on location but start with the following scale:
4 week literacy residency- $8,000
8 week literacy residency- $12,000
10 week literacy residency- $16,000
12 week literacy residency- $18,000
Remember, these are the starting prices. These will vary based on your location in the country, costs of housing, etc. This is your opportunity to bring to your district one of the leading researchers/educators today. Bring the wealth of experience and knowledge of a trained professional like Keith Pruitt to your district. Through an exchange of work, other consultants may also be available.
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Words of Wisdom has partnered with many publishers to provide materials to assist you in the classroom. Our partnerships give us availability to products from Heinemann, Great Source, Rigby, Steck Vaughn, Saxon, HMH, Holt, AGS, PCI, Globe Fearon, Modern Curriculum Press, Domoni Press, 95% Group, People's Education, School Specialty Math, and The Teaching Strategies Co creators of the Creative Curriculum. I also have ties to other companies such as Pearson and Benchmark Education. Contact WOW today for a catalog or to inquire about purchases. You may even qualify for FREE SHIPPING!_______________________________________________________________
Take a look at these wonderful companies. All these have partnerships with Words of Wisdom.
www.heinemann.com
www.theacademicsource.com
www.pcieducation.com
www.peopleseducation.com
www.teachingstrategies.com
www.math.schoolspecialty.com
Welcome to Words of Wisdom Educational Consulting
803 Hadley Ave, Old Hickory, TN. 37138
615-448-7304
kpruittwow@gmail.com
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NEW WORKSHOP!!!!
Being an Instructional Leader: The Sergiovanni Method
In this workshop, participants will examine what it means to be an instructional leader, how training looks when moving from an in-service model to a renewal model, how to change a school from a culture of instruction to a culture of learning, and how professional learning communities change the culture and results in schools today. 2 hour workshop
Increasing Comprehensible Input in Vocabulary Instruction
LD teachers K-12
Price negotiable! May be offered as a 4 continuous afterschool programs, 2 half days or 1 full day.
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Presentations
ELLs in the Classroom: Strategies That Work power point at http://www.slideshare.net/rkpruitt1/english-language-learners-in-the-classroom-strategies-that-make-a-difference
RTI: Instruction That's More Than Just Testing power point at http://www.slideshare.net/rkpruitt1/response-to-intervention-instruction-that-is-more-than-just-testing
Increasing Comprehensible Input power point http://www.slideshare.net/rkpruitt1/increasing-comprehensible-input-in-vocabulary-instruction
What Struggling Readers Need to Succeed power point
http://www.slideshare.net/rkpruitt1/what-struggling-readers-need-for-success
For an audio download of the presentation What Struggling Readers Need to Succeed, http://www.zshare.net/audio/959083345a1fb870/
Cummins Interdependence Hypothesis power point http://www.slideshare.net/rkpruitt1/cummins-interdependence-hypothesis-1419039
Words and Comprehension: The Key to Growth power point http://www.slideshare.net/rkpruitt1/words-and-comprehension
Being an Instructional Leader: The Sergiovanni Method power point http://www.slideshare.net/rkpruitt1/being-an-instructional-leader
Exploding the Vocabulary:Teaching the Words Students Need for Success http://www.slideshare.net/rkpruitt1/exploding-the-vocabulary-teaching-the-words-students-need-for-success
Here's Your Toolkit: Closing the Gap for English Language Learners http://www.slideshare.net/rkpruitt1/heres-your-tool-kit
Adding Bam to Center Stage
http://www.slideshare.net/rkpruitt1/adding-bam-to-center-stage
Pearson Keystone Level A implementation training Prince George's Maryland
http://www.slideshare.net/rkpruitt1/level-a-keystone-implementation
Just What Does It Mean To Make Sense?
http://www.slideshare.net/rkpruitt1/just-what-does-it-mean-to-make-sense
Five Ways to Ensure Fluency
http://www.slideshare.net/rkpruitt1/five-ways-to-ensure-fluency
Focus on Writing: The Important of Mentor Text
http://www.slideshare.net/rkpruitt1/focus-on-writing-the-importance-of-mentor-text
Teaching for Academic Success by Targeting Vocabulary Instruction
http://www.slideshare.net/rkpruitt1/teaching-for-academic-success-by-targeting-vocabulary-instruction
Differentiating Content Literacy Instruction for All Students
http://www.slideshare.net/rkpruitt1/differentiating-content-literacy-instruction-for-all-students
Ignite Vocabulary Instruction with a Multimedia Approach
http://www.slideshare.net/rkpruitt1/ignite-vocabulary-with-a-multimedia-approach
Literacy Development
Writing Instruction
Comprehensive Literacy Instruction
Vocabulary Instruction
Response to Intervention
ELL and Special Needs Instruction
Put the WOW back in the classroom!
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For the study guide for Connecting Reading and Writing in the Classroom or the powerpoint of that presentation, please see the Links section of this website.
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Now Available From Words of Wisdom
It's All About Words: Reading Instruction in the Classroom, 3rd Edition. 2011. Now available from CreateSpace.
Keith Pruitt takes a close look at best practices for reading instruction. "I started out to write a book on vocabulary and ended up talking about things having to do with reading instruction." Topics include: The Truth Regarding Vocabulary Research, The Theoretical Frameworks, All Readers are Struggling?, Best Practices in the Classroom: A Compendium of Methods, and so much more. Includes a new chapter entitled Sound the Alarm: Are We Really Doing Well in American Schools? and a new chapter on Common Core Standards, new references, photography and a K-4 word list.
The book is 104 pages and is soft cover. You may order the book now from Create Space at the following link.
https://www.createspace.com/3699523
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WOW partner for Adult ELL materials. Who Is Keith Pruitt, Ed.S.?
The last three decades of my life have been dedicated to education. As a special education teacher, school board member, graduate student, doctoral candidate, publisher's representative, consultant, preacher and author, I have seen a lot come and go in education. But one thing has remained a constant--the need for good teaching in the classroom.
As a parent, I realize the need for good instruction in the classroom. Creating life-long learners and readers is paramount. The future takes shape in the classroom. Equipping students with tools for learning is a small, howbeit important, part of what goes on in the classroom. In order to change the end product, there must be fundamental change in teacher practices.
My passion is grounded in a firm belief in the work of educational researchers like Howard Gardner, Lucy Calkins, Marie Clay, Lev Vegotsky, Isabel Beck, Roger Farr, David Pearson, Reggie Routman, Linda Hoyt, Ellen Keene, Margaret Mooney, Janet Allen and countless others. The more examination is made of excellent research and practices, the more it burns in me. It is what makes me tick. Helping teachers become the very best they can be is my passion.
Schools need instructional leaders as per Sergiovanni. At the heart of creating professional learning communities is professional development. Delivering a day of theory falls short of getting the job done. A balance of theory coupled with implementation in the classroom will result in change. Words of Wisdom workshops place a premium on providing well-researched methodologies that have been vetted in real classrooms. Teachers will leave a Words of Wisdom workshop with multiple strategies to use on day one in the classroom.
Charges for professional development have gotten out of hand. Words of Wisdom Educational Consulting believes training teachers doesn't have to break the bank. People desire quality; given the economic conditions, they also need value. For what many are paying companies for one day of training, you could get a whole week with Words of Wisdom! This is professional development that will excite and challenge your teachers' thinking and practices. Principals don't mortgage the building in order to train teachers!
- Ed.S. Argosy University/ Atlanta
- Author: It's All About Words: Literacy Instruction in the Classroom
- Over 400 articles, reviews, poems, short stories published
- Conference speaker at national and state conferences on reading, special education, English Language Learners, Title One and Adult Education
- Adjunct Trevecca University/ Nashville
- Fifteen plus years in educational publishing
- Special Education teacher
- Former member board of education
- Minister
