Reading Resource - Mrs. KN
Newsletters
October 2, 2009
Dear Parents,
I enjoyed speaking with most of you during your parent-teacher conference. The value that each of you places on your child’s education was quite evident. Thank you for your time.
Next week, I will be sending home a “Fall Break Reading Form” along with a bundle of books for your child to read over the break. Please take a few minutes each day to listen to your child as s/he reads one or two books to you. Also take a few minutes to review the words in the word bag each day.
To think about:
“Reading aloud with children is known to be the single most important activity for building the knowledge and skills they will eventually require for learning to read." — Marilyn Jager Adams
Please contact me if you have questions or concerns.
September 4, 2009 (pdf 78Kb)
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Fall Break Reading Plan
Fall Break Reading Cover Note (pdf 41Kb)
Fall Break Reading Chart (pdf 58Kb)
Reading to Your Child (Flash files unless otherwise indicated)
Early Reading Parent Letter
Reading Strategy Poster
Question Word Cards
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Reading Links
Parents may find these sites useful.
Helping Your Child Become a Reader
Parents Guide / Reading Skills Development
How to Read With Your Child - California - GreatSchools.net
Helping your child learn to read – A parent's guide
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Dolch Words and Phrases
High Frequency Word List Comparison: (.pdf file) This is a comparison list of three word lists for first graders. Most of the teachers in our school use the list developed by Fountas and Pinnell, but all are good.
Dolch Kit: Printables and instructions for making booklets and games out of Dolch words and phrases.
Dolch Phrase Generator: Quickly create activities, games, handwriting sheets, etc from Dolch words.
Sight Words: Pre-Primer Chart: This is an interactive chart. It will pronounce the words as you click on them.
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Reading Lists
These are some lists of books that can be used as a reference for choosing summer reading. Children that ended the year reading at a first grade level can refer to the level 16 and 18 lists. Those that have exceeded the first grade standards may refer to the 24 and above list. Remember that reading should be fun-- NEVER a struggle. Always preview the story using the pictures before the first reading.
Mid-First Grade | DRA 16 | DRA 18 | DRA 24 + (all pdfs are less than 36 Kb)
Kindergarten and Grade 1 Reading List
Trumbull Public Schools Reading List (pdf download - 6 pages)
Reading A-Z (Books you can download)