Reading Resource - Mrs. KN
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October 9, 2008
I am 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 he or she reads one or two books to you. Also take a few minutes to review the words in the word bag each day. If your child did not bring home a form, you may make a list of any books s/he reads over the break. The goal is two books per day. Thanks for helping.
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
September 12, 2008
Thank you so much for all the help that you are offering your children with learning to be great readers. I enjoyed meeting many of you at the recent first grade parent meetings. Here is a brief review of some of the things you can do to help at home. These tips will help habitualize the skills your child is learning.
Things that you can do to help at home:
1. Read TO your child every day. This can be ANY book of interest.
2. Let your child read to YOU every day. Watch him or her as he/she reads. Book choices for these books should be familiar books. These are books that have been read before and can be read at about 95% accuracy or above. Encourage pointing with finger to keep place as well as making the first sound of an unfamiliar word.
3. Encourage your child to use picture clues at “the tricky parts”. Don’t worry that they are not reading because they’re looking at the pictures. They still need to use the print to determine if the word is alligator or crocodile, kitten or cat, etc…
Crocodile
4. Enjoy the reading time you have. Make it fun. Use funny voices or act it out. If it becomes frustrating, put down the book and send a note. My goal is to develop a love of books and reading in the children with whom I work.
As always, let me know if you have concerns.
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
Summer Reading List (pdf download - 9 pages)
Kindergarten and Grade 1 Reading List
Trumbull Public Schools Summer 2007 Reading List (pdf download - 6 pages)
Reading A-Z (Books you can download)