How Can I Help My Child with Reading
The beginning reader needs to practice these concepts and skills:
1. Concepts of Print
a. Find the front and back of a book
b. Show me the title and title pagec. Where do you begin on a page
d. Which direction do you read and where do you go when you get to the end of a line
e. Find a word, find a space between words
f. Can you match one-to-one with teh words you are reading (touch with your finger)
2. Phonics
Recognizing all the capital and lowercase letters and learning the sounds that the letters make. I'll send home flashcards in the sequence I teach the letters and sounds.
3. Sight Words
I have developed a list of words that correlate with the PM readers we use to teach reading. Each month you'll receive the flashcards that need to be mastered. You can extend this learning by practicing to write and spell the sight words.4. Reading at Home
When your child is reading at home, and comes to a word they don't know you can ask these questions:
a. What letter/sound does it start with?
b. Can you sound out the word?
c. What word makes sense?
d. You can use the list of strategies called "Stuck on a Word?"
Monthly Sight Words
August : a, I, see
September : here, is, the, in, to
October : my, can, you, and, on
November : we, like, for, at, go
December : me, come, look, said, am
January : this, play, up, he, are, dog, hen, pig, cat
February : with, have, they, of, all, red, blue, green, orange, yellow, purple
March : be, was, but, went, that, it, one, two, three, four, five
April : eat, as, had, out, big, oval, circle, square, triangle
May : by, or, them, from
