What have we been up to?
The children have been:
- Naming and describing the function of common classroom objects.
- Analyzing sentence pairs to determine which has more words and which has fewer words.
- Identifying the capital letter that begins their name and matching it to the Alphabet Sound Wall Cards.
- Identifying small letters and capital letters.
- Reading Pre-Decodable 3 The Picnic.
What can you do at home?
Help your child understand and learn concepts of print. The most obvious way to help children build knowledge about print is to read together. Here are some suggestions for when you are reading with your child:
- Find a quiet, comfortable place to read together
- Spend about ten to fifteen minutes a day reading together
- Read stories expressively
- Encourage your child to ask questions and comment on what interests them
- Ask questions that encourage children to think about the story. For example, ask "what do you think will happen next?"
- Talk about the pictures. Ask "What do you see? What are the characters doing? What do you think will happen next?"
- After reading the story share your favorite parts
- Reread stories as often as children request them
- Read different types of books
Young children are full of questions about how things work or why things happen. Read books that spark their curiosity and encourage more questions. Don't feel limited to reading only books. Functional reading is a wonderful way to support reading at home - following directions for a recipe or putting together a toy, reading the newspaper, reading ads, finding coupons to use when shopping and pointing out signs are all great ways to read with your child!
Happy Reading!!
