Kindergartners Have Class!: We Are READERS!!!

Shhhh!! Can you hear that? The children are reading! Children have been learning there are two ways good readers read books. Good Readers...

1) Read the pictures

2) Read the words

These five and six year olds have been doing both! We started reading books that rely heavily on pictures to tell the story and have little to no words on the page. Now we are reading simple "I see" and "I like" sentences. Students have learned other reading habits that good readers do.
Good Readers...

Use their "eagle eyes" and look for details in the pictures to help determine what the story is about.
Point to each word as they read.
Look for letters and words they know.

We began practicing our 1:1 correspondence by pointing to pictures and then letters.

Now we are reading easy readers that have patterned text and dots under the words to remind us to touch each word as we read.

Students practice reading each day! Sometimes independently....

and sometimes with a buddy!

Students can now confidently say “I can touch each word as I read!” and are eager to share with you their new reading skills. Commend them on this important reading milestone!

The next time you read a favorite book together, ask your child questions similar to these:

Can you point to the letter ___?

Can you find an uppercase/lowercase ___?

Can you point to the words as I read?

What do I do when I get to the end of a line? (Return sweep; start at the beginning of the next line of text)

Common Core State Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.K.1

Demonstrate understanding of the organization and basic features of print.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.K.1.A

Follow words from left to right, top to bottom, and page by page.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.K.1.B

Recognize that spoken words are represented in written language by specific sequences of letters.