Kindergarten Information Reading /Language Arts

Alphabet Arc Used to teach order of alphabet Sounds of letters Building Words c-a-t letter deletion *Say cat without the /c/ = at letter substitution *Change the /s/ in sat to /b/ = bat

Phonics Song

Letter Expert Every child gets to be a Letter Expert Your child will bring home a bag/envelope with a cardboard letter, sentence strip, and a book. Help them find pictures to represent the beginning sound of the letter.-Use clip art or magazine pictures. Read the book with them.

Sight Words Words will be listed in our Homework folders and websites. Most sight words can not be sounded out. Must be learned by sight. Fun games to review the words. Ex: Which words rhyme with bike - like Make flash cards out of words to review at home. Children should be able to read and write them.

Read with your child Discuss with your child *parts of a book – cover, title page... *who are the characters? *what is the setting? *what do you think will happen next? *what words rhyme?

Listening Comprehension After you read a story to your child, have them: *Draw a picture of what happened. *Predict what might happen at the end of story. (When you leave off the ending) *Sequence the story. Story retell

Writer’s Workshop Daily Message –Count words in sentences, Capital letters, spacing, ending marks. Journals Predictable Charts Writing in books