Pre-Kindergarten thru First Grade By Lisa Fiorenza Reading Strategies Pre-Kindergarten thru First Grade By Lisa Fiorenza

How Literacy Develops In young readers

How Literacy Develops in Young Readers Phase 1: Awareness and Exploration. Phase 2: Experimental Reading and Writing. Phase 3: Early Reading and Writing. Phase 4: Transitional Reading and Writing. Phase 5: Independent and Productive Reading and Writing (Vacca et al, 2016).

Home literacy keys In young readers

Home Literacy keys for Young Readers parents should Have conversations Singing activities Play allows narrative Read and tell stories Allow Children to write and draw Have children write shopping list Write to your child Encourage card writing

Classroom literacy keys For young readers

Classroom Literacy Keys Make a book area that is inviting and fun. Provide a listening center with headphones and books on CDs. Have a computer area with a list of book sites. Make a writing area with a variety of paper and word cards.

Speech and Print For young readers

Speech and Print A print rich environment will have: A variety of print materials such as books, menus, recipes, signs, and student work. Text is shown throughout the classroom. Print is easy to read and at children's eye level. Word walls include familiar words children can read. Names of students are printed on cubbies, desks, and other supplies. Children are encouraged to write their names on paintings and drawings. Print is in other languages. Mailboxes are available for each child for home communication (Vacca et al, 2016, p.92)

Phonics In young readers

Phonological Awareness Rhyming: Ending sounds of words. Alliteration:producing groups of words that begin with the same letter. Sentence Segmenting: Understanding that sentences are composed of separate words. Syllable blending and segmenting: blending syllables to make words by segmenting Words into syllables, segmenting words into sounds and blending them back together and manipulate the sounds to make new words.

Word Attacks In young readers

Word Attacks Use Picture Clues Sound Out the Word Look for Chunks in the Word Sound out the word Connect to a Word You Know Reread the Sentence (ReadingA-Z, 2016)

Parent Tips for young readers

Parents tips for reading with their child  Parents should have available a variety of different books, magazine, and newspapers in their homes. Parents should show written language for many purposes. Parents should be encouraging in their child's literacy. (Vacca et al, 2016, p.93)

More Parent Tips Parents should read to children. Parents should use rich in abstract vocabulary. Parent should ask questions that make a child use language to express herself. Parents should repeat and restate what the child says so the child can hear his or her own ideas.

More Parent Tips The parent should give full attention and I contact when listening and speaking. The parents should provide explanations for why the child needs to do something. The parents should encourage conversation between themselves and their children. (Vacca et al, 2016, p.93)

References I

Vacca, J; Vacca, R; Gove, M;Burkey; Lenhart. (2016). Reading and Learning to Read (9th Edition). Pearson:Boston. Reading and Word Attack Strategies.(2016) Retrieved from:https://www.readinga-z.com/newfiles/strat/read_strat.html