Welcome to Selinsgrove Elementary’s Kindergarten Literacy Night! SEALS Welcome to Selinsgrove Elementary’s Kindergarten Literacy Night!

Oral Communication Talk! Talk with youngsters – make it interactive! The more talkative the environment, the more their literacy skills are developed Distinguish between “business” talk and other talk Talk!

Example #1 Grocery Store vs. “Look at these carrots. Do you see what color they are?” “Stop that, get down, etc.”

Example #2 vs. “What did you do in Math today?” “How was your day?” After School “What did you do in Math today?” “How was your day?” vs. “What was your favorite part of your day?” “Did you have a nice day?”

Beginning Reading Skills You Can Practice With Your Child

Phonemic Awareness: Why is it important? Phonemic awareness is the ability to hear, distinguish, recognize, and manipulate sounds in words. Research has shown this to be essential for reading success!

Activities to Try with Your Child: cat/hat 1. Rhyming in the Car 2. Rhyme Out

Activities to Try with Your Child: 3. Sound Spy mat dog mouse 4. Sound Spy 2 mat cat dog

Activities to Try with Your Child: 5. Sound Spy 3 6. Say & Clap kan- -ga- -roo

Activities to Try with Your Child: 7. Let’s Play With Our Food 8. Let’s Manipulate Sounds p l ast

Activities to Try with Your Child: 9. Guess My Word /p/ /i/ /g/ 10. Count the Sounds /d/ /o/ /g/ 1 2 3

Phonics: Why is it important? Phonics allows your child to connect the sounds he hears to the written letter or word.

Activities to Try with Your Child: 1. The ABC Game 2. I Spy A Letter

Activities to Try with Your Child: 3. Order It 4. Letter Detective

Activities to Try with Your Child: 5. Play With Your Food 6. Letter Bag

Activities to Try with Your Child: 7. Playdoh Letters 8. Play Letter Memory

Activities to Try with Your Child: 9. Play First Sound Memory 10. Let’s Write Words t o p

Words to Know High Frequency Words What are they? High frequency words are the words that appear frequently in printed material (books, magazines, newspapers, etc.). These words might also be called sight words. Often, these words do not follow phonics rules. Why are they important? High frequency words make up the majority of the words a child will read. Most of the time high frequency words cannot be sounded out and have to be memorized by sight. If children can recognize these words easily, they will be able to focus less on decoding (sounding out words), have better reading fluency, and better comprehension.

What can we do at home? 1. Write and Read 2. Word Spinners 3. Pop! Provide a little practice as often as you can! We are going to give you some ways besides flashcards to practice high frequency words at home. 1. Write and Read 2. Word Spinners 3. Pop!

4. Concentration/Memory 5. Sight Word Spotlight 6. Roll and Read 7. Game Board

8. Draw A Bug 9. Go Fish 10. Say a Sentence 11. Rhyme the Word

Reading Aloud to Your Child at Home Read aloud every day! Answer your child’s questions, even if they interrupt the story.

Reading Aloud to Your Child at Home Talk as you read. Ask questions like: “What do you think is going to happen next?” “What would you do?” “Why did that character do that?”

Reading Aloud to Your Child at Home Use books that are interesting to your child. Let your child pick the book. Encourage your child! 

Reading Aloud to Your Child at Home Have your child retell the story in his or her own words. After finishing the book, talk with your child about what you read.

Guided Reading Guided reading occurs when a teacher meets with a small, flexible group of students with a common reading goal. During guided reading, your child has the opportunity to develop reading strategies in order to read increasingly difficult stories independently.

ThinkCentral Journeys Reading Series Students can access their textbook and other resources from home! https://www-k6.thinkcentral.com/ePC/start.do

Thank You for Attending Selinsgrove Elementary’s Kindergarten Literacy Night!