Read: To continue to grow as a reader, be sure to read decodables (will be sent home weekly) and “just right” books for at least 15 - 20 minutes every day.
Sound: Each week in class, we will focus on a “sound”. We work with this sound every day in class by looking for words, writing words and reading passages with that sound. The following week your child will bring home the reading passages we read in class with that sound. It is very helpful to RE READ these passages with your child. (Remember these kids are NEW READERS and NEED lots of exposure to these words to be able to fluently read.)
High Frequency Words: A list of 5-6 words will come home each week. These are words we are currently working on in class. High Frequency Words are words that have advanced spelling patterns that students might not have learned in Kindergarten. Practice reading AND spelling these words. There are so many things you can do to practice. Here are just a couple of ideas: Let your child cut them out and glue them onto an index card or write them on a card and build Flash Cards. Make two copies of the words and play Go Fish or Memory Match. Hide them around your house and let your child go on a Word Hunt using a paper to write the word on once it is found. By the end of the year your child should know 195 High Frequency Words. It is less overwhelming to work on and master a few each week.
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