Suggested Websites:www.starfall.com
www.abcya.com www.pbskids.org http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/littlekids/ www.fun4thebrain.com http://www.storylineonline.net/ Reading prompts to give your child when he/she gets stuck on a word:
* Have your child reread the sentence and get his/her mouth ready for the first sound in the word. * Ask your child to check the picture for a clue. * Say, “What word would make sense there?” * Ask, “Did that sound right?” * Encourage your child to try and sound out the word if it is short. |
Suggested Books:
Another Book List Link: http://www.goodreads.com/list/tag/kindergarten |
Sight Word Practice
Kindergarten Sight Wordscan I the is go little a
an to you in and look up come we has said not my like did who play went down jump had back run big going make ate no funny see it let was his want or new as must from right with they us find will by saw over help what this pretty please do me would ran too came boy them are old take girl for your after he say well soon house other long so get because under that she of when away use good be how eat very got out may called off but am could have only every open been write if know on about stop were ask now there put ride think live our yes walk where people just her first again all many some their him into these its once which before then |
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Reading with your Child
Please give your child a brief book introduction before reading a new book:
1. Read the title of the book. Have your child make predictions: “What do you think this book will be about?”
2. Before you begin reading, do a “picture walk” through the book, and encourage your child to talk about what is happening in the pictures.
3. Briefly glance through the pages and ask your child to point out the sight words that she/he notices.
4. Introduce one or two unfamiliar but important new words that your child will encounter when reading the book. These should be common sight words such as was, went, this, he… words that you don’t think your child knows yet by sight. They should not be words that your child could figure out by looking at the picture, like “elephant”.
5. You are now ready to read the book together. Don’t jump right in if your child hesitates with a word. Give them a chance to try it on their own. It will be most helpful if you give your child prompts, like those listed below.
1. Read the title of the book. Have your child make predictions: “What do you think this book will be about?”
2. Before you begin reading, do a “picture walk” through the book, and encourage your child to talk about what is happening in the pictures.
3. Briefly glance through the pages and ask your child to point out the sight words that she/he notices.
4. Introduce one or two unfamiliar but important new words that your child will encounter when reading the book. These should be common sight words such as was, went, this, he… words that you don’t think your child knows yet by sight. They should not be words that your child could figure out by looking at the picture, like “elephant”.
5. You are now ready to read the book together. Don’t jump right in if your child hesitates with a word. Give them a chance to try it on their own. It will be most helpful if you give your child prompts, like those listed below.