Fun with READING!!!

It's fun to read in Kindergarten!!! Our favorite way to read is "like a BOSS"! We put our feet up on the table and lean back in our chairs. We also like to read with a PaPa bear voice, like a cowboy or even whisper reading! We encourage parents to make reading fun at home! Here are some strategies to practice to help your child become a fluent reader! Picture Walk: Have your child look at the pictures and tell you what they think is happening in the story. Word Walk: Have your child go through the book and look for words they know. They might be sight words, or words they can blend. Discuss/review reading strategies: What are we going to do if we get to a word we don’t know? Do not skip it, use the pictures to help you, sound it out, figure out a word that makes sense, get your mouth ready to say it, look for a little word in the big word Model Fluent Reading: Have your child finger point as you read a page. Tracking the words with their finger as they read is a very important step in learning to read fluently. Then have your child reread the page without you! Read Chorally: Have your child finger point as they read together with you. Continue reading each page. Individual Reading: Have your child read pages while you listen. As you listen to your child provide support and encourage looking for word clues if they stumble on a word they do not know!(EXAMPLE: what letter does it begin with…….so what sound will it begin with? Is it a sight word? ) Thank you for your support in helping your child become a happy, excited, fluent reader!