Awesome websites for ideas on supporting your child's literacy at home:
- Favorite books for Kindergarteners
- Partnering with Parents - Literacy Activities and Resources
- Sight Word Games
- Reading Rockets *Parent Resources*
- Iowa Reading Research *Parent Resources*
Curious about reading development and what reading levels really mean? Visit Reading A-Z's website for a great explanation of the different stages of development regarding reading levels. Kindergarteners are typically Early Emergent readers in the fall, and leave Kindergarten as Emergent readers! Stages of Development
Please read with your child 20 minutes every night. This is our most important homework!
In kindergarten we learn that there are 3 ways to read a book:
1. Read the pictures.
2. Read the words.
3. Retell the story.
Click here for tips for reading at home.
Need some exciting book ideas? Try these favorite kindergarten books:
*books by author Jan Brett
*books by author Eric Carle
*books by author Dr. Seuss
*Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin, Jr.
*If You Give... Books by Laura Numeroff
For even more book ideas:
Recommended Book List for Kindergarteners
Your child will work through the sight word list at their own pace, focusing on smaller lists with ten words on each list. If you want to view the complete list of all 60 words, or practice them all during the summer before first grade, they are linked here.
1. Read the pictures.
2. Read the words.
3. Retell the story.
Click here for tips for reading at home.
Need some exciting book ideas? Try these favorite kindergarten books:
*books by author Jan Brett
*books by author Eric Carle
*books by author Dr. Seuss
*Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin, Jr.
*If You Give... Books by Laura Numeroff
For even more book ideas:
Recommended Book List for Kindergarteners
Your child will work through the sight word list at their own pace, focusing on smaller lists with ten words on each list. If you want to view the complete list of all 60 words, or practice them all during the summer before first grade, they are linked here.