On Friday, we finished up the Smart Start section of our reading series. It was basically an introduction of our daily reading format. We reviewed the alphabet as a whole and introduced four popcorn words (sight words).
On Monday, we begin the meat of our reading series. We will concentrate on one letter per week (on most occasions). We will learn correct letter formation, listen for beginning and ending sounds for that letter and when appropriate we will begin blending sounds together to begin reading words. We will also be introducing three popcorn words each week. I will begin working with the boys and girls on sentence structure as they will soon begin writing. I will be introducing the concept of naming words (nouns) and action words (verbs). The boys and girls will also be working in small reading groups as well as participating in whole class instruction. Our reading series runs in cycles. Week one and week two will be an introduction to new skills and on week three, we review the previous two weeks. the cycle will begin again.
There is also a Home to School connection for each week. These will help you to become an active participant in your child's learning. Watch your child's BEE Book for these activities and take-home readers.
It seems like so much but these primary years are the foundation for building great readers and writers. It is a lot different from when you and I were in Kindergarten. It is a whole new world!
Your child's teacher,
Mrs. Straight
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