Equipping Minds - Nurturing Hearts - Transforming the World for Jesus Christ
On Friday, your student will be taking home their book bag with "Good Fit" books for them to discover and practice with you at home. I encourage you to read these books every night if possible. Here is an example of a good practice to build confidence and skills with their books:
Day 1: You read it to them.
Day 2: You read a page and have them point to the words and repeat the page. Tracking the words is an important piece to practice at the beginning of their reading journey.
Day 3: You both read at the same time.
Day 4: They read. If it is tricky for them go back to Day 2 until they feel more confident.
Day 5+: They read. You can ask them questions at the end of the book to see if they recall what was read.
REMEMBER it is okay to keep rereading the story. This helps their reading muscles and builds stamina as a reader.
Reading Fluency + Comprehension = a strong reader!!!
In our first unit we will be "Blasting Off" into Reading Workshop. Kindergarteners will be introduced to Reading Workshop and establish the routines and expectations of reading workshop. They will be building their independent reading stamina and learning how to use their book boxes during this time. By building a firm foundation we will be able to continue to grow deeper as readers through out the year.
Students will practice extending and deepening community through their relationships, their study, and their play.