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Watch the video to learn how to help your child navigate the online tools they will be using during the ACAP Summative this spring.

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Community and Family Engagement Resources

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Links to websites for extra learning activities you can do with your child at home.

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Alabama Reading Initiative's Family Literacy Activities

Our Mission

The Alabama Reading Initiative (ARI) is a statewide K-3 initiative committed to supporting the development of high-quality instruction that will prepare all students with the literacy skills needed to meet or exceed grade-level standards. The goal of the ARI is to significantly improve reading instruction and ultimately achieve 100% literacy among public school students.

QR Code Family Resources

Oral Language, Phonological Awareness, Phonics, Fluency, Comprehension, and Writing are all important components of literacy. This resource provides an activity for each of the different areas. Simply scan the different QR codes to access the activities.

23-24 Parent Resources QR Code.pdf
On My Way to the Store

You and your child/children can sit across from each other or in a circle with something to toss, such as a small ball or beanbag. To begin the game, say, "I was on my way to the store to buy some cheese", then toss the ball to your child. They must repeat the phrase and add a rhyming word at the end, such as "I was on my way to the store to buy some peas" (or trees, fleas, bees, etc.). They should then toss the ball back to their parent who repeats the original phrase with a new rhyming word (e.g., "I was on my way to the store to buy some jam" (or ham, Pam, ram, etc.).

Fly Swatter Phonics Game

Materials Needed:

Sharpie Marker

Index Cards

Fly Swatter
How to Play:
1. Write letters or words on index cards.

2. Spread out the index cards on a table.

3. Call out a letter or word for your child to find.

4. When they find it, they say the letter or word as they hit it with the fly swatter.

5. Continue playing until your child has had the chance to swat all of the letters or words.
Extension:
1. Have your child say a word that begins with the letter.

2. Have your child use the word in a sentence and then write the sentence.

Activities for Vocabulary

Nature Vocabulary Walk
Materials needed:
- Outdoor space such as a park, garden, or backyard

- Notebook or paper

- Pencils or crayons
Step-by-step directions:
1. Take the child for a nature walk in an outdoor space such as a park, garden, or backyard.

2. Provide them with a notebook or paper and pencils or crayons.

3. Explain that during the walk, their task is to observe and identify different objects or elements from nature.

4. Encourage the child to use their senses of sight, hearing, and touch to explore their surroundings.

5. As they encounter different objects or elements (e.g., trees, flowers, birds, insects), ask the child to name and describe them.

6. Have the child draw a picture or write down the names of the objects they encounter in their notebook or on the paper.

7. Engage in conversations about the objects, their characteristics, and how they relate to the child's existing vocabulary.

8. Once the walk is over, review the drawings and words together, discussing their meanings and expanding on the child's understanding of the natural world.

Vocabulary Tic-Tac-Toe

A super easy activity to practice vocabulary is tic-tac-toe! All you need to do is draw your tic-tac-toe board and have small cards with vocabulary words on them. To play, kids will play regular tic-tac-toe by placing down one of the vocabulary cards onto the spot that they claim. BUT instead of moving on, they have to define the word and use it in a sentence. If defined correctly, then they can draw their X or their O on top of the card to claim it and that spot. Super fun and easy!

Activities for Comprehension

Retelling Activity

Use a glove to make a story retelling prop with your child. It can then be used with any narrative story again and again!
To make the glove follow the steps below

Thumb: Draw a stick person or face.

Index Finger: Draw a tree, house or clock.

Middle Finger: Draw a question mark, sad face, or lock.

Ring Finger: Write the numbers 1, 2, 3 or draw a ladder.

Pinkie Finger: Draw a happy face, exclamation point or key.

Palm of the hand: Draw a heart or light bulb.

Touch the thumb of the glove. Ask: Who were the characters in the story?

Touch the index finger and ask: When and where did the story take place?

Touch the middle finger and ask: What is the problem in the story?

Touch the ring finger and ask: What events happened in the story? What happened first, second, etc.?

Touch the pinkie finger and ask: How was the problem fixed? What is the end of the story?

Touch the palm of the hand and ask: What is the message the author wanted to send?

How to use :
Spend time each day reading with your child or children while using the glove to help promote their reading comprehension of the story. Then they can look at the glove and retell the story as well. https://www.canr.msu.edu/uploads/236/59075/The_Retelling_Glove.pdf

Make a Back-To-School Memory Book

One of the best ways to commemorate the back-to-school season is to create a memory book. This can be as simple or as elaborate as you want it to be. You can include photos, drawings, and essays about your favorite memories from the summer or the past school year.

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Back to School Newsletter - Alabama Reading Initiative's Family Literacy Activities by Sara King

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Support children’s learning of various reading and literacy skills at home by using these videos and activities from the Florida Center for Reading Research.

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Continue your child's learning with the Florida Center for Reading Research. View all of FCRR's Student Center Activities at: https://fcrr.org/student-center...

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Staff: Please use this form any time throughout the school year if you need any literacy support!

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