Reading Together: Supporting Literacy- 1st Grade by Jessica Morrison

What is Phonemic Awareness?

jmorrison0923 — 2024-12-06 22:20:04 UTC

In this article, you will learn what phonemic awareness is, why it is important, and simple activities you can do at home to support your child’s learning.

Word Machine Online Game

jmorrison0923 — 2024-12-06 22:36:21 UTC

This word game will help your child practice letter sounds and blending words. Your child will choose a short vowel sound; they will change the beginning or ending sound in the word. Encourage them to sound out words with the game’s voice; this will help build their reading confidence!

Treasure Chest- Phoneme Segmenting and Blending

jmorrison0923 — 2024-12-06 22:47:02 UTC

Here is a fun printable treasure chest game to help your child practice segmenting letter sounds and blending them into a word. You will need a small box for the treasure chest, encourage your child to decorate the box.

What is Phonics?

jmorrison0923 — 2024-12-06 23:04:36 UTC

This article will help you understand the basics of phonics and its importance in early reading development. It also includes frequently asked questions about phonics and resources to support your child’s phonics practice at home.

Learn to Read

jmorrison0923 — 2024-12-06 23:09:31 UTC

Your child can play an interactive phonics game, read a story online focusing on a specific phonics skill, or watch a fun movie teaching phonics sounds. These activities help reinforce their phonics skills while keeping learning fun and engaging.

Roll a Word Activity

jmorrison0923 — 2024-12-06 23:18:10 UTC

Have fun playing this printable game where your child will practice phonics skills. In this game, you roll two dice—one with phonograms and the other with consonants. Sound out the letters, create a real word, and write it down. The player with the most real words at the end wins! It's a playful way to practice phonics and have fun!

What is Fluency?

jmorrison0923 — 2024-12-07 03:04:47 UTC

Fluency helps your child read smoothly and confidently. This guide offers an explanation of the topic, videos, and examples of what fluent readers sound like.

Read and Repeat

jmorrison0923 — 2024-12-07 04:05:14 UTC

For this printable activity, your child will read the passage multiple times aloud. This practice will improve their accuracy and expression by becoming more familiar with the words and sentence structure in the passage.

What is Vocabulary?

jmorrison0923 — 2024-12-07 04:23:36 UTC

Helping Your Child Grow with Words

Vocabulary is key to your child’s learning and communication. In this article, you will learn about the different types of vocabulary and simple ways to support their language growth.

Vocabulary Memory Match

jmorrison0923 — 2024-12-07 22:48:04 UTC

This free interactive game on Spelling City helps kids practice antonyms (opposites), synonyms (similar words), and definitions as they match pairs.

Vocabulary Paint-by-Words

jmorrison0923 — 2024-12-08 00:59:34 UTC

After you click on the link, scroll down to page 5, titled "Paint-by-words." For this printable activity, your child will color the picture based on the words they read. Each word has a matching color listed in the key. Encourage your child to read the words out loud, find them in the picture, and then color.

What is Comprehension?

jmorrison0923 — 2024-12-08 01:04:10 UTC

Watch this informative video to learn about reading comprehension, what it looks like, how to develop good reading comprehension, and the benefits of becoming a strong reader.

Reading Passages and Questions

jmorrison0923 — 2024-12-08 01:17:21 UTC

This link offers a variety of excellent reading options for your first grader. You will need to create a free account to begin. Once logged in, click "content" at the top of the page. Then click 1st grade in the far left column. Allow your child to choose any story from the list. After reading, please encourage them to complete the question set to practice their reading comprehension skills. Your child can also choose to listen to the story read to them; this option is at the top of the reading passage.

Picture the Character Printable Activity

jmorrison0923 — 2024-12-08 01:46:20 UTC

Have your child choose a book they can read. Print this activity handout and guide them through each section. This will help them practice identifying the main character, describing words, and retelling key ideas from the story as they practice their reading comprehension skills.

Read Alouds

jmorrison0923 — 2024-12-08 01:59:29 UTC

This website allows your child to choose any book and helps build their reading fluency by listening to stories read aloud. As they follow along, they can practice expression and pacing, which improves their reading skills while enjoying a story that interests them. If they would like to repeatedly listen to the same book, that is ok!