https://padlet.com/annemarieorsay/2stt2cn92jt95xz0 Books, websites, and poems for supporting and growing reading skills. en-us 2021-04-21 23:31:09 UTC 2026-02-14 06:02:44 UTC hello@padlet.com annemarieorsay https://padlet.com/annemarieorsay/2stt2cn92jt95xz0/wish/1444882917 This is an excellent resource for children 3 to 13. Reading Eggs has a multitude of activities designed to enhance phonemic awareness, rhyming skills, reading, sight words, letter recognition, vowel substitution, word families, and more. Children earn golden eggs with the completion of each activity which gives them a sense of achievement and encouragement. The games are designed so that a student cannot continue unless they demonstrate competency. This resources is free for the first thirty days. 
Learning to read for kids: Learn to read with phonics. (n.d.). Retrieved April 22, 2021, from https://readingeggs.com/]]> 2021-04-21 23:32:55 UTC https://padlet.com/annemarieorsay/2stt2cn92jt95xz0/wish/1444882917 annemarieorsay https://padlet.com/annemarieorsay/2stt2cn92jt95xz0/wish/1444894324 A series of whacky and fun vignettes, his classic Dr. Seuss book is an excellent addition to the home and kindergarten classroom. The story is simple and the letter sound patterns are repetitive, allowing even beginner readers to participate. Students can learn to identify and read common letter sound patterns by reading and co-reading this book with teachers. Some letter sound patterns found in this book include /up/, /ou/, /all/,  /ay/, /igh/, /im/, /ee/, /ed/, /at/, /ad/, /ing/, /ong/, /op/, /ow/, /ack/, and more!
Geisel, T. S., & Geisel, A. S. (2004). Hop on Pop. New York City, New York: Random House.]]> 2021-04-21 23:39:07 UTC https://padlet.com/annemarieorsay/2stt2cn92jt95xz0/wish/1444894324 annemarieorsay https://padlet.com/annemarieorsay/2stt2cn92jt95xz0/wish/1444901463 Chicka Chicka Boom Boom introduces children to lowercase and upper case letters in a story that is fun on the tongue with its rhymes! Children love to hear what happens to each letter as they ascend the slender coconut tree and listen to the sing-song way the book reads. This book is an excellent resource to increase rhyming skills, letter recognition, and letter sequencing for preschool and early kindergarten. 
Martin, B., & Archambault, J. (2020). Chicka Chicka Boom Boom (L. Ehlert, Illus.). New York City, New York: Simon & Schuster Books.]]> 2021-04-21 23:42:50 UTC https://padlet.com/annemarieorsay/2stt2cn92jt95xz0/wish/1444901463 annemarieorsay https://padlet.com/annemarieorsay/2stt2cn92jt95xz0/wish/1444911875 With short, twenty minute lessons, this book is a perfect option for the busy homeschooling parent. It is all-inclusive, teaching a child everything from letter recognition and phonemic awareness to more complex phonic skills like r-controlled vowels, diphthongs, and vowel team patterns. It also asks reading comprehension questions after each story to enhance a learner's understanding of text and meaning.
Engelmann, S., Haddox, P., & Bruner, E. (2011). Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons. New York City, New York: Simon & Schuster.]]> 2021-04-21 23:48:42 UTC https://padlet.com/annemarieorsay/2stt2cn92jt95xz0/wish/1444911875 annemarieorsay https://padlet.com/annemarieorsay/2stt2cn92jt95xz0/wish/1444942096 For early kindergarten, Dr. Seuss' ABC is a great book to practice beginning sound awareness for each letter of the alphabet. Children can listen to the story about each letter and note how nearly every word on the letter page begins with the same letter, the same sound. Additionally, the book introduces both uppercase and lowercase letters to promote letter recognition for preschoolers.
Geisel, T. S. (1963). Dr. Seuss's A B C. New York City, New York: Random House.]]> 2021-04-22 00:03:36 UTC https://padlet.com/annemarieorsay/2stt2cn92jt95xz0/wish/1444942096 annemarieorsay https://padlet.com/annemarieorsay/2stt2cn92jt95xz0/wish/1444962016 Based on the fun rhyming song, Down by the Bay is book that can be read or sung. The text is a form of Oral Repeated Reading which increases fluency, accuracy, and comprehension (Cohen, 2011, p. 22). Each fourth page has a new rhyme with a corresponding picture. Students can participate by thinking of their own response and rhyme.
Cavoukian, R. (1988). Down by the Bay (N. B. Westcott, Illus.). New York City, New York: Random House.
Cohen, J. (2011). Building Fluency through the Repeated Reading Method. English Teaching Forum, (3), 20-27.]]> 2021-04-22 00:12:11 UTC https://padlet.com/annemarieorsay/2stt2cn92jt95xz0/wish/1444962016 annemarieorsay https://padlet.com/annemarieorsay/2stt2cn92jt95xz0/wish/1444978714 Danny meets a dinosaur at the museum and goes on a day trip throughout town. Established kindergarten readers can enjoy reading along and practicing CVC and CVCe words along with common sight words, such as /car/, /can/, /said/, /was/, /not/, /are/, /had/, and more!
Hoff, S. (2014). Danny and the Dinosaur. New York City, New York: HarperCollins.]]> 2021-04-22 00:18:45 UTC https://padlet.com/annemarieorsay/2stt2cn92jt95xz0/wish/1444978714 annemarieorsay https://padlet.com/annemarieorsay/2stt2cn92jt95xz0/wish/1444988321 Escoffier's Take Away the A is a useful resource for late kindergarten. Children are introduced to sound manipulation, including initial and middle sounds deletion. It shows what various words would be without letters, such as /dice/ without the /d/ makes /ice/ (Escoffier, 2015). Escoffier, M. (2015). Take away the A. London, England: Andersen Press.]]> 2021-04-22 00:22:18 UTC https://padlet.com/annemarieorsay/2stt2cn92jt95xz0/wish/1444988321 annemarieorsay https://padlet.com/annemarieorsay/2stt2cn92jt95xz0/wish/1444993266 For the kindergartener that is struggling to hear rhymes, Fox in Socks is a must-have! Try and keep up with the rhymes and tongue-twisters as the titular fox takes the reluctant Mr Knox through a series of increasingly silly linguistic acrobatics. Children can listen and interact by predicting the next rhyming word.
Geisel, T. S. (1993). Fox in Socks. New York City, New York: Random House.]]> 2021-04-22 00:24:17 UTC https://padlet.com/annemarieorsay/2stt2cn92jt95xz0/wish/1444993266 annemarieorsay https://padlet.com/annemarieorsay/2stt2cn92jt95xz0/wish/1445005946 A mouse with a leaky roof tries to catch the water with various household items. It is an excellent choice for kindergarten students who enjoy hearing a full story while practicing reading CVC words. Students can look at the pictures and read the CVC word associating word and meaning and increasing comprehension.
Weeks, S. (2000). Drip, Drop. New York City, New York: HarperCollins.]]> 2021-04-22 00:29:13 UTC https://padlet.com/annemarieorsay/2stt2cn92jt95xz0/wish/1445005946 annemarieorsay https://padlet.com/annemarieorsay/2stt2cn92jt95xz0/wish/1449664627 A delightful anthology of short stories, the Little Angel Reader series is a good resource for the Catholic learner. The A reader is perfect for kindergarteners as it begins with stories utilizing the short short /a/ sound and introduces common sight words, such as /at/, /am/, /and/. By the end of the book, kindergarteners will be reading words with vowel team pairs and double consonant endings. It is an excellent addition for a kindergartener's classroom or home.
Bromeier, L. (1997). Little Angel Reader A. Wildwood, MO: Stone Tablet Press.]]> 2021-04-22 23:02:14 UTC https://padlet.com/annemarieorsay/2stt2cn92jt95xz0/wish/1449664627