https://padlet.com/KiahScott/76hzbe1w8wcrdlr8 en-us 2023-08-29 23:09:10 UTC 2023-08-31 16:50:03 UTC hello@padlet.com kiahscotts https://padlet.com/KiahScott/76hzbe1w8wcrdlr8/wish/2677339499 - Hold a conversation with your child about what they read. Ask relevant, probing questions about the book and connect the events to his or her own life. For example, "I wonder why he did that... has that ever happened to you?" 
"How do you think that made him feel?"
- Act out the events in the book. 
- Teach your child to question if they understand what they are reading. Help them monitor their reading. 
- Discuss the meaning of unknown words and add them to the vocabulary toolbox.
- Read in short sections and pause occasionally to be sure that they understand what they are reading.
- At the close of the book, discuss what they have learned/ read about. ]]> 2023-08-29 23:40:14 UTC https://padlet.com/KiahScott/76hzbe1w8wcrdlr8/wish/2677339499 kiahscotts https://padlet.com/KiahScott/76hzbe1w8wcrdlr8/wish/2678938439 Read same words, phrases, or simple stories over and over. Reminding your child of the rhythm and tone of your reading. Give your child an example of what reading fluency means. ]]> 2023-08-31 00:07:56 UTC https://padlet.com/KiahScott/76hzbe1w8wcrdlr8/wish/2678938439 kiahscotts https://padlet.com/KiahScott/76hzbe1w8wcrdlr8/wish/2678938599 Parents can help student create a vocabulary toolbox. When they read books, they can write the unfamiliar word on a note card and place it in their vocabulary box. Each night, they can choose a random word from the toolbox and talk about what that vocabulary word means and how it relates to their life to make it more personal. ]]> 2023-08-31 00:08:10 UTC https://padlet.com/KiahScott/76hzbe1w8wcrdlr8/wish/2678938599 kiahscotts https://padlet.com/KiahScott/76hzbe1w8wcrdlr8/wish/2678938814 Linked is a list of at home activities to try: 
- Listen to your child read daily.
- Read aloud.
- Read familiar books.
- Keep close contact with your child's teacher and express any concerns you may have. Ask how you can highlight phonics and reading outside of the class.


]]> 2023-08-31 00:08:24 UTC https://padlet.com/KiahScott/76hzbe1w8wcrdlr8/wish/2678938814 kiahscotts https://padlet.com/KiahScott/76hzbe1w8wcrdlr8/wish/2678938911 - Read rhyming word books to your child daily. Be sure to stop at each set of rhyming words and emphasize that they are rhyming words because they sound the same at the end. Then you can move on to having students identify the rhyming words on their own. Then, more advanced students can produce rhyming words. For example, you can say "tell me a word that rhymes with 'bat.'
- Read nursery rhymes and stop to point out each set of rhyming words. 
- Put out three picture cards. Two of which rhyme and one that does not. Ask your child which word does not sound the same. For example, give the words "cat, mop, and bat." If they cannot tell, explain that "cat" and "bat" sound the same because they end in the -at sound but "mop" does not because it ends in the -op sound. 

https://blog.allaboutlearningpress.com/rhyming-picture-books/

]]> 2023-08-31 00:08:33 UTC https://padlet.com/KiahScott/76hzbe1w8wcrdlr8/wish/2678938911 kiahscotts https://padlet.com/KiahScott/76hzbe1w8wcrdlr8/wish/2680062363  the ability to recognize and manipulate each sound in a word. Phonological/phonemic awareness focuses on sounds and does not include written letters or words. It is a part of phonological awareness. Good phonological awareness starts with kids picking up on sounds, syllables and rhymes in the words they hear. ]]> 2023-08-31 16:43:58 UTC https://padlet.com/KiahScott/76hzbe1w8wcrdlr8/wish/2680062363 kiahscotts https://padlet.com/KiahScott/76hzbe1w8wcrdlr8/wish/2680065346 Reading comprehension is the ability to read text, process it and understand its meaning. It relies on two, interconnected abilities: word reading (being able to decode the symbols on the page) and language comprehension (being able to understand the meaning of the words and sentences). Good comprehension is vital to the reader understanding and interpreting what it is they are reading. This allows them to engage with and learn from text and actually enjoy what they are learning. Skilled reading is done with good language comprehension. ]]> 2023-08-31 16:46:34 UTC https://padlet.com/KiahScott/76hzbe1w8wcrdlr8/wish/2680065346 kiahscotts https://padlet.com/KiahScott/76hzbe1w8wcrdlr8/wish/2680066539 Phonics is the process of teaching children to correlate an individual sound with its corresponding letter or letter group. The more easily they can hear, identify, and manipulate sounds, the easier it will be for them to decode new words when they are ready to read. It is important to give students multiple opportunities to practice what they know. ]]> 2023-08-31 16:47:36 UTC https://padlet.com/KiahScott/76hzbe1w8wcrdlr8/wish/2680066539 kiahscotts https://padlet.com/KiahScott/76hzbe1w8wcrdlr8/wish/2680068009 In pre-k and kindergarten, children are introduced to new and unknown words daily through exploration and reading. The word meanings are reinforced through conversation, when these words are used in a meaningful way. Vocabulary words consist of word that we use in reading and writing. Vocabulary is important to understand because one cannot understand a text if they cannot understand most words that they are reading/ that are being read to them. Students learn the meaning of words through everyday conversation indirectly with oral and written language, others are learned carefully designed instruction. ]]> 2023-08-31 16:48:52 UTC https://padlet.com/KiahScott/76hzbe1w8wcrdlr8/wish/2680068009 kiahscotts https://padlet.com/KiahScott/76hzbe1w8wcrdlr8/wish/2680069215 Reading fluency is the ability to read a text easily. Reading fluency actually has four parts: accuracy, speed, expression and comprehension. Each part is important, but no single part is enough on its own. A fluent reader is able to coordinate all four aspects of fluency. Reading the same texts or nursery rhymes at home with your child is important. It allows them to become familiar. ]]> 2023-08-31 16:49:52 UTC https://padlet.com/KiahScott/76hzbe1w8wcrdlr8/wish/2680069215